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Pop Culture Oral Histories
The Agony and the Angst: An Oral History of My So-Called Life Elle, November 2016
Together Forever: An Oral History of the Carnival Scene from ‘Grease’ Yahoo, April 2018
Emmet Otter’s Jug-Band Christmas Turns 40: An Oral History Yahoo, December 2017
The Cones of Dunshire: An Oral History of the ‘Parks and Recreation’ Board Game Vulture, December 2013
Essays on Film and Feminism
It’s Time to See ‘The Little Mermaid’ as a Feminist Film Yahoo, November 2014
Here’s Why Rey from ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ is Being Called a ‘Mary Sue’ (And Why She’s Not One) Yahoo, January 2016
Summer Blockbusters Need More Crappy Roles for Women Yahoo, July 2014
Reported Pieces on Hollywood History
The Forgotten Story of Queer Nation’s 1992 Academy Awards Protest Yahoo, February 2016
The ‘Star Wars’ Cantina Scene: The Out-of-This-World Story Behind the Galaxy’s Favorite Dive Bar Yahoo, December 2015
How Carrie Fisher Helped Create the ‘Star Wars’ Legend Yahoo, December 2016
‘Beauty and the Beast’ Lyricist Howard Ashman’s Loved Ones Recall How He Brought the Story to Life — and Changed Disney Films Forever Yahoo, March 2017
How ‘Finding Nemo’ Launched Ellen DeGeneres’ Comeback Yahoo, June 2016
Fun Stuff
An Astronaut Fact-Checks ‘Gravity’ Vulture, October 2013
The Magic of the Goblin King: An Appreciation for David Bowie in ‘Labyrinth’ Yahoo, January 2016
This is What It’s Like to Watch All the ‘Fast and Furious’ Films for the First Time Yahoo, April 2015
A Psychiatrist Analyzes the ‘Girls’ Vulture, February 2014
‘La La Land’ Is a Good Movie, But a Bad Musical Yahoo, January 2017
Celebrity Interviews
Dana Carvey Goes Deep Inside His Controversial Sketch Show in ‘Too Funny to Fail’ Yahoo, October 2017
The Original Muppet Performers on Near-Death Experiences, Getting Into Character, and Frank Oz’s Bert and Ernie Secret Yahoo, March 2018
Evan Rachel Wood and Julie Taymor on Why ‘Across the Universe’ “Scared the S**t Out of people” Vulture, July 2018
Tiffany Haddish Shares Grapefruit Tricks and Creative Ex Revenge Ideas Yahoo, July 2017
Fred Willard Takes Us Through His Career in the Most Delightfully Willardian Way Vulture, April 2011
The ‘Breaking Bad’ GQ+A: Betsy Brandt on Marie Schrader’s Tragic Moment and Crying in Between Takes GQ, September 2013
‘The Neverending Story’ Empress Tami Stronach Shares Behind-the-Scenes Stories from the ‘90s Fantasy Film Yahoo, April 2017
The ‘Mad Men’ GQ+A: Ben Feldman on the Total WTF Moment of the Season GQ, May 2014