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Urban Girl Diaries takes you through curated tips and stories from city living by a first-gen New Yorker.

7 Cafes for Serious Writers Block

7 Cafes for Serious Writers Block

Writing is hard. Authoring is even harder. At times I can’t even fathom why scribbling away has been my favorite past-time. Perhaps it's…
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Bharti
Apr 28
Desperately Seeking Kate: The Desirability of South Asian Women in American Cinema

Desperately Seeking Kate: The Desirability of South Asian Women in American Cinema

Thick oversized glasses, coconut-oiled hair that was longer than the body, heavy eyebrows for days, and protruding metal braces that even…
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Bharti
Mar 24
The Bridgertons in New York

The Bridgertons in New York

Dearest, Readers
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Mar 21
Irish Fare, Indian Table: breaking bread over the immigrant experience

Irish Fare, Indian Table: breaking bread over the immigrant experience

1969, a tall, lanky young man cycles through the dampness and overcast weather of the Docklands of London. His black-rimmed glasses were…
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Mar 17
Herstory: 5 Foodie Femmes: rejuvenating NYC’s culinary scene

Herstory: 5 Foodie Femmes: rejuvenating NYC’s culinary scene

We’ve been emptied. In fact, some of our favorite New York City hot spots had to bid farewell during the heaviest part of the pandemic…
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Mar 13
A Girl Eats Alone At Night, Now What?

A Girl Eats Alone At Night, Now What?

It was Wednesday, and the tuna salad I brought wasn’t doing me any favors. The week was halfway survived, and the anticipation for the…
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Mar 12
Herstory: 5 Enjoyable Finance AudioBooks/Podcasts for City Girls on the Go

Herstory: 5 Enjoyable Finance AudioBooks/Podcasts for City Girls on the Go

If you haven’t seen the second season of Dollface, you should at least check out the scene where the character of Stella starts an…
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Mar 7
Quick Skincare I Learned On the Bushwick Platform

Quick Skincare I Learned On the Bushwick Platform

“I don’t have the time.” That’s all that I was thinking. My skin was chapped, and somehow the medical mask became one with the opposing…
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Feb 21
Solotine in the City: favorite places for the self-love Valentine

Solotine in the City: favorite places for the self-love Valentine

There is nothing like a good Galentine’s Day, a time to share some bubbly and an amazing meal with friends, but sometimes it’s time to…
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Feb 14
5 Dim Sum on a Dime for Lunar New Year

5 Dim Sum on a Dime for Lunar New Year

You wake up, and it’s another year, the year of the Tiger, to be precise. As New York City’s real estate rises, the interpandemic is…
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Feb 6
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