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Writers

Doree Shafrir

Why America Is Ready for Novelist Angela Flournoy

Riding through Detroit with the author of The Turner House.

Doree Shafrir Buzzfeed Apr 2016 20min Permalink

Business

Head Over Heels

Inside Steve Madden’s shoe empire.

Doree Shafrir Buzzfeed Feb 2016 15min Permalink

Media

The Shade Room Is Coming for the Gossip Industry's Wig

Angie Nwandu has no journalism experience. No publishing experience. She’s 25. And in less than two years she has created an entirely new way to cover — and profit from — celebrity gossip.

Doree Shafrir Buzzfeed Dec 2015 20min Permalink

I Was Sure Freezing My Eggs Would Solve Everything

Reaching a certain age and an uncertain decision.

Doree Shafrir Buzzfeed Jun 2014 10min Permalink

Can You Die From A Nightmare?

“It was creepy to wake up violently in the middle of the night. It was creepier when no one could tell me why it was happening.”

Doree Shafrir Buzzfeed Sep 2012 30min Permalink

Business

The Economics of Serial Dating: A Case Study

What one woman spends in a year.

Doree Shafrir Bundle Nov 2010 10min Permalink

Politics

Anthony Weiner’s Long, Long Audition

A profile of the up-and-coming New York politician, who at the time was toying with a run for mayor.

Doree Shafrir The New York Observer Dec 2007 10min Permalink

Crime

The Hipster Grifter

How a 22-year-old with five warrants for her arrest in Utah conned her way through Brooklyn armed with nothing more than a dirty mouth and a penchant for faking pregnancy and/or cancer.

Doree Shafrir The New York Observer Apr 2009 Permalink