Some things I've written:
- "To Reach Their Fitness Goals, They Hired 'CoachGPT'," a reported feature on everyday athletes using AI chatbots as fitness coaches, for The New York Times.
- "Richard Wagner in the Present Tense," a critical essay on the Metropolitan Opera's new staging of Tristan und Isolde and present-day debates over the Western canon, for The Atlantic.
- "Did Jane Austen Invent the Wellness Guy?"—a critical essay about anxiety about health and aging in Austen's male characters, for Literary Hub.
- "Your Game Plan for Fighting Father Time," a package about practical applications of the latest science in aging and longevity for National Geographic.
- "Pumping Iron Is Their Secret to Aging Well," a feature about a weightlifting gym for older people for The New York Times.
- "Listening Closely to John Adams," a critical appreciation of the composer for The Nation.
- "Violent Delights," a personal essay about the video game Grand Theft Auto III (and falling in love with opera) for Parterre Box.
- "Is Sturgill Simpson the Greatest Live Act in Music Right Now?"—a critical essay on the country music outsider for GQ.
- "Pete Buttigieg's Paternity Leave Was Complicated. Here's What He Learned," a Father's Day interview for GQ.
- "How Bradley Cooper Nailed the Conducting Scene at the Heart of Maestro," an interview with the Metropolitan Opera's music director, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, who was the conducting consultant on the 2023 film, for GQ.
- "Noah Lyles Doesn't Regret Trash-Talking the NBA," an interview with the Olympic gold medal sprinter for GQ.
- "This Is David Grann's Next Big Adventure Story," a profile of the author for GQ.
- "Apple's New Classical Music App Is a Ton of Fun," a review of Apple Music Classical for GQ.
- "Why Lifting Weights Is for Everyone," a profile of the fitness writer Casey Johnston for GQ.
- "How Pro Endurance Athletes Became The Hardest-Working Creators on the Internet," a reported trend story on endurance sports and the attention economy for GQ.
- "The Godfather of the Fermentation Revival on Chinese Pickles, Eating at Noma, and Learning to Love Olives," an interview with the food writer Sandor Katz for GQ.
- "Drop Everything and Start Watching The Bureau," a review of the French spy drama for GQ.
- "The Rum Runner," a profile of the liquor importer Ed Hamilton for Saveur.