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Ivy Pochoda

Ivy Pochoda is a freelance contributor at the Strategist. She is also the author of six novels and a former professional squash player.

  1. decor
    What Took Me So Long to Get a Fake Pink Christmas Tree?It was unique, beautiful, ridiculous, charming, and totally mine.
  2. sports
    The Paddle Game a Squash Pro Plays Alone, With Kids, on Beaches, and in StreetsThat I, a former professional squash player, can compete with my kid is what makes it so delightful.
  3. your shopping cart
    Guest Strategist Haul: What Novelist Ivy Pochoda Bought in January“These gourmet hot-pepper flakes bear no relation to that red dust in the shaker at the pizza joint.”
  4. shutdown diaries
    I’m Surviving Quarantine by Cooking Gourmet Stoner Food for My 5-Year-OldWhy my new kitchen mantra is #StonerFoodsOfTheApocalypse.
  5. closings
    Good-bye to Bait & Tackle, the Ultimate Red Hook Bar“We don’t have pool. We don’t have games. We have drinks and sometimes cocaine.”
  6. overnights
    The Knick Recap: Is This Really It?Things are worse off than when we began.
  7. overnights
    The Knick Recap: Great Balls of FireTiptoeing toward oblivion.
  8. overnights
    The Knick Recap: Shot Through the HeartI wasn’t prepared for this week’s heartbreak.
  9. overnights
    The Knick Recap: Having a BallA decadent night out with New York City’s philanthropic elite and the doctors they fund.
  10. overnights
    The Knick Recap: Putting the Band Back TogetherThis week, we get a slight respite from the horror of eugenics, the torment of addiction, and the torture of romance.
  11. overnights
    The Knick Recap: Hail, HenryWell hello Henry Robertson. I didn’t really notice you until this week, you debonair, dashing, and democratic playboy.
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    The Knick Recap: You Give Me FeverThis episode suggests that, although the path may be risky and surprising, redemption, satisfaction, and even happiness are within reach for some.
  13. overnights
    The Knick Recap: All in the Name of ScienceIt didn’t take long for Thack to succumb to his inherent vices.
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    The Knick Recap: Dirty DeedsLike Nurse Elkins, I’m addicted to the bad doctor. 
  15. overnights
    The Knick Season Two Premiere Recap: Doctors, Heal ThyselvesThack has gone full Trainspotting.