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Lyz Lenz

Politics Media

Thread Man

Seth Abramson’s viral meta-journalism unreality.

Lyz Lenz Columbia Journalism Review Feb 2021 15min Permalink

Media

The Master of Spin

A profile of the PR agent who blurs truth for clients like Harvey Weinstein and R. Kelly. “If it were a relationship, we’d call it gaslighting, but it’s a profession, so we call it PR.”

Lyz Lenz Columbia Journalism Review Feb 2019 15min Permalink

Best Article Media

The Mystery of Tucker Carlson

A profile of the Fox News commentator.

Lyz Lenz Columbia Journalism Review Sep 2018 30min Permalink

Media

From Taylor Swift to the World's Largest T-shirt Cannon: An Internet Reader

A working theory about what makes internet writing uniquely “internetty.”

Lyz Lenz Columbia Journalism Review May 2018 10min Permalink

The Secret Lobotomy of Rosemary Kennedy

“Rosemary was wide awake the whole time. The doctors had her recite poems as they cut—when she was silent, they knew the procedure was complete.”

Lyz Lenz Marie Claire Mar 2017 10min Permalink