Culture & Entertainment
Aside from my extensive news coverage, I’ve also written lifestyle and culture pieces, and reported on women and queers in the entertainment industry. Annually, I covered South by Southwest from 2015-2019, as well as ATX Television Festival 2016-2019, aGLIFF Film Festival 2013-2019, OUTsider Festival 2015-2019, as well as other LGBTQ+, arts, and music festivals. See below for links to previous coverage.
“Reissuing JEB’s Eye to Eye: Portraits of Lesbians 40 Years Later,” Washington City Paper, March 2021
Film Review: “The State of Texas vs. Melissa,” Austin Chronicle, Oct. 2020
“Living with an eating disorder as America unravels means navigating dual identity crises,” The Counter, July 2020
“Saving Emily Dickinson From History in Wild Nights With Emily,” an interview with Molly Shannon and Madeleine Olnek, Austin Chronicle, April 2019
“PJ Raval's Call Her Ganda and the Murder of Beauty,” an interview with the filmmaker on the award-winning documentary for aGLIFF, Austin Chronicle, Sept. 2018
“Yen Tan Sets a Timeless Drama Against the AIDS Crisis at SXSW Film,” SXSW preview interview for 1985, Austin Chronicle, March 2018
“aGLIFF Honoree Rose Troche Looks Back at Go Fish,” an interview with Rose Troche for aGLIFF, Austin Chronicle, Aug. 2019
“Dragula Star Louisianna Purchase Finds Fantasy in the Nightmare,” a profile on Austin drag queen Louisianna Purchase, co-written with Beth Sullivan, Dec. 2019
“Scream, Queen! and the Legacy of the ‘Gay’ Nightmare on Elm Street,” an interview with the directors of Scream, Queen! My Nightmare on Elm Street for Fantastic Fest, Austin Chronicle, Sept. 2019
“Saint Frances Takes a Charming and Honest Look at Pregnancy,” an interview with the filmmakers and star of Saint Frances for SXSW, Austin Chronicle, March 2019
“Cameron Esposito Asks Us to Take My Wife,” an interview with the comedian for ATX Television Fest, Austin Chronicle, June 2018
“The Future of Tegan & Sara,” Q&A with Sara Quin, Austin Chronicle, Sept. 2016
“Putting a Whole New Spin on ‘Television for Women,’ Starz’ Newest Series, Outlander, Features an Atypical Leading Lady,” an interview with Maril Davis executive producer of Outlander, SharpHeels, Sept. 2014
“The Women Creators of Reckless Are Moving Full Speed Ahead, and They’re Not Stopping Any Time Soon,” a profile on the creators of CBS’ Reckless,SharpHeels, July 2014
“About a Grrrl,” an interview with Kathleen Hanna of Bikini Kill and Le Tigre, Obsessed Magazine, Fall 2013