Elizabeth Karpen
Freelance Contributor at Freelance
producer @nypost | editor @unpackedmedia | @columbiaspec forever | lactose intolerant | she/her | [email protected]
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1 week ago |
unpacked.media | Elizabeth Karpen
Long dismissed as their grandparents’ vacation lore — shuffleboard, supper clubs, and all — the Catskills’ legendary Jewish resort scene is getting a second life. But this time, it’s through TikToks, road trips, retro merch, and museum exhibits. For younger generations hungry for connection, culture, and a dash of camp, the Borscht Belt offers more than nostalgia. It’s a rediscovery of joy, community, and the wildly specific magic of Jewish summer in the mountains.
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2 weeks ago |
nypost.com | Elizabeth Karpen
It wasn’t exactly love at first flight — but somewhere between the airplane aisle and window seat, a little turbulence turned into a whole lot of sparks. When Los Angeles native Megan Meza noticed a “cute” guy approach her row on an April 2022 flight to London, she immediately began fantasizing about an airplane romance between her and the handsome stranger. Little did she know, the man would be Brit Freddie Gershinson, who would eventually become her husband-to-be.
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2 weeks ago |
nypost.com | Elizabeth Karpen
Everyone wants to save a buck while flying, but one travel TikTokker’s “hack” for not paying luggage fees is being blasted as dangerous. Jason Steinberg posted the first video in his “unethical travel hacks” series, in which he teaches travelers to hide a second carry-on inside an airport to avoid paying a baggage fee. In the TikTok, Steinberg encourages travelers to get to the airport early and find a “safe place” to leave the second bag.
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2 weeks ago |
buff.ly | Elizabeth Karpen
NEW YORK — Craft labels from the now-shuttered fabrics seller Joann are making their way to a new home: Michaels. The Michaels Companies announced on Thursday that it had completed its purchase of Joann’s intellectual property and private label brands — in an acquisition that arrives as the Texas-based arts and crafting chain works to expand its own fabric, sewing and yarn offerings.
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3 weeks ago |
unpacked.media | Elizabeth Karpen
Before Jordan Mechner became known as the visionary creator of “Prince of Persia,” he was a kid growing up in New York — safe, free, and unknowingly shaped by the incredible, harrowing story of how his Jewish family escaped Nazi-occupied Europe.
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