Selected articles
Glitter, Strobe Lights and the Dream of a Unified Europe, May 5, 2018, New York Times
How a Newborn Refugee Inspired French Electro-Pop Duo, April 26, 2018, Billboard
Why Eurovision Won't Be Able to Enforce Tighter Rules on 'Political Posturing', Billboard, August 4, 2017
Glitter, Glory and Geopolitics, Billboard, June 8, 2017
Portugal's Salvador Sobral Quietly Wins Eurovision, Billboard, May 14, 2017
Lights! Camera! Azerbaijan! How I Lost My Life to Eurovision, Vice, September 13, 2016
Why I Love Eurovision, and Why You Should Too, New York Times, May 14, 2016
Conchita Wurst: The Queen of Europe, POLITICO, March 21, 2015
This Is How Sweden's Pop Music Factory Works, Bloomberg Businessweek, March 30, 2015
The West is Rotten. Bring Back Intervision! Newsweek, August 1, 2014
The Winner Takes it All?, Newsweek, May 16, 2014
Unhinged Melodies, The Financial Times Weekend Magazine, May 20, 2013
A Children's Singing Contest That's a Proxy for War, The Atlantic, December 5, 2012
Sweden's Loreen Wins Eurovision 2012 in Politically Charged Azerbaijan, TIME, May 28, 2012
Selling Azerbaijan Ahead of Eurovision 2012, TIME, May 14, 2012
"Monetary Break Dance": Rambo Amadeus Takes on the Euro Zone Crisis, TIME, April 6, 2012
How Armenia and Azerbaijan Wage War Through Eurovision, TIME, March 11, 2012
Ukraine's Eurovision Selection Marred by Right-Wing Racism, TIME, March 5, 2012
Forget Fame! Eurovision Crowns No-Names from Azerbaijan, TIME, May 15, 2011
Eurovision 2011 Profile: Armenia's Emmy with "Boom Boom," wiwibloggs.com, May 6, 2011
Eurovision 2011 Profile: Israel's Dana International with "Ding Dong," wiwibloggs.com, May 3, 2011
Eurovision 2011 Profile: Slovakia's TWiiNS with "I'm Still Alive," wiwibloggs.com, April 22, 2011
Eurovision 2011 Profile: Portugal's Homens da Luta with "Luta e Alegria," wiwibloggs.com, April 20, 2011
Eurovision 2011 Profile: Belarus' Anastasiya Vinnikova with "I Love Belarus," wiwibloggs.com, April 17, 2011
Eurovision 2011 Profile: Azerbaijan's Ell & Nikki with "Running Scared," wiwibloggs.com, April 15, 2011
Baby Gaga and Tributes to Mama at Junior Eurovision, TIME, November 23, 2010
Eurovision Crowns a German Pop Idol, TIME, May 30, 2010
The Top 10 Most Outrageous Eurovision Performances, TIME, May 25, 2010
Eurovision 2010 Profile: Romania's Paula Seling and Ovi with "Playing with Fire," wiwibloggs.com, May 22, 2010
Eurovision 2010 Profile: Germany's Lena with "Satellite," wiwibloggs.com, May 21, 2010
Eurovision 2010 Profile: France's Jessy Matador with “Allez! Ola! Olé!,” wiwibloggs.com, May 15, 2010
Eurovision 2010 Profile: Greece's Giorgos Alkaios & Friends with "Opa!," wiwibloggs.com, May 14, 2010
Eurovision 2010 Profile: Serbia's Milan Stankovic with "Ovo Je Balkan," wiwibloggs.com, May 14, 2010
Eurovision 2010 Profile: Moldova's Sunstroke Project & Olia Tira with "Runaway," wiwibloggs.com, May 14, 2010
Junior Eurovision: Schoolyard Crushes with Glitter, TIME, November 23, 2009
How the West Won: Norway Takes the Crown at Eurovision 2010, TIME, May 18, 2009