amanda schupak is a freelance writer in new york city.

science & technology. Trends in science, medicine and technology, wacky inventions, space travel, the latest from the lab bench and things that go beep in publications like Popular Science, Wired and Scientific American. business & media. A body of work from years on the masthead at Forbes. Biotech, books and rags. Celebs (alive and dead). Movies, marketing and video games. Plus: castles, incarceration and the magazine's first drag queen.

health, nutrition & environment. Hard truths about our bodies and our world, and easy ways to make life a little more healthful and a little more green. Dispatches from O, The Oprah Magazine, Dr. Oz's YouBeauty.com, Parade and others. art & culture. Music, art, food and community in New York and beyond. Sights, sounds and tastes from today, yesterday and tomorrow.