Christopher Noxon


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{NY Times} {Salon} {Parenting/Family Life} {LA Times} {LA Weekly} {LA Magazine} {Essays} {Inside} {Early Newspaper Work} {Miscellaneous} Television Without Pity Front page Sunday Arts & Leisure feature on the smuttiness of television writers’ rooms. Great fun to report and blast to write, coming as it did amidst the slog of writing book… Published in The New York Times on October 17, 2005. I Don’t Want to Grow Up Feature for the Sunday Style section of the NY Times about “rejuveniles,” adults dedicated to indulging their inner child. From adult readers of Harry Potter to hipsters in Converse sneakers and Sesame Street T-shirts, a whole new breed of grown up is redefining maturity. Published in the New York Times on August 31, 2003 Is the Pope Catholic… Enough? Feature for New York Times Magazine about Mel Gibson and his connection to an ultraconservative Catholic splinter group. Published in the New York Times Magazine on March 9, 2003 He’s Taking a Walkabout on the Wild Side Brief profile of Steve Irwin, host of “The Crocodile Hunter.” This was one of the first major media stories written about Irwin, who was just as hyper and cartoon-like on the phone as he is on TV. Published in the New York Times on August 22, 1999 People Just Strange Enough to Be Real Feature about two new documentary programs including “First Person,” the half-hour interview show created by the great Errol Morris. Published in the New York Times on March 19, 2000 Jaleel White (’Don’t Call Me Urkel’) Grows Up Cover story for TV section about former child star and his struggle to rid himself of the “Urkel factor.” I went in skeptical, but couldn’t help but like the guy. Published in the New York Times on August 22, 1999 It Takes a Village to Help One Man Is this a participatory feature or an exercise in masochism? Both, it turns out. For one week, I followed the advice of 12 of LA’s growing legion of “lifestyle experts “—including a life coach, a spiritual advisor, a physical trainer and a personal brander. Ended up a little more confident, a lot more self conscious and very, very tired. Published in the Los Angeles Times on May 29, 2003 Time to Take Back the Night I was asked by editors at the LA Times for 2,000 words on Halloween and why it matters. My ponderings on why we all celebrate fear in a time of recession, terrorism and mass anxiety got mixed up with a vivid recovered memory of being mugged by a Smurf. Published in the Los Angeles Times on October 31, 2002 Dog Town First person cover story for Calendar section about the canine-craziness of Los Angeles. Published in the Los Angeles Times on May 16, 2002 East/West Smackdown Cover story for Calendar section in which I go head-to-head with a die-hard Westsider over the comparative merits of our ‘hoods. It gets nasty. Generated a ton of response from readers, many of whom didn’t quite get our intended cheekiness. Published in the Los Angeles Times on April 18, 2002 Curses! Sunday feature about the casual, common and public use of profanity. Fuck yeah! Published in the Los Angeles Times on November 14, 1999 The Roman Empire Rises Again Interview with director Ridley Scott on the eve of the release of “Gladiator.” Friendly and thoughtful, Scott was positive the movie was going to be huge—I secretly thought the movie was silly and figured it would flop. Goes to show you. Published in the Los Angeles Times on April 23, 2000 Taking a Fast-Track Career in Stride Profile of martial arts action star Jet Li. What made this more than just an ordinary junket story was the glaring contradiction of a mild-mannered, Chinese-speaking Buddhist publicizing a super-violent American action flick. Published in the Los Angeles Times on July 4, 2001 A King’s Ransom Short feature about filmmaker Scott King and his decision to sell nearly everything he owns, including a 1939 Seeburg jukebox that I picked up for $400. Score! Published in the LA Weekly on July 18, 2002 Shrieking in Cyberspace I was asked to give a reality check to claims that terrorists are poised to strike with computer attacks. It was a tough story to report—who am I, saying these expert techies are simply wrong?—but in the end I came away convinced that the whole threat is less about terrorists in Jalalabad than policy wonks in Virginia, scarring themselves silly reading Tom Clancy paperbacks. Published in the LA Weekly on Aug. 29, 2002 Page 3 of 4 pages « First < 1 2 3 4 > © 2006 Christopher Noxon design by Hop Studios

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