welcome!

I’m Evan, a writer, reporter, and editor based in Los Angeles, California.

Most recently, I was The Hollywood Reporter’s Culture Writer, covering arts and entertainment news, trends, and events for the print magazine and website. In this role, I also pitched and wrote feature stories, conducted on-camera interviews from the red carpet and at press junkets, and profiled a diverse mix of people and businesses who contribute to the culture of Los Angeles, both in the entertainment industry and beyond.

Previously, I was a reporting fellow at The New York Times, where I wrote enterprise stories about the 2020 presidential election cycle on the Politics desk, and fashion + art + trend pieces for Styles. Before that, I covered architecture and design for Fast Company’s Co.Design vertical.

I’ve written about the scientific creation of a new shade of blue, how direct-to-consumer catalogs of the 90*s forecasted a future of e-commerce shopping, UPN’s golden decade of Black television, the life-size glamour of Bob Mackie’s Barbie dolls, why Apple’s ‘Chicago’ typeface inaugurated the iPod interface, the power of collective nostalgia for classic chain restaurants, family reunions as sites of political organizing, and the democratic design of strip malls.

My writing has appeared in Architectural Digest, Atlas Obscura, Dwell, Gothamist, T Magazine, The New York Times Book Review, and Vulture, among other publications. I’ve also had the pleasure of appearing as a guest on podcasts, panels, news segments, and public radio, and being invited to lecture about reporting on cultural histories for modern audiences. Previous freelance work includes editing creative nonfiction essays for Guernica literary magazine, writing an illustrated children’s book for Benchmark Education about The Great Migration, and copywriting + editing for assorted brands and newsletters.