Writer. Editor. Dreamer. Doer. Contribute/d: New York Times, Variety, ELLE, LA Times, Salon, Vulture, California Sunday, your notebook? I write about culture + tech, trends, and health.
No Amount Of Money For Posting A Detox Tea Pic Is Worth The Cost
Fit teas, flat tummy shakes, appetite suppressant lollipops—the toxicity of weight loss brands goes way beyond their laxative effects, and even influencers are in the dark.
If you’re on Instagram you likely know their products.
Appetite-suppressant lollipops paired with Lolita-like poses. Detox tea alongside toned abdominals. Diet shakes wrapped up in Flat Tummy Co.’s millennial pink-and-white branding—all of it made Instagram-famous by the likes of Kim Kardashian, her sister Khloe, and a spa...
The World of Underground Gambling Reaches Fever Pitch Come Oscars Time
Betting on Hollywood's biggest night is technically illegal, but that doesn't stop gamblers.
From Pinup to Muse: Pamela Anderson's Next Chapter - The New ...
From Pinup to Muse: Pamela Anderson's Next Chapter ...
Subbing a Credit Card for a Birkin?
At New York Loan Company, an upscale pawnshop, clients use designer handbags as collateral for quick cash
Why The 'Cadillac Of Cults' Is Serving $8 Organic Lunches
Los Angeles is a city of seekers, a magnet for those who want the perfect body, the perfect soul. Seeker Lunch is the first entry in our series about the diverse and offbeat faiths in our city — and the food on their tables. Consider it a snack for the spiritually curious.
Designing a Dragon Roar — The California Sunday Magazine
Meet Game of Thrones mother of dragon sounds.
Men have vocal fry and uptalk, too—but people don't penalize them in nearly the same way
As if women didn't have enough holding them back in the workplace
Once Upon a Time in Hollywoodland
You're so money and you don't even know it. A weekend at Best Western Hollywood Hills.
We’re Becoming a Nation Without Doctors
Imagine having to wait months upon months for medical care, or having to travel hundreds of miles to simply see a doctor. This isn’t season three of The Handmaid’s Tale, or a post-apocalyptic America—it’s the possible future of our health care...
Why Don’t Doctors Take Women’s Pain Seriously?
The problem with people not believing women’s reports of illness and pain is that we start to doubt ourselves, and when women start to doubt ourselves our lives are literally at risk.
Compassion Is Critical
Patients coming to the pulmonary and critical care unit at Cedars-Sinai often present the most harrowing symptoms.
An App for Mothers Who Missed Out on Tinder - The New York Times
Peanut is intended to help parents connect. What could go wrong?
American University - MA in Teaching Brochure
I worked with the agency Circa Interactive to write copy for a brochure for American University's Masters in Teaching online program.
Top Guns: Bobbie J. Rimel, MD & Cholene Espinoza, MD
An OB-GYN resident and her mentor on what it takes to soar into the unknown in the medical field (and sometimes the sky)