Selected Writing

Features

• Sign on Bernal Hill Questions Just Who is Allowed to Dream (KQED Arts)

• Ariana Grande’s Road To ‘thank u, next’ (NPR Music)

• You know Greta Thunberg. Meet 15 other young climate activists taking on world leaders (USA Today)
• ‘Gayborhoods’ used to be LGBT safe havens. Now, many LGBT people have been priced out (USA Today)
• How often should you wash your jeans? Use the smell test, experts say (USA Today)
• Why are Gen Z and millennials calling out boomers on TikTok? ‘OK, boomer,’ explained (USA Today)
• What’s the Deal With Huji Cam, This Year’s Trendiest Photo App? (New York Magazine)

• ‘Baby Shark’ Has Crashed Into the Pop Charts. How Did It Get There? (NPR Music)

Interviews

• Thao Nguyen Tells Her Own Story in Intimate Doc ‘Nobody Dies’ (KQED Arts)
• Jay Som’s Slow-Burning Ascent (East Bay Express)
• Shamir Talks Label Launch & Being a Fully Independent Artist: ‘I’m Excited for Smooth Sailing From Now On’ (Billboard)
• ‘Thank U’ Text: Ariana Grande’s Collaborators Break Down The Artist’s Latest Album (NPR Music)

• Jake Zyrus Opens Up About Coming Out As Trans in the Spotlight & Inspiration Behind New Music: ‘It’s My Survival Song’ (Billboard)

Reported Pieces

• ‘Daddy, let’s go’: Son in tears as dad calls cops on black man, video shows (USA Today)
• Viral photo appears to show a starfish with a big butt. An expert disagrees (USA Today)

• He ate a sandwich. She sold churros. After both were detained, people are protesting (USA Today)

• After years of improvement, US air quality has gotten worse since 2016, report suggests (USA Today)

Reviews

• Lil Dicky’s ‘Earth’ Video Is Band Aid For The Internet (NPR Music)
• The Tallest Man On Earth Weathers The Worst Of Himself (NPR Music)

• Peppa Pig just dropped her new, long-awaited album. It’s no ‘Baby Shark’ (USA Today)

• Tinashe Finds Success on Her Own Terms on Songs For You (Paste)
• No Album Left Behind: 100 gecs’ 1000 gecs (Paste)