She is a staff writer at the New York Times, where she writes about internet culture for the Arts section and contributes regularly to the New York Times Magazine. Before she joined the Times in 2016, she wrote for such publications as Slate, the Washington City Paper, ESPN the Magazine, Elle, and Pacific Standard, where her feature on the online harassment of women won a National Magazine Award for Public Interest. Her work has also been featured in Best American Sports Writing and Best American Magazine Writing, and has won honors from the Newswomen's Club of New York, the Hillman Foundation, and Syracuse University's Mirror Awards.