Journalism
Substack faces backlash over the writers it supports with big advances — "It’s not a secret that the venture-backed startup has lured some of them with sizable payments." (TechCrunch, March 18, 2021)
Streaming services face their real test in 2021 — "These back-to-back announcements felt like a fitting capstone to a best-of-times, worst-of-times year in the streaming business." (TechCrunch, December 20, 2020)
Quibi launches its mobile streaming service in the middle of the quarantine era — "The app is slick, the content is just okay" (TechCrunch, April 6, 2020)
Reading Isaac Asimov at 100 — "So for me, it’s not simply a question of separating the art and the artist. It’s about acknowledging that so much of what’s admirable in Asimov’s writing seems to emanate from the man himself." (TechCrunch, January 2, 2020)
How the new ‘Lion King’ came to life — "Behind the scenes of a 'virtual' movie production" (TechCrunch, July 30, 2019)
Crawling from the wreckage — "Collectively, they paint a picture of an industry under intense pressure." (TechCrunch, December 29, 2018)
Ten years later, ‘Sunshine’ remains one of the bleakest and most beautiful sci-fi movies ever made — "What I’ve carried with me for the past 10 years are individual moments, like the quiet beauty of Mercury passing in front of the sun, or the sight of Michelle Yeoh weeping while the ship burns around her." (TechCrunch, September 4, 2017)
Fans celebrate Star Trek's 50th anniversary — "Don’t get me wrong: The stories were fun, but you get the sense that they’d been told plenty of times before." (TechCrunch, August 15, 2016)
The Talented Ms. Hornstein: How @Shirls Fooled The Valley — "There's a difference between hustling and flat-out lying, and when people deceive company after company, it's time to call them out." (TechCrunch, August 28, 2012)
Big Cuts at Airy Labs, Employees Blame Management — "The former employees say it was surprising to find a traditional family-run business beneath the veneer of a venture-backed startup, especially since the family relationship was never explicitly disclosed." (Feb 11, 2012)
Streaming services face their real test in 2021 — "These back-to-back announcements felt like a fitting capstone to a best-of-times, worst-of-times year in the streaming business." (TechCrunch, December 20, 2020)
Quibi launches its mobile streaming service in the middle of the quarantine era — "The app is slick, the content is just okay" (TechCrunch, April 6, 2020)
Reading Isaac Asimov at 100 — "So for me, it’s not simply a question of separating the art and the artist. It’s about acknowledging that so much of what’s admirable in Asimov’s writing seems to emanate from the man himself." (TechCrunch, January 2, 2020)
How the new ‘Lion King’ came to life — "Behind the scenes of a 'virtual' movie production" (TechCrunch, July 30, 2019)
Crawling from the wreckage — "Collectively, they paint a picture of an industry under intense pressure." (TechCrunch, December 29, 2018)
Ten years later, ‘Sunshine’ remains one of the bleakest and most beautiful sci-fi movies ever made — "What I’ve carried with me for the past 10 years are individual moments, like the quiet beauty of Mercury passing in front of the sun, or the sight of Michelle Yeoh weeping while the ship burns around her." (TechCrunch, September 4, 2017)
Fans celebrate Star Trek's 50th anniversary — "Don’t get me wrong: The stories were fun, but you get the sense that they’d been told plenty of times before." (TechCrunch, August 15, 2016)
The Talented Ms. Hornstein: How @Shirls Fooled The Valley — "There's a difference between hustling and flat-out lying, and when people deceive company after company, it's time to call them out." (TechCrunch, August 28, 2012)
Big Cuts at Airy Labs, Employees Blame Management — "The former employees say it was surprising to find a traditional family-run business beneath the veneer of a venture-backed startup, especially since the family relationship was never explicitly disclosed." (Feb 11, 2012)
