We talked to activist Leah Faria about the campaign to close Riker’s, working out with Remy Ma, and what Faith Ringgold means to her.
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Meet Rachel Seville Tashjian
in Writer
Rachel Seville Tashjian is a true flâneuse, often spotted on a walk through the city. We met up with Rachel in her Midtown apartment to talk about dressing for the symphony, watching three movies back-to-back, and more.
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Meet Virginia Chang
in Death Doula
You can often spot death doula Virginia Chang at the Union Square Farmer’s Market. We talked to Virginia about grief as an expression of love, leaving her career as a scientist, and learning to play the harp.
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Camera Roll with Eleonora De Chiara
in Art Director
Between bike rides around Barcelona, art director and editor Eleonora De Chiara spoke with us about the importance of patience, her favorite item in her archive, working at Paloma Wool, and more.
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Meet Liana Satenstein
in Writer
You might spot fashion writer Liana Satenstein on a run around Prospect Park or food shopping in Brighton Beach. We chatted with her about working at Vogue, getting into fights at school, and spending time in Ukraine and Russia.
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Meet Huong Dodinh
You’re unlikely to spot painter Huong Dodinh on the street, as she’s nearly always at her home studio, working on her next painting. We visited Huong there for a chat about seeing snow for the first time, painting in total silence, and coming out of a coma.
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Meet Marianna
in Diplomat
We caught up with Human Rights Policy Analyst Marianna to talk about immigrating from Georgia to the Netherlands as a child, expanding her French vocabulary through 90s rap, and the role of fashion in diplomacy.
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Meet Hiba Abid
If you find yourself wandering through the stacks at The New York Public Library, you might run into Hiba Abid, the Library’s first-ever curator of Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies — though she prefers Curator-Librarian. We stopped by Hiba’s apartment to chat about working at The New York Public Library, the traces of history left in manuscripts, and clubbing alone.
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Meet Kifah Shah
in Activist
We stopped by political organizer Kifah Shah’s home to chat about becoming a mother, student organizing, reading Marx when she was ten, and more.
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Meet Tiana Rainford
Where you’ll spot Tiana Rainford depends on her food cravings — she might be in Chinatown for vegan dumplings or in Williamsburg for pizza. But she’ll always come home to East New York, where she welcomed us into her apartment to talk about food and family, the ancient art of phone calls with friends, and being a reformed tomboy.
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Meet Mary Enoch Elizabeth Baxter
On a rainy Friday in Brooklyn, we sat down with multidisciplinary artist Mary Enoch Elizabeth Baxter to discuss histories of Black refusal, adultification bias, systems of care in our society, and much more.
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Camera Roll with Pia Riverola
in Photographer
We spoke with photographer Pia Riverola about her tenuous relationship with her iPhone, her favorite newsletter, a tradition of making phone calls with no purpose from her childhood in Barcelona, and more.
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Meet Colline Laninga
in Coach
We talked to boxing coach Colline Laninga about starting college at 16, going from periods of homelessness to the apartment where she met her friend and business partner, her ‘polycule elixir,’ and more.
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Meet Sadjia and Mélane Masshour
in Restaurateur
We talked to restauranteurs Sadjia and Mélane Masshour about the journey from Kabul to Paris, working together as mother and daughter, communicating culture through food, and much more.
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Meet Marzieh
in Shop Owner
Shop owner Marzieh tells us about growing up in Iran, being one of eight siblings, and getting signed up for a dating app by her daughter.
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Meet Mette Prag
in Architect
We spoke with architect and urban planner Mette Prag about growing up in one commune and raising her children in another, traveling through the Sahara desert, and going vegetarian.
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Camera Roll with Amandine Gay
in Filmmaker
We spoke to filmmaker Amandine Gay about developing an Afro-feminist aesthetic, sleeping in on the weekends, and getting a hysterectomy.
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Meet Kaitlin Phillips
in Publicist
We were excited to talk to publicist Kaitlin Phillips about watching the Olympics on a rented television set, finding a job on Facebook, making rent, and more.
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Meet Delaney Rowe
in Actor, Content Creator
We had the chance to talk with actor, writer and content creator Delaney Rowe about the tap dance performances she foisted upon her parents as a kid, developing self-consciousness and a penchant for cringy moments, the luxury of having obsessions, and more.
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Meet Lexii’Foxx
in Sex Worker
We had the chance to talk to Lexii about how she manifested herself as a superhero (or sexy villain?), the merits of weird art people dinners, empowering sex workers to choose their battles, and much more.
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