Music
⇁ Pa’ la Putería: Tokischa and the Transgressive Art of Dominican Dembow
Essay for Blackstar’s SEEN Issue 004, July 2022.
⇁ Love & Theft in Latin Music
Essay exploring issues of appropriation within Latin music scenes for TIDAL, Sept. 2022.
⇁ Spirit, Soul, Santería
Feature including interviews with La Dame Blanche, Nitty Scott, and ÌFÉ for TIDAL, Dec. 2021.
⇁ Guaracha: Get to Know the Colombian Subgenre
Feature highlighting producer Victor Cardenas and Farruko for TIDAL, Sept. 2021.
⇁ Raunchy Reinas: The Women Serving Up Sex-Positivity in Latin Music Feature highlighting artists Tokischa, Gailen La Moyeta, and more for TIDAL, March 2021.
⇁ Kali Uchis: Sin Miedo (del Amor y Otros Demonios) ∞
Album review for Pitchfork, November 2020.
⇁ Latin Music’s Urbano Reckoning
Essay for TIDAL, October 2020.
⇁ Loyal Lobos: Everlasting
Album review for Pitchfork, August 2020.
⇁ J Balvin: Colores
Album review for Pitchfork, March 2020.
⇁ Joyce Manor: A Million Dollars to Kill Me
Album review for Paste Magazine, Sept. 2018.
⇁ The Shortcomings of “Woke” Music Videos
Essay for Paste Magazine, Sept. 2018.
⇁ Blood Orange: Negro Swan Review
Album review for Paste Magazine, Aug. 2018.
⇁ Lola Kirke: Heart Head West Review
Album review for Paste Magazine, Aug. 2018.
Theater
⇁ Obscenity in ‘Slave Play’ Breaks White Discomfort—Or Confirms It?
Theater review in TDF’s SEEN, Jan. 2019.
⇁ ‘The Diana Tapes’ Is a Cautionary Tale for Our New Duchess
Theater review in TDF’sSEEN, June 2018.
⇁ Whose Public?
Essay in Confluence, May 2018.
⇁ How Two Friends Outgrow Each Other in ‘Disco Pigs’
Theater review in TDF’s SEEN, Jan. 2018.
⇁ In ‘Charm,’ Characters Go Beyond What Meets the Eye
Theater review in TDF’s SEEN, Sep. 2017.
⇁ In ‘Punto Ciego,’ Words Carry More Weight
Theater review in TDF’s SEEN, August 2017.
⇁ ‘Growing Up Gonzales’ Feels Like Home
Theater review in TDF’s SEEN, July 2017.
⇁ ‘Fulfillment Center’ Doesn’t Deliver on Its Title, But That’s the Point
Theater review in TDF’s SEEN, July 2017.
⇁ ‘Sweetee’ Is the Jam Sesh of All Jam Seshes
Theater review in TDF’s SEEN, June 2017.
⇁ The World Doesn’t Stop for Death in ‘A Life’
Theater review in TDF’s SEEN, Nov. 2016.
Film & TV
⇁ DOC NYC Film Review: ‘Rudeboy: The Story of Trojan Records’
Film review in The Knockturnal, Nov. 2018.
⇁ Film Review: ‘Juliet, Naked’
Film review in The Knockturnal, Aug. 2018.