Frances Katz
I'm a journalist.
Writer, journalist, content developer. Pianist, NYC expat, sometime globetrotter. Specialties include pop culture, tech, books, law, food, travel and television. Want to see more? Ask!
PROJECTS
The Week
How small restaurants are harnessing big data to survive
"It's not hard to open a restaurant," says Ming-Tai Huh, restaurant owner and a director of Toast, a restaurant technology firm. "The hard part is to stay open, make money, and do it over a long period of time. I am a big believer in technology to help get there."
chowhound.com
Don't Judge a Road by Its Adult Video Stores: Cheshire Bridge Is a Food Lover's Paradise
Cheshire Bridge Road is an urban planning nightmare. It’s a confused strip of gas stations, storage facilities, smoke shops, adult video stores, and car washes wrapped in a tangle of Atlanta traffic. But if you are willing to fight the traffic and ignore the ‘scenery,’ you’ll find some old school restaurants that have called this strip home for decades. You won’t find any avocado toast, smoked bison, or kombucha smoothies around here. On Cheshire Bridge, the menus are huge, the decor is defin...
Medium
Maybe there’s a message in the tacky madness of Tom Ford 2018
Maybe there’s a message in the tacky madness of Tom Ford 2018
Oh dear Lord, there is so much ugly here, I don’t even know where to look first.
Tom Ford, Mr. Cool is responsible for this.
He is also responsible for all that sleek black Gucci stuff in the 1990s. Gwynneth in the Smoking Jacket? That was Tom. Low key, sexy and chic. So what happened here?
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GO ESCAPE NEW ENGLAND
Travel features on Boston's Rose Kennedy Greenway and a weekend in Martha's Vineyard.
Ploughshares
Joan Didion’s Hostile Acts of Observation
Joan Didion’s unique worldview—that laser-sharp analysis of everything from the California coastline to Doors frontman Jim Morrison to her own personal grief and loss—might have been formed the day she failed to make Phi Beta Kappa at the University of California at Berkeley.
thebelladonnacomedy.com
How Inappropriate Are You? A Men’s Magazine Quiz
Take this simple quiz to see where you stand in the Parade of Horribles!
Guys, by now you’ve seen all the salacious tweets and read all the damning articles. But when you’re alone at the end of the day, do you sit back nursing your scotch and wonder, Am I inappropriate? Does my behavior consistently offend women? Do I regard women as objects or mere playthings? Is it wrong to think the teenage babysitter is hot? And if so, what are the odds I’ll be exposed?
Take this simple quiz and see
The Week
How brands can use big data without creeping people out
Back in the old days, sometime around 1992, the most information that advertisers could glean about you was your age and where you lived. In today's mobile marketplace, that seems almost quaint.
Modern media companies and their advertisers can parse each page impression down to almost every single attribute of a viewer. They collect data from across all digital platforms, including phones, tablets, desktops, and televisions, and distill it into specific data groups: "working women over 40 who...
pastemagazine.com
Buzz and Backlash: A Short History of Pepsi's Bleeding Edge ...
Buzz and Backlash: A Short History of Pepsi's Bleed...
Ploughshares
Nora Ephron and the Lost Art of Magazine Writing
It’s my opinion that Nora Ephron never should have left journalism. Sure there was a lot more money to be made writing and directing major motion pictures like When Harry Met Sally or Sleepless in Seattle, but Ephron had a gift for magazine writing. She had the kind of personal style some writers attend pricey retreats and workshops to acquire. She didn’t just interview her subjects–she brought you into their various worlds and gave you room to explore every corner to your heart’s content.
Wa...
catapult.co
Catapult | Is Your TV Turned On?| Frances Katz
Catapult: Is Your TV Turned On? True stories from the Cable Trenches.
blog.gocapwest.com
Home maintenance tips for winter months
Just because it's cold outside, doesn't mean it has to be cold inside. Winter can be a good time to take on some simple maintenance projects that can not only help make your home more energy efficient, but a more pleasant place to cozy up with family and friends.
blog.songtrust.com
YouTube 101: A Beginner’s Guide
Savvy musicians know that YouTube is one of the best ways to locate fans and potential fans around the world. If you’ve started your own YouTube Channel, you’re on your way, but are you taking all the right steps to earn royalties from your songs on YouTube?
Every time someone uses one of your songs in a video they’ve posted on YouTube, you can earn royalties as that song’s rights owner. Whether it’s a recording of a gig you recently played or a cat video with your song as backup music.
blog.gocapwest.com
DIY Home projects ideal for cold winter days
For many homeowners, the cold winter months are an ideal time to make a few DIY improvements. Cold winter days can be the right time to warm up and brighten up your home with some simple and economical projects.
blog.gocapwest.com
Upgrades new home buyers really want
Whether you are working with a modest budget or are sparing no expense, these upgrades are the most popular with today's house-hunters.