CONTRIBUTORS
Dora Somosi
Photographer for “Best Served Raw,” page 44
HOMETOWN: Brooklyn, New York
ABOUT: Somosi is a Hungarian American photographer living and working in Brooklyn and Old Chatham, N.Y. Her work
resides with notable New York and Los Angeles collectors, including trustees of the Brooklyn Museum and the Brooklyn
International Studio and Curatorial Program. Most recently, her photography was featured in a solo presentation at
NeueHouse, Los Angeles and has been shown in galleries around N.Y.C.
WHAT’S IN YOUR STARTER PACK? “Canon 5D Mark2, Ir ving Penn’s Passage, Gilmore Girls, My Brilliant Friend by Elena
Ferrante, Apiece Apart jumpsuit with Birkenstocks and bright Marissa Alperin woven earrings, Los Tacos No.1 in
Chelsea Ma rket.”Hyun Kim
Author of “Keeping It 100,” page 34
HOMETOWN: New York, New York
ABOUT: Korea born. Ithaca, N.Y. raised. Currently in Valencia, Spain. Kim was pulled out of his break from freelance
writing by Character Media’s Serena Kim, who he worked with at Vibe Magazine for several years. After leaving the media
world, he worked in marketing and advertising with clients such as Nike, YouTube, Beats by Dre and The Madbur y Club.
WHAT’S IN YOUR STARTER PACK? “Paperback book. Online coupon codes. Espressos. Caps. Colorful scar ves. Twitter.”Ruby Rosenwasser
Author of “Catch Her If You Can,” page 14, and “Mimi Choi,” page 26
HOMETOWN: Watertown, Massachusetts
ABOUT: Rosenwasser is a rising senior at Quinnipiac University with a double major in TV/film production and graphic
and interactive design. Outside of work and school, you can find her writing blog posts (ruby xiao.wordpress.com), binge
watching Terrace House or wandering along the nearest hiking trail.
WHAT’S IN YOUR STARTER PACK? “R M ‘Mono’ hoodie, journal, iced tea in a reusable cup, banana peppers, a pair of socks.”Sameer Rao
Author of “Best Served Raw,” page 44
HOMETOWN: Hartford, Connecticut
ABOUT: Rao is an arts and entertainment reporter on the Baltimore Sun’s features desk. He joined the Sun in 2019 after
nearly four years at Colorlines, a racial justice-focused daily news site. His freelance work includes stories for The
Guardian, Stereogum, V ICE’s Noise y and the Washington Post Express.
WHAT’S IN YOUR STARTER PACK? “Earbuds, earplugs, Ray-Ban Clubmasters, Cholula, a Mitchell & Ness snapback or
Carhartt beanie, Levi’s jean jacket, camo bandana, Old Bay, Tums, coconut oil.”Kait lin Yu
Author of “The Artist’s Way,” page 24
HOMETOWN: Overland Park, Kansas
ABOUT: Yu grew up in Midwest suburbia, where she spent most of high school writing, designing and managing its news-
paper. After she graduated, Yu moved to New York City to study computer animation and visual effects at the School
of Visual Arts. Now, she illustrates and writes for Character Media. In her free time, she likes to catch up on movies she
missed in her childhood and finds new foods to stuff herself with.
WHAT’S IN YOUR STARTER PACK? “No matter where I go, I always have my dark blue Hydro Flask, a sketchbook and a pen.”