Barbara Chai

New York

Deputy Culture Editor, Strategy and Operations at The New York Times

Deputy Culture Editor, Strategy & Operations at The New York Times. Ex-WSJ.

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Tess Felder joins Culture at The New York Times - Editor and Publisher

2 days ago | editorandpublisher.com | Sia Michel |Michael Cooper |Matt Anderson |Barbara Chai

We are delighted to announce that Tess Felder will be joining the Culture desk as a senior staff editor in London. Tess will assign, edit and write news stories and quick-turnaround off-the-news features, working with our European culture editor, Matt Anderson, and reporter Alex Marshall. European culture is a big patch — covering everything from contemporary art to TV across the continent — and Tess will help us keep on top of news events and follow pop culture trends as they bubble up.
In 'Interior Chinatown,' the Sets Have Main Character Energy

Nov 19, 2024 | nytimes.com | Barbara Chai

Charles Yu's novel "Interior Chinatown" is about stories. Stories we tell ourselves, stories we tell about others. Stories where only certain people get to be the main characters while others, like the protagonist Willis Wu, are relegated to playing bit parts. Yu structured the novel in the format of a screenplay. The title follows the scriptwriting convention of scene headings, which specify where the action is taking place (for example, INT. UNMARKED POLICE CAR).
The New York Times: Derrick Bryson Taylor joins Culture - Editor and Publisher

Oct 22, 2024 | editorandpublisher.com | Sia Michel |Barbara Chai

We are thrilled to announce that Derrick Bryson Taylor, who has a sharp eye for breaking news ideas and popular culture, will be joining the Culture desk as a reporter. Derrick will cover breaking news in pop culture and other arts, and will eventually take on weekends. His pieces will take the form of traditional articles as well as explainers, visual stories and other new formats.
Readers Share Their Favorite Holiday and Christmas Movies - The New York Times

Dec 20, 2023 | nytimes.com | Robin Kawakami |Barbara Chai

There’s no “Bah, humbug” here.
What’s Your Favorite Movie to Watch at the Holidays? We Want to Know.

Nov 15, 2023 | nytimes.com | Barbara Chai

When I was growing up, the holidays meant no school, which gave me the chance to curl up on the couch in a robe and fuzzy socks while drinking hot chocolate from a red thermos. Everyone gathered at home, and if we were lucky, there was snow falling outside, and we’d usually have one movie playing: “A Christmas Story.”Scenes from the movie became so familiar it was as if they had happened in real life. When Ralphie almost shoots his eye out. The decoder telling him to be sure to drink his Ovaltine.
From The Exorcist to Bambi, these movies messed us up as kids

Oct 31, 2023 | nzherald.co.nz | Robin Kawakami |Barbara Chai

The Wicked Witch of the West in The Wizard of Oz left many kids with nightmares. Our first horror movie is often a memory imprinted on our brain and, for some of us, our heart. How young is too young to watch a scary movie? Seeing it’s Halloween week, we asked you, the reader, to share your experiences of this rite of passage. Nearly 1,000 people responded with indelible memories; for some, watching a scary movie at a young age inspired a lifelong love of horror movies.
Ethan Hauser joins Culture at The New York Times - Editor and Publisher

Oct 30, 2023 | editorandpublisher.com | Sia Michel |Michael Cooper |Alicia Desantis |Barbara Chai

We are delighted to announce that Ethan Hauser is joining Culture as a senior staff editor. He will join our team of editors to elevate, edit and publish stories in all our core coverage areas. He will also work with Kevin Flynn on occasion on news investigations and increase our firepower in this essential part of our report.
From ‘The Exorcist’ to ‘Bambi,’ These Movies Messed Us Up as Kids

Oct 28, 2023 | drudge-report.net | Robin Kawakami |Barbara Chai

Our first horror movie is often a memory imprinted on our brain and, for some of us, our heart. Read More
From ‘The Exorcist’ to ‘Bambi,’ These Movies Messed Us Up as Kids

Oct 27, 2023 | nytimes.com | Robin Kawakami |Barbara Chai

How young is too young to watch a scary movie? With Halloween approaching, we asked you, the reader, to share your experiences of this rite of passage. Nearly 1,000 people responded with indelible memories; for some, watching a scary movie at a young age inspired a lifelong love of horror movies. Among those we heard from, the most common ages to be exposed to a hair-raising movie seemed to be from 7 to 10, peaking at age 8. But many were also freaked out as teenagers and even as adults.
From ‘The Exorcist’ to ‘Bambi,’ These Movies Messed Us Up as Kids

Oct 27, 2023 | nyti.ms | Robin Kawakami |Barbara Chai

Our first horror movie is often a memory imprinted on our brain and, for some of us, our heart. Robin Kawakami and Robin and Barbara are mothers of young children, and their husbands are eager to play scary movies at home. Oct. 27, 2023, 1:00 p.m. ETHow young is too young to watch a scary movie? With Halloween approaching, we asked you, the reader, to share your experiences of this rite of passage.