My work has appeared in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Salon, Newsday, The Atlantic, ELLE, Entertainment Weekly, TODAY.com and more. Selected works below, and my newsletter can be found here.
Steven Soderbergh’s diaries (Dirt)
How the director’s unusual diaries changed my relationship to pop culture
Forget Aidan. And Just Like That needs to bring back Carrie’s voice – and column writing career (Salon)
Carrie’s writing didn’t just add personality and insight, but also a cohesiveness to the narrative that’s lacking
How Real Housewives Inspired My Novel (ELLE)
The author looked to the reality franchise when writing her new novel. But now she’s calling for unity within the ranks
“About the Author,” a short story (Brown Girl Magazine)
This piece chronicles the evolution of a writer’s life through their ever-changing author’s bio
Rethinking celebrity and aging with ‘The Last Movie Stars’ and Joni Mitchell at Newport Folk Fest (Salon)
Artist are more than their heydays. Work produced in the so-called twilight years can add so much to their legacy
I Rediscovered Who My Grandfather Was by Reading His Book (Catapult)
To know him beyond the frail, serious man who struggled to speak to his family was such a rare and incredible gift.
How Watching British Reality TV Helped Me Finish My Novel (LitHub)
Portrait Artist of the Year played a role in helping to adapt to a new set of working conditions in the pandemic
Comfort Viewing: 3 Reasons I Love ‘Billy on the Street’ (New York Times)
The gonzo game show serves as a time capsule of the city before the pandemic
10 Facts About MTV’s ‘The Real World’ (Mental Floss)
A look back at one of television’s most influential reality series
Good Company: Harlem Haberdashery’s community spirit (Penta)
The clothing line, which counts celebrity clientele such as Beyoncé and LeBron James, focuses on philanthropy and fashion
On Upper West Side, a walking tour for romantic comedy lovers (The Wall Street Journal)
The tour includes stops at iconic locations featured in You Got Mail, When Harry Met Sally and more
In Brooklyn, stoops as scenes of change (The Wall Street Journal)
On the scene at “Between the Door and the Street,” a socially engaged art project
What ‘Parks and Recreation’ could learn about friendship from ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ (The Atlantic)
Unlike Parks, with its lovely but one-sided central platonic pairing, Grey‘s demonstrates just how dynamic a duo can be when neither party is the sidekick
Elisabeth Moss on saying goodbye to ‘Mad Men’: ‘It just hits you like a ton of f—ing bricks’ (New York Daily News)
The actress on filming the end of her acclaimed drama series
Pete Seeger’s ‘A More Perfect Union’ showcases his vitality, spirit (Newsday)
The late folk legend reflected on his musical output, activism and more
Laverne Cox on ‘Orange is the New Black,’ and why she ‘lives’ for Beyoncé (New York Daily News)
The actress on her hit show and the impact her character has on the show’s viewers
The Octavia Project aims to empower Brooklyn teen girls with science fiction (New York Daily News)
The summer program aims to take students to new frontiers in learning and imagination
Why that big twist on ‘The Good Wife’ is a breakthrough for TV (The Atlantic)
The show sent a message that its female lead’s story will not be driven by her love interests