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Elana Spivack

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Elana Spivack is a New York City-based writer who also contributes to Reductress, BitchMedia, and others. Find more of her humor, essays, and criticism at elanaspivack.com.

August 8, 2019

We Are Proud to Announce the Birth of Our First Start-Up

by Elana Spivack
September 12, 2017

Text Messages to a Young Poet

by Elana Spivack
April 6, 2017

Monologue: Manic Pixie Dream Girls Anonymous

by Elana Spivack
January 12, 2017

Monologue: I Tried to Order Coffee During a Date, But Had a Crisis About Systemic Bias Instead

by Elana Spivack
November 23, 2015

List: The Evolution of “Netflix and Chill.”

by Elana Spivack
August 18, 2015

Itinerary for the Road Trip to College with Your Parents

by Elana Spivack

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September 6, 2019

List: Honest Academic Job Postings

by Ryan Weber
September 10, 2019

List: I Am “Why Do I Need Venmo?” Years Old

by Janine Annett and Ali Solomon
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by Anna Hecker
February 23, 2012

List: Lines from The Princess Bride that Double as Comments on Freshman Composition Papers

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