Kyle Chayka Explained

Kyle Chayka (born)^[1] is an American journalist and cultural critic.

Early life and education

Chayka grew up in Connecticut.^[2] As a teenager, he published a blog entitled "Verbal Diarrhea" and played the role-playing game Ragnarok Online.^[3]

He studied art history and international relations at Tufts University, editing The Tufts Daily^[4] and earning a Bachelor of Arts in 2010.^{[5] [6]}

Career

Chayka was the first staff writer of the arts magazine Hyperallergic, becoming a senior editor for the publication in 2012.^{[7] [8]}

In 2015, Chayka and P.E. Moskowitz founded Study Hall, a publication and community for media workers.^[9]

As a freelance journalist, Chayka covered art and aesthetics. In a 2016 essay for The Verge, he coined the term "AirSpace" to describe the prevalence of "sameness" across cafes and offices around the world.^[10]

In 2021, he became a staff writer for The New Yorker, where he writes the "Infinite Scroll" column on digital culture.

Personal life

Chayka is married to The Boston Globe politics reporter Jess Bidgood. They live in Washington, D.C. with their Plott hound, Rhubarb.^[11]

Bibliography

Books

• The Longing for Less: Living with Minimalism, 2020. . Explores the evolution of the minimalism movement.
• Filterworld: How Algorithms Flattened Culture, 2024. . Discusses the cultural impacts of recommendation algorithms.

Selected articles

• "What Google Search Isn’t Showing You", The New Yorker, March 10, 2022. Retrieved July 2, 2024.
• "The Millennial Aesthetic Comes for Your Vacuum Cleaner", The New Yorker, March 31, 2022. Retrieved July 2, 2024.
• "The Online Spaces That Enable Mass Shooters", The New Yorker, May 19, 2022. Retrieved July 2, 2024.
• "The Age of Algorithmic Anxiety", The New Yorker, July 25, 2022. Retrieved July 2, 2024.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Bartholomew . Jem . 2023-03-29 . Q&A: Kyle Chayka on his ‘cultural investigations’ . 2024-02-18 . Columbia Journalism Review . en.
2. Web site: Leleu . Clémence . 2021-02-03 . Going Back to the Roots of Minimalism with Kyle Chayka . 2024-02-18 . Pen Magazine . en.
3. News: Chayka . Kyle . 2024-01-13 . Coming of Age at the Dawn of the Social Internet . 2024-02-19 . The New Yorker . en-US . 0028-792X.
4. Web site: 2009-11-13 . 2009-11-13 by The Tufts Daily - Issuu . 2024-02-18 . issuu.com . en.
5. Web site: Arrouas . Michelle . 2018-12-08 . Kyle Chayka: Chronicler of the contemporary . 2024-02-18 . Next Generation Living . en-US.
6. Web site: Been . Eric Allen . 2020-01-24 . "Minimalism Should Be a Radical Idea": Can Kyle Chayka Change the Meaning of the 21st Century’s Most Misunderstood Word? . 2024-02-18 . Vanity Fair . en-US.
7. Web site: Kyle Chayka . 2024-02-18 . Penguin Random House . en-US.
8. Web site: Vartanian . Hrag . 2012-09-07 . Introducing the New Hyperallergic Editorial Team . 2024-02-18 . Hyperallergic . en-US.
9. Web site: Winkie . Luke . 2020-08-31 . Study Hall, the gossipy media site for freelancers, sees Gawker as its editorial north star . 2024-02-18 . Nieman Lab.
10. Web site: Chayka . Kyle . 2016-08-03 . How Silicon Valley helps spread the same sterile aesthetic across the world . 2024-02-18 . The Verge . en.
11. Web site: Nagy . Colin . 2022-10-10 . The Monday Media Diet with Kyle Chayka . 2024-02-19 . Why is this interesting?.