I write full-time for the Internet, which means I have hundreds and hundreds of clips. Below are curated selections from 2012-2013. Full archives from individual sites are at the bottom. I’m probably still forgetting some.

LONG-FORM FEATURES

How The Dallas Cowboys Lost The Home Field Advantage, The Texas Observer | January 2013 (on the costs and culture of the new Texas Stadium)

Pressing the Flesh | The Austin Chronicle, May 11, 2012 (on the founder of the Fleshlight)

Preaching to the Choir | The Austin Chronicle, February 17, 2012 (on a former Christian rock band who lost their faith and made the best album of their career)

Selling The Ultimate Man Cave | The Texas Observer, November 2012 (on the booming breastaurant industry)

G-Baby’s Battle | The Texas Observer, August 2011 (on BET’s first female 5-time Freestyle Friday champion and homophobia in hip hop)

Going Places | The Austin Chronicle, November 23, 2012 (on collaborative consumption, transportation, and small business)

COLUMNS

Guy Talk: Why A Straight Man Like Me Cares About Transgender Rights | The Frisky, January 18, 2013 (on trans* rights)

It Happened To Me: I Lost A Job For Calling Out The Company’s Rape Apology | xoJane, November 26, 2012 (on rape culture and journalistic standards)

Guy Talk: Men Don’t Want To Have Sex All The Time | The Frisky, January 24, 2012 (on myths surround masculinity)

Music For Capital: Why Doesn’t Anyone Care About Austin Hip Hop? | CultureMap, September 10, 2012 (on hip hop in the live music capital)

Music For Capital: Looking For The Austin Music Scene In 2012 | CultureMap, August 14, 2012 (on the evolution of Austin music in a post-SXSW world) 

Why The Shape Of Punk To Come Was Wrong | MTVHive, August 30, 2012 (on Refused’s legacy)

Tim Tebow Outpolls Mitt Romney and the GOP Field: All Tebow, All The Time | CultureMap, January 10, 2012 (on football, politics, and the Culture War)
 

CRITICISM

Leonard Cohen Kicks Off (Maybe) His Final Tour With Uncommon Flair | MTV Hive, November 1, 2012 (on Leonard Cohen and getting old)

Austin City Limits 2012: What We Learned | MTV Hive, October 15, 2012 (on music festival culture in 2012)

Accidental Death of an Anarchist | The Austin Chronicle, May 25, 2012 (on getting it wrong when making allegorical art)

Jimmy Buffett Brings An Intimate Beach Party To ACL Live | CultureMap, May 31, 2012 (on why Jimmy Buffett doesn’t need critical respect)

Notes From The First At The Drive-In Show In 11 Years | MTV Hive, April 10, 2012 (on what At The Drive-In meant, especially to kids from border towns)

FULL ARCHIVES BY SITE

Austin Chronicle
Texas Observer 
MTV Hive
The Frisky
xoJane
Asylum.com
CultureMap
AV Club
First We Feast
Eater