Here’s some of my written work.
Yes, that is me [on the right] illustrated in the pages of a comic book. You can spot me interviewing Chvrches singer Lauren Mayberry in The Archies #3. Art by the incredible Joe Eisma.
culture features
Chartbreaker: LOONA Cracked the Code to a K-Pop U.S. Radio Crossover [Billboard, March 2021]
Given The Movie pushes the envelope of Boys’ Love stories [Polygon, February 2021]
A History of K-pop Boys in Crop Tops [Teen Vogue, November 2020]
TXT, Seo Taiji, and K-Pop's Record of Youth [Teen Vogue, November 2020]
How Much Does It Cost to Go Number One? [PAPER, September 2020]
All the New Shows Coming This Fall [Teen Vogue, August 2020]
Record of Youth Is a Career Drama For Stans, Too [Teen Vogue, September 2020]
Treasure Map: A Guide To Your New Favorite K-pop Rookies [Teen Vogue, August 2020]
Live Concerts May Never Be The Same. K-pop Points To the Future [Teen Vogue, May 2020]
For K-pop Fans, Learning Korean Is About Connection [MTV News, April 2020]
BTS Are K-pop Gods With Real Humanity [MTV News, February 2020]
ALBUMS OF THE YEAR: Stray Kids Forge Their Own Path on Miroh [MTV News, December 2019]
8 Avengers: Endgame Burning Questions, Answered [MTV News, April 2019]
The Last Jedi Is the Most Feminist Star Wars Movie Yet [MTV News, December 2017]
Which Hollywood Chris Had the Best Year? [MTV News, December 2016]
The Rise and Fall of The O.C., As Told By The Creators [MTV News, December 2016]
Chasing Banana: One Girl’s Quest To Find Britney Spears’s 2001 VMAs Snake [MTV News, August 2016]
celebrity profiles
Wendy’s Year of Rest, Healing, and Happiness, Too [Teen Vogue, April 2021]
TREASURE Would Like To Introduce Themselves To You [Teen Vogue, February 2021]
P1Harmony Are Writing Their Own Coming of Age Story [Teen Vogue, January 2021]
Grand Army's Odessa A'zion Talks Channeling the Emotions of Joey [Teen Vogue, October 2020]
Stray Kids Mix Seasoned Confidence With Raw Emotion [Teen Vogue, July 2020]
Fans Taught K-pop Rising Stars A.C.E “How to Be Loved” [Teen Vogue, September 2020]
Director Crystal Moselle on the Cool, All-Girl Skate Crew That Inspired Betty [MTV News, May 2020]
Jake Picking’s Rock-Solid Hollywood Performance Blends Fact and Fiction [MTV News, May 2020]
Jordan Fisher Is the Internet’s Most Self-Aware Boyfriend [MTV News, April 2020]
Rising Stars (G)I-DLE Are Defining Their Own Genre [MTV News, April 2020]
K-pop Rookies ITZY Learn To Practice What They Preach [MTV News, February 2020]
Stray Kids Inspire Their Generation To Pick Up The Mic [MTV News, February 2020]
Inside the “Sisterhood” of Birds of Prey With Star Ella Jay Basco [MTV News, February 2020]
Jaden Jeong Made You Stan Loona, and Now He'll Do the Same With Onlyoneof [MTV News, November 2019]
The Book of Day6 Is Still Being Written [MTV News, October 2019]
After a Career In K-pop, Tiffany Young Is Finally In Control [MTV News, March 2019]
Timothée Chalamet Is Still Learning How To Be a Leading Man [MTV News, February 2018]
Q&As
Chung Ha Is the K-pop Chameleon Who’s Truly Going Global [NYLON, February 2021]
Hollywood Star David Corenswet Has a Beautiful Imagination [MTV News, June 2020]
Eliza Hittman’s Portraits of Teenage Pain [MTV News, April 2020]
Alan Yang Embraced His Identity and Directed Tigertail in Three Languages [MTV News, April 2020]
Cravity Are K-pop’s Endearing Rookie Rule Breakers [MTV News, April 2020]
Birds of Prey Writer Christina Hodson on Living With Harley Quinn [MTV News, February 2020]
Seventeen's Sound Is Evolving — But They Haven't Changed [MTV News, November 2019]
Kiki Layne on Her Breakout Role in Beale Street: “I Was Born to Do This” [MTV News, December 2018]
lifestyle
83 Ways to Rest and Recharge, Whether You Have 5 Minutes or an Hour [Apartment Therapy, May 2021]
My Favorite K-Pop Star Inspired Me the Most Dramatic Haircut of My Life [Allure, September 2020]
pieces I’ve edited
Why Do Critics Love Bong Joon-ho And Dismiss BTS? [by Erica Russell, MTV News, February 2020]
How Liza Koshy Got Her Groove Back [by Elizabeth de Luna, MTV News, November 2019]
The Lessons I Learned From John Witherspoon [by Trey Alston, MTV News, October 2019]
The Boyz Next Door [by Taylor Glasby, MTV News, August 2019]