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Trial Run: MealPal
Fellow urbanites, type-A planners, and food-lovers, In the conquest to enjoy New York life to the fullest, which means eating as well as I can while remaining on my slim, decent, average millennial budget, I’m embarking on a trial run of MealPal: what I heard was “the ClassPass for food.” MealPal (previously MealPass) operates in…
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Want to know what anxiety feels like?
Anxiety. It feels like your heart is racing (not the good kind of racing—the kind when you meet that girl or guy you’ve been eyeing at the bar for an hour, when he or she finally heads your way to introduce themselves). The thing is, the racing could last for hours. It often does. And…
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My Failed AptDeco Experience
If you live in a city, like me, you know that it can be hellish to buy, sell, and move furniture in and out of your apartment. (And it’s not only a headache, but it costs an arm and a leg to do it.) So naturally, I had my hopes up when I tried selling my…
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Learning, not learning
This afternoon, I missed the train by one minute on the way to Long Island. My instinct was to blame it on the older lady two people ahead of me at the machine, moving slower than when you’re a youngin’ and you’re waiting for Christmas morning to finally arrive. I watched her actions in slow motion—tapping…
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24 things I gained from cleaning out my closet
When I was home last weekend, I went through my closet. Here are 24 things I found (or re-found, even if I didn’t want to re-find them). 1) Photos from camp. 2) An old iPod. Anyone know where I can sell that puppy for 20 big ones? 3) My old Canon PowerShot, with dust on…
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Vajingle
My intuition told me to start writing, “To all my ladies…” but honestly, if this ad doesn’t appeal to both good-humored men and women alike, we’ve got some more work to do. Maya Rudolph is easily the best candidate to have sang a jingle about vaginas—more cleverly coined by Seventh Generation as a “vajingle.” Leslie…
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Girls Who Code = Cool
Satire is a tricky business in advertising. But when you can pull it off, it can be bloody brilliant. I think McCann strikes the perfect balance in their work here for Girls Who Code. Fav line: “Why can’t girls code? They menstruate.” AdWeek: “Instead of creating a campaign solely geared to inspiring young girls to…
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An Open Letter to All The People That Want to “Do New York”
I’m writing to all the people that want to “do New York”—the recent college grads; the people who’ve lived in sunny California for a couple years, but want to move here to experience something faster-paced; and all the other people who want to check New York off their bucket list—the ones that have an idea…
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Coffee Crazed
Recently, I’ve started blogging for an awesome coffee company called CUPS. Below is one of my posts, reblogged for your reading pleasure. 10 Coffee Instagram Accounts You Need To Follow Right Now Just in time for a relaxing summer, we are giving you the scoop on the best coffee Instagram accounts you need to be following right…
Leah McCann Smith | Writer & Editor 