A sample smattering of things I've written for Tribune Media, Tribeca Shortlist, Xfinity.com, and other outlets over the years.

The original gig economy: ‘Harlots’ is a parable of economic compromise

It’s quite an accomplishment to tell a tale about the business of sex without veering off into either salaciousness or tragedy — but out of the starting gate, Episode 1 of “Harlots” deftly defies the usual pitfalls of its subject matter. It’s not pandering to the male gaze, moralizing… and perhaps most striking, not grasping at faux neo-feminist arguments about the survival instincts/resilience/ empowerment of women determined to exercise whatever power they can grasp within the unfair confines established by the patriarchy.

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