a tale of two book clubs: trick mirror by jia tolentino
a tale of two book clubs: trick mirror by jia tolentino

Jia Tolentino’s debut novel, Trick Mirror: Reflections on Self-Delusion, is a grim yet nihilistically optimistic opus for the millennial generation

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culturejayemseyTrick Mirror: Reflections on Self-Delusion, Jia Tolentino, The New Yorker, Korean skincare, Girls' Night In, The Cosmos, nihilistic optimism, reading, Pop Up Grocer, The I in the Internet, identity, cultural identity, white supremacy, #MeToo, #YesAllWomen, social signaling, The Truman Show, influencers, Always Be Optimizing, millennials, feminism, capitalism, pop culture, Pure Heroines, Little House on the Prairie, From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler, Ecstasy, drug use, religion, A Story of a Generation in Seven Scams, Fyre Festival, Caroline Calloway, French macarons, Elizabeth Holmes, Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup, Hustlers, The Hustlers at Scores, New York Magazine, Jennifer Lopez, Constance Wu, attention economy, #GIRLBOSS, Facebook, We Come From Old Virginia, University of Virginia, Rolling Stone, rape culture, sexual assault, The Cult of the Difficult Woman, celebrities, Kim Kardashian, Kellyanne Conway, Sarah Huckabee Sanders, Hope Hicks, I Thee Dread, weddings, marriage, commitment, writing, Reality TV Me, Asian AmericanComment
minute thoughts 8.14.19
minute thoughts 8.14.19

On the joy of foreign grocery stores and the cult of productivity within WeWork

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minute thoughtsjayemseyNew York Magazine, grocery store, 7-Eleven, travel, Quartz Obsession, food, food for thought, brag document, The Cosmos, résumé, career, shift responses, support responses, emotional labor, emotional intelligence, Reddit, gun violence, gun control, Gilroy, Dayton, El Paso, '90s, WeWork, Silicon Valley, entrepreneurship, startups, consciousness, culture, America, Britain, election, 2016 election, How I Met Your Mother, thunderstorm, Jane the Virgin, Minute Thoughts, compassion, mass shootingsComment
snaps episode 05: portland, maine
snaps episode 05: portland, maine

Celebrating one year with fresh seafood and stunning sunsets

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snapsjayemseyPortland, Maine, Cadillac, Portland Head Lighthouse, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D, Big Little Lies, lighthouse, Central Provisions, Bon Appétit, food, Gilbert's Chowder House, Seaport Village, Peak's Island, ferry, Long Beach Island, Coronado Island, Eventide Oyster Co., Del Playa, Isla Vista, lobster roll, crab roll, seafood, The Highroller Lobster Co., lobster taco, East End Beach, Bananagrams, Intimations, Alexandra Kleeman, Scales, sunrise, Palace Diner, one year, anniversaryComment
a short oral history of us
a short oral history of us

A collection of stories from my family about how we came to be

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lifejayemseyThe Joy Luck Club, Hispanic Heritage Month, Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, United Shades of America, W. Kamau Bell, Between the World and Me, Ta-Nehisi Coates, hashtag, Frasier, Get Out, Anthony Bourdain, oral history, Hong Kong, New Jersey, ye ye, nai nai, China, Chinatown, Brunei, Malaysia, Chin Wing Laundry, Chinese, Chinese-American, Chinese food, discrimination, racism, Borneo, Columbia University, Jersey Shore, Long Beach Island, Kojak, Milton the Monster, Barbie, ice skating, Atlantic City, A&W, fishing, fish, The Four Seas, Ging Hawk Club, MOCA, NYU, SUNY Buffalo, Columbia Presbyterian Hospital, California, LA, San Francisco, Dish of Salt, Crazy Rich Asians, Greece, UCLA, Sony, Japantown, SF VA Medical Center, Sharp Hospital, Hello Judge, stroke, Palm Springs, vacation, Palacio, Colverhurst, Montemar, Greenwillow, Wii, Game Boy, blanket fort, Tumbles, birthday parties, travel, Princess Cruises, Pompeii, Hawaii, Chapman UniversityComment
minute thoughts 5.23.19
minute thoughts 5.23.19

On kitchenware lust and the challenges of a zero-waste lifestyle

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pura vida (jayemsey x costa rica)
pura vida (jayemsey x costa rica)

Adventures in the jungle—sloths, secret beaches, and waterfall hikes

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traveljayemseyRekha, med school, Costa Rica, Alajuela, El Salvador, preservation, biodiversity, happiness, renewable energy, pura vida, Radio Shack, Google Translate, Parque Central, Mercado Central, casado, chicken rice, Musmanni, St. Patrick's Day, La Calle Beer & Street Food, Love Death & Robots, Black Mirror, La Fortuna, Fabio, La Paz, waterfall, hummingbirds, sloth, Sal y Pimienta, Arenal Volcano, toucan, Nirú Rainforest Suites, Tabacón Thermal Resort & Spa, Leo, El Burio, pineapples, Annia's Epanadería, empanadas, Místico Hanging Bridges Park, eyelash viper, coati, La Fortuna Waterfall, Monteverde, Selina Monteverde, Stella's Bakery Art Coffee Shop, Café Choco Don Juan, latte, Soda La Amistad, Monteverde Cloud Forest Preserve, Florida Man, sustainability, resplendent quetzal, Sabor Tico, sodas, chorreadas, tamàles, Jacó, crocodile bridge, Josue, Las Monas Rainforest, Casita del Sabor, Airbnb, Airbnb Experience, Manuel Antonio, Playa Beisanz, Girls' Night In, Between the World and Me, Ta-Nehisi Coates, The Atlantic, The Falls Resort at Manuel Antonio, Robert, Kevin, El Avion, Iran-Contra affair, Parque Nacional Manuel Antonio, jet ski, white-faced capuchin, Marcel, Friends, Punta Catedral, Mar Luna, Isla Vista, ocean, Pacific Ocean, sunset, Selina Manuel Antonio, Emilio's Café, octopus, Google MapComment