Cat Zhang
@catzhang.bsky.social
lapsed music critic, culture writer at The Cut / NYMag
I’m not here often but cat.zhang@nymag.com if you need me
I’m not here often but cat.zhang@nymag.com if you need me
Source request: Looking to speak with New Yorkers considering having children now that Zohran Mamdani is officially our new mayor. (Zohran voters who are already expecting and/or would-be Zohran supporters who left New York to have kids also welcome!) cat.zhang@nymag.com
November 5, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Source request: Looking to speak with New Yorkers considering having children now that Zohran Mamdani is officially our new mayor. (Zohran voters who are already expecting and/or would-be Zohran supporters who left New York to have kids also welcome!) cat.zhang@nymag.com
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I was laid off from Teen Vogue today along with multiple other staffers, and today is my last day.
certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
November 3, 2025 at 7:52 PM
I was laid off from Teen Vogue today along with multiple other staffers, and today is my last day.
certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
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I'm aggressively reposting this because thousands upon thousands are hitting the streets this week, and it's an excellent time to help people connect their politicization and rage to ongoing movement work — and expand their view of our power in this moment!
if you're protesting tmr, worth a read?
if you're protesting tmr, worth a read?
for the last 5 years I've thought daily of the solidarity, creativity and care I saw during the 2020 uprisings.
I asked @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social, @adriennemareebrown.bsky.social, @mskellymhayes.bsky.social, @deanspade.bsky.social +more what lessons from then we can use now @teenvogue.com
I asked @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social, @adriennemareebrown.bsky.social, @mskellymhayes.bsky.social, @deanspade.bsky.social +more what lessons from then we can use now @teenvogue.com
What the 2020 Protests Can Teach Us About Protesting Today
"It is up to us to change everything. But, against the doomers, I believe in this moment we may be uniquely poised to do so."
www.teenvogue.com
June 13, 2025 at 3:43 PM
I'm aggressively reposting this because thousands upon thousands are hitting the streets this week, and it's an excellent time to help people connect their politicization and rage to ongoing movement work — and expand their view of our power in this moment!
if you're protesting tmr, worth a read?
if you're protesting tmr, worth a read?
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Fantastic reporting here by Cat. And honestly, tea!
You might be familiar with Partiful, that events app that keeps texting you about your coworker's friends birthday. Here's my conversation with their CEO
www.thecut.com/article/wait...
www.thecut.com/article/wait...
Wait, Partiful’s Founders Worked at Palantir?
The RSVP app was started by alumni of the controversial firm that’s helping Trump track and deport immigrants.
www.thecut.com
May 7, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Fantastic reporting here by Cat. And honestly, tea!
You might be familiar with Partiful, that events app that keeps texting you about your coworker's friends birthday. Here's my conversation with their CEO
www.thecut.com/article/wait...
www.thecut.com/article/wait...
Wait, Partiful’s Founders Worked at Palantir?
The RSVP app was started by alumni of the controversial firm that’s helping Trump track and deport immigrants.
www.thecut.com
May 7, 2025 at 5:36 PM
You might be familiar with Partiful, that events app that keeps texting you about your coworker's friends birthday. Here's my conversation with their CEO
www.thecut.com/article/wait...
www.thecut.com/article/wait...
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"People revere musicians and songwriters more than they do politicians and other elite leaders at this point."
I spoke with @craigsj.bsky.social about @ekkoastral.bsky.social, @liberationwknd.bsky.social & why music gives me hope.
I hope you'll buy a ticket to our big trans rights fest!😃🏳️⚧️
I spoke with @craigsj.bsky.social about @ekkoastral.bsky.social, @liberationwknd.bsky.social & why music gives me hope.
I hope you'll buy a ticket to our big trans rights fest!😃🏳️⚧️
‘We Created a Pitchfork Fest for Trans Rights’
Ekko Astral’s Liberation Weekend aims to fight eroding support for the community, even as some companies “don’t want to be associated with this.”
www.vulture.com
April 9, 2025 at 8:14 PM
"People revere musicians and songwriters more than they do politicians and other elite leaders at this point."
I spoke with @craigsj.bsky.social about @ekkoastral.bsky.social, @liberationwknd.bsky.social & why music gives me hope.
I hope you'll buy a ticket to our big trans rights fest!😃🏳️⚧️
I spoke with @craigsj.bsky.social about @ekkoastral.bsky.social, @liberationwknd.bsky.social & why music gives me hope.
I hope you'll buy a ticket to our big trans rights fest!😃🏳️⚧️
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"We have ICE on our streets abducting people because Donald Trump or Marco Rubio don't like their speech. That's crazy, and we have to figure out how to respond to it," Rutgers professor + @aaup.bsky.social president Todd Wolfson tells @leximcmenamin.bsky.social
www.teenvogue.com/story/aaup-t...
www.teenvogue.com/story/aaup-t...
Students Are Getting Swept Up By ICE. Here’s What Professors Are Doing About It
"We have ICE on our streets abducting people because Donald Trump or Marco Rubio don't like their speech. That's crazy."
www.teenvogue.com
March 28, 2025 at 8:11 PM
"We have ICE on our streets abducting people because Donald Trump or Marco Rubio don't like their speech. That's crazy, and we have to figure out how to respond to it," Rutgers professor + @aaup.bsky.social president Todd Wolfson tells @leximcmenamin.bsky.social
www.teenvogue.com/story/aaup-t...
www.teenvogue.com/story/aaup-t...
Excellent and horrifying piece from @chrisstanton27.bsky.social , who spoke to former healthcare executives about the soul-destroying things they witnessed at the top of the for-profit medical insurance industry
nymag.com/intelligence...
nymag.com/intelligence...
The Confessions of Health-Insurance Executives
Champagne for record profits. Being ordered to “execute some hostages.” Why four men quit and spoke out.
nymag.com
March 28, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Excellent and horrifying piece from @chrisstanton27.bsky.social , who spoke to former healthcare executives about the soul-destroying things they witnessed at the top of the for-profit medical insurance industry
nymag.com/intelligence...
nymag.com/intelligence...
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It’s getting real y’all. 97% of New York Magazine Union members just signed a pledge to walk out of work if we don’t get a fair contract from Vox Media. If you love @nymag.com and the work we do, sign our solidarity pledge to support us in the event of a walkout: nymagunion.org/reader-pledge
READER PLEDGE — New York Mag Union
nymagunion.org
January 30, 2025 at 5:04 PM
It’s getting real y’all. 97% of New York Magazine Union members just signed a pledge to walk out of work if we don’t get a fair contract from Vox Media. If you love @nymag.com and the work we do, sign our solidarity pledge to support us in the event of a walkout: nymagunion.org/reader-pledge
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Heretic’s ‘Nosferatu’ perfume is just the start of an avalanche of film-based fragrance collaborations.
What Does a Movie Smell Like?
Heretic’s ‘Nosferatu’ perfume is just the start of an avalanche of film-based fragrance collaborations.
www.thecut.com
January 31, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Heretic’s ‘Nosferatu’ perfume is just the start of an avalanche of film-based fragrance collaborations.
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If you love @NYMag and the work that @nymagunion.bsky.social does to make it, join our friends like Julia Fox, Anna Delvey & John Early and add your name to our pledge to support us in the event of a walkout: nymagunion.org/reader-pledge
January 30, 2025 at 5:00 PM
If you love @NYMag and the work that @nymagunion.bsky.social does to make it, join our friends like Julia Fox, Anna Delvey & John Early and add your name to our pledge to support us in the event of a walkout: nymagunion.org/reader-pledge
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Have you been thinking, "Wow, something's missing from my life?" You're right. But do not fear: the Jameson reading group is BACK! We're meeting Sunday, January 26th, at 2pm eastern to discuss Archaelogies of the Future with Alberto Toscano! Sign up here! forms.gle/TbKwZrusax8k...
Jameson Reading Group January Meeting Registration
Our third monthly meeting will take place on Sunday, January 26, 2pm Eastern/1pm Central/11am Pacific; Zoom invitation to follow! We will be reading selections from Archaelogies of the Future and An A...
forms.gle
January 17, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Have you been thinking, "Wow, something's missing from my life?" You're right. But do not fear: the Jameson reading group is BACK! We're meeting Sunday, January 26th, at 2pm eastern to discuss Archaelogies of the Future with Alberto Toscano! Sign up here! forms.gle/TbKwZrusax8k...
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Unfathomably awful that California forces prisoners who are paid a teeny percentage of minimum wage to put their lives in grave danger
January 9, 2025 at 4:19 AM
Unfathomably awful that California forces prisoners who are paid a teeny percentage of minimum wage to put their lives in grave danger
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Inspired by others, I'm going to try to do my own quick year-end freelancing thread.
This was the year I became a full-time freelance journalist—at first out of necessity, and then by my own active decision.
2024 has been up and down in so many ways, but I think I made the right choice for me.
This was the year I became a full-time freelance journalist—at first out of necessity, and then by my own active decision.
2024 has been up and down in so many ways, but I think I made the right choice for me.
December 20, 2024 at 3:02 PM
Inspired by others, I'm going to try to do my own quick year-end freelancing thread.
This was the year I became a full-time freelance journalist—at first out of necessity, and then by my own active decision.
2024 has been up and down in so many ways, but I think I made the right choice for me.
This was the year I became a full-time freelance journalist—at first out of necessity, and then by my own active decision.
2024 has been up and down in so many ways, but I think I made the right choice for me.
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Office Siren? Babygirl (2024)? Succession fancams to Brat? @catzhang.bsky.social on "The Year of the Office Pervert" in The Cut:
www.thecut.com/article/offi...
www.thecut.com/article/offi...
The Year the Office Brought Sexy Back
From HBO’s Industry to A24’s Babygirl, a sexed-up version of corporate America ruled culture in 2024.
www.thecut.com
December 18, 2024 at 10:07 PM
Office Siren? Babygirl (2024)? Succession fancams to Brat? @catzhang.bsky.social on "The Year of the Office Pervert" in The Cut:
www.thecut.com/article/offi...
www.thecut.com/article/offi...
they let me into the New Directions office 😈
December 11, 2024 at 9:36 PM
they let me into the New Directions office 😈
I wrote about Eusexua, Babygirl, Industry, the “office siren” trend, and the corporate 9-5 as erotic fantasy
www.thecut.com/article/offi...
www.thecut.com/article/offi...
The Year the Office Brought Sexy Back
From HBO’s Industry to A24’s Babygirl, a sexed-up version of corporate America ruled culture in 2024.
www.thecut.com
December 9, 2024 at 5:11 PM
I wrote about Eusexua, Babygirl, Industry, the “office siren” trend, and the corporate 9-5 as erotic fantasy
www.thecut.com/article/offi...
www.thecut.com/article/offi...
The Bisexual on Hulu: criminally underrated TV show that would have killed if it had been released this year and not in 2018 ... humor is so painfully British in the best way
December 2, 2024 at 11:29 PM
The Bisexual on Hulu: criminally underrated TV show that would have killed if it had been released this year and not in 2018 ... humor is so painfully British in the best way
spotify wrapped sucks so here are my most listened-to songs and albums of the year
December 2, 2024 at 3:05 PM
spotify wrapped sucks so here are my most listened-to songs and albums of the year