These are some of the things I have written, divided into specific and somewhat arbitrary categories. Questions? Ask me.
See also: Résumé
On Paper
Heroin.com: Selling Junk Online [Village Voice, cover story]
NYC’s Golden Gossip Era Fades [Village Voice, cover story]
Books
Review of Shoplifting From American Apparel by Tao Lin [Anthem]
David Foster Wallace Lives on for an Infinite Summer [Salon]
Events
Ryan Adams: Painter [Anthem]
Ira Glass Reveals The End Of “This American Life” TV Show [MediaBistro]
Hip Hop/R&B
Da Drought 3 For Dummies: The Lil Wayne Learner [Candy Beans]
The Top 15 Gucci Mane Lines of 2009 [BlackBook]
Hard Bars, A-Z: Rap Songs In Which Complete Sets of Things are Listed
Rock Music
Tom Gabel! Makes Me Want to Die
Deer Hearts: The Antlers [The Deli Magazine]
Movies
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PROFILE
Professional experience as a published writer, reporter, editor, fact-checker, and editorial assistant at publications such as New York, The Village Voice, Los Angeles Times, LIFE, BlackBook, Salon, and Spin. Bachelor’s degree from New York University with a double major in Journalism (Media Criticism) and Politics. Proficient with HTML, WordPress, TypePad, Movable Type, and so on; computer programs such as Final Cut, Photoshop, and MS Office’ and on operating systems Windows and Mac OS. Internet savvy.
EMPLOYMENT
Assistant Editor, August 2011 to Present
New York [Daily Intel], New York, NY
Staff Writer, April 2010 to July 2011
Village Voice [Runnin’ Scared], New York, NY
Freelance Writer/Editor
Los Angeles Times, BlackBook, Sound of the City, Capital New York, Rolling Stone, and more.
Assistant Editor, February 2010 to November 2010
LIFE.com, New York, NY
Associate/Weekend Editor,August 2009 to February 2010
Mediaite, New York, NY
Culture Intern, May 2009 to September 2009
Salon, New York, NY
Associate Editor, January 2007 to January 2010
The Deli Magazine, New York, NY
Founding Entertainment Editor, February 2008 to May 2009
NYU Local, New York, NY
Research Assistant/Fact Checker, May 2008 to Nov. 2008
Investigative Journalist Russ Baker, New York, NY
• Fact-checking, researching, reporting, writing, publicity and completing administrative tasks for Family of Secrets: The Bush Dynasty, The Powerful Forces That Put It in the White House, and What Their Influence Means For America, published January 2009 (Bloomsbury Press)
In-Office Freelancer/Intern, September 2007 to January 2009
SPIN, New York, NY
EDUCATION
New York University, New York City, New York
College of Arts and Sciences: Journalism (Media Criticism) & Politics
Graduate, August 2009, Summa Cum Laude
REFERENCES available upon request
CLIPS
Heroin.com: Selling Junk Online (Village Voice)
NYC’s Golden Gossip Era Fades (Village Voice)
63 Minutes With Jack Dorsey (New York)
The Rapturous Reception of Margaret Sullivan (New York)
Interview with Stephen Elliott, author of The Adderall Diaries (Salon)
