Kyle Chayka

Kyle Chayka
A photograph of Kyle Chayka. He is a white man with a slight widow's peak, high eyebrows and pursed lips. He is wearing an open-collared white shirt and a brow plaid suite jacket. He is in front of backdrop printed with the Library of Congress National Book Festival logo.
Chayka at the 2024 National Book Festival
Born1988 or 1989 (age 37–38)
EducationTufts University (BA)
OccupationJournalist
EmployerThe New Yorker
Spouse
Jess Bidgood
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(m. 2023)​
Websitekylechayka.com

Kyle Chayka (born 1988 or 1989) is an American journalist and cultural critic.

Early life and education

Chayka grew up in New Milford, Connecticut, graduating from New Milford High School in 2006. As a teenager, he published a blog entitled "Verbal Diarrhea" and played the role-playing game Ragnarok Online.

He studied art history and international relations at Tufts University, editing The Tufts Daily and earning a Bachelor of Arts in 2010.

Career

Chayka was the first staff writer of the arts magazine Hyperallergic, becoming a senior editor for the publication in 2012.

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

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.

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

Personal life

A photograph of Regina Barber, Joy Buolamwini and Kyle Chayka in char in a semicircle around a table on a stage. There is a banner behind them with a repeating logo of the Library of Congress National Book Festival
Chayka at the 2024 National Book Festival with moderator Regina Barber, left, and Joy Buolamwini

Chayka is married to The New York Times politics reporter Jess Bidgood, whom he met at Tufts. They live in Washington, D.C. with their Plott hound, Rhubarb.

Bibliography

Books

  • The Longing for Less: Living with Minimalism, 2020. ISBN 9781635572100. Explores the evolution of the minimalism movement.
  • Filterworld: How Algorithms Flattened Culture, 2024. ISBN 978-0385548281. Discusses the cultural impacts of recommendation algorithms.

Selected articles

References

  1. 1 2 Bartholomew, Jem (2023-03-29). "Q&A: Kyle Chayka on his 'cultural investigations'". Columbia Journalism Review. Retrieved 2024-02-18.
  2. ↑ Leleu, Clémence (2021-02-03). "Going Back to the Roots of Minimalism with Kyle Chayka". Pen Magazine. Retrieved 2024-02-18.
  3. ↑ "Schools' central office hosts NMHS art display". Albany Times-Union. 2010-12-22. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
  4. 1 2 Chayka, Kyle (2024-01-13). "Coming of Age at the Dawn of the Social Internet". The New Yorker. ISSN 0028-792X. Retrieved 2024-02-19.
  5. ↑ "2009-11-13 by The Tufts Daily - Issuu". issuu.com. 2009-11-13. Retrieved 2024-02-18.
  6. ↑ Arrouas, Michelle (2018-12-08). "Kyle Chayka: Chronicler of the contemporary". Next Generation Living. Retrieved 2024-02-18.
  7. ↑ 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?". Vanity Fair. Retrieved 2024-02-18.
  8. ↑ "Kyle Chayka". Penguin Random House. Retrieved 2024-02-18.
  9. ↑ Vartanian, Hrag (2012-09-07). "Introducing the New Hyperallergic Editorial Team". Hyperallergic. Retrieved 2024-02-18.
  10. ↑ Winkie, Luke (2020-08-31). "Study Hall, the gossipy media site for freelancers, sees Gawker as its editorial north star". Nieman Lab. Retrieved 2024-02-18.
  11. ↑ Chayka, Kyle (2016-08-03). "How Silicon Valley helps spread the same sterile aesthetic across the world". The Verge. Retrieved 2024-02-18.
  12. ↑ Kashinsky, Lisa (2023-10-16). "Auchincloss: Israel 'can't de-escalate'". Politico. Retrieved 2024-08-31.
  13. ↑ Nagy, Colin (2022-10-10). "The Monday Media Diet with Kyle Chayka". Why is this interesting?. Retrieved 2024-02-19.