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2 weeks ago | 
sherryning.com | Sherry Ning |Sherry Ning
The death of my father split my life into BC and AD. Who I was before the age of 20 was entirely different from who I am now. I don’t have much contact with my BC friends, and the ones I do have we’re not close. Most friends I have today are from AD, and so there’s this weird disconnect between who I know I am (and have been for most of my 25-year-old life) and who my social circle knows, because I started writing in my AD phase.
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Nov 28, 2024 | 
ntd.com | Sherry Ning
The nation’s second favorite Thanksgiving parade is celebrating its 90th anniversary! Chicagoans celebrate the holiday with festive floats, live music, and cultural performances. Sherry Ning brings us more from the Windy City.
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Aug 7, 2024 | 
sherryning.com | Sherry Ning
I can’t stand our mechanical times of Find My Friends and Oura rings. We’ve smothered the magic out of love with hygienic rationality and therapy-speak. Love is only powerful when it is magical. You know what therapy lacks? It lacks that invisible plasma of energy that feels like desire or longing. It lacks serendipity and coincidence. It lacks soul. It lacks yearning. It lacks happy accidents that bring people together for a shared lifetime. I don’t want clinical love.
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Aug 7, 2024 | 
open.substack.com | Sherry Ning
I can’t stand our mechanical times of Find My Friends and Oura rings. We’ve smothered the magic out of love with hygienic rationality and therapy-speak. Love is only powerful when it is magical. You know what therapy lacks? It lacks that invisible plasma of energy that feels like desire or longing. It lacks serendipity and coincidence. It lacks soul. It lacks yearning. It lacks happy accidents that bring people together for a shared lifetime. I don’t want clinical love.
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Jul 18, 2024 | 
theplurisociety.com | Sherry Ning |Freya India
“I don’t want Big Tech to sell my data.” “I don’t want employers to stalk me.” Not wanting to be watched is a valid reason to be anti-social media. We often compare social media to Orwell’s surveillance state of 1984, but here’s what’s different about our telescreens: our screens do not exist to monitor us, but for us to monitor others. There is no totalitarian state behind our screens enforcing social order; instead, the screens turn us into the supervisors of each others’ behaviors.
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Jul 6, 2024 | 
sherryning.com | Sherry Ning
Writing is like acting…The point of writing is so your writing disappears. Let me explain:Good actors disappear; you only see the character they’re playing. Bad actors draw all your attention to their acting. Good writers disappear; you only see the story they’re telling. Bad writers draw all your attention to their choice of words. Good actors are good because we remember their characters better than we remember them.
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May 3, 2024 | 
ntd.com | Sherry Ning
As colleges take firmer measures to stop student encampments, what are New Yorkers saying about recent anti-Israel protests? Lawyer Gabriel told NTD’s Sherry Ning that students have a right to protest, but to disrupt the entire university is going too far. Banking Regulator Rob said that it would be a tragedy if Columbia canceled its graduation ceremony again within five years. He also gave an analysis of why it’s nearly impossible for the school to divest from companies doing business with Israel.
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Apr 29, 2024 | 
ntd.com | Sherry Ning
Anti-Israel protest continues at the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York. First secretary of Workers World Party Larry Holmes spoke in support of the students on Sunday afternoon. Sign up for NTD DailyWhat you need to know, summarized in one email. Stay informed with accurate news you can trust. Success! You are now subscribed. By registering for the newsletter, you agree to the Privacy Policy.
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Apr 28, 2024 | 
ntd.com | Sherry Ning
On Thursday, anti-Israel student protesters occupied a museum building at the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York City. A San Diego grandma visiting with her granddaughter expressed her frustration at the disruptions. Sign up for NTD DailyWhat you need to know, summarized in one email. Stay informed with accurate news you can trust. Success! You are now subscribed. By registering for the newsletter, you agree to the Privacy Policy.
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Feb 13, 2024 | 
theplurisociety.com | Sherry Ning
Money influences happiness, but some experiences can show you that these two things overlap less than you think. For example, company matters more than circumstances. A 10-hour flight enhanced with snotty children and pale, microwaved food isn’t so bad when you’re sitting next to the love of your life. In contrast, a night at the Ritz Paris with your worst enemy can turn the suite into a gladiator pit. Now, it’s unlikely for wealth to make one miserable.
