Critic and contributor on The New Yorker's Book Bench, cultural reporter and writer for publications like The Chronicle of Higher Education and BlackBook Magazine, and news producer and blogger for CBSNews.com.

I'm a television, radio and print journalist; was anchor and senior subeditor for TVB Pearl's "News at 7:30" for three years and anchor and reporter for ATV World's "Main News" for two years; covered stories such as the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami, the 2008 Sichuan Earthquake and the Beijing Olympic Games; currently live in New York.