I’ve written for a few papers in my day, including the West San Jose Resident, the Saratoga News, and the Rose Garden Resident (all of which are owned by the Silicon Valley Community Newsgroup) and, more recently, the Daily Californian. What follows is an archive of my newspaper work.
“Things of Import” Columns
08/14/08: Light of My Life
08/07/08: Totally Sheikh
07/31/08: The Heart of the Matter
07/24/08: Famously Un-Famous
07/17/08: Proud or Prejudiced?
07/10/08: Happy Fourteenth of July
07/03/08: Un-American American
06/26/08: Punk Pop Crusaders
06/19/08: Bombay Nightmares
06/12/08: Finding Fellini
06/05/08: Marathon Woman
05/29/08: Cannes You Remember?
05/22/08: Night of the Living Thesis
05/15/08: All-American Girl
Arts Features
08/07/08: Album Review: The Faint, Fasciinatiion
07/24/08: Thumb Wars: “21″ – “Love It”
06/26/08: Interview with Gil Mantera’s Party Dream
06/19/08: Thumb Wars: Coldplay – scrolldown to “Hate It”
06/12/08: Berkeley World Music Festival Concert Review
05/29/08: Thumb Wars: “Sex and the City” – scrolldown to “Hate It”
Best of Berkeley 2008 – scrolldown to “Best Place to Use Your Meal Points” (oddly, Melissa is perhaps proudest of this piece above all others)
02/13/08: The Green Everyman Makes a Comeback
05/03/07: Student Band Hits Its Stride with Earnest, Reverent Rock
04/09/07: ‘American Idol’ Dark Horse Presses On
Theatre Reviews
05/15/08: Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream
03/05/08: The Bacchae
04/23/07: The Berkeley Dance Project
02/05/07: The Birthday Party
01/22/07: The Pillowman
11/16/06: Ice Glen
11/13/06: Suburban Motel III: “Featuring Loretta” and “The End of Civilization”
Community Journalism
06/29/07: Starbird Center Opening (West San Jose Resident)
01/04/07: Vehicle Spotters Program (Rose Garden Resident)
10/19/06: Friends of the Library (West San Jose Resident cover story)
09/07/06: Chantal Stieber Studies Abroad (West San Jose Resident and Saratoga News)
08/16/06: Dancing Divas (West San Jose Resident)
