Articles
I’ve spent years unearthing lost history and telling crazy-but-true stories for top publications. If you love stories that make you say wow, you’re in the right place—I like to say I’m in the business of WOW.
I especially love freelancing for The New York Times, where, much to my gratitude, all four of my features have landed in The Great Read section—and in print. They’ve also sparked a lot of conversation and spawned special episodes of popular podcasts. Here are some of my favorites, along with unlocked links so you can dive right in:
Amelia Earhart
- The Atlantic
The Truth About Amelia Earhart. Conspiracy theories about her disappearance do a disservice to the pilot’s remarkable, flawed legacy. - Air Mail
Don’t Believe Everything You Read About Amelia Earhart - Smithsonian Magazine
Amelia Earhart Made History in a Plane She Called Her ‘Little Red Bus.’ Here’s How It Became a Revered Museum Artifact and Hallowed Symbol - The New Yorker
Excerpt of The Aviator and the Showman - The Forward
This Jazz Age nightclub launched Rudy Vallée, silenced a Jewish tenor — and hosted boozy prohibition soirées with Amelia Earhart
Art & Travel Features
- Art Spiel
Double Vision: One Artist, Two Solo Shows, Double the Stripes - The New York Times
6 Hidden Shops in New York Worth Visiting - Hyperallergic
The True Story of a Rare Eva Hesse Painting Found at a Goodwill Auction - New York Magazine / Curbed
Ben Heller’s Legendary Mid-Century NYC Apartment - The Forward
Joel Shapiro on Scale, Sculpture, and Jewish Identity - The Forward
The Other Krasner: Lee Krasner’s Identity Beyond Jackson Pollock
The New York Times – The Great Read
- John Lennon Came to My School When I Was 8. Or Did I Imagine It?
A story of hazy memories, a reluctant rock star, and a special day in 1973. Or was it 1974? - He Bombed the Nazis, Outwitted the Soviets, and Modernized Christmas
Si Spiegel, a bomber pilot, left a dual legacy: as a war hero and as the father of the artificial Christmas tree. - Kicked Out of Hospice, Malachy McCourt Wants One Last St. Patrick’s Day
At 91, the legendary raconteur and writer still had stories to tell. - An Amelia Earhart Mystery Solved (Not That Mystery)
How Earhart’s long-lost aviator helmet spent decades hidden in a Minnesota closet.
The New Yorker – Culture Desk
A dream come true is writing for my favorite magazine.
- The Improbable Journey of Dorothy Parker’s Ashes
After two decades in a filing cabinet and three next to a Baltimore parking lot, Parker finally returns to New York. - How a Thirteen-Year-Old Girl Smashed the Gender Divide in American High Schools
In 1969, Alice de Rivera’s lawsuit opened the doors of Stuyvesant High School to girls. - The Stowaway Craze
In the roaring twenties, sneaking onto ships was a fast track to celebrity.
More Stories I Loved Writing
- A Tyrannosaur of One’s Own (Aeon)
Dinosaur collecting isn’t just for museums anymore—film stars and sheikhs are in the game too. - My Lower East Side Neighbor Caught Adolf Eichmann (The Forward)
A New Yorker played a surprising role in capturing one of history’s most infamous war criminals. - 99 Years Ago, She Was Born on the Lower East Side (and She Still Remembers Everything) (The Forward)
Paula Goldstein has seen it all—from FDR to 9/11—and she has stories to prove it.