Miscellaneous Work
Prospect (UK): "The Romney-tron" (Jan. 25, 2012)
The Awl: "My Three-Month Facebook Dialogue With A Scammer From Malaysian Pretending To Be A Beautiful Woman" (Dec. 6, 2011)
The Mornings News: "The Luxe Love Life of Veronica van der Vöorhies" (Nov. 29, 2011)
Prospect (UK): Response to "In the Shadow of the Twin Towers" (June 2011)
The Morning News: "An Open Letter to Writers of Open Letters" (May 20, 2011)
Obit Magazine: "Advance Obituary for the 2011 New York Mets" (May 12, 2011)
Obit Magazine: "Remembering a Suburban Icon" (Mar. 15, 2011)
New York Daily News Op-Ed: "Why should I care about oil? It's much easier to watch Charlie Sheen" (Mar. 14, 2011)
Writer's Digest: "Publicity Tips When Publishing Your Book" (Feb. 26, 2011)
The Awl: "How 'CSI: NY' Most Definitely Didn't Steal My Story" (Feb. 22, 2011)
The Morning News: "JuniorHighLeaks" (Dec. 9, 2010)
The Morning News: "Bret Easton Ellis, Author Célèbre" (Sept. 22, 2010)
Five Chapters: "What a Good Boy" (July 26-30, 2010)
Writer's Digest: "How I Got My Agent: Teddy Wayne" (July 20, 2010)
Harper Perennial Fifty-Two Stories: "Therese Says" (Apr. 5, 2010)
Harper Perennial Olive Reader: "Holiday Grab Bag" (Dec. 16, 2009)
Significant Objects: "Wave Box" (Oct. 7, 2009)
The Faster Times: "The Decimation of the New York Mets Active Roster Continues Unabated" (July 28, 2009)
Undergraduate thesis: "Addiction To Itself: Self-Consciousness In David Foster Wallace's Infinite Jest"
MSNBC: News segment on 23/6's "Gaffe Track (Club Remix Feat. DJ Barry O.)" (July 17, 2008)
Slate: Video blog pick for 23/6's "Gaffe Track (Club Remix Feat. DJ Barry O.)" (July 18, 2008)
Performance of McSweeney's piece "Ashton Kutcher Fan Fiction: 'The Middle School Dance,' by Melissa Bell, Age 13" by Casey Teeter of Cincinnati, Ohio (original piece here)
Canned Coffee Reviews: "Boss - Cafe au Lait" (Oct. 24, 2005) |