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Vince Guerrieri Wrote About How Cincinnati Redlegs Fans Ruined All-Star Voting
For Defector's theme week, Red Week, Vince Guerrieri wrote about "the Cincinnati Reds, er, Redlegs, and how their fans stuffed the ballot box for the...

Andrea Javor Wrote About Her Intergenerational Friendship
For Business Insider, Andrea Javor wrote an essay about her friendship with her "writing friend" who is 21 years her junior. mentor. Javor told Study...

Daniel Reale-Chin Wrote About His Personal Connection To Frank Ocean's Music
For Xtra Magazine and the 10-year anniversary of Frank Ocean's Blonde, Daniel Reale-Chin wrote about how his music was "tied" to Reale-Chin's "first...

Brittany Kooienga Wrote An Essay About Her Family's Experience With The Private School Admission Process
For Boston Magazine, Brittany Kooienga wrote "a first-person reported essay about the private school admissions process in the Greater Boston area...

Anson Tong Wrote A Short Story About Grief
Anson Tong wrote a short story, "Sorry For My Loss," , which is out now in The Rumpus. Tong told Study Hall: "It's about a girl who's legally...

William Brennan Reported On Terminal Lucidity
For The New York Times Magazine, William Brennan published a feature on "what some researchers call 'terminal lucidity' or 'paradoxical lucidity,' a...

Tobias Carroll Wrote About The Sex Purge Discourse
At Reactor, Tobias Carroll wrote about "the worldbuilding of 'One Night Only' and figured out a way to work in some thoughts on the 2003 film 'Code...

Karli Poliziani Wrote A Travel Guide To Saint-Tropez
For Condé Nast Traveler, Karli Poliziani wrote about "the best places to eat, stay, and drink rosé in Saint-Tropez for Summer 2026, before the debut...

Topacio "Topaz" Servellon Wrote About The Impact of Expanding The DeConcini Border Crossing
For Tucson Spotlight, Topacio "Topaz" Servellon reported on how "a federal proposal to expand the DeConcini border crossing would demolish a historic...

Nana Asfour Wrote About Her Childhood In Lebanon
For McSweeney's, Nana Asfour reflected on growing up during Lebanon's brutal civil war. Asfour told Study Hall: "In a hybrid first-person narrative...

Julia Rittenberg Profiled Romance Novelists
For Playgirl, Jill Rittenberg interviewed romance novelists about their work. Rittenberg told Study Hall: "I dug into the craft of writing sex and...

Julia Shipley Wrote About An Abolitionist Overlooked By History
For Now Voyager, Julia Shipley wrote about John W. Jones. Shipley told Study Hall: " I wrote about a man who helped hundreds of self emancipators...

Sayou Cooper Interviewed Pro Skateboarder Turned Abstract Rapper Navy Blue
For the griot(s), Sayou Cooper interviewed with Navy Blue. Sayou Cooper told Study Hall: "Through a series of spontaneous interactions in New York's...

Andrea Javor Wrote About Her Trick For Negotiating For Higher Pay
For Business Insider, Andrea Javor wrote about how her "one-line negotiating tip" she "learned many years ago." She told Study Hall, " I hope [it]...