ARTICLES

Find out what I've been up to in the non-fiction field by checking out these recent articles I've written covering the entertainment industry or, as some might say, the show of biz.

Oscars flashback: 20 years ago, ‘Crash’ shocked Jack Nicholson — and the world

Who says there are no surprises at the Oscars? The event is routinely filled with unexpected winners and controversial decisions. Just take a look back 20 years ago, to March 5, 2006, when the normally unflappable Jack Nicholson was so astonished by reading out the name of the best picture…

ABOUT RANDEE

I'm a Brooklyn-based author and journalist who focuses on speculative fiction across the categories (science-fiction, fantasy and horror) at night, while writing entertainment and lifestyle stories during the day for publications including Today.com, NBCNews.com, Variety, The Los Angeles Times and Emmy Magazine.

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3.18.26 AITA? When random emails are so good I can’t tell if they’re AI slop any more

As a writer, it’s enormously exciting when random folks reach out to tell you how much they love your work, and what it meant to them to read your stories, or your novels. In recent months,…