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How to Get a Date in Denver
5280 Magazine – February issue

We pulled statistics from popular dating apps to figure out what Denverites are looking for when it comes to love.

Brewers: Shutdown means no new craft beer
The Hill – Jan. 8, 2019

Brewers are warning that the ongoing partial government shutdown means no new craft beer releases.

Outdoor Recreation Program provides gear, guidance for students to get outside
SPU’s Voices – December 21, 2018

One night last October, a group of Seattle Pacific University students gathered by a lake near Mount Ellinor on the eastern side of Washington’s Olympic National Park and gazed at the stars in silence.

Writer/Director Jason Reitman & Screenwriter Jay Carson on Raising Questions in The Front Runner
The Credits – November 21, 2018

Three-time Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Jason Reitman makes “discussion” movies — movies that prompt questions people talk about after watching.

This year is best explained in some of the links below. It’s been a trip(s).

My #DigitalNomad Horror Story
The Billfold – Sept. 21

When I signed up for a work/travel program, I was promised an experience — but I got a nightmare.

Real Navy Jets and Aviators Will Satiate Top Gun: Maverick‘s Need for Speed
The Credits – Sept. 19

The Navy may be as excited about the upcoming Top Gun remake as the fans.

How Fight Trainer Don Lee got Jennifer Garner Back in Action for Peppermint
The Credits – Sept. 7

Seventeen years after her star-making turn as Sydney Bristow in Alias, Jennifer Garner is back in action and back in action shape for the new movie Peppermint.

OKCupid: Users who show ACLU support get more dates
The Hill – July 11

People who show their support for the ACLU on their online dating profile are more likely to get a date than those who don’t, according to online dating company OkCupid.

Trump shapes the landscape in Jerusalem
The Hill – July 5

JERUSALEM — President Trump’s next move in the Middle East is being watched closely in Israel, where the president’s recent policies have reverberated loudly across the region.

In Syria, Trump travel ban case is being watched closely
The Hill – June 24

AMMAN, Jordan — The Trump administration’s travel ban and cuts to foreign aid are being keenly felt in Jordan by Syrian refugees, many of whom have been in limbo for years as they’ve sought to resettle in the United States.

The Red Carpet Is No Longer a Refuge from Real-World Issues
March 4 – Christianity Today

As the line between politics and entertainment becomes increasingly blurred, this Sunday’s Academy Awards will showcase issues like income inequality and sexual harassment alongside the biggest performers and movies of the year.

Unlike the Bible, ‘Living Biblically’ Plays It Safe
Feb. 26 – Christianity Today

Can a rabbi, a priest, and a TV writer known for edgy comedies like It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia make a network sitcom about the Bible that everyone will want to watch?

Real Life Special Forces Heroes Helped Keep 12 Strong True To Life
Jan. 23 – The Credits

Star Chris Hemsworth got some guidance from the man he portrays in the movie 12 Strong (released Jan. 19). Hemsworth plays Capt. Mitch Nelson in the film about a team of Green Berets on a strategic mission in Afghanistan in the days immediately following 9/11. The real-life Special Forces officer he represents is Mark Nutsch, who asked that his name be fictionalized in the movie.

Alumnus named Federal Employee of the Year
Dec. 7 – Seattle Pacific University’s Response

Federal work isn’t always glamorous, but last summer, Department of Justice attorney Joshua Van Eaton was regularly mobbed by photographers exiting hearings in San Francisco.

Pence became ultimate tie-breaker in 2017
The Hill – Dec. 31

Vice President Pence broke records and played a pivotal role as a tie-breaker in the Senate during 2017.

Writer/Director Dan Gilroy On Bringing Roman J. Israel, Esq. To Life
The Credits – Nov. 27

Writer/director Dan Gilroy “can’t conceive of directing a movie I didn’t write.” Although Gilroy has written a number of scripts for other directors — from 2012’s The Bourne Legacy to 2017’s Kong: Skull Island — he says that the ones he chooses to direct himself tend to be more personal.

Do We Need Another Denzel Washington Christ Figure?
Christianity Today – Nov. 16

To churchgoers, Denzel Washington comes across as the ideal movie star. An Oscar winner accepted among the mainstream elite, he is also open, even evangelical, about his Christian beliefs.

Playing catch-up!

The Walking Dead Super-Producer Gale Anne Hurd on Putting Women Front & Center
The Credits – Oct. 4, 2017

Few producers have been as involved in fandom as long as Gale Anne Hurd. A producer of The Terminator, Aliens and now The Walking Dead — all projects that amassed a cult following — she turned fans into collaborators by partially crowdsourcing her new documentary project Mankiller.

‘Home Again’ Fails to Challenge Shallow Notions of ‘Home’
Christianity Today – Sept. 22, 2017

As far as I’m concerned, the phenomenon of “hate-watching” was invented for women viewing romantic comedies. I dislike the trappings of romance and the pitiful reduction of characters to clichés that define most rom-coms—yet I still watch at least a few every year. I do so in part because a good one can feel like comfort food: It’s warm and soothes my secretly mushy heart.

Posh New Nobu Restaurant Looks To Ride D.C.’s ‘Culinary Explosion’
DCist – Sept. 13, 2017

According to Madonna, as quoted in Chef Nobuyuki “Nobu” Matsuhisa’s cookbook, “You can tell how much fun a city is going to be if Nobu has a restaurant in it.”

This month for The Hill I wrote a lot about John Kelly – 5 random facts to know and hopes for his tenure as White House chief of staff – about politicians at San Diego Comic Con (although attending is still on my bucket list) and a Maryland restaurant’s new burger mocking Donald Trump Jr.

And then I reported some stuff.

Unlike Obama, Trump Is Getting Little Love From The District’s Restaurants
DCist – July 28, 2017

Former President Barack Obama liked to eat out—everywhere from fancy sit-down restaurants to Taylor Gourmet.

Jill Stein looped into widening investigation of Russia and Trump Jr. connections
The Hill – 07/22/17

Third party candidate Jill Stein was a surprising addition this week to investigators casting an increasingly wide net in the congressional probe into Russian interference in the presidential campaign.

After White House communication team shake up, Trump still tweeting
The Hill – 07/22/17

President Trump took to one of his favorite communication tools again on Saturday in a vociferous storm of tweets that seemed to make clear his new communication staff will not be tamping down his use of Twitter.

Bipartisan beer caucus hops into debate over tax reform
The Hill – 07/20/17

A surprising cause might play a role in bipartisan tax reform later this year: beer.

In other updates, I relocated this month back to Washington, D.C. where I will be an editor at The Hill newspaper. I shared my thoughts on returning and the 2017 White House Correspondents Dinner over at Medium.

Self-Care Doesn’t Mean Self-Centered
Relevant Magazine – April 17

“This should be required, for life,” the woman next to me declared to the rest of the locker room.
I went to a hot springs for New Year’s Eve. It wasn’t easy to get there, and it wasn’t a cheap overnight trip, but I did it because the week around New Years has been difficult for me the last two years. I needed to be somewhere new doing something I enjoyed.

This spring I’ve been spokesman more often than I’ve written. But also! I held a baby bear and wrote about it for work.

My church taught me that my virginity was ‘lost’. But I am re-choosing abstinence.
The Washington Post – February 15, 2017

I am not ashamed of my sexual experiences.

That is a revolutionary statement for an unmarried woman raised in evangelical churches at the height of “purity culture,” when the definitive book for teens to read was Josh Harris’s “I Kissed Dating Goodbye.” I’ve had sex, and I’m not married, and I am not ashamed.

And yet, for now, I’ve re-chosen abstinence.

I’m light on content this month! I did also contribute to the list of Denver’s best new bars in the February issue of 5280 Magazine.

8 ways training for a triathlon made me a better dater
Washington Post – January 31, 2017

To prepare for a sprint triathlon last year, I got a coach, signed up for a gym with a pool and threw myself into training. It became a daily framework and began to overlap with the rest of my life. Swimming was my weakest sport. I wasn’t about to drown, but six months before my race, I was still just flailing around.

Which, if I’m being honest, is also a fair summary of my dating life.