A writer in New York.

The Never-ending Life of Smash Mouth’s “All Star”

Poppy is Dead; Long Live Poppy

Central Park During the Pandemic

How Hans Zimmer Conjured the Otherworldly Sounds of ‘Dune’

In ‘Toy Story 4,’ the Animators Pulling the Strings Reveal Woody’s Inner Life

Rocko’s Modern Life: Inside the Barely Contained Chaos of a Nickelodeon Classic

The Young Man And The Sea Sponge

This is Not an Opera House

The Story of the DuckTales Theme, History’s Catchiest Single Minute of Music

Sgt. Pepper at 50: How a Classic Was Born

Ermahgerddon: The Untold Story of the Ermahgerd Girl

Why Lisa Simpson Matters

Meeting “The Real Cindy Sherman”

An Oral History of “A Fish Called Wanda”

Star Wars Sound Architect Ben Burtt Finds Himself in the Outer Rim