Kyle Chayka
Kyle Chayka (born 1988 or 1989)[1] is an American journalist and cultural critic.
Early life and education[edit]
Chayka grew up in Connecticut.[2] As a teenager, he published a blog entitled "Verbal Diarrhea" and played the role-playing game Ragnarok Online.[3]
He studied art history and international relations at Tufts University, editing The Tufts Daily[4] and earning a Bachelor of Arts in 2010.[5][6]
Career[edit]
Chayka was the first staff writer of the arts magazine Hyperallergic, becoming a senior editor for the publication in 2012.[7][8]
In 2015, Chayka and P.E. Moskowitz founded Study Hall, a publication and community for media workers.[9]
As a freelance journalist, Chayka covered art and aesthetics. In a 2016 essay for The Verge, he coined the term "AirSpace" to describe the prevalence of "sameness" across cafes and offices around the world.[10]
In 2021, he became a staff writer for The New Yorker, where he writes the "Infinite Scroll" column on digital culture.[1]
Personal life[edit]
Chayka is married to The Boston Globe politics reporter Jess Bidgood.[3] They live in Washington, D.C. with their Plott hound, Rhubarb.[11]
Bibliography[edit]
Books[edit]
- The Longing for Less: Living with Minimalism, 2020. ISBN 9781635572100. Explores the evolution of the minimalism movement.
- Filterworld: How Algorithms Flattened Culture, 2024. ISBN 978-0385548281. Discusses the cultural impacts of recommendation algorithms.
Selected articles[edit]
- "What Google Search Isn’t Showing You", The New Yorker, March 10, 2022. Retrieved July 2, 2024.
- "The Millennial Aesthetic Comes for Your Vacuum Cleaner", The New Yorker, March 31, 2022. Retrieved July 2, 2024.
- "The Online Spaces That Enable Mass Shooters", The New Yorker, May 19, 2022. Retrieved July 2, 2024.
- "The Age of Algorithmic Anxiety", The New Yorker, July 25, 2022. Retrieved July 2, 2024.
References[edit]
- ^ a b Bartholomew, Jem (2023-03-29). "Q&A: Kyle Chayka on his 'cultural investigations'". Columbia Journalism Review. Retrieved 2024-02-18.
- ^ Leleu, Clémence (2021-02-03). "Going Back to the Roots of Minimalism with Kyle Chayka". Pen Magazine. Retrieved 2024-02-18.
- ^ a b Chayka, Kyle (2024-01-13). "Coming of Age at the Dawn of the Social Internet". The New Yorker. ISSN 0028-792X. Retrieved 2024-02-19.
- ^ "2009-11-13 by The Tufts Daily - Issuu". issuu.com. 2009-11-13. Retrieved 2024-02-18.
- ^ Arrouas, Michelle (2018-12-08). "Kyle Chayka: Chronicler of the contemporary". Next Generation Living. Retrieved 2024-02-18.
- ^ Been, Eric Allen (2020-01-24). ""Minimalism Should Be a Radical Idea": Can Kyle Chayka Change the Meaning of the 21st Century's Most Misunderstood Word?". Vanity Fair. Retrieved 2024-02-18.
- ^ "Kyle Chayka". Penguin Random House. Retrieved 2024-02-18.
- ^ Vartanian, Hrag (2012-09-07). "Introducing the New Hyperallergic Editorial Team". Hyperallergic. Retrieved 2024-02-18.
- ^ Winkie, Luke (2020-08-31). "Study Hall, the gossipy media site for freelancers, sees Gawker as its editorial north star". Nieman Lab. Retrieved 2024-02-18.
- ^ Chayka, Kyle (2016-08-03). "How Silicon Valley helps spread the same sterile aesthetic across the world". The Verge. Retrieved 2024-02-18.
- ^ Nagy, Colin (2022-10-10). "The Monday Media Diet with Kyle Chayka". Why is this interesting?. Retrieved 2024-02-19.