The first time I watched “Back to the Future” I fell in love with Michael J. Fox. He was cute, funny, and, of course, he had access to a rad car. What more could a girl want? I made my parents put on “Back to the Future” over and over again when I was a […]
Bringing Down a General
One of the reasons I went into journalism was because I wanted to make a difference. I wanted to write about topics that mattered, like education, social justice and corrupt politicians. I wanted to tell stories that could spark change. My biggest inspiration was two Washington Post reporters, Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein. Their articles […]
Go Big or Go Home
Adam Richman loves a good challenge. He travels the United States looking for ones he can sink his teeth into. But he isn’t searching for feats of strength to tackle or moral obstacles to climb. Adam wants to defeat America’s most outrageous food. In the Travel Channel show Man v. Food, Adam attempts to conquer […]
Lindsay Lohan and the Great Necklace Caper
Lindsay Lohan’s name has become synonymous with scandal. In the past four years alone, Lindsay has had two DUIs, multiple trips to rehab, jail time, lawsuits, and very public fights with her father. But her most recent run in with the law is her most serious yet. In January, the district attorney charged Lindsay with […]
A Tool of the Trade
The polls had just closed for California’s June 2010 primary election, and I knew I was in for a long night. Tuesday evenings I had volunteered to work the executive producer shift at Neon Tommy, where I was in charge of promoting stories on the front page, running the Twitter and Facebook accounts and producing […]
From Letters to Phone Calls
My dad used to write letters for everything. Whether it was a letter he wanted me to see to the insurance company or just because, I would often come home to a white envelope sitting on my bed. When his handwriting got virtually illegible, he began composing lists and letters on the computer and then […]
Growing Up Too Fast
There aren’t very many shows I can’t stand to watch. But a few days ago I found myself turning the television off, because I was disgusted. TLC’s Toddlers & Tiaras takes viewers behind the scenes of America’s beauty pageants, introducing viewers to little girls who pretend to be grown ups. “You got to work hard […]
A Metallic World
I have always disliked chemistry. My high school chemistry class was horrible. The teacher, mean and incompetent, did nothing to inspire his students, and I ended up with a strong contempt for elements and compounds. Much to my chagrin, I had to take a year of general chemistry and a year of organic chemistry (I […]