Ariel Levy
By Ariel Levy
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Life Germs and Manners at 30,000 Feet
Dear Bintel Brief, On a plane recently in the row in front of me sat a mother and a young child. The child was sick and suffering loudly. She coughed and sneezed on the window, and the mother didn’t bother to wipe the germs. I debated with myself over whether or not to tell the…
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Life Help! I Define Myself By My City Life
Dear Bintel Brief, I’ve spent the past 7 years living in New York City. Like many New Yorkers, I am a transplant originally from a small town in a flyover state. Living here was always my dream, and it offers tremendous opportunity. Food, culture, and interesting people and ideas are at my fingertips here, and…
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Life How Do I Handle ‘Idiot’ Coworkers?
Dear Bintel Brief, Some of my male colleagues make tasteless office jokes about women. They focus on something inappropriately sexual in nature, or say they think women should tend house rather than earn a living. This is hard for me to understand — I grew up valuing gender equity, and those values have yet to…
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Life Should Jews Support the Tea Party Movement?
Dear Bintel Brief, I am a Jew who rarely delves into political matters, but I can’t help but take notice of the Tea Party movement. They are all over the news with their anger and rebellion. I’m attracted to some of the things that they stand for, like constitutionally limited government, and fiscal responsibility, but…
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