Doreen St. Félix
Doreen St. Félix (born 1992)[1] is an American writer. She currently writes for The New Yorker,[2] and was formerly editor-at-large for Lenny Letter, a newsletter from Lena Dunham and Jenni Konner.[3] She has also written for The New York Times Magazine,[4] and Pitchfork.[5] In 2017, she was nominated for a National Magazine Award in Columns and Commentary. In 2016, Forbes Magazine named St. Félix to its 30 Under 30 list,[6] citing her work on the Lenny Letter launch with the newsletter reaching 400,000 subscribers in under six months.[7] i-D called her "a guiding voice in the worlds of writing, art and activism."[8] Brooklyn Magazine named St. Félix to its 2016 list of the "100 Most Influential People in Brooklyn Culture," calling her Pitchfork essay on Rihanna "definitive."[9] The Huffington Post named the same essay to its list of "The Most Important Writing From People Of Color In 2015;"[10] NPR called it "excellent"[11] and Paper Magazine described it as "the best damn thing ever written re. Rihanna."[12]
St. Félix also cohosts a podcast at MTV News with Ira Madison III called "Speed Dial with Ira and Doreen," focused on music, pop culture, sex and race.[13] St. Félix attended Brown University where she edited the weekly newspaper.[14] St. Félix lives in Brooklyn, New York.
References
- ^ "Doreen St. Félix – Talk Easy with Sam Fragoso". July 30, 2017. Retrieved August 7, 2017.
(At 8:58) FRAGOSO: "The Wikipedia says 1993 [as your birth year]."
ST. FÉLIX: "Oh, that's wrong. I'm 25." - ^ St. Félix, Doreen (27 July 2015). "Amnesty in Brooklyn". The New Yorker.
- ^ Lewis, Hilary (July 14, 2015). "Lena Dunham Launching Feminist Newsletter". The Hollywood Reporter.
- ^ St. Félix, Doreen (21 March 2016). "Drake's Very Own: On Dennis Graham's Instagram". The New York Times Magazine.
- ^ St. Félix, Doreen (April 1, 2015). "The Prosperity Gospel of Rihanna | Pitchfork". Pitchfork.
- ^ Inverso, Emily. "Doreen St. Félix, 23 - In Photos: 2016 30 Under 30: Media". Forbes.
- ^ Hazard Owen, Laura (March 2, 2016). "Lena Dunham's Lenny Letter has grown to 400,000 subscribers with a 65 percent open rate". Neiman Journalism Lab.
- ^ Iseman, Courtney (March 28, 2015). "New Gen Activist Doreen St. Félix on Scandal and Beyoncé". i-D.
- ^ "The 100 Most Influential People in Brooklyn Culture". Brooklyn Magazine. 1 March 2016.
- ^ Blay, Zeba (16 December 2015). "The Most Important Writing From People Of Color In 2015". The Huffington Post.
- ^ Macleod, Erin (February 9, 2016). "Anti-Everything: The Culture Of Resistance Behind Rihanna's Latest Album". NPR.
- ^ Song, Sandra (July 14, 2015). "Lena Dunham's 'Lenny' Newsletter Looks To Be a Step Toward a More Inclusive Feminism". Paper Magazine.
- ^ Steinberg, Brian (20 April 2016). "MTV News Launches Podcast Slate, Will 'Power' mtvU". Variety.
- ^ Gore, Sydney (February 18, 2016). "Writer Doreen St. Félix Is Voicing Issues That Matter". NYLON.
External links
- Doreen St. Félix on Twitter
- Interview with Doreen St. Félix on the For Colored Nerds podcast (July 30, 2016)
- Interview with Doreen St. Félix on the Call Your Girlfriend podcast (September 23, 2016)
- Interview with Doreen St. Félix on the Longform podcast (October 26, 2016)
- Interview with Doreen St. Félix on the Talk Easy podcast (July 30, 2017)
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