Wednesday, November 28, 2012
Reasons Why Brooklyn Is the Worst Place Ever: a Preemptive Attack
Posted by Kristin Iversen on Wed, Nov 28, 2012 at 1:12 PM
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- Eirini Vourloumis/ New York Times
- You just know his "real job" is freelance writer.
Nobody Will Ever Tell You What Their Job Is
Yeah, this is sort of related to the whole broken dreams situation. People always have about twelve different jobs. And they only emphasize the job that they feel best defines them or something. Which is a very Brooklyn thing, being defined by your job, rather than, I don't know, your personality. There's no shame in being a bartender. It's not like working in private equities. There's some shame in that. A lot, actually.
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Kristin Iversen
Bio:
Kristin Iversen is the Managing Editor at Brooklyn Magazine and the L Magazine. She has been described as "a hipster buzzword made flesh." This seems pretty accurate.
Kristin Iversen is the Managing Editor at Brooklyn Magazine and the L Magazine. She has been described as "a hipster buzzword made flesh." This seems pretty accurate.
