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Rachel Syme

Staff Writer

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The New Yorker, The New York Review of Books, Magzter

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Geo Focus

New York, United States (Local)

Coverage Attributes:

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Informative: 52 %

Opinion: 25 %

Reviews: 11 %

Interviews Q&as: 8 %

Events: 1 %

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Most Recent Topics:

Film Industry
Filmmaking
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Comedy
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Books

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Rachel Syme’s coverage leans toward style-driven arts and culture pieces, with a strong eye for celebrity moments, comedy, books, and publishing. She seems most receptive to pitches that connect a cultural figure, project, or event to a sharper broader takeaway, especially when there’s a visually rich or personality-forward angle.

For outreach, prioritize timely access to people directly involved in a notable release, performance, or cultural event, since her work often benefits from firsthand voices and a clear hook. She also appears open to commentary that adds context or interpretation around how a work is landing in the broader public conversation.

Her focus is local to New York, so pitches should keep that setting in mind.

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Articles

The New Yorker

How Caro Claire Burke Wrote the Biggest Book of the Year

By: Rachel Syme

I first heard about “ Yesteryear ,” this summer's blockbuster novel about a trad-wife influencer who wakes up in a nightmarish alternate reality, long before it had even been published.

The New York Review of Books

The Profiler

By: Rachel Syme, Merve Emre

It seems as though Rachel Syme has interviewed all the grandes dames of New York and Los Angeles. She drank cosmopolitans with Carol Burnett, accompanied

The New Yorker

Meg Stalter Commits to the Bit

By: Rachel Syme

The “Hacks” actress and comedian on her red-carpet-outfit stunts, her star turn in “Oh Mary!,” and why she believes that God loves gays.

The New Yorker

Jocelyn Bioh's “Mean Girls” at a Ghana Beauty Pageant

By: Dan Stahl, Rachel Syme, Brian Seibert, Rhoda Feng, Emily Nussbaum, Sheldon Pearce

Like a nervous freshman passing test answers to a neighbor who's shaking her down, the title of Jocelyn Bioh's eagerly proffers its influences, before anyone thinks to ask.

The New Yorker

Tom Sachs Channels Chanel

By: Rachel Syme

At his downtown studio, the perennially provocative artist makes a lo-fi version of the brand's flagship Parisian store.

The New Yorker

The Sartorial Riches of the Silent-Film Era

By: Dan Stahl, Marina Harss, Taran Dugal, Brian Seibert, Sheldon Pearce, Rachel Syme

In today's world of rumbling, thunderous Dolby surround sound, the concept of silent cinema can feel very distant.

The New Yorker

Paula Cole Doesn't Want to Wait

By: Rachel Syme

At the Conservatory Garden, the singer reflects on her new two-album set, “Sonic Memoir: Demos 1989-1998”; launching Lilith Fair with Sarah McLachlan; and the time Jay Leno made fun of her armpit hair.

The New Yorker