Jump to content

Richard Lawson (writer): Difference between revisions

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Browse history interactively
← Previous edit
Content deleted Content added
VisualWikitext
Citation bot (talk | contribs)
Bots
5,183,249 edits
m Alter: title, last. Add: year. Removed URL that duplicated unique identifier. Removed parameters. | You can use this bot yourself. Report bugs here.| Activated by User:Chris Capoccia | Category:Pages with citations having bare URLs.
 
(40 intermediate revisions by 21 users not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
{{short description|American novelist}}
⚫
'''Richard Lawson''' is an American writer and critic. He rose to prominence as an entertainment writer for ''[[Gawker]]'' and is currently the chief critic for ''[[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]].'' Lawson's debut [[Young adult fiction|YA]] novel, ''All We Can Do Is Wait'', was released in February 2018.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-authors/article/75902-in-conversation-mary-h-k-choi-and-richard-lawson.html|title=In Conversation: Mary H.K. Choi and Richard Lawson|last=|first=|date=|website=www.publishersweekly.com|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=2019-05-25}}</ref>


{{Use mdy dates|date=December 2020}}
== Life and career ==
{{infobox writer
⚫
Lawson was raised in the [[Brighton, Boston|Brighton]] neighborhood of Boston, and attended [[Boston Latin School]]<ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.bls.org/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=203830&type=d&termREC_ID=&pREC_ID=688122|title = Alumni Authors|website = [[Boston Latin School]]|accessdate = July 26, 2019}}</ref> and [[Boston College]], before moving to New York City.<ref>{{cite news|url = https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2013/03/come-bostons-not-so-bad/317626/|title = Come On, Boston's Not So Bad|last = Lawson|first = Richard|work = [[The Atlantic]]|date = March 7, 2013|accessdate = July 23, 2019}}</ref> Lawson began his writing career at ''[[Gawker]]'' in 2007. Initially hired onto Gawker's ad sales team, Lawson secretly began participating in Gawker's active [[comments section]] under the handle LolCait, where his writing gained the attention of the editorial staff.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://gawker.com/290612/lolcaits-presidential-suite|title=LolCait's Presidential Suite|last=Gould|first=Emily|website=Gawker|language=en|access-date=2019-07-26}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/30/fashion/30commenters.html|title=All-Stars of the Clever Riposte|last=Salkin|first=Allen|date=2007-09-30|work=The New York Times|access-date=2019-07-26|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> After revealing his identity, he began providing editorial content for the site, first by selecting the week's best comments, and eventually becoming a full-time editor.<ref name=":3" /> Lawson gained notice for his television recaps for shows such as ''[[The Real Housewives of New York City]]''.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://observer.com/2011/10/crossing-the-atlantic-richard-lawson-departs-gawker-part-deux/|title=Crossing the 'Atlantic': Richard Lawson Departs Gawker, Part Deux|date=2011-10-25|website=Observer|language=en|access-date=2019-05-25}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/doree/how-well-remember-gawker|title=Stories To Remember Gawker By|last=Shafrir|first=Doree|date=|website=BuzzFeed News|language=en|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=2019-05-25}}</ref> His posts were the most popular on the site, where they garnered 2.4 million viewers each month.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.adweek.com/digital/richard-lawson-gawker-atlantic/|title=Why Richard Lawson Left Gawker For Atlantic Wire|last=Park|first=Ji Hyun|date=|website=www.adweek.com|language=en-US|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=2019-05-25|url-access=subscription}}</ref> He left in July 2009 to work at [[TV.com]] for five months, before returning to ''Gawker''. Lawson left the site for the second time in late 2011 to work for [[The Atlantic|''The Atlantic Wire'']] as a senior entertainment and culture writer.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":0" />
|name = Richard Lawson
|birth_date = {{birth based on age as of date|24|2007|7|30}}
|birth_place = [[Boston|Boston, Massachusetts]], U.S.
|period = 2007–present
|education = [[Boston College]]
|subjects = {{hlist|Film|popular culture}}
|genre = [[Young adult fiction|Young adult]]
|occupation = {{Hlist|Critic|blogger|novelist}}
}}
⚫
'''Richard Lawson''' (born 1982/1983)<ref name=":3"/> is an American writer and critic. He rose to prominence as an entertainment writer for ''[[Gawker]]'' and was named chief critic for ''[[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]]'' in 2018. Lawson's debut [[Young adult fiction|YA]] novel, ''All We Can Do Is Wait'', was released in February 2018.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-authors/article/75902-in-conversation-mary-h-k-choi-and-richard-lawson.html|title=In Conversation: Mary H.K. Choi and Richard Lawson|website=www.publishersweekly.com|access-date=May 25, 2019}}</ref>


== Career ==
⚫
In November 2013, Lawson left ''The Atlantic Wire'' to work as the Hollywood columnist at [[Vanity Fair (magazine)|''Vanity Fair'']].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiewire.com/2014/03/richard-lawson-upped-to-film-critic-at-vanity-fair-126720/|title=Richard Lawson Upped to Film Critic at Vanity Fair|last=Adams|first=Sam|last2=Adams|first2=Sam|date=2014-03-24|website=IndieWire|language=en|access-date=2019-05-25}}</ref> Four months later, he was hired as the magazine's TV and film critic.
⚫
Lawson began his writing career at ''[[Gawker]]'' in 2007. Initially hired onto Gawker's ad sales team, Lawson secretly began participating in ''Gawker''<nowiki/>'s active [[comments section]] under the handle LolCait, where his writing gained the attention of the editorial staff.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://gawker.com/290612/lolcaits-presidential-suite|title=LolCait's Presidential Suite|last=Gould|first=Emily|website=Gawker|date=August 17, 2007 |language=en|access-date=July 26, 2019}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/30/fashion/30commenters.html|title=All-Stars of the Clever Riposte|last=Salkin|first=Allen|date=September 30, 2007|work=The New York Times|access-date=July 26, 2019|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> After revealing his identity, he began providing editorial content for the site, first by selecting the week's best comments, and eventually becoming a full-time editor.<ref name=":3" /> Lawson gained notice for his television recaps for shows such as ''[[The Real Housewives of New York City]]''.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://observer.com/2011/10/crossing-the-atlantic-richard-lawson-departs-gawker-part-deux/|title=Crossing the 'Atlantic': Richard Lawson Departs Gawker, Part Deux|date=October 25, 2011|website=Observer|language=en|access-date=May 25, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/doree/how-well-remember-gawker|title=Stories To Remember Gawker By|last=Shafrir|first=Doree|website=BuzzFeed News|date=August 22, 2016 |language=en|access-date=May 25, 2019}}</ref> His posts were the most popular on the site, where they garnered 2.4 million viewers each month.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.adweek.com/digital/richard-lawson-gawker-atlantic/|title=Why Richard Lawson Left Gawker For Atlantic Wire|last=Park|first=Ji Hyun|website=www.adweek.com|date=May 30, 2012 |language=en-US|access-date=May 25, 2019|url-access=subscription}}</ref> He left in July 2009 to work at [[TV.com]] for five months, before returning to ''Gawker''. Lawson left the site for the second time in late 2011 to work for [[The Atlantic|''The Atlantic Wire'']] as a senior entertainment and culture writer.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":0" />


⚫
In November 2013, Lawson left ''The Atlantic Wire'' to work as the Hollywood columnist at [[Vanity Fair (magazine)|''Vanity Fair'']].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiewire.com/2014/03/richard-lawson-upped-to-film-critic-at-vanity-fair-126720/|title=Richard Lawson Upped to Film Critic at Vanity Fair|last=Adams|first=Sam|date=March 24, 2014|website=IndieWire|language=en|access-date=May 25, 2019}}</ref> Four months later, he was hired as the magazine's TV and film critic. In March 2018, he became ''Vanity Fair''<nowiki/>'s chief critic.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Kelly|first=Keith J.|date=March 28, 2018|title=Radhika Jones finally hires a deputy at Vanity Fair|url=https://nypost.com/2018/03/28/radhika-jones-finally-hires-a-deputy-at-vanity-fair/|access-date=May 25, 2019|website=New York Post|language=en}}</ref>
⚫
Lawson's debut novel, ''All We Can Do Is Wait'',<ref>{{Cite book|title=All we can do is wait : a novel|last=Lawson, Richard (Film critic)|isbn=9780448494111|location=New York|oclc=986977382|year = 2018}}</ref> was released on February 6, 2018 under [[Razorbill (publisher)|Razorbill]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ew.com/books/2017/06/26/richard-lawson-all-we-can-do-is-wait-excerpt/|title=Read An Excerpt From Richard Lawson's Upcoming YA Novel 'All We Can Do Is Wait'|website=EW.com|language=en|access-date=2019-05-25}}</ref> The book is a YA novel that centers on a group of teenagers in the waiting room of a hospital after a bridge collapse. ''All We Can Do Is Wait'' received a starred review from ''[[Publishers Weekly|Publisher's Weekly]]''.<ref name=":2" />


⚫
Lawson's debut novel, ''All We Can Do Is Wait'',<ref>{{Cite book|title=All we can do is wait : a novel|last=Lawson, Richard (Film critic)|isbn=9780448494111|location=New York|oclc=986977382|year = 2018}}</ref> was released on February 6, 2018 under [[Razorbill (publisher)|Razorbill]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ew.com/books/2017/06/26/richard-lawson-all-we-can-do-is-wait-excerpt/|title=Read An Excerpt From Richard Lawson's Upcoming YA Novel 'All We Can Do Is Wait'|website=EW.com|language=en|access-date=May 25, 2019}}</ref> The book is a YA novel that centers on a group of teenagers in the waiting room of a hospital after a bridge collapse. ''All We Can Do Is Wait'' received a starred review from ''[[Publishers Weekly]]''.<ref name=":2" />
In March 2018, he became ''Vanity Fair''<nowiki/>'s chief critic.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://nypost.com/2018/03/28/radhika-jones-finally-hires-a-deputy-at-vanity-fair/|title=Radhika Jones finally hires a deputy at Vanity Fair|last=Kelly|first=Keith J.|date=2018-03-28|website=New York Post|language=en|access-date=2019-05-25}}</ref>

== Preferences ==
=== Favorites ===
When asked to rank the best films of the 2010 decade, Lawson named:<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2019/11/best-movies-decade-2010s-lawson|title= The 10 Best Movies of the 2010s: Richard Lawson's List|website= [[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]]|date= November 26, 2019|accessdate= January 15, 2021}}</ref>
{{div col | colwidth=25em}}
*1. ''[[Mad Max: Fury Road]]'' (USA, 2015)
*2. ''[[Phantom Thread]]'' (USA, 2018)
*3. ''[[Dawson City: Frozen Time]]'' (USA, 2016)
*4. ''[[Melancholia (2011 film)|Melancholia]]'' (Denmark, 2011)
*5. ''[[Parasite (2019 film)|Parasite]]'' (South Korea, 2019)
*6. ''[[Get Out]]'' (USA, 2017)
*7. ''[[Eden (2014 film)|Eden]]'' (France, 2014)
*8. ''[[Force Majeure (film)|Force Majeure]]'' (Sweden, 2014)
*9. ''[[Weekend (2011 film)|Weekend]]'' (UK, 2011)
*10. ''[[Princess Cyd]]'' (USA, 2017)
{{div col end}}

=== Best of the Year ===
Since becoming a film critic for ''[[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]]'', Lawson has marked these films as the best of the year.
* 2013: ''[[Nebraska (film)|Nebraska]]''
* 2014: ''[[Love Is Strange (film)|Love is Strange]]''
* 2015: ''[[Mad Max: Fury Road]]''
* 2016: ''[[The Meddler]]''
* 2017: ''[[BPM (Beats per Minute)]]''
* 2018: ''[[Roma (2018 film)|Roma]]''
* 2019: ''[[Parasite (2019 film)|Parasite]]''
* 2020: ''[[The Nest (2020 film)|The Nest]]''
* 2021: ''[[The Worst Person in the World (film)|The Worst Person in the World]]''
* 2022: ''[[Tár]]''
* 2023: ''[[May December]]''


== Personal life ==
== Personal life ==
Lawson was raised in the [[Brighton, Boston|Brighton]] neighborhood of Boston, and attended [[Boston Latin School]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Alumni Authors|url=https://www.bls.org/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=203830&type=d&termREC_ID=&pREC_ID=688122|accessdate=July 26, 2019|website=[[Boston Latin School]]}}</ref> and [[Boston College]], before moving to New York City.<ref>{{cite news|last=Lawson|first=Richard|date=March 7, 2013|title=Come On, Boston's Not So Bad|work=[[The Atlantic]]|url=https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2013/03/come-bostons-not-so-bad/317626/|accessdate=July 23, 2019}}</ref>
⚫
Lawson wrote an article that went viral about the personal significance of openly-gay Olympic figure skater [[Adam Rippon]].<ref>{{cite web|title=The Bittersweet Beauty Of U.S. Figure Skater Adam Rippon |url=https://www.npr.org/2018/02/15/586172018/the-bittersweet-beauty-of-u-s-figure-skater-adam-rippon |work=[[All Things Considered]] |publisher=NPR |date=February 15, 2018 |language=en}}</ref>


⚫
Lawson wrote an article that went viral about the personal significance of openly gay Olympic figure skater [[Adam Rippon]] during the [[2018 Winter Olympics]].<ref>{{cite web|title=The Bittersweet Beauty Of U.S. Figure Skater Adam Rippon |url=https://www.npr.org/2018/02/15/586172018/the-bittersweet-beauty-of-u-s-figure-skater-adam-rippon |work=[[All Things Considered]] |publisher=NPR |date=February 15, 2018 |language=en}}</ref>
He is openly gay.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://twitter.com/rilaws/status/976225301641486336}}</ref>


== References ==
== References ==
Line 25: Line 66:
{{DEFAULTSORT:Lawson, Richard}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Lawson, Richard}}
[[Category:Year of birth missing (living people)]]
[[Category:Year of birth missing (living people)]]
[[Category:21st-century American writers]]
[[Category:1980s births]]
[[Category:21st-century American male writers]]
[[Category:21st-century American non-fiction writers]]
[[Category:21st-century American novelists]]
[[Category:American male bloggers]]
[[Category:American bloggers]]
[[Category:American film critics]]
[[Category:American film critics]]
[[Category:National Society of Film Critics Members]]
[[Category:American online publication editors]]
[[Category:American television critics]]
[[Category:American television critics]]
[[Category:American young adult novelists]]
[[Category:The Atlantic (magazine) people]]
[[Category:The Atlantic (magazine) people]]
[[Category:Boston College alumni]]
[[Category:Boston College alumni]]
[[Category:Boston Latin School alumni]]
[[Category:Boston Latin School alumni]]
[[Category:Entertainment journalists]]
[[Category:Entertainment journalists]]
[[Category:Gay writers]]
[[Category:American gay writers]]
[[Category:Gawker Media]]
[[Category:Gawker Media]]
[[Category:LGBT people from Massachusetts]]
[[Category:LGBT people from Massachusetts]]
⚫
[[Category:LGBT writers from the United States]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Novelists from Massachusetts]]
[[Category:Vanity Fair (magazine) people]]
[[Category:Vanity Fair (magazine) people]]
[[Category:Writers from Boston]]
[[Category:Novelists from Boston]]
⚫
[[Category:Novelists from New York City]]

{{film-critic-stub}}

Latest revision as of 02:50, 21 August 2024

Richard Lawson
Born1982 or 1983 (age 41–42)
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Occupation
  • Critic
  • blogger
  • novelist
EducationBoston College
Period2007–present
GenreYoung adult
Subjects
  • Film
  • popular culture

Richard Lawson (born 1982/1983)[1] is an American writer and critic. He rose to prominence as an entertainment writer for Gawker and was named chief critic for Vanity Fair in 2018. Lawson's debut YA novel, All We Can Do Is Wait, was released in February 2018.[2]

Career

[edit]

Lawson began his writing career at Gawker in 2007. Initially hired onto Gawker's ad sales team, Lawson secretly began participating in Gawker's active comments section under the handle LolCait, where his writing gained the attention of the editorial staff.[3][1] After revealing his identity, he began providing editorial content for the site, first by selecting the week's best comments, and eventually becoming a full-time editor.[1] Lawson gained notice for his television recaps for shows such as The Real Housewives of New York City.[4][5] His posts were the most popular on the site, where they garnered 2.4 million viewers each month.[6] He left in July 2009 to work at TV.com for five months, before returning to Gawker. Lawson left the site for the second time in late 2011 to work for The Atlantic Wire as a senior entertainment and culture writer.[6][4]

In November 2013, Lawson left The Atlantic Wire to work as the Hollywood columnist at Vanity Fair.[7] Four months later, he was hired as the magazine's TV and film critic. In March 2018, he became Vanity Fair's chief critic.[8]

Lawson's debut novel, All We Can Do Is Wait,[9] was released on February 6, 2018 under Razorbill.[10] The book is a YA novel that centers on a group of teenagers in the waiting room of a hospital after a bridge collapse. All We Can Do Is Wait received a starred review from Publishers Weekly.[2]

Preferences

[edit]

Favorites

[edit]

When asked to rank the best films of the 2010 decade, Lawson named:[11]

Best of the Year

[edit]

Since becoming a film critic for Vanity Fair, Lawson has marked these films as the best of the year.

Personal life

[edit]

Lawson was raised in the Brighton neighborhood of Boston, and attended Boston Latin School[12] and Boston College, before moving to New York City.[13]

Lawson wrote an article that went viral about the personal significance of openly gay Olympic figure skater Adam Rippon during the 2018 Winter Olympics.[14]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ a b c Salkin, Allen (September 30, 2007). "All-Stars of the Clever Riposte". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved July 26, 2019.
  2. ^ a b "In Conversation: Mary H.K. Choi and Richard Lawson". www.publishersweekly.com. Retrieved May 25, 2019.
  3. ^ Gould, Emily (August 17, 2007). "LolCait's Presidential Suite". Gawker. Retrieved July 26, 2019.
  4. ^ a b "Crossing the 'Atlantic': Richard Lawson Departs Gawker, Part Deux". Observer. October 25, 2011. Retrieved May 25, 2019.
  5. ^ Shafrir, Doree (August 22, 2016). "Stories To Remember Gawker By". BuzzFeed News. Retrieved May 25, 2019.
  6. ^ a b Park, Ji Hyun (May 30, 2012). "Why Richard Lawson Left Gawker For Atlantic Wire". www.adweek.com. Retrieved May 25, 2019.
  7. ^ Adams, Sam (March 24, 2014). "Richard Lawson Upped to Film Critic at Vanity Fair". IndieWire. Retrieved May 25, 2019.
  8. ^ Kelly, Keith J. (March 28, 2018). "Radhika Jones finally hires a deputy at Vanity Fair". New York Post. Retrieved May 25, 2019.
  9. ^ Lawson, Richard (Film critic) (2018). All we can do is wait : a novel. New York. ISBN 9780448494111. OCLC 986977382.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  10. ^ "Read An Excerpt From Richard Lawson's Upcoming YA Novel 'All We Can Do Is Wait'". EW.com. Retrieved May 25, 2019.
  11. ^ "The 10 Best Movies of the 2010s: Richard Lawson's List". Vanity Fair. November 26, 2019. Retrieved January 15, 2021.
  12. ^ "Alumni Authors". Boston Latin School. Retrieved July 26, 2019.
  13. ^ Lawson, Richard (March 7, 2013). "Come On, Boston's Not So Bad". The Atlantic. Retrieved July 23, 2019.
  14. ^ "The Bittersweet Beauty Of U.S. Figure Skater Adam Rippon". All Things Considered. NPR. February 15, 2018.
[edit]
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Richard_Lawson_(writer)&oldid=1241425218"