Natalie Shure

Washington, DC USA

Professional Experience

A multi-faceted writer, I can write with expertise on anything from Eurasian culture and politics to fashion and pop culture. I am especially good at humorous and witty prose.

Total Media Industry Experience

6 Years

Media Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)

The Whimsical Nerd (10+), Suite 101 (3-5), The Daily Dissident (1-2), The Frisky (1-2), The Gloss (1-2), Splitsider (1-2), Broads of the Beltway (6-10), Betty Confidential (1-2)

Technical Skills

Photoshop Blogging/social media sites

Foreign Language Skills

Russian

Computer Skills

Word Excel Power Point

Equipment

Laptop Digital Camera

Awards

Outstanding history writing, 2007

General

It Is Time to Denounce the "Flatform"
(Suite101 5/26/2011)
A witty satire about the "flatform" show trend.
Reviewed: Stephen Sondheim’s Company with the New York Philharmonic
(Broads of the Beltway 6/16/2011)
A review of the NYC Philharmonic production of Company that played for one week in Washington, DC.
Starter Heels, Sweatpants, And Other Fashion Lessons From Ukraine
(The Gloss 6/20/2011)
A satirical outline of lessons one can learn about fashion in Ukraine.
How Streaming Video and DVR Raise the Bar for Sitcoms
(The Awl 7/6/2011)
A Lazy Girl's Guide to Housework
(The Frisky 7/6/2011)
Historical Memories of a Sovietophile
(The Daily Dissident 6/29/2011)
A reflection on the fall of the Soviet Union, born out of a review of the documentary "My Perestroika" and a re-reading of David Remnick's "Lenin's Tomb."
A Handy Guide to Seducing Your Favorite Literary Characters
(The Frisky 6/28/2011)
A witty piece about how one would seduce the protagonists of literary classics.