I'm a culture editor at The New Yorker, where I write about film, television, and the entertainment industry. I've reported on the toy company Mattel's entrée into Hollywood with "Barbie," the making of HBO's "The Last of Us," and the transformation of the indie studio A24; I've also profiled figures including the comedian Josh Thomas and the director Halina Reijn.

I've appeared on podcasts such as The New Yorker's "Critics at Large," Vox's "Today, Explained," Slate's "What Next," and WNYC's "On the Media."

You can reach me at alex_barasch [at] newyorker [dot] com.

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