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Here’s Some Real Talk About Working Remotely Abroad

The more marginalized identities you hold, the less Insta-worthy it tends to be.

6 min readApr 23, 2021

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Laptop on brick wall with view of ocean and town behind it.

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Here’s What Happened When I Deleted Facebook From My Phone

Taking a break made social media fun again

6 min readMay 19, 2021

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Here’s What Happened When I Deleted Facebook From My Phone

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I’m In Love With These Animal NFTs

Ponies, Shibus, and CryptoKitties—oh my!

4 min readMay 8, 2021

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Cartoon CryptoKitty with daemonwings.

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One Way Gen Z Is a Lot Like Millennials

Generational trends often marginalize people of color

4 min readMay 6, 2021

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Person with laptop taking selfie.

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‘Shadow and Bone,’ Two Kinds of Pizza, and the History of Woke

Here’s what I consumed this week

4 min readMay 4, 2021

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Cat on sidewalk with people behind him.

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Is Justin Bieber’s Cultural Appropriation of Locs Worth Talking About?

Accountability is important but so is decentering whiteness.

5 min readApr 30, 2021

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Black person with green locs seated outside on chair, possibly wondering why white people are still trying to do this hair this way and get away with it.

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5 Lockdown Life Lessons From My Two Cats

Feline inspired self-care for sheltering in place

8 min readApr 29, 2021

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What I Consumed This Week

Mainly, it was sci-fi and gluten

3 min readApr 21, 2021

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Person in cape with back to viewer, facing snowy yard and wooden house with windmills behind it.

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What I Consumed This Week

Lenten tacos, Black TikTok, and a side of conspiracy

4 min readMar 31, 2021

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4 Things I Hated About ‘I May Destroy You’

And a couple of things I liked

7 min readMar 29, 2021

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4 Things I Hated About ‘I May Destroy You’

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Ruth Terry

Ruth Terry

American freelancer in Istanbul writing about culture, mental health, race & travel. Bylines everywhere from Al Jazeera to Zora. Tw: @Ruth_Terry | IG: @ruth.ist

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