Culture Writing
I’ve interviewed visual artists and photographers, reviewed films and exhibitions, and covered culture from every angle.
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Molly Crabapple resists authority in all its forms
Inside her Wall Street apartment, the lightning-rod activist and journalist Molly Crabapple told me about sketching Guantanamo Bay from the inside.
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The men who believe they’re Jesus Christ
The photographer Jonas Bendiksen’s book on false messiahs was compellingly bizarre, so I called him to discuss the leaders who’d convinced themselves (and others) that they were the second coming.
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The woman who shares a body with 14 different artists
Interviewing Kim Noble — whose acute form of Dissociative Identity Disorder means she shares her body with 14 other artists with their own distinct styles — was one of the strangest experiences of my career. We sat down at a gallery in London before their work was exhibited alongside Salvador Dali, Francis Bacon and Andy Warhol in a show focused on mental health.
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The groundbreaking feminist Western shot in Pakistan
A conversation with Sarmad Masud, whose debut feature film, My Pure Land, was a Western unlike any other.
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Matt Moniz is helping Nepal recover from the earthquake that nearly killed him
For Huck Magazine’s print issue, I spoke with the record-breaking climber Matt Moniz about his near-death experiences and the debt he — and all explorers — owe the people whose land they traverse.
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The Yes Men are revolting
The Yes Men, legendary activist-pranksters and documentary filmmakers, have been irritating powerful people since their college days. After the release of their last film, Igor Vamos told me what keeps them going.