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Nicole Cliffe
Born (1982-09-02) September 2, 1982 (age 41)
Alma materHarvard College
Occupation(s)Writer, editor, producer
Known forThe Toast

Nicole Cliffe (born September 2, 1982) is a Canadian writer living in Utah, who co-founded and co-edited the website The Toast with Daniel Mallory Ortberg. As of 2019, Cliffe co-writes a parenting advice column at Slate called "Care and Feeding."

Early life

Nicole Cliffe was born September 2, 1982[1][2] and grew up in Kingston, Ontario.[3] A first-generation college student,[4] she attended Harvard College on a full scholarship, studying English.[3][5] She graduated in 2005.[6] At Harvard, her friends included future journalists Amelia Lester, Matthew Yglesias, and Josh Barro.[7]

Career

Early career

Cliffe worked at a New York hedge fund[3] before becoming a writer. She drew attention for a Tumblr entitled Lazy Self-Indulgent Book Reviews[8] as well as a recurring book review column on The Awl called "Classic Trash".[9] In June 2011 Cliffe joined the Awl-network women's general interest site The Hairpin,[10] where she became book editor.[5][11][12] Through this work, Cliffe met future collaborator Daniel Mallory Ortberg, first over the internet, then later in person.[13]

The Toast

Main article: The Toast

Cliffe and Ortberg left The Hairpin in 2013 to found a separate feminist general interest website The Toast, which Cliffe and Ortberg co-edited, later adding Nicole Chung as managing editor and Jaya Saxena as a staff writer.[14] (Lawyer Nick Pavich was originally the publisher and one-third owner of the site, but departed in the winter of 2013-2014).[15][11][16] Cliffe and her husband funded the site's launch.[15] The Toast published from July 1, 2013,[10] until July 1, 2016.[17] From October 15, 2014 to September 2015,[18] the project also included a sister site called The Butter; led by Roxane Gay, The Butter focused on personal essays and cultural criticism.[19] The Toast made a one-day return with new material on July 26, 2017.[20]

Writing and other projects

In addition to her editing and book reviews, Cliffe has drawn notice for her writing on a wide range of topics, including humor pieces,[21][22] collegiate financial aid,[17] and Christianity.[17] She has written advice columns for Elle and Catapult's magazine,[23][24] and in January 2018, became an advice columnist, with Carvell Wallace, at Slate. Their column, offering parenting advice, is called "Care and Feeding".[25]

In December 2017, Cliffe joined the board of directors of Electric Literature.[26]

In October 2019, Cliffe was credited as an executive producer for the documentary "The Acid King", based on the non-fiction book of the same name about the life of Ricky Kasso.[27]

Personal life

Cliffe lives in Utah with her husband and three children.[3][5] An atheist since college, she converted to Christianity in 2015.[28] She identifies as bisexual.[29]

References

  1. ^ Cliffe, Nicole (September 2, 2018). "'it's my birthday...'". Twitter. Retrieved 2018-09-03.
  2. ^ Cliffe, Nicole (September 2, 2018). "'(I'm 36 now...'". Twitter. Retrieved 2018-09-03.
  3. ^ a b c d Hogan, Brianne. "Nicole Cliffe: Editor, Tweeter, Proud Canadian". Ravishly. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
  4. ^ Chung, Nicole; Cliffe, Nicole (2015-05-13). "Let's Get Personal: On Full Financial Aid at Fancy Schools". The Toast. Archived from the original on January 28, 2018. Retrieved 2018-01-19.
  5. ^ a b c "The Nicole Cliffe and Mallory Ortberg Interview". Zulkey. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
  6. ^ Lester, Amelia (January–February 2005). "Homecomings". Harvard Magazine. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
  7. ^ Yglesias, Matthew. "I've Been Underestimating Facebook for 10 Years". Slate. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
  8. ^ Cliffe, Nicole. "Lazy, self-indulgent reviews of science fiction books". io9. Retrieved 2018-01-18.
  9. ^ Bellocchio, Violetta (2012-07-27). "Nicole Cliffe: il vostro critico di "libri da ombrellone"". Grazia (in Italian). Retrieved 2018-01-18.
  10. ^ a b Bloomgarden-Smoke, Kara (2013-05-03). "Nicole Cliffe is Leaving The Hairpin to Start New Site". Observer. Retrieved 2018-01-18.
  11. ^ a b Bloomgarden-Smoke, Kara. "Nicole Cliffe and Mallory Ortberg's The Toast Pops Up". Observer. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
  12. ^ Cliffe, Nicole. "Nicole Cliffe talks money". The Toast. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
  13. ^ Ortberg, Mallory (2016-09-26). "The Companions of My Heart". Slate. ISSN 1091-2339. Retrieved 2018-01-19.
  14. ^ "Contact The Toast". The Toast. Retrieved 2018-01-27.
  15. ^ a b Greenfield, Rebecca (2014-10-01). "The Toast's Recipe For Bootstrapping A Profitable Media Business". Fast Company. Retrieved 2018-01-19.
  16. ^ Vargas-Cooper, Natasha. "Publisher of The Toast Nick Pavich Is Out for Murky Reasons". Jezebel. Retrieved 2018-01-18.
  17. ^ a b c Slate Staff (2016-05-13). "A Toast to The Toast". Slate. ISSN 1091-2339. Retrieved 2018-01-18.
  18. ^ Gay, Roxane (2015-08-28). "A Buttery Farewell". The Toast. Retrieved 2018-01-19.
  19. ^ Todd, Carolyn (October 1, 2014). "On the Books: 'Bad Feminist' author launches The Toast sister site". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2018-01-19.
  20. ^ Colburn, Randall (July 27, 2016). "Beloved website The Toast reappeared for a single day". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 2018-01-18.
  21. ^ Coates, Ta-Nehisi. "Hey Everybody, an Old Man Is Talking". The Atlantic. Retrieved 2018-01-19.
  22. ^ Read, Max. "The Awl and the Hairpin's Best Stories, Remembered by Their Writers". Select All. New York Magazine. Retrieved 2018-01-19.
  23. ^ "Nicole Cliffe". ELLE. Retrieved 2018-01-19.
  24. ^ "Catapult | Nicole Knows". Catapult. Retrieved 2018-01-19.
  25. ^ Wallace, Nicole Cliffe, Carvell. "What Do I Say to a 13-Year-Old Friend of the Family Who's Madly in Love … With Me?". Slate Magazine. Retrieved 2018-01-18.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  26. ^ "We're Wildly Excited to Welcome Nicole Cliffe to the Electric Literature Board of Directors". Electric Literature. 2017-12-08. Retrieved 2018-01-18.
  27. ^ "Twitter". twitter.com. Retrieved 2019-10-25.
  28. ^ Cliffe, Nicole (May 20, 2016). "How God Messed Up My Happy Atheist Life". Christianity Today. Retrieved 2018-01-18.
  29. ^ "Thirst Aid Kit: Stern Men and Power Femmes with Nicole Cliffe". slate.com. Retrieved 2019-10-25.

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