Selected reporting:

“The latest dating dealbreaker: Not being a reader,” The Washington Post, 2026

“What are the cool kids doing in NYC this summer? Ditching their phones,” The Washington Post, 2026

“We can tell where you live by your song of the summer,” The Washington Post, 2026

“How ‘Jury Duty’ kept its high-wire act secret for another season,” The Washington Post, 2026

“Pitt students built a website to scrutinize landlords — theirs, and maybe yours,” Public Source, 2026

“Nordic candy shops are making sweet waves across the U.S.,” The Washington Post, 2025

“How do you shoot a whole movie in one apartment? Director Ira Sachs knows,” The Los Angeles Times, 2025

“It’s a streaming world. But they still love iTunes.” The Washington Post, 2025

“Who gets cheap flights and hotel upgrades? AI will decide.” The Washington Post, 2025

“How Zohran Mamdani’s past life as a C-list rapper prepared him for politics,” The Washington Post, 2025

“Mr. Roboto Project and Bunker Projects nearly have the funds to purchase their longtime building,” Pittsburgh City Paper, 2024

Profiles and interviews:

“The 35-year-old powering Paul McCartney and the Rolling Stones,” The Washington Post, 2026

“Sheryl Crow revered Dylan and Springsteen. Her new album keeps up the resistance.,” The Washington Post, 2026

“Irish singer-songwriter CMAT is a pop oddity for the ages,” The Washington Post, 2026

“Good Flying Birds is undergoing power-pop exposure therapy,” The Washington Post, 2026

“Nate Ruess set the pop music world on fire. Then he walked away.” The Washington Post, 2026

“Wednesday’s last album was one of the best of 2023. Its new one is better.” The Washington Post, 2025

“Nourished by Time’s new album reaches a higher plane,” The Washington Post, 2025

“Asher White brings the full catastrophe to her playful pop,” The Washington Post, 2025

“Open Mike Eagle is the king of heartfelt, surrealist rap,” The Washington Post, 2025

“‘Reverse supergroup’ Friendship brings together the best in country rock,” The Washington Post, 2025

“Looking Straight At It: Sinai Vessel Sings Again,” Paste Magazine, 2024

“Patrick Stickles of Titus Andronicus Picks His Bandcamp Favorites,” Bandcamp Daily, 2022

“I took my rabbi to see Uncut Gems,” Mic, 2020

Obituaries:

“Richard Smallwood, a soaring voice in gospel music, dies at 77,” The Washington Post, 2025

“Lô Borges, whose music resonated far beyond Brazil, dies at 73,” The Washington Post, 2025

“Ace Frehley, hard-rocking Kiss guitarist, dies at 74,“ The Washington Post, 2025

Selected reviews:

“Dancing Alone on the Concrete by Stef Chura,” Pitchfork, 2026

“‘In a Big Country’ by Big Country,” Pitchfork, 2026

“Teen of Denial: Joe’s Story by Car Seat Headrest,” Pitchfork, 2026

“Creature of Habit by Courtney Barnett” review, Pitchfork, 2026

“Warmer Than Gold by GUV” review, Pitchfork, 2026

“How amateurs built the internet’s aesthetics,” review of Joanna Walsh’s ‘Amateurs!,’ The Washington Post, 2025

“Tyler Childers could’ve done anything on this album. He does everything.” The Washington Post, 2025

“The Comets’ Short-Lived Career Was an ’80s Power Pop Miracle,” Bandcamp Daily, 2024

“Music So Loud, Can’t Tell a Thing: Big Star’s Radio City at 50,” Paste Magazine, 2024

“Marika Hackman Makes An Astute Left Turn on Big Sigh,” Paste Magazine, 2024

“How to Blow Up a Pipeline is a sleek tale of environmental revolution,” Washington Square News, 2023

“Six Bands to Know from Pittsburgh’s Flourishing DIY Scene,” Bandcamp Daily, 2022