At this point, I have nearly a thousand bylines in dozens of publications, both print and digital. Below is a curated sampling that provides a strong sense of what I can do as a writer.
Los Angeles Times
“Scouting’s Merits” / Op-ed; Los Angeles Times, Feb. 12, 2008
“Eyeing a Little More Green” / Sunday Calendar cover feature on big-screen animation writers’ fight for residuals; Los Angeles Times, Aug. 20, 2006
“Deadline Dilemma” / Scriptland column on WGA strike; Los Angeles Times, Oct. 17, 2007
“‘American Idol’ in L.A.” / Feature; Los Angeles Times, Aug. 9, 2006
“Students’ Year Gets Cinematic” / Feature; Los Angeles Times, May 12, 2008
“Talk It Up or Zip It?” / Scriptland column on WGA strike; Los Angeles Times, Jan. 9, 2008
The Washington Post Book World
“Tama Janowitz’s ‘Age’ of Unenlightenment” / Review of Tama Janowitz’s novel A Certain Age; The Washington Post Book World, August 30, 1999
“License to Thrill” / Review of Hugh Laurie’s novel The Gun Seller; The Washington Post Book World, August 17, 1997
“Unexpected Attachments” / Review of Nick Hornby’s novel About a Boy; The Washington Post Book World, May 10, 1998
“Taking His Solitary Way” / Review of Ethan Coen’s story collection Gates of Eden; The Washington Post Book World, Nov. 15, 1998
Fiction Round-Up / Reviews of five books written by U.K. authors; The Washington Post Book World, Jan. 4, 1998
“On the Road and Going Nowhere Fast” / Review of Stewart O’Nan’s novel The Speed Queen; The Washington Post Book World, July 27, 1997
Code
“Morpheus for Your Money” / Ghostwritten column for John Salley about tall African-American men’s fashion; Code, November 2000
“Suit Yourself” / Ghostwritten column for John Salley about tall African-American men’s fashion; Code, December 2000
Los Angeles
“That ’70s Soul” / Profile of Sterling Harrison; Los Angeles, April 2001
The Hollywood Reporter
“The Dreams of Martin Scorsese” / Cover feature on the iconic director; The Hollywood Reporter, Nov. 25, 2011
“Funny Is Money” / Cover feature on the business of Funny or Die; The Hollywood Reporter, Jan. 20, 2012
“Hollywood’s A-List Redefined” / Cover feature on Chris Pine and the business of a new generation of male movie stars; The Hollywood Reporter, Nov. 17, 2010
James Cameron & Michael Bay / Cover feature on the tech-savvy filmmakers; The Hollywood Reporter, June 3, 2011
“The Making of an Indie Star” / Cover feature on Jennifer Lawrence and the Sundance Film Festival; The Hollywood Reporter, Jan. 26, 2011
Comic-Con Issue / Co-editor of first annual special issue; The Hollywood Reporter, July 20-24, 2011
“Evolution of a Screenwriter” / Cover feature; The Hollywood Reporter, July 25-27, 2008
“Making of ‘Hugo’: Anatomy of a Contender” + Q&A with Martin Scorsese & James Cameron / Feature; The Hollywood Reporter, Nov. 25, 2011
“Marvelwood” / Business feature on Marvel Studios; The Hollywood Reporter, Nov. 10, 2010
“The Indie Market’s Big Rebound” / Feature on the business of the Sundance Film Festival; The Hollywood Reporter, Jan. 26, 2011
“The Scribes of Summer” / Feature roundtable discussion with blockbuster screenwriters; The Hollywood Reporter, April 22, 2011
Premiere
“Writing Shotgun” / Feature on screenwriter David Ayer; Premiere, March 2003
“Crowe’s Nest” / Feature on the production of Peter Weir’s Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World; Premiere, Nov. 2003
“Nouveau Ricci” / Cover feature on Christina Ricci; Premiere, March 2003
“Absence of Phallus” / Humor piece on male nudity in film; Premiere, March 2000
Time Out New York
“Where Z-Boys Are” / Feature on the documentary Dogtown and Z-Boys; Time Out New York, April 18-25, 2002
“A Man of His Words” / Feature profile of author-screenriter-director John Ridley; Time Out New York, June 13-20, 2002
“No Place Like Home” / Feature profile of filmmaker Phillip Noyce; Time Out New York, Nov. 2002
“A Beautiful Mind” / Cover feature on actress Connie Nielsen; Time Out New York, Aug. 15-22, 2002
“Crass Act” / Cover feature on the comedy documentary The Aristocrats; Time Out New York, Aug. 3, 2005
“Fully Committed” / Feature profile of actor Gary Sinise; Time Out New York, March 1-8, 2001
USA Today
“Director Pins Hope on His ‘Better Luck’” / Feature on the independent film Better Luck Tomorrow; USA Today, April 15, 2003
Savoy
“Mr. Sure Thing” / Feature profile of actor-director Don Cheadle; Savoy, October 2001
“A Not-So-Invisible Man” / Feature profile of Operation HOPE founder John Bryant; Savoy, May 2002
“President Rock” / Cover feature on writer-director-actor Chris Rock; Savoy, April 2003
LIFE
“Shoot First Ask Questions Later” / Cover feature on actor Elijah Wood; LIFE, Sept. 16, 2005
InStyle
“Family Guy” / Feature on actor Tony Shalhoub and his home; InStyle, July 2006
City of Hope
Simple Gifts: How a Family Pulled Through, Then Gave Back
Avid Cyclist Refuses to Let Lung Cancer Slow Him Down
An Inspiring Story of Generosity, Perseverance and Survival—Many Times Over
Young Adults and Cancer: The Psychological Impact