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Kaitlin Phillips
Jan 05, 2026
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  • While it was a worldwide “vacation,” I feel obligated to apologize for my absence! An excuse: I spent my vacation making a 100+ page document proving my love for my husband to the United States government. My finest work yet. (Did you know you get to screen grab text exchanges?) I have half a mind to print and bind the thing, and give it to our unborn children. Who takes a photo of someone on the first date?—me, apparently. (I made Joe pose in front of that god awful Picasso sculpture in the middle of NYU housing.)

  • A lot of people will claim credit for their work on the Mamdani campaign, but it’s important to note the name of the publicist who worked on the campaign from day one (and not once the media caught on): Andrew Epstein. City & State is the only one who’s bothered with this story, from what I can tell!

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