For the New Yorker, I went to the Sandy Hook Memorial and interviewed its designers, online November 2022.
THE NEW YORKER: “The Queer Past Gets Deleted on eBay”
I wrote about artists and scholars who have relied on the auction site to tell queer histories, and eBay’s banning of “sexual materials” for The New Yorker, online August 2021.
THE NEW YORKER: “How DeForrest Brown, Jr., Centers the Black Body in Techno Music”
I profiled the musician and theorist for the New Yorker, online August 2020.
THE NEW YORKER: “A Thriving Digital Space for Willi Smith, Sportswear Genius”
I wrote about a retrospective of Willi Smith at Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum for The New Yorker, online July 2020.
THE NEW YORKER: “Quarantine Culture Recommendations”
I wrote about sponge baths, capitalism, and “Troop Beverly Hills” for the New Yorker, online March 2020.
THE NEW YORKER: Seymour Stein’s “Siren Song” Recounts a Career Co-Starring Madonna, the Ramones, Talking Heads, and the Smiths
I reviewed Stein’s memoir for The New Yorker, online June 2018.
THE NEW YORKER: What School Shooting Drills Look Like through Students’ Eyes
I interviewed students around the country about their experiences with school Active Shooter Drills and Lockdowns for the New Yorker, online March 2018.
THE NEW YORKER: #NeverAgain is Different Because Survivors of School Shootings Can’t Grieve in Private Anymore
I wrote about school shootings, social media, ACT-UP, and mourning for The New Yorker, online February 2018.
THE NEW YORKER: After Kevin Spacey, Gay Men Need A Whisper Network, Too
I wrote about queer sexual assault and #MeToo for The New Yorker, online October 2017.
THE NEW YORKER: “Drag Queens Ain’t Supposed to Be in Places Like This”: RuPaul’s DragCon, Bushwig, and the Old New York Drag Culture
I wrote about drag in NYC for The New Yorker, online October 2017.