Rembert Browne
Rembert Browne | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1989 (age 34–35) |
| Occupation | Journalist |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Dartmouth College |
| Subject | Pop culture, sports, politics |
Rembert Browne (born 1989) is a writer for New York Magazine who primarily focuses on pop culture, politics and sports.[1] Previously Browne wrote for Grantland.[2]
Early life
Browne grew up in Atlanta and attended The Paideia School. He graduated from Dartmouth College in 2009 with a degree in sociology, public policy and geography. While attending Dartmouth, Browne wrote for The Dartmouth, the student newspaper.[3] He later attended Columbia University in pursuit of a Master's degree in Urban Planning but left the program when he was offered a full-time position at Grantland. He currently lives in New York City.
Writing
Browne has drawn notice for his journalism on a wide variety of topics, including music,[4] sports,[5] and politics,[6] interviewing President Obama on the 50th anniversary of the Selma March[7] and serving as a moderator of the Iowa Democratic Brown and Black Presidential Forum during the 2016 U.S. Presidential campaign.[8] Browne covered the Republican and Democratic National Conventions for New York Magazine in 2016.[9]
In 2016, Forbes magazine named Browne to its 30 Under 30 list,[10] citing his work on "everything from reporting on the ground in Ferguson, to interviewing President Obama on Air Force One, to covering pop culture."[11] The A.V. Club has called him "a thoughtful critic who speaks with the voice of young America"[12] and Brooklyn Magazine included him on its list of "100 Most Influential People in Brooklyn Culture," praising his "sharp-witted, playful and incisive voice."[13] Offering an elegy for Grantland after ESPN shuttered the website, The New Republic said Browne illustrated the way Grantland was "fun because it was smart, and because it was run by human beings...Browne’s long, absurdly detailed critical analysis of a photo of Nicki Minaj surrounded by dorky teenagers at a bar mitzvah[14] [was] a singular example of how much fun one could have on the internet...an inspired, creative bit of fun."[15]
USA Today named Browne's Grantland piece on Kevin Durant to its list of "The 13 Greatest Pieces of Sportswriting in 2013"[16] and Flavorwire cited his reporting on the Ferguson protests as "Longform You Have to Read: Race in America."[17]
Other media
Other projects led by Browne include Grantland's Rembert Explains podcast—praised by The A.V. Club as "knowledgeable and enthusiastic...making for a spirited conversation"[18]—as well as a popular Tumblr called Peak Blackness.[19] He spoke at The New Museum's Ideas City conference on Detroit[20] and at the Museum of the Moving Image's screening of ESPN's 30 for 30: O.J.: Made in America.[21]
References
- ^ "Rembert Browne Joins New York Magazine As Writer-at-Large". New York Press Room. Retrieved 2016-03-16.
- ^ Miller, James Andrew. "The Drama Continues at Grantland". Vanity Fair. Retrieved 2016-06-28.
- ^ "Longform: Longform Podcast #146: Rembert Browne". Longform. Retrieved 2016-03-16.
- ^ Drucker, Eric (December 30, 2015). "A Rational Conversation: Rembert Browne On Music In 2015, Even During The Hard Times". NPR. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
- ^ Tsuji, Alysha (3 June 2016). "Doris Burke says Drake pointed at her and made a heart sign during Raptors Game 6". USAToday. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
- ^ Starr, Terrell Jermaine (July 10, 2016). "How Bernie Sanders lost black voters". Fusion. Retrieved July 28, 2016.
- ^ Sargent, Jordan (August 12, 2015). "Landing An Interview With Barack Obama Isn't Cool Anymore". Gawker. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
- ^ Aleem, Zeeshan (January 12, 2016). "Here's What You Need to Know About Monday's Brown & Black Forum". Mic.com. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
- ^ Brown, Elizabeth Nolan (July 25, 2016). "Sex, Booze, and Boehner's Warehouse: An RNC Nightlife Recap". Reason. Retrieved July 28, 2016.
- ^ Emerson, Bo (January 8, 2016). "Forbes '30 Under 30' includes Atlanta entrepreneurs". Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
- ^ Inverso, Emily. "Rembert Browne, 28 – In Photos: 2016 30 Under 30: Media". Forbes. Retrieved 2016-06-28.
- ^ Cannon, Ben (2 February 2015). "Miranda July nerds out, while David Cross and Jon Hamm laugh it up". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
- ^ Magazine, Brooklyn (2016-03-01). "The 100 Most Influential People in Brooklyn Culture". Brooklyn Magazine. Retrieved 2016-06-28.
- ^ Browne, Rembert (2015-04-27). "Going Way Too Deep Down the Rabbit Hole With Nicki Minaj's Recent Bar Mitzvah Appearance". Retrieved 2016-06-28.
- ^ Shephard, Alex (2015-10-30). "A Eulogy for Grantland". New Republic. Retrieved 2016-06-28.
- ^ Shanoff, Dan (31 December 2013). "The 13 greatest pieces of sportswriting in 2013". USA Today. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
- ^ Donnelly, Elisabeth (August 28, 2014). "Longform You Have to Read: Race in America". Flavorwire. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
- ^ Cannon, Ben (9 March 2015). "Jessica Hopper talks The First Collection Of Criticism By A Living Female Rock Critic". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
- ^ Demby, Gene (4 December 2012). "In Search of Peak Blackness". PostBourgie. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
- ^ Abbey-Lambertz, Kate (9 May 2016). "What Every Artist Needs To Know About Fighting Gentrification". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
- ^ Yates, Clinton (19 May 2016). "Ezra Edelman". The Undefeated. Retrieved 11 July 2016.