Journalism. 

Culture

• Jay Shetty and his health advice are everywhere. It’s by design, STAT News

• Muscle dysmorphia in boys and men is on the rise, fueled by social media, STAT News

• Girls are starting puberty earlier than ever. For some, that comes with major mental health risks, STAT News

• How blackpink’s tour unleashed a wave of queer yearning, BuzzFeed News

• What is asianfishing?, Huffington Post

• How Charli Xcx crowdsourced her latest album, BuzzFeed News

• Megan the Stallion’s “Hot Girl Summer” is the dark horse song of quarantine, Vox

• 2 winners and 3 losers from One Direction’s solo albums, Vox

  • Five Directions: How do the solo efforts of One Direction stack up?, Switched on Pop

• South Korea’s Plastic Surgery Boom: A quest to be ‘Above Normal’, Huffington Post

Interviews

• Japanese Breakfast isn’t the artist she used to be, Vox

• ‘We’re both the comfortable and the afflicted’: What gets overlooked when we talk about anti-Asian racism, Vox

• GIRL ULTRA IS TAKING MEXICAN R&B BEYOND THE BORDER, Pacific Standard

• Ximena Sariñana Doesn’t Want to Be the Only Woman in the Room, Pacific Standard

• Rayana Jay is over Capitalism, PAcific Standard

• Black Belt Eagle Scout Writes Songs About Heartbreak and Post-Colonial Anger, Pacific Standard

• Pop Musician Wafia is Done Wishing She Was White, Pacific Standard

• ‘You Know Who I Am’: Saweetie Demands Recognition and Respect, Pacific Standard

• TokiMonsta Refuses to Live with Regret, Pacific Standard

• Masego: Lady Lady and #MeToo, SF Weekly

• ODESZA Steps Away From the Noise of Everyday Life, SF Weekly

• Mura Masa and His Blue Sounds, SF Weekly

• City and Colour, Song and Sorrow, SF Weekly

• The Fundamentals of Trombone Shorty, SF Weekly