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I puncture Hollywood myths through heavily researched, nonpartisan, longform essays on the subjects the industry would rather not touch: activism, identity, and quality. My pieces range across the art, craft, and business of film and television.

The answers I find tend to be unorthodox, and sometimes uncomfortable: the role of class, the strange outcomes of activism campaigns, the flimsiness of the diversity research the industry leans on. I try to analyze these issues honestly and follow the evidence wherever it leads — not toward change for its own sake, but toward change that’s earned.