Arts & Entertainment
‘The Odyssey’ inspires epic journeys to S.F. for 3 a.m. IMAX 70mm screenings
I spent an extremely early morning at San Francisco’s AMC Metreon 16 learning why fans had come to see Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey” in one of the nation’s only IMAX 70 mm theaters. I filed and wrote the story by 6 a.m. before a two-hour nap and another day at the office.
Florence Shen/S.F. Chronicle
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The nepo babies who took over Outside Lands 2026
I pitched and wrote this piece after noticing the Outside Lands lineup included several artists with famous parents. The article garnered more than 10,000 site views and remained in the Chronicle’s top five most popular stories for days after the music festival.
Manuel Orbegozo/For the S.F. Chronicle
Hundreds of Bay Area restaurant workers took a rare night off to honor Anthony Bourdain
This scene piece I pitched was more than a recap of a screening. It was a look at Anthony Bourdain’s impact on the Bay Area, with stories from people who had met, interviewed or even cooked for him.
Jess Lynn Goss/For the S.F. Chronicle
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‘Read more books!’: Danny DeVito charms young ‘Matilda’ fans during S.F. Symphony concert
The Saturday of this concert began with a news brief on a surprise Green Day concert, followed by coverage of an Ed Sheeran lookalike contest at a local shopping mall. I filed the Sheeran story en route across the peninsula to the Symphony. This type of exhaustion and exhilaration never gets old.
Camille Cohen/For the S.F. Chronicle
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Rita Moreno surprises ‘West Side Story’ fans at San Francisco Symphony
My goal for any news story is to include perspectives that can’t be found elsewhere. Social media sleuthing led me to two audience members who had witnessed the warm reception the Symphony had given Moreno.
Laura Morton/For the S.F. Chronicle
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‘The Paper’ Is Set in Toledo, Ohio. Here’s What Toledoans Think.
For this feature localizing the spinoff to "The Office," I interviewed over a dozen sources, including local business owners, screenwriters and the mayors of Toledo and Scranton. A newsroom colleague connected me to former “Saturday Night Live” writer Mike O’Brien, who grew up just outside Toledo and set his 2021 Netflix show “AP Bio” in the Glass City.
Graphic by Samuel Chang and Ruth Chang
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Here’s What ‘The Paper’ Creators Greg Daniels and Michael Koman Think About Toledo, Ohio
After many emails with PR representatives, NBCUniversal granted me a 15-minute interview with Daniels, who created “The Office” and “Parks and Recreation,” and Koman, a former “Late Night With Conan O’Brien” writer who loved Toledo’s ramen.
Graphic by Ruth Chang
NU alums fulfill promise to co-author mystery novel 45 years later
My two-hour conversation with Linda Edelstein remains one of my favorite interviews. She told me how an impulsive pitch letter led to her best-selling work and how she climbed Mount Kilimanjaro at age 58 despite her fear of heights. We only stopped talking because the coffee shop closed.
Illustration by Madeline King