E479 David Blend: It's A Fun City, If You Know Where to Look

<p>A native Texan turned lifelong New Yorker, David Blend began his digital media career as the first employee at Thrillist, helping shape editorial tone and strategy through its launch and formative stages, then later defining its approach to branded and sponsored content. </p><p>Through corporate expansions, mergers, and splits, he has embraced the role of creative strategist, first at Group Nine, then at Vox Media, along the way devising client campaigns that saw James Van Der Beek as a cruise ship reality show host, Christina Ricci as the head of a consumer cyber defense squad, and himself as a man eager to spend 14 straight hours at a Buffalo Wild Wings. He started his Substack, It&#39;s A Fun City, because he believes New York is still a place you can fall in love with all over again, every single day, as long as you recognize that, sometimes, “in love” is an absolutely ridiculous way to exist. </p><p><br></p>