America needs a couples therapist.

In a festival of 4,000 shows, the real currency isn’t excellence, it’s discovery.

It’s not growth — it’s good acting.

I went to Edinburgh to perform. I left with a press pass. Here’s what I learned about who actually holds the power at the world’s largest arts festival.

SNAP, shutdowns, and who we really are in America

What it’s like to be reviewed at the Edinburgh Fringe, and why stars shouldn’t decide your future.

The uneasy privilege of having the freedom to leave.

Lessons from three years of trying to fill a room at the world’s biggest arts festival.

A week in the capital showed me what happens when a city that normally hums on purpose starts to go quiet.

Is it devotion? Or delusion?

A review of my trip to Washington DC's museum on language.

A performer-reviewer's look at the world's largest arts and culture festival. And why anyone would sign up for this circus.

Reviews of Amanda Montell's blend of social science, memoir, and cultural critique.

A review of writer & linguist Amanda Montell and her book Cultish

An extraordinary life told in an ordinary way. Fascinating premise, but the CIA-vetted vagueness and flat writing keep the story from reaching its potential.

How an Excel-themed stand-up show sold out its full Edinburgh Fringe run - and what that means for the rest of us.

Two powerful Fringe shows that center female complexity—and don’t ask for your comfort.

GENDAI and Daniel Cainer prove there’s more to Edinburgh than comedy and theatre—if you know where to look.

How multimedia deepens and disrupts storytelling on stage

When screens on stage help you tune in, not zone out