How I feel about being back in NYC:
“New York’s streets and corners have a story attached to them and I guess that gives a sense of belonging, and in the process act as a markets on the timeline called life.” - Om Malik
"Om Malik considers the notion of home in the connected age, echoing Maya Angelou.
For more on New York’s ineffable magnetism, see E. B. White, Gay Talese, and Anaïs Nin.
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