Cat Zhang

Hey, I’m Cat! I cover cul­ture at New York Magazine’s The Cut. Previously I was an as­so­ci­ate ed­i­tor at Pitchfork, where I edited re­views and wrote widely across the site. In 2022, I re­ceived the American Society of Magazine Editors’ Next Award for Journalists Under 30.

Reach out with work-re­lated re­quests at cat.zhang @ ny­mag.com
Send recs, links, jokes, ad­vice, thoughts on the be­low — just not PR! — to per­pet­u­al­novice0 @ gmail.com
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Currently lov­ing:
Ordinary Unhappiness pod­cast
404 Media
Smerz, Big city life
Nick Leon and Ela Minus, Ghost Orchid”

An image of Cat Zhang wearing a shirt that reads "Not tonight, dear...I've got a deadline"

Essays and Reporting

Reviews

Profiles / Interviews

Scene Reports

Appearances

I’ve been a guest on the New York Times’ Popcast, NPRs All Things Considered, Slate’s ICYMI, Vulture’s Switched on Pop, and the Pitchfork Review. Netflix sub­scribers can find me on sea­son 3, episode 11 of the Vox do­cuseries Explained.