(For a complete archive of my writing at BuzzFeed News, click here.)
Recent:
When Writing a Novel Bridges a Gap Between Mother and Daughter (Lithub)
“The Other Two” Fills the 30 Rock–Shaped Hole in Our Hearts (Slate)
Why TV Can’t Quite Take a Stand on Stan Culture (New York Times Magazine)
Greatest hits:
To Love Your Sister Is To Grieve Your Twin (BuzzFeed News)
Want to Stay Cool? Try Ankara Hand Fans. (New York Times Magazine)
I Went To A Fake African Wedding (BuzzFeed News)
The Great Racial Reckoning Has Begun. What Comes Next? (BuzzFeed News)
Luster Is The Next Great Millennial Novel (BuzzFeed News)
Before Syracuse, There Was Mizzou (BuzzFeed News)
Lena Waithe Is What The Future Of Hollywood Looks Like 06.27.17 BuzzFeed News
Chance the Rapper — Chicagoan of the year Chicago magazine 11.17.15
BoJack Horseman Is One Of The Great #MeToo Shows 01.31.20 BuzzFeed News
HBO's "Watchmen" Is The Best Show On TV Right Now 12.6.19
Lizzo Can Be Black And Corny At The Same Time 09.04.19 BuzzFeed News
The 2019 TOB— The Overstory vs. House of Broken Angels 03.21.19 The Morning News
Aretha Franklin Wasn’t Just A Great Singer — She Was A Genius 08.16.18 BuzzFeed News
Trevor Noah Still Doesn’t Get It 12.06.16 BuzzFeed News
How Beyoncé Called Out Coachella’s Whiteness 04.16.18 BuzzFeed News
"She's Gotta Have It" Is Spike Lee At His Lecturing Worst 11.28.18 BuzzFeed News
“Girls” Has Gotten Less White But Not In A Good Way 03.31.17 BuzzFeed News
Do Shows Like Insecure Have A Responsibility To Depict Safe Sex? 08.19.17 BuzzFeed News