As a columnist for the “Short Takes” section of the Los Angeles Review of Books, I report on arts and culture events in the greater LA area. I’ve covered everything from musicals to museum exhibitions to goth clubs to county fairs.
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Cookbook for the Recently Deceased
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Criticism
Review of “a field once more” at Melrose Botanical Garden (Artillery)
Review of “My Soul is Full of Barking Dogs” at Gattopardo (Artillery)
Review of Seeking Mavis Beacon (Latina Media Co.)
Sweet Emptiness: On Nicolette Polek’s Bitter Water Opera (Los Angeles Review of Books)
Notes on Molly: When Love Resists Interpretation (The Hobbyhorse)
Blood: Medieval/Modern at the Getty Museum (Contemporary Art Review of Los Angeles)
Brandy Hellville Is Shocking, But Not Surprising (Latina Media Co.)
Beyond Barbie: The Diverse Dolls that Defined My Youth (Latina Media Co.)
The First Critical Essay Concerning One Ayesha Erotica (Passion of the Weiss)
A Beginner’s Guide to Blur (Top Five Records)
The Diverse Faces of Indie Sleaze (Top Five Records)
Suspended in Time (Yale Daily News)
The Doom Generation review (Movie Ranker)
Reporting
Meet the Latina Powerhouses behind LA’s Rising DIY Literary Movement (Fierce by Mitú)
A Bloody Good Time (Yale Daily News)
Miracle in Progress (Yale Daily News)
If the Shoe Fits: the shifting landscape of Yale a cappella (Yale Herald)
Say Hey to SpaceHey, a MySpace Remake for the Modern Age (Yale Herald)
Pandemic Got You Down? Run Away with the Pixies (Yale Herald)
All Ears: Exploring the Enchanting “Elfcore” Subculture (Yale Herald)
Interviews
Author Ben Fama on If I Close My Eyes (Document Journal)
Author and filmmaker Anna Biller on Bluebeard’s Castle (The Hobbyhorse)
Author Alex Kazemi on New Millennium Boyz (V Magazine)
Author Cristine Brache on Goodnight Sweet Thing (Coveteur)
Playwright and director Siena Foster-Soltis on Fear of Kathy Acker (The Creative Independent)
Author Lauren Cook on Sex Goblin (The Creative Independent)
Dan of “Long Lost Personals” on the history of the personal ad (Juicy Pink Box)
Author and filmmaker Peter Vack on Sillyboy (LA Review of Books)
Author and recipe curator Karla T. Vasquez on The SalviSoul Cookbook (The Latinx Project)
Photographer and cinematographer Priscilla Mars on her oeuvre (Fierce by Mitú)
Lists, Guides, and Fun Stuff
A guide to the late-night coffee shops of Los Angeles (Coveteur)
What to wear to Coachella, based on your favorite Lana album (Coveteur)
Five Thriller Films for “American Horror Story: Delicate” Fans (Latina Media Co.)
13 Spooky Tracks for Your Halloween Playlist (Top Five Records)
The busy woman’s guide to being well read (Hard Copy Media)
Four Latina Final Girls Who Beat the Odds (Latina Media Co.)
Marilyn Monroe Invented Revenge Dressing with Her Iconic DiMaggio Divorce Dress (The List)
All of Priscilla Presley’s Iconic Hairstyles (The List)
11 Reasons Why Stevie Nicks Remains a Rock and Roll Role Model (Grunge)