writing

Reviews and Consumer Product Testing

I’ve written hundreds of e-commerce articles, covering everything from TV antennas to backpacks, in the form of both quick hits and heavily-researched features (complete with in-depth reporting and months of hands-on testing). You can find a full list here.

• Meet the denim company creating the custom jeans of your dreams (CNN)

• The Waterproof Phone Case That's Saved Me at the Beach, on Boats, and in Iceland (New York Magazine)

• The best carry-on suitcases of 2022 (CNN)

• We tested out Roam, the totally customizable carry-on bag (CNN)

• Instagram’s favorite suitcase is a surprisingly great piece of luggage (CNN)

• The best travel pillows of 2022 (CNN)

• 19 must-have travel toiletry and makeup bags to bring on your next vacation (CNN)

• Want to make your workstation more ergonomic? These products will help (CNN)

Travel Writing

• Getting Started With Travel Hacking: How to Earn Your First Free Flight

• 6 Ways to Get Airport Lounge Access

• How to Build a Travel Capsule Wardrobe

• How to Pack Carry-On Only as a Wedding Guest

• How to Pack for Costa Rica

• Lair of the Dog (Mabuhay Magazine/Philippines Airlines) *print

• Flipping Perspectives (Mabuhay Magazine/Philippines Airlines) *print

• Working Holiday (Mabuhay Magazine/Philippines Airlines) *print

Essays/Commentary/Satire

• The Handmaid Disney Princesses (McSweeney’s)

• The Idea That Online Life Isn’t Real Is Trite — And Harmful (Wired)

• Must Every YA Action Heroine Be Petite? (The Atlantic)

• A Guide for Women Asking to Join the Women’s Strike (MTV News)

• Female Artists Don’t Owe Us More Than Their Work (MTV News)

• When Do You Go Makeup-Free In Front Of Someone New? (Racked/Vox)

• Beyond Furiosa: The Unsung Heroines of ‘Mad Max: Fury Road’ (Medium)

• On ‘Wild’ and the Solitary Female Traveler (Mic)

• Compassion Is Not Weakness (MTV News)

• What It’s Like to Be One of the First Pro Female Hockey Players in the U.S. (MTV News)