Freelance
Selected pieces.
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2012
Austin-American Statesman: Review: “21 Jump Street.” Link. PDF. Profile: Channing Tatum and Jonah Hill. Link. PDF.
Coverage of the 2012 SXSW Film Festival on austin360.com (website of the Austin-American Statesman): Scene Report: “21 Jump Street” Premiere. Link. PDF. Review: “Eden.” Link. PDF. Review: “Wildness.” Link. PDF. Review: “Chasing Ice.” Link. PDF.
2011
Paperweight: “Faraway Fronts, Close to Home.” Toys and World War One. PDF.
Bulletin of the Society for the History of Childhood and Youth. “Songbirds and Satellites: Blogging the History of Childhood.” Link. PDF.
Pasteur Foundation Website. “‘Louis Pasteur’ Microscope Set.” Link. PDF.
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2010
Paperweight: “Screening Winky-Dink.” The first “interactive” TV show. PDF.
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2008
Slate Magazine: “Envirogeddon!” Why do some environmentalists want the world to end? PDF.
Yoga Journal: “Yoga Diary.” Bringing your partner into your practice. PDF.
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2007
The Crier: “Dog Days.” Sled dog celebrities and the twentieth century. PDF.
Slate Magazine: “Not-so-Great Salt Lake.” Review of documentary “Plagues and Pleasures of the Salton Sea.” PDF.
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2006
AMC Outdoors: “Rural Legends.” Hiking haunted New England. PDF.
Bitch Magazine: “Tree So Horny.” What happens when sex sells environmentalism? PDF.
The Crier: “Wild Things.” Walton Ford, John James Audubon, and the exploitation of beauty. PDF.
The Next American City: “Balancing Commerce and the Environment in America’s National Parks.” PDF.
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2005
Bitch Magazine: “Student Counsel.” Interview with directors of documentary “The Education of Shelby Knox.” PDF.
ELLEgirl: “Let’s Talk About Sex.” Feature article about abstinence-only sex education. PDF.
ELLEgirl: “No Sex, Please.” Feature article on teenagers who identify as asexual. PDF.
ELLEgirl: “A Day in the Life of a Teen Nudist.” Title says it all. PDF.
Slate Magazine: “Sharksploitation!” Has the shark movie jumped the shark? PDF.
Wiretap.com: “Youths Take On Homeland Security.” Muslim teenagers bring suit against the DHS. PDF.
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2004
Bitch Magazine: “The Four-Eyed Monster: Why Smart Girls Scare Reporters.” Analysis of media coverage of girl accomplishment. PDF.
Venus Magazine: “Marjane Satrapi.” Interview with author of Persepolis. PDF.
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2003
The New Republic (website): “The Double Lives They Lead.” Alias‘ Sydney Bristow and the plight of smart women. PDF.
The New Republic (website): “Captive Audience.” Elizabeth Smart, Jessica Lynch, and American captivity narratives. PDF.
The New Republic (website): “Flick Chicks.” Girls who love “Lord of the Rings”. PDF.
YM: “Punk Rock Saints.” Feature story about girls who retain their LDS faith while nursing a love of punk rock. PDFs for Part One & Part Two.
YM: “Whiz Girl Wows Them All.” Feature profile of Alia Sabur, 14-year-old college graduate. PDFs for Part One & Part Two.
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2002
YM: “The Coolest Colleges You’ve [Probably] Never Heard Of.” Servicey roundup of unusual schools. PDF.
YM: “The Soldier and the Pacifist.” Feature story about two girls who responded to the happenings of 9-11 in very different ways. PDFs for Part One & Part Two.
YM: “I Was A Driving-School Dropout.” “We Try It” story about getting a drivers’ license at an advanced age. PDF.
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2001
YM: “Sum-41 Are My New Best Friends.” In which I try out some tricks for meeting bands. PDFs for Part One & Part Two.
