about me & the slow philosophy

hi, i’m tulipe! pronounced like the flower. i created the slow philosophy for anyone feeling brain-rotted in the age of distraction and overstimulation, and longing for depth, nuance, and intellectual growth again. every sunday i share a reading guide with the best pieces i found that week. in between, i write about slow living, literature, philosophy, art, film, culture, and the inner life.

i spent a decade in public service, humanitarian policy, and at major film studios — from un corridors and u.s. senate offices to studio lots at netflix, disney, and hbo. i love farm-to-table cooking, fine dining, long proses, electric guitars, and saxophones. i love fogs, dawns, candlelit french windows, ferryboats, and starry hot spring swims in the cold. i love sailing.

i spent my childhood traveling singapore, the philippines, india, thailand, bangladesh, indonesia, nepal, china, vietnam, and australia. as an adult, i’ve lived and studied in boston, cambridge, new york city, syracuse, berkeley, and washington, D.C., and currently reside in los angeles.

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about dear jane books

in partnership with bookshop.org, dear jane is a bookstore offering curated collections across literary fiction, mystery, and nonfiction, promoting a slower, more meaningful way to read and live. proud to support local bookstores.

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about tea & town

from home kitchens to coastal restaurants, tea & town is a photoblog of slow food, slow cooking, and mindful travel rooted in los angeles, that has been celebrating rainbow eating and meaningful journeys through longform posts, poetry, and photography — sharing the art of eating well and living slowly since 2018.

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