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Ezra Butler

Debugging and Optimizing the Modern Workplace

This is the “unedited transcript” of a talk I gave at a Boye & Co event in Brooklyn, NY on May 8, 2019, after being asked to give a talk…

12 min readJan 21, 2021

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Ezra Butler

What to write in a Shana Tova greeting card.

A good friend texted me “I love your Shana Tova cards, but what do I write inside?”

3 min readSep 10, 2020

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What to write in a Shana Tova greeting card.

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Ezra Butler

Rethinking symbolism.

After isolation made me an artist, I’ve been creating more artwork every day than just my daily isolation folder. One day, I was…

6 min readAug 21, 2020

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Rethinking symbolism.

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Ezra Butler

100 days of painted solitude.

Three weeks ago, I received a message from a mutual Instagram follower who works as an administrator in an art museum, about how he wanted…

7 min readJul 13, 2020

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100 days of painted solitude.

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Ezra Butler

My Library

Six weeks ago, I signed a two year lease on a new apartment in Kips Bay, on the East Side of Manhattan. As I explored the junior 2 bedroom…

8 min readApr 8, 2019

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My Library

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9 Bad Halloween Costume Pitches

We here on the Bad Pitches creative team celebrate and embrace horrible ideas in whatever form they come. Bad Pitches asks comedians…

4 min readOct 3, 2018

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9 Bad Halloween Costume Pitches

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Ezra Butler

How to Pray Like You’re On Broadway

The Yom Kippur Musical Theatre Mixtape

4 min readSep 24, 2017

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How to Pray Like You’re On Broadway

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Libraries, Structured Randomness and the Creative Process

Creativity occurs at the intersection of different ideas.

4 min readAug 3, 2017

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Libraries, Structured Randomness and the Creative Process

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Ezra Butler

Miry’s List

This past week, my friend Miry Whitehill-Ben Atar threw her sons Sabo and Reuben a first and fourth birthday party, respectively, dealt…

5 min readFeb 1, 2017

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Nineteen Rejections

The most enjoyable aspect for planning any dinner or event is receiving the sincere regrets from the people who are unable to attend. With…

2 min readNov 6, 2016

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Ezra Butler

Ezra Butler

Me: Do you know *nothing* about me? Him: I prefer to think of you like a great painting. Detailed provenance just muddies the effect.

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