Portfolio

selected writing and work

Consumer Tech

The 5 Best E-Readers of 2023 →

Roundup of the best E-Readers on the market. Written for Lifewire.

The Best New Canon Cameras

Overview of Canon’s current offering of DSLR cameras. Written for Lifewire.

The Best LED Desk Lamps →

A dive into popular categories of desk lamps available on Amazon’s affiliate platform. Written for Reactual.

History

Let Them Have Debt: Money and the French Revolution →

My review of Rebecca Spang’s Stuff and Money in the Time of the French Revolution. Written for the Los Angeles Review of Books

10 Dramatic Events From Europe’s Longest War

A popular listicle-style breakdown of the 30 Years War that generated lively discussion. Written for Listverse.

Did Contraband Smuggling Lead to the French Revolution? →

My review of historian Michael Kwass’s Contraband: Louis Mandrin and the Making of a Global Underground. Written for the Los Angeles Review of Books.

Wine + Culture

Do You Know Enough About Wine to be a Sommelier? →

Test your knowledge on all things wine in this quiz for How Stuff Works.

Death Grips – Bottomless Pit Review →

Album review for the industrial hip-hop trio’s sixth studio album release. Written for Rawckus.

Did Contraband Smuggling Lead to the French Revolution? →

My review of historian Michael Kwass’s Contraband: Louis Mandrin and the Making of a Global Underground. Written for the Los Angeles Review of Books.