Brock Colyar
Birth placeUnited States
OccupationJournalist, writer

Brock Colyar is a journalist who was born in Tennessee.[1] They are a features writer at New York magazine. They have been the writer of The Cut's nightlife newsletter "are u coming?" since 2021.[1][2]

In 2023, Colyar was awarded an American Society of Magazine Editors NEXT Award for Journalists Under 30.[3] In 2025, they were a Forbes 30 Under 30 recipient.[4]

Early life and education

Colyar studied gender and sexuality studies and journalism at Northwestern University, starting an LGBTQ magazine Queer Reader in their sophomore year.[5] They identify as non-binary or enby and use they/them pronouns.[6] Colyar subsequently worked as an editorial intern for Ms.[7]

Career

Colyar has interviewed cultural figures such as Charli XCX,[8] Vivian Wilson,[9] Bethenny Frankel,[10] Alex Cooper,[11] Dylan Mulvaney,[12] Sara Ramirez,[13] Ocean Vuong,[14] and Sarah McBride.[15] They have also profiled notable New Yorkers such as Candace Bushnell,[16] Bowen Yang,[17] Honor Levy,[18] Caroline Calloway,[19] Dasha Nekrasova,[20] the Dare,[21] and Susanne Bartsch.[22]

In January 2025, Colyar's New York magazine cover story "The Cruel Kids' Table" about young conservative Americans and Colyar's experiences at a 2024 President Donald Trump re-election party resulted in a conservative backlash from Trump influencer and conservative activist CJ Pearson, who threatened to sue New York magazine because of the story.[23][24] New York defended the article, saying, “We believe both the cover and story provide an accurate impression of the weekend.”[25]

Colyar's May 2025 New York magazine cover story "It Must Be Nice to Be a West Village Girl" about young women in the West Village neighborhood of New York City inspired an independent short film by Julia DiCesar.[26][27]

References

  1. ^ Trilling, Lyla (20 December 2021). "Anywhere But Here". The Blue and White. Retrieved 24 February 2025.
  2. ^ Cultured Magazine (September 21, 2023). "Nightlife Scribe Brock Colyar Gets Grounded by Going Barefoot in the Street". Cultured
  3. ^ "AMERICAN SOCIETY OF MAGAZINE EDITORS ANNOUNCES FINALISTS FOR 2023 NATIONAL MAGAZINE AWARDS". asme.media. ASME. February 23, 2023. Retrieved 24 February 2025.
  4. ^ "Brock Colyar". Forbes
  5. ^ Birenbaum, Gabby (12 February 2018). "Medill sophomore creates LGBTQ magazine Queer Reader". The Daily Northwestern. Retrieved 24 February 2025.
  6. ^ Smilges, J. Logan (2023). "Seasons of Nonbinary and Neurodivergence; or, So What If We're All X?". Women's Studies Quarterly. 51 (3/4): 29–43. ISSN 0732-1562. JSTOR 27300137. Retrieved 24 February 2025.
  7. ^ "Brock Colyar, Author at Ms. Magazine". Ms.. Retrieved 24 February 2025.
  8. ^ "Charli XCX is Too Brat to Fail". 11 October 2024.
  9. ^ "The Nearly Normal Young Adulthood of Vivian Wilson". 2 September 2025.
  10. ^ "Bethenny Frankel, Still Dragging Everyone". 30 November 2023.
  11. ^ "Partying with Alex Cooper and Her Thirsty Daddy Gang". 16 December 2024.
  12. ^ "Dylan Mulvaney's Girlhood, Interrupted". 13 September 2023.
  13. ^ "Hey, It's Sara Ramírez". 20 June 2023.
  14. ^ "Ocean Vuong Considers His Work 'Badass Emo'". 11 April 2022.
  15. ^ "Sarah McBride's Neighborhood". 4 January 2021.
  16. ^ "Three Cosmos and a Poodle Dance with Candace Bushnell". 25 March 2022.
  17. ^ "Bowen Yang Huffs Poppers on the Dance Floor". 24 June 2021.
  18. ^ "Honor Levy Finally Published Her First Book". 3 May 2024.
  19. ^ "Caroline Calloway's Final Days in Her West Village Studio". 7 March 2022.
  20. ^ "Who's Afraid of Podcast Provocateur Dasha Nekrasova?". 24 November 2021.
  21. ^ "The Dare Loves to Write Songs About Sex". 4 December 2023.
  22. ^ "Susanne Bartsch Still Likes to Flirt". 31 May 2022.
  23. ^ Burch, Sean (February 5, 2025). "Pro-Trump TikTok Party Host Threatens Legal Action Against New York Magazine". TheWrap
  24. ^ Colyar, Brock (2025-01-27). "The Cruel Kids' Table". New York Magazine. Retrieved 2025-03-01.
  25. ^ Siegel, Tatiana (2025-02-24). "UTA Signs Republican Gen Z Activist CJ Pearson (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 2025-10-17.
  26. ^ "Julia DiCesare". Julia DiCesare. Retrieved 2025-10-17.
  27. ^ Colyar, Brock (2025-05-05). "It Must Be Nice to Be a West Village Girl". The Cut. Retrieved 2025-10-17.