Journalism

Mother God, Robin Williams, and Alcohol as Medicine: Inside Love Has Won »

Published by Vanity Fair on November 14, 2023

The Comedian, the Painting, and the Multimillion Dollar Question »

Published by Vanity Fair on October 19, 2023

We’ve Been Getting Waco All Wrong »

Published by Vanity Fair on March 23, 2023

‘I was Patient Zero’: In new film, Monica Lewinsky recalls the devastation caused by public shaming »

Published by The Lily (Washington Post) on October 11, 2021

The Heaven’s Gate Cult Was As American as Apple Pie »

Published by Vanity Fair on December 9, 2020

A Fertility Doctor’s Dark Secret Is Exposed in “Baby God“ »

Published by Vanity Fair on December 2, 2020

What Is It About California and Cults? »

HBO’s The Vow examines yet another sinister, Hollywood-adjacent, destructive organization. But are Californians really more susceptible to cults—or do cults simply want what the Golden State is selling?

Published by Vanity Fair on September 15, 2020

The Curious Case of the Coronavirus Commercial »

Published by Vanity Fair on April 22, 2020

The Art of Making Art About a Plague »

Published by Vanity Fair on April 10, 2020

Champions of the Tailgate: How the South Tackles the Tradition Better Than Anywhere Else »

Published by Southern Living on April 9, 2020

Pilot Mountain: Those who know this landscape understand why it rises above the rest. »

Published by Our State Magazine on February 24, 2020

Just Desserts »

Personal narrative

Published by O.Henry Magazine on February 1, 2020

With Podcasts, specials and a Netflix show, it’s Dolly Parton’s world and we’re all just living in »

Published by Washington Post on December 1, 2019

Striking the Right Note »

Personal narrative

Published by O.Henry Magazine on October 1, 2019

Five Doctors, Four Tests, and Three Rounds of Fertility Treatments: How I Overcame a Family “Curse” of Infertility »

Personal narrative

Published by What to Expect on March 5, 2019

A wave of recent TV series focus on child deaths. Is it all too morbid — or a sign of our times? »

Published by The Washington Post on January 18, 2019

Take Script, Add Snow: The psychology behind America’s obsession with Hallmark Christmas movies »

Published by Longreads on December 24, 2018

Cedric the Entertainer’s ‘The Neighborhood’ joins a wave of TV shows about gentrification »

Published by The Washington Post on September 28, 2018

‘Grumpy Old Women’? Five filmmakers suggest the gender-swap remakes they want to see. »

Published by The Washington Post on May 3, 2018

An Attempted Kidnapping, an Elite Manhattan Prep School, and the Evocative New Memoir That Connects Them »

Published by Vanity Fair on April 9, 2018

You can direct a movie while pregnant. But Hollywood’s not going to make it easy. »

Published by The Washington Post on March 15, 2018

Mena Suvari Is Done Worrying What Hollywood Thinks »

Published by Vanity Fair on February 6, 2018

Secrets From a Competitive Southern Daffodil Exhibition »

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In Southern California, Even the Art Has a Fire Evacuation Plan »

Published by Vanity Fair on December 20, 2017

How to Handle the Holidays When Your Family Is Far Away »

Published by Real Simple on November 8, 2017

Ava DuVernay Isn’t Counting on the Harvey Weinstein Revelations to Change Hollywood »

Published by Vanity Fair on October 15, 2017

At a Women-Only Podcasting Festival, One of Radio’s Most Established Voices Sets Its Sights on the Future »

Published by Vanity Fair on October 10, 2017

‘Will & Grace’ reduced homophobia, but can it still have an impact today? »

Published by The Washington Post on September 15, 2017

What it’s like to do comedy when your dad is a legend »

Published by The Washington Post on July 29, 2017

Game of Thrones: There’s a Scientific Reason for Westeros’s Years-Long Winters »

Published by Vanity Fair on July 18, 2017

Who Is the Jon Snow of Climate Change? »

Published by Vanity Fair on July 6, 2017

Meet the South’s Tomato Man »

Published by Southern Living on June 27, 2017

The Fierce, Not-So-Feminist Women’s Wrestling League That Inspired Netflix’s GLOW »

Published by Vanity Fair on June 19, 2017

Why The Flash, Once Upon a Time, and More Are Suddenly Singing »

Published by Vanity Fair on March 21, 2017

Susan Sarandon and Jessica Lange try to give Bette and Joan’s feud a happy ending »

Published by The Washington Post on March 2, 2017

Michael J. Fox, John Cho, and More Stars Ditched an Oscar Party for a Pro-Immigration Rally »

Published by Vanity Fair on February 25, 2017

The Story Behind TV’s Most Inescapable Comedy Trend »

Published by Vanity Fair on February 17, 2017

L.A. comedians to watch in 2017 »

Published by Time Out Los Angeles on December 21, 2016

The Case of the Mysterious Christmas Stockings »

Published by Southern Living on November 30, 2016

Bradley Cooper Remembers His First Movie: “Our Football Coach Was Like, ‘What the Hell?’” »

Published by Vanity Fair on October 7, 2016

When ‘Saturday Night Live’ takes your comedy partner, how do you feel? »

Published by The Washington Post on July 30, 2016

Why Kate McKinnon will be the breakout star of ‘Ghostbusters’ — and the election »

Published by The Washington Post on July 13, 2016

Does HBO’s ‘Confirmation’ favor Anita Hill? Kerry Washington and others say no way. »

Published by The Washington Post on April 9, 2016

LA comedians to watch in 2016 »

Published by Time Out Los Angeles on December 11, 2015

9 things I took from ‘On the Road: Gloria Steinem in conversation with Melissa McCarthy’ »

Published by Time Out Los Angeles on November 13, 2015

How Smosh’s Doofy YouTube Videos Got 7.4 Billion Views »

Published by LA Weekly on June 23, 2015

Dare Comedy: Shows That Put Stand-Ups in Uncomfortable Situations »

Published by LA Weekly on February 18, 2015

Comedians to watch in 2015 »

Published by Time Out Los Angeles on November 21, 2014

Tureen Trouble »

One was a problem. But three is perfect.

Published by O'Henry Magazine on February 14, 2014

Comedians to watch in 2014: Eleven up-and-coming local performers »

Published by Time Out Los Angeles on November 11, 2013