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The best books I read in 2018 (that also make great gifts!)

Two great things that I did in my reading life in 2018: the first was using Goodreads. Even though I'm still not a huge fan of the interface, I'm surprised by how much I love tracking the books I've read. The yearly goal-setting and tracking taps...
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How to survive (and maybe even thrive on) a long-haul flight

One of my greatest travel superpowers is being able to sleep well on red-eyes and long-haul flights: it’s a skill that my husband deeply envies, and one of the things that makes it a lot easier to me to travel often. Most of  the power rests in...
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To All the Boys I Loved Netflix

Notes on patience and perfection

Anyone who has seen me in a doctor’s waiting room or in the boarding area of a delayed flight or on hold for absolutely anything would not describe me as patient. I like things to be on time, but more specifically, I like things to happen on my...
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How much time do you spend on your phone?

The other day, I was clicking through my phone after finally succumbing to the suggested updates and noticed a couple of features in quick succession: something called "my activity" on Instagram that told me how much time I spent on the app in an...
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The Mothers and Latin Beet Kitchen

A few diverse book recommendations

When Crazy Rich Asians came out in theaters, it was eye-opening for me to realize that there hadn't been any feature films with a completely Asian and Asian-American cast in 25 years. I loved the book trilogy as well, and the success of the film...
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