Zachary Pincus-Roth | |
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| Born | 1979/1980(age 39–40) [1] |
| Other names | Zachary Roth |
| Occupation | entertainment journalist, author, and TV writer |
Notable credit(s) | Lie to Me; Avenue Q (book) |
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| Website | zacharypincus-roth |
Zachary Pincus-Roth is an American entertainment journalist, author, and TV writer. In January 2016, he joined the Washington Post as pop culture editor. [2]
Pincus-Roth was raised in Chevy Chase, Maryland [3] and attended Richard Montgomery High School in Rockville, Maryland, where he graduated in 1998 and received a Lazarus Leadership Fellowship. [4] At Richard Montgomery he was sports editor, news editor, and editor-in-chief of The Tide and authored an op-ed column entitled "Can I Say One Thing." [5]
Chevy Chase is the name of both a town and an unincorporated census-designated place that straddle the northwest border of Washington, D.C. and Montgomery County, Maryland. Several settlements in the same area of Montgomery County and one neighborhood of Washington, D.C. include "Chevy Chase" in their names. These villages, the town, and the CDP share a common history and together form a larger community colloquially referred to as "Chevy Chase".
Richard Montgomery High School (RMHS) (#201) is a secondary public school located in Rockville, Maryland, United States.
Rockville is a city and the county seat of Montgomery County, Maryland, United States, part of the Baltimore–Washington metropolitan area. The 2010 census tabulated Rockville's population at 61,209, making it one of the largest communities in Maryland and the third largest location in Montgomery County, after Silver Spring and Germantown.
He received his Bachelor of Arts degree in philosophy from Princeton University in 2002. He wrote his senior thesis on Seinfeld [6] and authored a column in The Daily Princetonian where he opined on the blissful lives of squirrels, [7] unrecognized discrimination, [8] and cultural relativism toward nudity, [9] among other topics. He wrote and acted for the Princeton Triangle Club musical comedy group. [3]
A Bachelor of Arts is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, sciences, or both. Bachelor of Arts programs generally take three to four years depending on the country, institution, and specific specializations, majors, or minors. The word baccalaureus should not be confused with baccalaureatus, which refers to the one- to two-year postgraduate Bachelor of Arts with Honors degree in some countries.
Philosophy is the study of general and fundamental questions about existence, knowledge, values, reason, mind, and language. Such questions are often posed as problems to be studied or resolved. The term was probably coined by Pythagoras. Philosophical methods include questioning, critical discussion, rational argument, and systematic presentation. Classic philosophical questions include: Is it possible to know anything and to prove it? What is most real? Philosophers also pose more practical and concrete questions such as: Is there a best way to live? Is it better to be just or unjust? Do humans have free will?
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Living in New York City after college, he worked as staff writer for Variety and Playbill , and contributed to other publications including Newsday , the Los Angeles Times , and The New York Times , among others. [3] [1] 50
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In 2006, he authored the companion book to the hit musical Avenue Q . [10] [11] [12]
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His 2010 Slate article "Best Weekend Never" received the National Entertainment Journalism Award for Best Online Feature Article. [13] and the Southern California Journalism Award for Online Entertainment. [14]
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While working on the drama Lie To Me in 2010, Pincus-Roth penned the song White Lie [15] sung by Felicia Day. [16]
In 2014, he received a fellowship from the International Center for Journalists through which he published a longform article about the role of television in shaping culture and behavior in India. [17] [18]
Before joining the Washington Post, he worked as Arts & Culture Editor for LA Weekly since 2011, and instructor at Loyola Marymount University. [3] [11] [19] [2]
The Princeton Quadrangle Club, often abbreviated to "Quad", is one of the eleven eating clubs at Princeton University that remain open. Located at 33 Prospect Avenue, the club is currently "sign-in," meaning it permits any second semester sophomore, junior or senior to join. The club's tradition of openness is demonstrated as far back as 1970, when Quadrangle became one of the first coeducational eating clubs.
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