The Annex

Memoirs of a movie theater usher

For those perennially eyeing the exit

On lullabies and saying goodbye

Savored memories of a Berkeley institution

On quitting, and not quitting, smoking

On female friendship and the fast-talking world of policy debate

A journey through love and nostalgia, from Alaska to Guangzhou

Inside and outside my eating disorder

How the world’s greatest (and nicest) poker player peddles the art of deception

Reflections on the pull of a Berkeley brewpub

Notes on heartbreak, indie-electronica, and climate catastrophe

Michelle Munson, in her element

An Ecologist’s Guide to Female Friendship

As I’ve done the past two years, I asked each student in my fall 2019 creative nonfiction workshop to try encapsulating their lives or…

Why one of Hollywood’s most elusive actors is also one of its most spellbinding

With Criminal Minds facing the end of its 15-season run, a tribute to the actor who crafted whimsical worlds behind the camera

Have you ever eaten your grandma? I have.

A review of Brockhampton’s Iridescence

The Sisterhood of SNL’s Girl Group

An actor so good you don’t know who he is

I was in high school when I realized that some people in my town believed I didn’t deserve to exist