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‘The 100’ news, postmortem and preview interviews

While I was a TV recap editor at EW.com, I served as the primary reporter for The 100, a TV drama that aired on The CW from 2014 to 2020. Published articles include news coverage, sneak peek video write-ups, and interviews with actors and the director as both episode previews and postmortems. Season 5: Meet […]

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Latest season 19 ‘Big Brother’ evictee reveals who can go farthest

After trusting her alliance to keep her safe in the house, Dominique Cooper was betrayed by a “snake” and others. Even though she had the opportunity to make it back into Big Brother season 19, Cody Nickson took that coveted spot and dashed her chances for a longer summer run. Entertainment Weekly caught up with […]

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Julie Chen weighs in on who will win Battle Back in season 19

With the fourth person eliminated from the Big Brother 19 house, things are just starting to heat up. Even though Dom was eliminated from the house on Thursday, she has a chance to re-enter thanks to Friday’s special Battle Back showdown. We caught up with host Julie Chen to ask who she thinks might win, plus her […]

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‘Project Runway Junior’ recaps and news coverage

Serving as the primary Project Runway reporter at Entertainment Weekly, I covered two seasons of Project Runway Junior when it aired on Lifetime in 2015 and 2016. In addition to weekly recaps, I wrote news posts and interviewed the finalists. Project Runway Junior season 1 recaps Episode 1: “Welcome to New York” Episode 2: “All […]

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‘Big Brother: OTT’ interviews and news coverage

I served as the primary reporter for Big Brother: Over the Top, when it aired on CBS All Access (now known as Paramount+) in 2016. This included writing news posts for the reality show and interviewing Julie Chen and the evicted houseguests each week. Julie Chen discusses ‘Big Brother: OTT’ finale Julie Chen on Danielle’s […]

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‘UnREAL’ recaps

UnREAL was a scripted drama that aired on the Lifetime network in 2015 for three seasons before the fourth (and final) season moved to Hulu. I recapped the first two seasons for Entertainment Weekly, as listed below. Season 1 Episode 1: “Return” Episode 2: “Relapse” Episode 3: “Mother” Episode 4: “Wife” Episode 5: “Truth” Episode […]

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‘Quantico’ season 1 recaps

During my time as a TV recaps editor for Entertainment Weekly, I wrote weekly recaps of Quantico in its first season on ABC. Episode 1: “Run” Episode 2: “America” Episode 3: “Cover” Episode 4: “Kill” Episode 5: “Found” Episode 6: “God” Episode 8: “Over” Episode 9: “Guilty” Episode 10: “Quantico” Episode 11: “Inside” Episode 12: […]

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‘Project Runway All Stars’ recaps

While serving on the staff at Entertainment Weekly, I wrote weekly Project Runway All Stars recaps for seasons 4 and 5, which aired on Lifetime in 2015 and 2016. Season 4 Episode 1: “Made in Manhattan” Episode 2: “The Art of Construction” Episode 3: “Something Wicked This Way Comes” Episode 4: “Wear Your Heart on […]

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‘The Vampire Diaries’ recaps

Although I didn’t handle coverage for The Vampire Diaries, I frequently recapped the show when the primary reporter was busy. I recapped it the most during season 7, in 2015. Below are my recaps of The Vampire Diaries for EW.com Season 6: Episode 18: “I Could Never Love Like That” Season 7: Episode 1: “Day […]

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‘The Big Bang Theory’ season 8 episode recaps

Weekly TV recaps written for Entertainment Weekly during season 8 (which aired in 2014-2015) of the CBS series The Big Bang Theory, starring Jim Parsons, Johnny Galecki, and Kaley Cuoco. Episodes 1 & 2: “The Locomotion Interruption’ and ‘The Junior Professor Solution” Episode 4: “The Hook-Up Reverberation” Episode 5: “The Focus Attenuation” Episode 6: “The […]

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‘The 100’ recaps

When I first started at EW, the CW series The 100 had just aired season 1. No one on staff had covered it or recapped it, so it quickly became a show I owned. I recapped nearly every episode from that point forward—I even recapped the final season as a freelancer after I had left […]

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‘Wynonna Earp’ postmortems and news coverage

Coverage of the Syfy hit show Wynonna Earp for Entertainment Weekly included weekly postmortem interviews with the creator, Emily Andreas, and news coverage, including sneak peeks of upcoming episodes. Wynonna Earp postmortem interviews Season 2, episode 8: “No Future in the Past” Season 2, episode 9: “Forever Mind Nevermind” Season 2, episode 10: “I See […]

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‘Katy Keene’ recaps

As a freelance writer, I wrote weekly recaps for Katy Keene, a Riverdale spinoff series on The CW starring Lucy Hale. Series premiere: Riverdale gets a glossy NYC spin-off Episode 3: Love (and heartache) is in the air Episode 4: Bad decisions abound Episode 5: A polar vortex hits NYC

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‘Big Brother’ recaps

As a freelance writer, I helped write recaps for season 21 of Big Brother, which aired three times a week on CBS. Season premiere: Welcome to summer camp Episode 6: There’s a snake (or three) in the house Episode 7: A houseguest gets bad news from home Episode 8: Michie thinks the game ‘turned upside […]

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TV recaps for Entertainment Weekly

Various TV show recaps, such as Rookie Blue and Project Runway: Threads, while serving as a TV recap editor at Entertainment Weekly. Legends of Tomorrow season 4, episode 15 recap: “Terms of Service” Legends of Tomorrow season 4, episode 14: “Nip/Stuck” Rookie Blue season 6, episode 4 recap: “Letting Go” Rookie Blue season 6, episode […]

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‘Project Runway All Stars’ news and interviews

I handled all Project Runway All Stars coverage during my time at Entertainment Weekly, including news releases or any exclusive clips we received, as well as interviews with the cast and host Alyssa Milano. Project Runway All Stars season 6 mentor: “I’m not here to be your friend” Here’s your first look at the Project […]

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TV news and interviews for EW.com

During my time at Entertainment Weekly, I wrote about a variety of television shows, including Young & Hungry, The 100, Switched at Birth, and more. Links to the clips are highlighted below, broken down by year. Articles from 2017 Watch Sarah Chalke guest star on Speechless See Bachelor alum Nick Viall make his acting debut […]

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‘Project Runway’ TV news and interviews

As a staff editor at Entertainment Weekly, I was the main reporter for Project Runway and all of its spinoff shows. Because of that, I covered the show’s news—including anniversary coverage—and interviews previewing the seasons and discussing the finales. Project Runway evergreen content Where are they now? Catching up with 24 past contestants Project Runway […]

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‘Project Runway’ recaps

I covered Project Runway with weekly recaps while I was a recaps editor at Entertainment Weekly. This was predominantly during seasons 13-16, which aired on Lifetime. Season 13 Episode 1: “Final Audition” Episode 2: “Unconventional Movie Night” Episode 3: “Past, Present, and Future” Episode 4: “Remixing an American Classic” Episode 5: “The Klum of Doom” […]

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Dan Brown doesn’t mess with his formula in ‘Origin’

Over and over Origin asks the questions Where do we come from? Where are we going? They are questions about humanity — but they could just as easily be questions about Robert Langdon. The Mickey Mouse watch-wearing, claustrophobic, always-near-trouble symbology professor is back in Dan Brown’s latest book. And just like he was in his original exploits (Angels & […]

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