Raised in Los Angeles’ entertainment industry, she’s worked as a daily newspaper reporter and feature writer for dozens of magazines and blogs, including The Week, The Hollywood Reporter and the New York Post. Insightful and audacious, playful and literate, Starshine has authored a popular blog on SheKnows.com, taught writing at UCSB and LinkedIn Learning and interviewed George Clooney, Ellen DeGeneres, Steve Martin and Tom Hanks for stories. Recent columns include interviews with Gloria Steinem, Serial host Sarah Koenig, Sandra Tsing-Loh, Orange Is the New Black writer Piper Kerman and #ShoutYourAbortion founder Amelia Bonow. Santa Barbara Independent readers have named her Best Columnist for the past 10 years in a row.