SELECTED WRITING
Award Winners and Finalists
Roxane Gay is Not Sorry, Playboy, January 2019
How actresses who are just starting out get pressured into 'creepy' nude scenes, The Washington Post, March 2018
The Beauties of Sinaloa, Playboy, December 2016
Ramblin' Woman: The Revolutionary Routine of Life as a Female Trucker, BuzzFeed, March 2016
Kindred Spirits, Super Lawyers, February 2016
How Hollywood Keeps Out Women: Part One, Part Two, Part Three LA Weekly, April 2015 - February 2016
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Features and Articles
Why A Property Worth Millions Was Returned To The Tongva Tribe, LAist, October 2022
The Rise Of Lady Lowriders And Other All-Women Car Clubs In LA, LAist, June 2022
Denial Vs. Dread: Why We React to Crises the Way We Do, DAME, December 2021
COVID Medical Costs Leave Families in Dire Straits, DAME, September 2021
Strippers Nationwide Are Fighting for Workers' Rights, Playboy, May 2019
Your Guide to California's New Recreational Marijuana Rules, Los Angeles Magazine, December 2017
When Camming Is the Family Business, Playboy, November 2017
With Harvey Weinstein out, Hollywood speculates on whether its culture will change, The Washington Post, October 2017
Tune In, Turn On. Loveline With Amber Rose and Chris Donaghue, Inked, August 2017
Meet the Country's Most Innovative Female Sex Artisans, Playboy, July 2017
Can Amnesty International Help Legalize Prostitution in America? Playboy, May 2017
Outspoken, Decisive, and Unafraid to Take on the Male Dominated NFL, The New York Times, November 2015
The New Bad Boys of Country Music, Playboy, April 2015
UCLA Students Provide Aid to a Tijuana Squatter Town, LA Weekly, March 2015
Anjelica Huston: 'Our Time Has Come', The New York Times March 2015
Occidental Controversy Intensifies With Allegations Against Longtime Athletic Trainer, LA Weekly, April 2014
Break Ins and Cover-Ups at Occidental? LA Times' Jason Felch Firing Raises More Questions, LA Weekly, March 2014
Ex-Officer Says Occidental Sat On Anonymous Reports of Sex Assaults, LA Weekly, May 2014
Rape at Occidental College: Official Hush-Up Shatters Trust, LA Weekly, June 2013
Wells Fargo Typo Victim Dies in Court, LA Weekly, March 2013
Homeless Vets' Tough L.A. Winter, LA Weekly, January 2013
Fili Lamas' Family Tragedy, LA Weekly, December 2012
Profiles and Interviews
The Sound of Stillness, Palm Springs Life, December 2023
Pussy Riot Brings Punk Opera Protest to Echo Park, Los Angeles Public Press, December 2023
Tabitha Soren Captures The Fantasy Life Of American Baseball, GOOD, April 2017
'When I Talk About Sex, People Come': A Playboy Conversation with Dr. Ruth Westheimer, Playboy, March 2017
The Trump Phenomenon as Explained by the Filmmaker Who Got There First, MEL, February 2017
The Most Familiar Male Face in Straight Porn for Two Decades and Counting, MEL, December 2016
Maitland Ward is Snapchat's Resident Sex Symbol, MEL, October 2016
South L.A.'s Leading Gang Interventionist Talks Credibility, Ceasefires and Police Brutality, Los Angeles Magazine, July 2016
Interview With 'Ashes and Embers' Haile Gerima, Los Angeles Magazine, March 2016
People Issue: Tattoo Artist Dr. Woo, LA Weekly, May 2015
Why Location Scout Lori Balton Has the World's Coolest Job, Conde Nast Traveler, February 2015
For Ryan Bingham, Life After 'Crazy Heart' Is About Staying Independent, LA Weekly, December 2014
The Man Who Runs the Venice Beach Freak Show, LA Weekly, May 2014
James Deen: The Porn Star Next Door, LA Weekly, May 2014
Interview With a Pregnant Porn Star, The Hairpin, February 2014
Veruca James, Accountant Turned Porn Star: 'I'd Always Been Wild', LA Weekly, March 2013
For Professional Cowboys Like Dugan Kelly, It All Comes Down to 10 Days in Las Vegas, LA Weekly, January 2013
RuPaul's New Focus: Hiking in L.A., Los Angeles Times, September 2012
Essays and Criticism
Is Los Angeles A Desert? LAist, August 2019
The Enduring Appeal of Girl-on-Girl Porn, MEL, August 2017
Virtual Reality is Changing the Way We Get Off, Playboy, March 2017
Sean Penn Continues to Embarrass Himself, Hollywood During '60 Minutes' Interview, Los Angeles Magazine, January 2016
The 'Zoolander 2' Trailer Is Racist and Sexist, So That's a Bummer, Los Angeles Magazine, November 2015
Virtual Reality Will Revolutionize Sex, Unless Censors Get in the Way, Playboy, October 2015​
Merle, America, and Me: Two Days of Freedom at the Biggest Honky Tonk in Texas, VICE, July 2015
How Palm Springs Became a Bachelorette Party Destination, LA Weekly, July 2015
For Ladies, Casual Sex on Tinder Is Just a Swipe Away, Playboy, August 2014
15 Things You Learn in Your First 5 Years in L.A., LA Weekly, May 2014
Does Porn Have a Prostitution Problem?, Playboy, May 2014
Yes, Please, Put Hooks in My Body and I'll Swing From Them, LA Weekly, August 2013
10 Porn Stars Who Could Be the Next Jenna Jameson, LA Weekly, March 2013
When the Personal Is Not Political, LA Weekly, November 2012