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Michael Stahl

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  • Features Editor, Narratively and Freelance Journalist, Freelance
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Covers:  Covers the arts and culture, sports, psychology, business, real estate, politics, history, dating and relationships and other topics.
Writer for @rollingstone, @vulture, @insidehook, @mic, @narratively, @wearemel & elsewhere. Author: "Big Sexy: Bartolo Colón In His Own Words.” Open for work.

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Michael Stahl is a New York City based freelance journalist, content writer and editor. He's covered the arts and culture, sports, psychology, business, real estate, politics, history, dating and relationships and other topics. His work has been published by Rolling Stone, Vulture, Vice, CityLab, Mic, Narratively, InsideHook, MEL Magazine, the Brooklyn Eagle, Huffington Post, Village Voice, Quartz, and elsewhere. Learn more at his website: www.MichaelStahlWrites.com

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5 Things All Men Should Know About Vulvovaginal Health

5 Things All Men Should Know About Vulvovaginal Health

Why should men know more about Vulvovaginal health? Be a better partner, lover and community member by better…

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American Domination Is Just the Beginning for Gotham FC

American Domination Is Just the Beginning for Gotham FC

The super team has helped the NWSL become a must-see sport in the U.S. Now it aims to "shape the future of sp…

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What We Learned From the Fittest Teams in Major League Soccer

What We Learned From the Fittest Teams in Major League Soccer

We spoke to the fitness experts behind the Columbus Crew and the LA Galaxy of Major League Soccer to understa…

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Do Friendship Apps Work? One Man Swiped to Find Out.

Do Friendship Apps Work? One Man Swiped to Find Out.

Do friendship apps work? And can men find real friends on them? Our writer joined Bumble For Friends and Time…

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Meet the Bands Spearheading the "New New York Sound"

Meet the Bands Spearheading the "New New York Sound"

Is New York City's beloved early-aughts scene finally getting its own revival? Meet the artists who say yes.

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Think You Know Today's Trendy MLB Analytics? Think Again.

Think You Know Today's Trendy MLB Analytics? Think Again.

From "seam-shifted wake break" to "bat-path tracking," here are some of the trendy analytics MLB players are …

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How Producer Michael Mauldin Is Working to Preserve Black Music's Legacy Original

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The name Michael Mauldin might not be on the tip of your tongue when you think of Black music icons, but you do know many of the musical artists whose careers he helped forge and nurture as the President of Columbia Records Black Music division a few decades ago. Ever heard of Nas? The Fugees? How about Alica Keys or Beyoncé? Yeah, I thought so.
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American Domination Is Just the Beginning for Gotham FC

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Perhaps it’s the one-of-a-kind odor pervading PATH trains in New Jersey that compels kindness in strangers, a reminder that, when it comes to public transit, we’re all in it together. But when my collective of cars unexpectedly reached its last stop one station sooner than I required and all its occupants who looked as though they were also headed to Harrison exited the system entirely, I approached Daniel for directions there. “You going to the game?” he asked.
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Do Friendship Apps Work? One Man Swiped to Find Out.

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While dating apps are trending downwards, friendship apps are gaining steam. Can they really help guys find friends? Danica Killelea During the month of April, we’re publishing a series of interviews, essays, advice columns and reported features about the male friendship crisis in the U.S., a particularly troubling slice of the country’s larger loneliness epidemic. There’s no one-size-fits-all solution, so we’re breaking it down from all angles in The Male Friendship Equation.
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Have you ever used a typewriter?

Yes, decades ago.

Who's your favorite fictional journalist?

Carl Streator

What does it mean to be a journalist?

That you're an educator and a storyteller wrapped into one.