Brock Colyar

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Brock Colyar
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Occupation(s)Journalist, writer

Brock Colyar is a journalist who was born in Tennessee. [1] They are a features writer at New York magazine. They have been the writer of The Cut's nightlife newsletter "are u coming?" since 2021. [1] [2]

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In 2023, Colyar was awarded an American Society of Magazine Editors NEXT Award for Journalists Under 30. [3] In 2025, they were a Forbes 30 Under 30 recipient. [4]

Early life and education

Colyar studied gender and sexuality studies and journalism at Northwestern University, starting an LGBTQ magazine Queer Reader in their sophomore year. [5] They identify as non-binary or enby and use they/them pronouns. [6] Colyar subsequently worked as an editorial intern for Ms. [7]

Career

Colyar has interviewed cultural figures such as Charli XCX, [8] Vivian Wilson, [9] Bethenny Frankel, [10] Alex Cooper, [11] Dylan Mulvaney, [12] Sara Ramirez, [13] Ocean Vuong, [14] and Sarah McBride. [15] They have also profiled notable New Yorkers such as Candace Bushnell, [16] Bowen Yang, [17] Honor Levy, [18] Caroline Calloway, [19] Dasha Nekrasova, [20] the Dare, [21] and Susanne Bartsch. [22]

In January 2025, Colyar's New York magazine cover story "The Cruel Kids' Table" about young conservative Americans and Colyar's experiences at a 2024 President Donald Trump re-election party resulted in a conservative backlash from Trump influencer and conservative activist CJ Pearson, who threatened to sue New York magazine because of the story. [23] [24] New York defended the article, saying, “We believe both the cover and story provide an accurate impression of the weekend.” [25]

Colyar's May 2025 New York magazine cover story "It Must Be Nice to Be a West Village Girl" about young women in the West Village neighborhood of New York City inspired an independent short film by Julia DiCesar. [26] [27]

References

  1. 1 2 Trilling, Lyla (20 December 2021). "Anywhere But Here". The Blue and White . Retrieved 24 February 2025.
  2. ↑ Cultured Magazine (September 21, 2023). "Nightlife Scribe Brock Colyar Gets Grounded by Going Barefoot in the Street". Cultured .
  3. ↑ "AMERICAN SOCIETY OF MAGAZINE EDITORS ANNOUNCES FINALISTS FOR 2023 NATIONAL MAGAZINE AWARDS". asme.media. ASME. February 23, 2023. Retrieved 24 February 2025.
  4. ↑ "Brock Colyar". Forbes .
  5. ↑ Birenbaum, Gabby (12 February 2018). "Medill sophomore creates LGBTQ magazine Queer Reader". The Daily Northwestern . Retrieved 24 February 2025.
  6. ↑ Smilges, J. Logan (2023). "Seasons of Nonbinary and Neurodivergence; or, So What If We're All X?". Women's Studies Quarterly . 51 (3/4): 29–43. ISSN   0732-1562 . Retrieved 24 February 2025.
  7. ↑ "Brock Colyar, Author at Ms. Magazine". Ms. Retrieved 24 February 2025.
  8. ↑ https://www.vulture.com/article/charli-xcx-interview-brat-summer-fall-kamala-harris.html
  9. ↑ https://www.thecut.com/article/vivian-wilson-elon-musk-daughter-2025-fall-fashion-issue-cover-story.html
  10. ↑ https://www.thecut.com/2023/11/bethenny-frankel-on-leading-the-real-housewives-reckoning.html
  11. ↑ https://www.vulture.com/article/call-her-daddy-alex-cooper-unwell-hydration-interview.html
  12. ↑ https://www.thecut.com/article/dylan-mulvaney-cut-cover-profile.html
  13. ↑ https://www.thecut.com/article/sara-ramirez-che-diaz-and-just-like-that-profile.html
  14. ↑ https://www.thecut.com/article/ocean-vuong-time-is-a-mother-profile.html
  15. ↑ https://www.thecut.com/2021/01/sarah-mcbrides-neighborhood.html
  16. ↑ https://www.thecut.com/2022/03/partying-with-candace-bushnell-at-the-blond.html
  17. ↑ https://www.thecut.com/2021/06/poppers-dance-floor-bowen-yang.html
  18. ↑ https://www.thecut.com/article/honor-levy-my-first-book-dimes-square-interview.html
  19. ↑ https://www.curbed.com/2022/03/caroline-calloway-moves-out-of-her-apartment.html
  20. ↑ https://www.vulture.com/article/dasha-nekrasova-profile.html
  21. ↑ https://www.thecut.com/article/the-dare-music-new-york-band.html
  22. ↑ https://www.thecut.com/2022/05/partying-with-susanne-bartsch-at-the-megaclub-musica.html
  23. ↑ Burch, Sean (February 5, 2025). "Pro-Trump TikTok Party Host Threatens Legal Action Against New York Magazine". TheWrap .
  24. ↑ Colyar, Brock (2025-01-27). "The Cruel Kids' Table". New York Magazine. Retrieved 2025-03-01.
  25. ↑ Siegel, Tatiana (2025-02-24). "UTA Signs Republican Gen Z Activist CJ Pearson (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 2025-10-17.
  26. ↑ "Julia DiCesare". Julia DiCesare. Retrieved 2025-10-17.
  27. ↑ Colyar, Brock (2025-05-05). "It Must Be Nice to Be a West Village Girl". The Cut. Retrieved 2025-10-17.
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