Slate
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For Slate, I spoke to some of the brightest minds in comedy about Charles Portis's cult classic novel "Masters of Atlantis."
Brian Boyle
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Brian Boyle’s Journalist Portfolio
View as a gridOpinion: Fascists don't need op-ed pages. They already have Facebook and Google
Los Angeles Times
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Last Wednesday, late into the afternoon, the New York Times published an op-ed essay in which Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) called for the deployment of active-duty military forces into U.S. cities with the slippery, panicked and dangerous intention of "restoring order."
How Board Gamers Embraced Tabletop Simulators During Lockdown
VICE
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When coronavirus ended normal get-togethers, tabletop gaming simulators-formerly a niche-within-a-niche hobby-became the only way to play.
Jon Stewart just reminded us how outrage is supposed to work
Los Angeles Times; Chicago Tribune, Seattle Times, Star Tribune (syndicated)
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After Jon Stewart appeared before congress to give a heartfelt plea on behalf of 9/11 first responders, I turned around this blog post and published one of the first pieces of commentary by a major publication to the event.
My piece quickly became one of the most read stories on latimes.com for the month of June. It was also republished by major outlets across the nation, including the Chicago Tribune, the Seattle Times, Newsday, and the Star Tribune.
If Russia didn't cook up the Seth Rich conspiracy, our fake news economy would have
Los Angeles Times
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In this piece, I examined the blockbuster Yahoo News expose on the Russian origins of the Seth Rich conspiracy theory, and came to a conclusion the investigation didn't: Fox News never needed Russia to peddle fake news.
Opinion: The NBA was staring down a China problem with or without Daryl Morey's tweet
Los Angeles Times
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The NBA really should've seen its China problem coming from about 6,000 miles away. Actually, it is almost surprising it's taken this long.
Opinion: Facebook just gave up the fight against fake news
Los Angeles Times
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Up is down. Left is right. Cats are dogs. President Trump is a very stable genius. Trump is Lucifer incarnate. These are all demonstrably false statements. But now, thanks to a new Facebook policy that exempts political advertisements from fact-checking, they may as well be true.
Boston's 'Straight Pride' parade is the most Boston thing that ever Bostoned
Los Angeles Times
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In my first piece published in the Los Angeles Times, I wrote about Boston's straight pride parade, and just why, exactly, I thought it was such a funny idea.
Rise Up! -- Fall Theater Preview
Milwaukee Magazine
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I wrote a preview guide for Milwaukee's Fall 2018 theater schedule, including a short feature on an upocoming production of "In The Heights," and how the perfect director was hired to bring famous play to Milwaukee.
In PDF form.
On a Roll
Milwaukee Magazine
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I wrote about Funky Fresh Spring Rolls, a start-up fitness food company with an inspiring origin story. In PDF form.