Kyle Chayka

Kyle Chayka (born 1989 (age 34)) is an American journalist and cultural critic.

Early life and education
Chayka grew up in Connecticut. 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 Boston Globe politics reporter Jess Bidgood. They live in Washington, D.C. with their Plott hound, Rhubarb.

Books

 * The Longing for Less: Living with Minimalism, 2020. ISBN 9781635572100. Explores the evolution of the minimalism movement.
 * Filterworld: How Algorithms Flattened Culture, 2024. ISBN 978-0385548281. Discusses the cultural impacts of recommendation algorithms.

Selected articles

 * "What Google Search Isn’t Showing You", The New Yorker, March 10, 2022. Retrieved July 2, 2024.
 * "The Millennial Aesthetic Comes for Your Vacuum Cleaner", The New Yorker, March 31, 2022. Retrieved July 2, 2024.
 * "The Online Spaces That Enable Mass Shooters", The New Yorker, May 19, 2022. Retrieved July 2, 2024.
 * "The Age of Algorithmic Anxiety", The New Yorker, July 25, 2022. Retrieved July 2, 2024.