Zack Ruskin

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Journalist and Writer, Freelance

San Francisco

Arts and Entertainment, U.S.

As seen in: Yahoo Entertainment, The Washington Post, Yahoo News Malaysia, The Hollywood Reporter, Variety, Billboard, Chicago Tribune, Infobae, Rolling Stone, SFGate and

Covers: Music, Comedy, Cannabis, Arts, Film, Theater

Arts and culture reporter/copywriter for hire. Bylines: @SFChronicle @RollingStone @VanityFair @WashingtonPost @mcsweeneys @sfist.

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At 78, Photographer William Eggleston Reveals a Brand-New Talent

William Eggleston has little use for words. For decades, he has spoken through his camera, crafting vividly c…

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You Still Believe in Me: An Interview with Brian Wilson

Brian Wilson is a man of few words these days. Perhaps it's because all these years later he's still answerin…

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James Mercer on The Shins' New Album Inspirations

The Shins are growing up -- or, at least, getting a little less happy-go-lucky.

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The Best Medicine: An Interview with Scott Aukerman and "Weird Al" Yankovic

There is a place where the dead return to life, where famous celebrities and lowly janitors mingle, and where…

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Duran Duran is Music's Original Startup

Steve Jobs. Elon Musk. Nick Rhodes? While the Duran Duran founding member and keyboardist might not be one of…

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Hannibal Buress Is Comedy's Next Everest

Wherever you look, there's Hannibal Buress. Turn on Comedy Central and you'll see him stealing scenes in Broa…

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All Work, All Play: A Conversation with Moby

We all thought we knew Moby. The narrative has been repeated countless times. He's a vegan. A Christian. A te…

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Britt Daniel Continues to Bend Spoon

Discussing Spoon with frontman Britt Daniel is a crash course in the history of rock 'n' roll.

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Quantum of Solnit

By using place as a prism for the world, Solnit’s work has strived to connect isolated ideas into a nexus of …

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