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Eight lessons I learned biking my way around New York
The first ride I took in New York I was so scared that I asked my friend Josh, who was cheering me up after a big break up, to make extra...
Esther Gross
Jul 29, 20242 min read
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A love letter to the heartbroken
There’s this crater on Easter Island that I think about more than any human ought to think about any crater. Rano Kau is covered in every...
Esther Gross
Sep 11, 20231 min read
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Tips to microdosing love for the happily single girl
I love being single. This isn’t, as anyone who’s tried to date me for the past year can attest to, an understatement. I am, for lack of a...
Esther Gross
Jul 26, 20234 min read
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Anatomy of a crush
Boys are for crushes, which are the sugar rush equivalent of a relationship: you’re not quite having a full meal but it’s enough to...
Esther Gross
Jun 19, 20234 min read
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First dates
I love taking myself out to restaurants alone. I do it every Sunday evening, a ritual that feels almost Kantian in its consistency: if...
Esther Gross
Apr 27, 20235 min read
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It'll never work
It'll never work! You're too, you know, and I'm so, well, and those two just really don't mesh together. And when we were walking our...
Esther Gross
Feb 12, 20233 min read
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New York spots and the people they make me think of
Walking around anywhere with me is unbearable because I associate places with the specific experiences I've had there. Naturally, I...
Esther Gross
Jan 5, 20231 min read
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London: a brain dump
Look, you have to understand: the ratio of time away from London doesn't stack up to the amount of time I spent there just yet. So while...
Esther Gross
Apr 26, 20221 min read
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A not very MECE guide to Paris
Look, I get it: after two years in isolation, Paris was my first destination too. So many people have asked for recommendations to my...
Esther Gross
Apr 11, 20221 min read
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Bridezilla
Disclaimer: while there are several brides-to-be in my life right now, I hope they all know themselves well enough to realize this story...
Esther Gross
Jun 2, 20219 min read
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Le Concierge, Part 5: The Art of Saying No
The Paris skyline from the roof of the Bon Marché, taken by me. There is a great power to being the executor of peoples’ needs, wants,...
Esther Gross
Apr 5, 20216 min read
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Small things god does when he tries to make me believe he exists
I read Shalom Auslander’s heartbreaking, hilarious, staggering Foreskin’s Lament during Rosh Hashanah – an interesting time to do that to...
Esther Gross
Sep 29, 20203 min read
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An unexpected ode to cooking
Pizzas I made that, very unexpectedly, turned out to be delicious I have a memory, just over a year ago, of talking to a friend about how...
Esther Gross
Sep 10, 20203 min read
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The Apon
Francois Lemoyne, Narcissus watching his own reflection He stepped inside, one hand hovering above his latch as he waited for the door to...
Esther Gross
Jul 2, 202017 min read
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The life of the beautiful and the retired
The colorful houses of Burano, photographed by me NB: while I did get on a boat in Venice a few years ago, I have embellished and...
Esther Gross
May 25, 202010 min read
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Is womanhood a war?
The artist posing for a womanly selfie as she prays nobody will judge her for it A note before you read this article: I read Fleishman Is...
Esther Gross
May 10, 20205 min read
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The Great Covid Creativity Crunch
James Turrell at Pace a few months ago, encapsulating the pulsating-but-static energy I've had during lockdown Hi! Hello! It's me! I keep...
Esther Gross
Apr 30, 20204 min read
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Sharing our ancestors' secret to help save humanity
Disclaimer 1: we jews like to joke about everything, even the most dramatic situations Disclaimer 2: it sounds funny but it’s worth...
Esther Gross
Mar 18, 20203 min read
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London bars guaranteed to make you smile
Hi there! Are you stuck in London instead of whatever exciting travel you had planned this weekend due to a pandemic that will hopefully...
Esther Gross
Mar 13, 20202 min read
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It's International Women's Day, Read a Book! (Part 2)
I know what you’re thinking: there can’t possibly be more books than the 5 she recommended two years ago that are worthy and...
Esther Gross
Mar 8, 20202 min read
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