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Freelance Journalist
New York Times, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, Rolling Stone, Sports Illustrated, GQ, ESPN, Esquire, Wired, Boston Globe, NY Daily News, Details, Parade, Bella NYC Magazine, SB Nation/Longform, Slate, MTV, Outside Magazine, mental_floss, Shondaland, Maxim, Popular Mechanics, Men's Fitness, Parenting Magazine, Chicken Soup for the Soul, Photo District News, Rue Morgue Magazine, IndieWire, She Knows, Vibe, Complex, The Atlantic, Harvard Pilgrim, Screencrush, American S…

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Perspective | Should I be giving my little girl a bigger dose of reality about the pandemic?

Perspective | Should I be giving my little girl a bigger dose of reality about the pandemic?

It's been more than seven months since New Jersey went into a near-total lockdown to keep the spread of the n…

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I Told the World We'd Raise an Only Child. I Was Wrong.

I Told the World We'd Raise an Only Child. I Was Wrong.

The first thing I thought when my wife told me that she was pregnant with our second child was that I was a l…

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I am Royce White: Living & Working with Anxiety Disorder

I am Royce White: Living & Working with Anxiety Disorder

I am Royce White. I am not 6' 8. I can barely grow a beard, much less one of the epic varieties that White of…

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Thinstagram: Inside the Terrifying World of Instagram's Eating Disorder Community

Thinstagram: Inside the Terrifying World of Instagram's Eating Disorder Community

Warning: This article contains discussions of eating disorders, self-harm, cutting, and graphic photos, which…

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Anxiety Makes the Holidays Harder | Seleni Institute

Anxiety Makes the Holidays Harder | Seleni Institute

I used to love Christmas. Every Christmas Eve, my parents, sister, and I would take a short, 10-minute drive …

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Has Odell Beckham Jr. Hype Reached a Tipping Point?

Has Odell Beckham Jr. Hype Reached a Tipping Point?

Is there a time when media exposure hits a tipping point and becomes too much of a good thing for someone? If…

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The 25 Biggest Fitness Fads of All Time

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By Scott Neumyer Verified
| Men's Journal Verified
If you’ve ever owned a television, chances are good you’ve seen your fair share of late-night infomercials hawking the latest and greatest fitness craze that will magically make you fit, healthy, and happy (with the six-pack abs to prove it). The products themselves may come and go, but fitness fads are here to stay, whether we like it or not. That’s not to say all fads are bad. There are a few trends on this list that are truly helpful ways to keep your body in tip-top shape.
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Matt Barnes and Stephen Jackson want to bring ‘All the Smoke’ to your bookshelf

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| Andscape Verified
What happens when you mix two of the most unapologetically outspoken NBA champions of all time, Matt Barnes and Stephen Jackson, incredible athletes such as Kobe Bryant and Kevin Garnett, Hollywood A-listers such as Will Smith and Kevin Hart, a laid-back, comfortable set, and a whole lot of cannabis? You get more than 200 episodes of the wildly popular podcast All the Smoke and, now, a new coffee table book with the same name, featuring many of the show’s greatest moments.
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DeMar DeRozan chases, finds calm in his new memoir

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Sacramento Kings forward DeMar DeRozan’s achievements can’t be denied. Six-time NBA All-Star. Three-time All-NBA team member. Two U.S. national team gold medals (one from the 2014 World Cup and one from the 2016 Summer Olympics). Nine seasons and five playoff runs with the Toronto Raptors. Sixth among all active NBA players on the all-time scoring list. It seems DeRozan has done just about everything an elite player can do at this point in his career, aside from finally winning an NBA championship.
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Have you ever used a typewriter?

Yes

Who do you wish followed you?

Sloane Crosley

Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?

Yes, writer

Awards

American Society of Journalists & Authors

2013 - First Person Narrative

The awards honors ASJA members whose articles, produced on a freelance basis, have demonstrated excellence in first-person personal experience or dramatic narrative (compelling narrative nonfiction as well as "as-told-to" personal experiences).

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