I Helped Division I Athletes Cheat College
ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED BY VICE For years, I willingly did the economics homework for a number of student athletes. To this day, I don’t regret it. Helping them cheat doesn’t seem…
Writing
As a freelance writer, I’ve interviewed presidential candidates, musicians, artists, fashion icons, and everyone in between. My specialty for VICE was working as a pop-culture political economist, and I’ve had three writer-in-residencies during fashion weeks. I’ve written booklets for tattoo conventions, academic theses, been featured in a wide array of publications, and generally just write for my friends. Below are some examples:
NFL Draftees Talk Donald Sterling, Gays, and Brain Damage
Sean John invited me to attend its NFL draft party. While I was there, I asked NFL draftees like Calvin Pryor, C. J. Mosley, and Taylor Lewan what they think…
Lenny Cooke Failed and Then Found & Himself
As a high school student in the early 2000s, Lenny Cooke was ranked higher than LeBron James. But due to a string of poor decisions, Lenny never made it to…
MILK MEETS | NICOLA FORMICHETTI
July 26, 2011 Nicola Formichetti came through Milk Studios to shoot some shots for Vogue Homme Japan last week and took some time out of his ridiculously busy schedule to answer a few of our…
Rocky Anderson Knows Mitt Romney Well and Thinks He Has No Integrity
Ross “Rocky” Anderson is the former mayor of Salt Lake City who worked with Mitt Romney during the 2002 Winter Olympics. He’s running for president as a candidate of the…
Climate Change Is the Real Fiscal Cliff and We’re Doomed
Everyone is talking about how the lack of a budget agreement by the end of the year will result in chaos, but none of them are talking about the most…
Kathleen Hanna Talks Punk Rock, Death, and Miley Cyrus
Kathleen Hanna has new band called the Julie Ruin and a documentary called The Punk Singer coming out about her life. This seemed like a perfect time to talk with…
NYFW: Day 3
Waking up late is in the mornings is usually not a problem for me, mostly because I usually have nothing to do in the mornings. I generally sleep in until…
The Exploitation and Crushing Capitalism of Fashion Week
Fashion week’s upper class doesn’t have to do anything other than show up and get their photo taken. The people doing the least matter the most. If you can manage…
WELCOME TO NEW YORK | KELSEY BENNETT
Photographer Kelsey Bennett has been receiving a lot of press lately for her photo series documenting soul singer Charles Bradley, a James Brown impersonator. Milk Made got a chance to sit down and talk with Kelsey about…