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Portrait of Rachel Sherman

Rachel Sherman

On Culture, I work with the theater, dance and fine arts editors to keep track of upcoming exhibitions and performances, support critics and explore new ways to reach readers. In addition, I help manage our social media accounts, acting as the last line of defense for potential factual errors, typos and blunders. I write across multiple sections of the paper and have a special interest in subcultures, misfits and oddball tales. I’m excited by food, gender and climate as lenses through which to tell stories about power. And I’m especially drawn to people living outside of big cities, and the stories and trends that shape our culture.

I often cover the arts but light up at anyone and anything that deeply explores the human condition.

I joined The Times in 2021 on a team investigating the effects of Covid-19 on incarcerated populations across the country, which was part of The Times’s pandemic coverage that was awarded the 2021 Pulitzer Prize for Public Service.

I have worked as a freelance reporter for various outlets such as The Washington Post, Teen Vogue, and Coda Story, where I reported investigative stories, wrote human interest features and produced and appeared in explainer videos. Before becoming a journalist, I worked in the nonprofit sector, helping to develop a learning curriculum for visitors to genocide memorial sites in Rwanda, mentoring refugees from Mexico, Guatemala, Pakistan, Iraq and elsewhere, and producing global art exhibitions. I’ve been a yoga teacher, a taste tester and a waitress. In everything I do, I strive to be a listener first.

I have a bachelor’s degree in international relations from the University of Texas at Austin and a master’s degree in journalism from the Craig Newmark School of Journalism at CUNY. I grew up in Dallas.

Telling a person’s story is an honor, one I don’t take lightly. I approach my reporting with curiosity and vigor. I make sure to explain to anyone I interview how they might be quoted or what they would like to keep anonymous. I believe in treating people fairly, with accuracy and dignity. Like all Times journalists, I am committed to upholding the standards of integrity outlined in our Ethical Journalism Handbook.

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    How a Raunchy Lounge Singer Spends His Sundays

    Dani Lubnitzki, who is better known as Dani Luv, puts his own spin on Sinatra during the week, but on Sundays he shops for his grandchildren and has a jam session with friends.

    By Rachel Sherman

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    Joan Jonas on Her Island of Wonder

    For 50 years the artist has found inspiration for storytelling videos and installations on Cape Breton Island. Her nephew Toby Coulson set out to capture the magic.

    By Rachel Sherman

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    BAM Announces a Dance-Heavy Season

    The Brooklyn Academy of Music’s winter/spring season will feature programs by Mark Morris and Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater.

    By Rachel Sherman

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    The Joyce Announces Its Summer Season

    The eight-week season will feature the Mark Morris Dance Group making its Joyce Theater debut, as well as Caleb Teicher’s big band swing and Pilobolus.

    By Rachel Sherman

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    Artist or Artifice: Who Is Adam Himebauch?

    Through a digital performance and gallery show, the painter meticulously creates the persona of an older, acclaimed artist. The hoax has kept the art crowd guessing.

    By Rachel Sherman

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    Mini-Vows

    Fourteen Years Later, They Finally, Fortunately, Wed

    Brandi Broxson and Francisco Garcia, who dated for more than a decade, say loved ones use the term “finally” when referring to their marriage. The couple has chosen a different word: “fortunately.”

    By Rachel Sherman

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    Matching Rhythms, Despite Opposite Sleep Schedules

    Though Maxwell Wolkin, an early bird, and Olivia Russin, a night owl, had different routines, they connected over similar upbringings and a shared passion for creative pursuits.

    By Rachel Sherman

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    6 Art Fairs in NYC This Weekend

    Our guide to Frieze New York Weekend, and the satellite art exhibitions from the Lower East Side to Chelsea to Harlem.

    By Rachel Sherman

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    Who’s Requiring Workers to Be Vaccinated?

    The New York Times surveyed top corporations about their Covid-19 policies as workers prepare to return to offices. Many require vaccinations, but the consequences for failing to comply vary widely.

    By Danielle Ivory, Keith Collins, Matt Craig, Yves De Jesus, Brandon Dupré, Mika Gröndahl, Lauryn Higgins, Derek M. Norman, Jugal K. Patel, Laney Pope, Cierra S. Queen, Chloe Reynolds, Jess Ruderman, Rachel Sherman, Kristine White and Bonnie G. Wong

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    Incarcerated and Infected: How the Virus Tore Through the U.S. Prison System

    Since March 2020, New York Times reporters have tracked every known coronavirus case in every correctional setting in the nation. More than 2,700 inmates have died.

    By Eddie Burkhalter, Izzy Colón, Brendon Derr, Lazaro Gamio, Rebecca Griesbach, Ann Hinga Klein, Danya Issawi, K.b. Mensah, Derek M. Norman, Savannah Redl, Chloe Reynolds, Emily Schwing, Libby Seline, Rachel Sherman, Maura Turcotte and Timothy Williams

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