EJ Dickson

New York

Senior Writer at New York Magazine

Senior Writer at The Cut

senior writer @nymag @thecut, a nice woman. "Ej Dickson doesn't know what the hell she's talking about" — Megyn Kelly

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Chappell Roan Says Motherhood Is ‘Hell.’ She’s Right.

1 month ago | thecut.com | EJ Dickson

On Call Her Daddy, Chappell Roan told podcast host Alex Cooper motherhood is ‘hell’ for her friends who have kids. Moms were outraged.
Influencers Are Peddling Detoxes to Wildfire Victims

Jan 16, 2025 | thecut.com | EJ Dickson

Photo-Illustration: by The Cut; Photos: @eva.hooft/Instagram, @drayamichele/Instagram, thebalancedblonde/Instagram, @mrsrogershood/TikTok Last Saturday, the wellness influencer and podcaster Jordan Younger, known as the Balanced Blonde, posted an Instagram Story of her evacuating from her Brentwood home with her family because of the wildfires, heading for her childhood home in Sacramento. A couple days later, she followed up with a post showing her grinning and sipping out of a clay mug.
A Publicist on How Celebrities Should Handle the Diddy Scandal

Oct 2, 2024 | thecut.com | EJ Dickson

Photo: Shareif Ziyadat/Getty Images for Sean “Diddy” Conbs A thousand bottles of baby oil. “Freak Offs” where participants were allegedly plied with drugs and coerced into having sex. Secret sex tapes rumored to feature unknown A-listers.
Has Disney Lost Its Way?

Oct 1, 2024 | rollingstone.com | EJ Dickson

A few years ago, I was talking to the host of a popular Disney-theme-park podcast when the conversation invariably led to where it always does between two Disney adults: Why do we love Disney so much, when everything it does seems tailor-made to piss us off? This was in 2022, in the midst of a particularly brutal public-relations war sparked by the so-called Don’t Say Gay bill, Florida Gov.
Why Do Men Even Comment on Porn Sites?

Sep 24, 2024 | thecut.com | EJ Dickson

Photo-Illustration: by The Cut; Photo: Westend61/Getty Images Last Thursday, CNN reported that the Republican nominee for governor of North Carolina, Mark Robinson, has allegedly spent years moonlighting as minisoldr, a commenter on a porn website’s message board.
Stormy Daniels on Donald Trump, her trial, and #MeToo

Sep 12, 2024 | rollingstone.com | EJ Dickson

T he only thing that has kept me alive is that I’m a petty bitch,” says Stormy Daniels. “There would be too many people happy if I died. I’m alive because of spite.” Daniels is sitting on the back porch of an undisclosed domicile, in an undisclosed city in an undisclosed state. There’s a gun on the table beside her, which, she says, she carries wherever she goes — “but never in a state where it’s illegal,” she quickly adds.
Anna Delvey Is Far From the Shittiest Person to Compete on 'Dancing With the Stars'

Sep 4, 2024 | rollingstone.com | EJ Dickson

September 4, 2024 Anna Delvey is seen arriving at court on May 16, 2024 in New York, New York.
Who Is Shanin Blake, the Artist TikTok Dubs 'Burning Man's Final Boss'?

Sep 3, 2024 | rollingstone.com | EJ Dickson

September 3, 2024 Shanin Blake/TikTok “I’ve been chilling in the mountains of Peru/Drinking ayahuasca with the shamans too/Cup of San Pedro to shift the mood,” Shanin Blake croons over a smooth, R&B-inflected groove. She’s got a giant mass of platinum blonde dreads and she’s wearing a white crocheted bikini top, a wide-brimmed hat, and an assortment of beaded necklaces; in short, she looks exactly like the type of person you’d expect to write a song about drinking ayahuasca in Peru. In the...
The 25 Most Influential Social Media Influencers and Creators of 2024

Aug 26, 2024 | l8r.it | CT Jones |EJ Dickson |Christopher Cruz |Steffi Cao

25 Most Influential Creators of 2024From TikTok mainstays and Instagram stars to streaming heavyweights and YouTube legends, here's this year's biggest players When we decided that our second annual Most Influential Creators list would be ranked, we had to grapple with a highly subjective question: What does it mean to have influence? It’s not just about who’s getting sponsorships.
Phil Donahue's Interviews with Early AIDS Victims Was a Master Class in Empathy

Aug 19, 2024 | rollingstone.com | EJ Dickson

August 19, 2024 Phil Donahue.