I met Gillian Jacobs in Fall of 2008. Her name was coming up often in film festival circles, having just five projects under her belt. Today, Gillian has blossomed into a much sought after actress, both in comedy and drama. You may remember her from the show Community, with Talk Soup’s Joe McHale or that…… Continue reading Gillian Jacobs | The Last Magazine

You may recognize Felicity from our favourite quarantine movie this past Christmas 2020, Netflix’ The Midnight Sky, costarring George Clooney. This interview was published in The Last Magazine in the Fall of 2009, as her star was rising. Five years after this piece, the British actress earned her first Oscar nomination for The Theory of…… Continue reading Felicity Jones | The Last Magazine

This profile of Andrea Riseborough was written over a decade ago, when she was sharp on our radar as “one to watch”. Since then, she has been working non-stop with recent roles that command the screen with her intense portrayals and wide range — from the vulnerable wife in Waco, to the tough drug deal…… Continue reading Andrea Riseborough | The Last Magazine

Working on this documentary was a highlight in my career as a Cuban-American Producer. Credited as a Story Producer, I was invited to partake in documenting a historical concert held by Major Lazer in Cuba, just one week before President Obama arrived in Havana. At that time, it had been 80 years since any American…… Continue reading Give Me Future | Apple

I interviewed the fresh budding actress Dakota Johnson about her first acting parts and the pressures of entering the family business, approximately 5 years before her big break in Fifty Shades of Grey. The major hit spawned 2 more sequels, while Dakota matured deeper into her career with 9 more films after that run. Here…… Continue reading Dakota Johnson | The Last Magazine

eBay was looking to market their enormous e-commerce platform to a whole new audience, targeting fashion-savvy and creative types. During these years, the platform of the moment was Tumblr, which was also one of the social channels I enjoyed the most. After several meetings with the leadership at Tumblr and eBay, we welcomed the birth…… Continue reading Editor-in-Chief | eBay’s The Inside Source

The Standard Hotel Culture Site was a delightful experience. My mission was to help editorially capture the voice of the already cool brand and translate it into a culture site that highlighted their programs, their specific properties, and forward-thinking initiatives. The main priority was to increase sales, build awareness, and drive traffic to the hotel…… Continue reading Editor-in-Chief | The Standard Culture

Bladerunner, Weird Science, and a ton of others. Year after year, Hollywood keeps asking the same question over again. Can science create the perfect mate? Spike Jonze just released his version of a simulated love story with his film HER. Compared to Carl Reiners 1983 flick, it seems we are all doomed to repeat the…… Continue reading The A.I. Love Story

On the heels of President Obama announcing a reconciliation effort with Cuba’s president Raul Castro, one of the first phonecalls I received after that Dec 2014 announcement was from recording artist, Questlove. His mission was to be one of the first American artists to enter Cuba under the new easing of restrictions under Obama… and…… Continue reading Questlove in Cuba | Okayplayer

Tavi Gevinson is best known for her teen blog, Rookie, which had a spectacular run for 7 years, from 2011 to 2018. We both shared a fairy creative godmother since she credits Jane Pratt’s Sassy Magazine as an early inspiration. For me, Jane was also a mentor during my days as an Editor for Jane…… Continue reading Tavi Gevinson | The Standard