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WORDS
You Don’t Have To Be A Superhero (New York Magazine)
Elevated mainstream understanding of neurodiversity by writing New York Magazine’s first-ever feature exploring pop culture’s evolving depictions of autistic adults, adding nuance to a sensitive conversation.
Conor Oberst Profile (New York Magazine)
Multi-interview profile on Conor Oberst ahead of the anticipated Bright Eyes reunion.
Willie Nelson Interview (New York Magazine)
We talked about Lil Nas X.
The John Williams of Japan (Pitchfork)
A beginner’s guide to the beloved composer and Hayao Miyazaki collaborator Joe Hisaishi.
Weezer SZNZ: Spring Album Review (Pitchfork)
I was sadly not a fan.
John Mellencamp Strickly a One-Eyed Jack Album Review (Pitchfork)
I was a fan, yet I had to address some of its limitations and lack of imagination.
U2’s Zooropa Anniversary Feature (Rolling Stone)
A re-evaluation of a divisive U2 album and its increasingly timely politics and musical influence.
What Does Black Midi Say About You (Interview Magazine)
Profile on the breakout London band for Interview’s special 50th-anniversary issue.
Go-To Karaoke Songs of Famous Writers (McSweeney’s)
i.e. Charles Bukowski doing The Weeknd’s “Can’t Feel My Face.”
Dystopia For Sale: How a Commercialized Genre Lost its Teeth (Literary Hub)
Analysis of the current state and overload of popular dystopian literature and its media adaptations; featured in AV Club’s “Great Job Internet” column.
CODE
Establishing foundational knowledge of AI and machine learning through documenting ChatGPT’s API.
Tech stack & tools: Python, OpenAI’s API, Gradio
Built a web scraping RSS reader to curate music news and essays so that I don’t have to rely on social media to keep in touch with the music world.
Tech stack & tools: Python, Flask, SQLite, Beautiful Soup, Google’s Python Style Guide
Big D’oh: Homer Reads ‘Cracking the Coding Interview’
Refined technical communication skills through this partnership with UX designer Molly Hodson to build a Simpsons-themed guide to visualize Big O and common algorithms and data structures.
Tech stack & tools: React.js, TypeScript, Figma, Netlify
A README markdown repo on GitHub detailing the daily schedule that helped me land my first full-time software engineering job after completing a coding bootcamp.
Tech stack & tools: Markdown
DOODLES
Still working on my drawing skills.
