Stories

A selection of published work.

I Argued With David Lynch About Meditation. He Was Right

Rolling Stone

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My Escape From the Palisades Fires

Rolling Stone

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Trump and the Cult of Bigness

Arc

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Jane Fonda Will Not Stop Rallying For the Planet

Elle

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Jennifer Doudna Is Pioneering the Science — and Ethics — of Gene Editing

Rolling Stone

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How the Beatles in India Changed America

Rolling Stone

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‘Lorena’ Shines a Light on the Ugly Truth of the Bobbitt Scandal

Rolling Stone

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Prince's Life as a Jehovah's Witness

Billboard

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The Power of Then: Before Eckhart Tolle's Bubble Burst

GOOD Magazine

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Justin Bieber: Bad Boy

Rolling Stone

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Sam Harris is Still Railing Against Religion

Los Angeles Magazine

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Dov Charney on the Run

Portfolio

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David Lynch: Meditation Evangelist

New York Times

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Katy Conquers All

Marie Claire

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Will and Jaden Smith: Masters of the Universe

New York Magazine

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Seth MacFarlane: Squirrely Host

The New Yorker

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Seth MacFarlane: Number One Offender

The New Yorker

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Drake, White Wine Spritzers & Me

GQ

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Lil Wayne: Living the Dream

GQ

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Matthew Morrison: Hot for Teacher

Details

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Back When He Was Ron Artest

Maxim

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Polygamists

This American Life

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The Battle For Facebook

Rolling Stone

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Michael Jackson's Last Days

Rolling Stone

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Soup With Prince

The New Yorker

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Up All Night With Amy Winehouse

Rolling Stone

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Accounting for the Polygamists

Portfolio

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The Secrets of Web Porn

Portfolio

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Guy Gone Wild

Los Angeles Times

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Tom Cruise & Scientology

Los Angeles Times

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