Amateur Hours
Cake ZineA dopamine-seeker's guide to the hobby renaissance
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Thrift Your Summer Persona
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Hello again,
Every summer, I have an identity crisis. The spiral starts when I tuck away my sweaters and unearth my s...
The Zine Life Chose Me
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Sweat was dripping down the back of my neck when I decided to make a zine. I was trying to hail a yellow cab while hauling hundreds of cardboard bento boxes down Bowery, the heart of Lower Manhattan’s restaurant supply dis...
BUDWATCH
This is not the time of year to text as you walk. Slide your phone into a pocket. Check the sidewalk for perilous cracks, then look up at the tips of tree branches. Do you see the first signs of spring?
After months of dead leaves and bare...
So You Want to Make a TikTok
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Pour Yourself a Drink
Hey again,
Are you thirsty? I know it’s a bit early to raid the bar cart, but this week on Amateur Hours, happy hour is a state of mind.
For years, my home bartending consisted mainly of buying an extra agua fresca with my lunchtime...
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