Kyle Chayka


Kyle Chayka 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

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.

Books

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

    Selected articles

  • "", The ''New Yorker, March 10, 2022. Retrieved July 2, 2024.
  • "", The New Yorker, March 31, 2022. Retrieved July 2, 2024.
  • "", The New Yorker, May 19, 2022. Retrieved July 2, 2024.
  • "", The New Yorker'', July 25, 2022. Retrieved July 2, 2024.