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Michael Pincus

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Covers:  Music, Nightlife, Entertainment, Travel, Subcultures & LGBTQ+ Life

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Michael Pincus’s Biography

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I'm a Los Angeles-based freelance journalist and culture writer covering music, nightlife, entertainment, LGBTQ+ culture and travel, with a focus on subcultures and community-driven spaces. My work spans reported features, profiles, criticism and first-person essays, often rooted in underground scenes or contemporary pop culture.

I've contributed to outlets including DJ Magazine and Teen Vogue, and I publish Queer Frequencies, an independent Substack newsletter documenting L.A.'s queer undergro…

Michael Pincus’s Journalist Portfolio

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Looking Back at a Wild Pride Month in L.A.

Looking Back at a Wild Pride Month in L.A.

Highlights from the dance floors and darkrooms that defined June in Los Angeles

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Meet the Dolls Running LA's Queer Underground

Meet the Dolls Running LA's Queer Underground

The trans women and femmes working Los Angeles' queer underground dole out cruising and nightlife wisdom

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Kaleena Zanders – Six emerging artists you need to hear: May 2026

Kaleena Zanders – Six emerging artists you need to hear: May 2026

A profile of vocalist, songwriter and DJ Kaleena Zanders for DJ Magazine’s “Six Emerging Artists You Need to …

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Miracles on bringing a 'deep dubby oasis' to L.A.'s queer underground

Miracles on bringing a 'deep dubby oasis' to L.A.'s queer underground

The DJ and producer talks Grotto, dub techno and building intentional nightlife spaces in Los Angeles

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Exploring Los Angeles' new queer underground

Exploring Los Angeles' new queer underground

Michael Pincus ventures into the world of DIY warehouse parties reshaping Los Angeles queer underground night…

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A perfect night out with Angel Zamora

A perfect night out with Angel Zamora

Party host, dancer and nightlife icon Angel Zamora shares their ideal night in L.A.'s queer underground

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Interview

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What was your first job as a journalist?

My first job as a journalist was writing freelance for Condé Nast's Teen Vogue.

Have you ever used a typewriter?

Nope. I was born in the wrong generation, I guess.

How is social media changing news?

Social media makes news more accessible and helps us innovate with multimedia, but it comes with the cost of short attention spans.

Awards

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USC Annenberg Dean’s List Member

2025

• Recognized in six semesters for achieving a GPA of 3.5 or higher on 12 or more units of letter-graded coursework

USC Magna Cum Laude Honoree

2025

• Earned Latin honors at commencement for a cumulative GPA of 3.7 or higher

Alpha Lambda Delta Honor Society Member

2022

• Inducted into the national honor society recognizing academic excellence in the first year of college

USC Thematic Option Honors Scholar

2021

• Completed USC’s interdisciplinary honors alternative to general education, a four-year program emphasizing critical inquiry, writing and dialogue across disciplines • Received a medal at commencement in recognition of program completion

USC Trustee Scholarship

2021

• Awarded USC’s top merit scholarship, a full-tuition award given to approximately 100 incoming students each year

National YoungArts Foundation Merit Winner

2020 - Writing: Creative Nonfiction

• Awarded Merit Winner for Writing: Creative Nonfiction by the National YoungArts Foundation for a braided personal essay titled “Tracing Stars” • Selected through a national blind adjudication process; winners represent the top 8.8 percent of applicants

National Scholastic Press Association Honor Roll of Student Journalists

2020

• Inducted into the NSPA Journalism Honor Roll for service on student media staff, a GPA of 3.5 or higher and adviser nomination

Columbia Scholastic Press Association Gold Circle Award

2019 - Cultural Feature

• Recognized with first place for the feature story “Swiping Right,” published in The Muse student newsmagazine

Scholastic Art & Writing Award

2019 - Personal Essay & Memoir

• Recognized for the braided personal essay “Tracing Stars” in the Personal Essay & Memoir category • The essay earned a Regional Gold Key, advanced to the national level and was awarded a Silver Medal

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