Here are some pieces I’ve written over the years. I hope you enjoy!
NewYorker.com:
https://www.newyorker.com/culture/rabbit-holes/the-instagram-reels-gold-rush – The Instagram Reels Gold Rush (featured on NPR’s Marketplace)
https://www.newyorker.com/culture/rabbit-holes/the-fast-food-stars-of-tiktok – The Fast Food Stars of TikTok
https://www.newyorker.com/culture/rabbit-holes/the-most-popular-chess-streamer-on-twitch – The Most Popular Chess Streamer on Twitch
https://www.newyorker.com/culture/personal-history/my-plan-to-dominate-my-local-turkey-trot – My Plan to Dominate My Local Turkey Trot
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/the-sporting-scene/why-were-so-many-running-world-records-broken-during-the-pandemic – Why Were So Many Running Records Broken During the Pandemic?
https://www.newyorker.com/culture/cultural-comment/the-revolution-in-classic-tetris – The Revolution in Classic Tetris
https://www.newyorker.com/culture/culture-desk/bassoonfluencers-the-world-of-instagram-practice-accounts – Bassoonfluencers: The World of Instagram Practice Accounts
The Atlantic:
https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2023/05/ai-doomsday-threat-scenario-silicon-valley/674091/: It’s a Weird Time to Be a Doomsday Prepper
https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2023/04/generative-ai-playing-chess-martin-bot/673697/: Meet the World’s Least Ambitious AI
https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2024/01/against-voice-notes/676951 – Maybe Don’t Send That Voice Note
https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2023/11/google-restaurant-reviews-owner-responses/675918/– ‘We Don’t Want To Deal with Customers Like You’
https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2023/10/chipotle-fast-food-preparation-robots/675559/ – A Robot’s Nightmare Is a Burrito Filled with Guac
https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2023/09/microwave-technology-kitchen-appliance-evolution/675398/– The Microwave Makes No Sense
https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2023/08/chatbot-human-names-ai/674979/ – Before a Bot Steals Your Job, It Will Steal Your Name.
https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2023/08/google-maps-eco-mode-driving-efficiency/674904/ – Would You Drive an Extra Five Minutes to Save the Planet?
Harper’s Magazine:
https://harpers.org/archive/2023/03/knights-errant/ – Knights Errant: Online chess reshapes the game of kings
Vox:
https://www.vox.com/the-highlight/23584497/remote-school-homework-elimination-movement – Nobody Knows What The Point of Homework Is
Harvard Magazine:
https://harvardmagazine.com/2021/01/feature-the-loneliness-pandemic – “The Loneliness Pandemic” (Winner of a 2022 CASE award)
https://harvardmagazine.com/2020/11/alumni-sports-critic – “The Sports Critic”
https://harvardmagazine.com/2020/07/montage-karen-chee – “Seriously Goofy”
https://harvardmagazine.com/2020/07/features-one-small-step-for-music – “One Small Step for Music” (Winner of a 2021 CASE gold award)
https://www.harvardmagazine.com/2020/03/drip-drip-drip – “Drip, Drip, Drip”
https://harvardmagazine.com/2020/02/ben-zauzmer-oscarmetrics – And the Academy Goes to … Math
https://www.harvardmagazine.com/2020/01/geoffrey-fowler-tech – Your Tech Relationship Counselor
https://www.harvardmagazine.com/2019/09/ebenezer-storer-pocket-globe – It’s a Small World
https://harvardmagazine.com/2019/03/one-shoe-no-problems – One Shoe, No Problem
Miami Herald:
https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/community/broward/article215422645.html – 40 years ago, she caught a rare Golden Shark off Miami. Or so she was told
https://www.miamiherald.com/sports/nascar-auto-racing/article212976319.html – His dream was to race cars. Now this Miami kid is building them for one of best F1 teams
https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/environment/article214195509.html – Lots of sun, and brown slimy seaweed, in the forecast for South Florida beaches
https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/community/miami-dade/homestead/article213675484.html – An ID, 5 outfits, and 10-minute calls: the life of migrant youth at Homestead shelter
https://www.miamiherald.com/news/politics-government/election/article215174490.html – At Democratic debate for Ros-Lehtinen seat, it was ‘Yes’, ‘No’ and ‘It’s Complicated’
Sacramento Bee:
http://www.sacbee.com/community/folsom-el-dorado/article155750354.html – An Eagle Scout must earn 21 merit badges. This teen notched all 137 available.
https://www.sacbee.com/entertainment/state-fair/article163977197.html – From blow-drying to delivering babies, this preteen shines in the world of pygmy goats
https://www.sacbee.com/news/local/article165543062.html – An abandoned ship barrels down the Sacramento River. Who is responsible?
Powerful op-eds and humor:
https://yaledailynews.com/blog/2018/05/05/a-message-from-your-senior-week-coordinators/ – A Message From Your Senior Week Coordinators
http://www.thenewjournalatyale.com/2017/10/finding-love-at-yale/ – Finding Love at Yale