Amanda Smith is a freelance journalist and writer. She reports on culture, society, human interest and technology. Her stories hold a mirror to society, reflecting both its malaise and its beauty.

The podcaster’s third sequin-festooned album in a row is her most retro, with its slightly cringe moments balanced by unerring quality control and opulent arrangements Recent episodes of Table Manners ...

Rachel is a freelancer based in Echo Park, Los Angeles and has been writing and producing content for nearly two decades on subjects ranging from tech to fashion, health and lifestyle to entertainment ...

People who are fans of “cozy mysteries” don’t understand how tough it is to create a new murder mystery in every episode, while trying to develop characters and foster continuing personal stories. A ...

How is it that a seven-book series written in Danish about a single day repeating over and over has become something of a sensation among the literary set? Since the English translations of Solvej ...

I love noir. I’ll take all kinds: the hardboiled detective, the seedy crime story, neo noir, classic pulp – you name it, I’m buying. So when Mouse: P.I. for Hire sauntered onto my screen the way Ilsa ...

A new text poll is asking California voters if they would write in former Vice President Kamala Harris on to the ballot for the California governor’s race. The poll, according to shared screenshots, ...

I’ve lived in six different apartments over the course of a decade in New York — and though my current spot has a bit more room to entertain than any of the previous ones, I’ve always figured out how ...

Steerco eliminates the Presentation Tax — automating QBRs, board decks, and executive communications for CS and GTM teams at companies like Model N and Swiftly. Steerco has completely changed how we ...