Have you ever used a typewriter?
Yes. To do my wedding invitations...Does that count?
Why did you become a journalist?
I love to write. I love to ask questions and find out a ton of stuff about one specific thing, before moving onto something new immediately.
When's the best time to pitch you?
I am freelance so any time. Via email.
What's the best pitch you ever got?
It was in ALL CAPS.
What's your favorite drink?
Gin and tonic.
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
With my kids.
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
The FiveThirtyEight, The Daily Beast, NYT, Grazia, New York Magazine and the New Yorker.
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
I do product reviews.