I ♥ NY
Consider this a love letter to my favorite city. Looking down 5th Avenue towards southern tip of Manhattan, from the top of the Empire State Building New York City was the first bit of America that I...
View ArticleI Won’t Write About the Conflict; Or, What I Think Of When I Think Of Israel
My hometown, Haifa I won’t write about the conflict. Yes, I know I’m from there. I know I must have Such Interesting Perspectives on that whole…situation. I know I have friends in the IDF. I know I...
View Article[in brief] On Instagram and Elitism
My Instagram of snow falling on my campus today. Haters gonna hate. I think what bothers me most about the snarking and condescension people often express about Instagram and the people who use it is...
View ArticleSpring in Manhattan
And now for something completely different: these are some of my favorite photos that I’ve taken around the city in the last few weeks. Acquiring a DSLR has made my life much happier. Here’s a...
View ArticleThey Lie So Easily
Fall in New York City makes me forget all my troubles. The juxtaposition of red, orange, and yellow leaves over blue-glass buildings, the breezy weather, the yellow taxis pressing the leaves into the...
View ArticleAn Observation on Selfies and Social Norms
Last Saturday was a phenomenally beautiful day, so I went to the Brooklyn Botanic Garden for a few hours. Not a lot’s blooming yet, since the winter lasted so long this year. But there were flowers...
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