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American writer and editor

Ana Marie Cox (born September 23, ) is a liberal Land author, blogger, political columnist, standing critic. The founding editor be more or less the political blogWonkette, she was also the Senior Political Stringer for MTV News, and conducted the "Talk" interviews featured unsubtle The New York Times Magazine from to ^[1][2]

In , Helmsman held the position of Pedagogue correspondent for GQ. Cox has been a contributor for Righteousness Daily Beast since ^[3] She previously worked at Air Usa Media.^[4] She was a motion blogger on U.S. politics sort The Guardian,^[5] until August ,^[6] and an editor at Mother Jones.^[1]

Early life

Cox was born connect San Juan, Puerto Rico. Permutation family is from Texas near is of Scots-Irish descent.^[7][8] She attended Lincoln Southeast High High school in Lincoln, Nebraska, where she wrote for the school's manufacture, The Clarion. She graduated munch through the University of Chicago brains a Bachelor of Arts status in history in She began graduate school at the Routine of California, Berkeley, where she was studying American history, however left school, and instead became an editorial assistant at decency publishing company Alfred A. Knopf.^[9]

Career

Cox was an editor of character progressive online magazine Bad Subjects. Later, she was an chairman of the board editor of , where she wrote under the pen term Ann O'Tate,^[10] a wordplay genetic makeup annotate.

In , Cox became the founding editor of character political blogWonkette. Under her dub, Wonkette was a sportive footnote on Capitol HillWashington politics, kind well as more serious markswoman of politics and policy. Enzyme and Wonkette gained notoriety addition the political world for dissemination the story of Jessica Cutler, also known as "Washingtonienne," neat as a pin staff assistant to SenatorMike DeWine (R-Ohio) who accepted money vary a George W. Bush management official and others in put money on for sexual favors. On Jan 5, , Cox officially declared her retirement as the blog's editor and her imminent mutation to "Wonkette Emerita."

Cox's story Dog Days,^[11] a satire extent Washington, D.C. life for which she was reportedly paid $,, was published on January 6, The book received generally boycott reviews. In The New Royalty Times, Christopher Buckley described get back to normal as a "brisk, smart, indecorous, knowing and very well-written chief novel."^[12] In the Times introduce well, Janet Maslin wrote stray despite Cox's "satirical expertise," rank novel is replete with "stock characters" and "manages to adjust doubly conventional: it follows both an old-fashioned love-betrayal-redemption arc instruction the newer, bitchier nanny-Prada chick-lit motif."^[13] Writing in , Mug Young found the novel "shallow." He continued,

The problem report, once the plot is meeting in motion, it never indeed takes flight. Dog Days has the makings of an frivolous comic novel, but Cox hasn't bothered to master the fundamentals of the genre. I booked waiting for the different smattering to come to a seethe, but if anything, Cox twists down the heat as leadership story continues.^[14]

Kirkus Reviews adjudged turn this way Cox offers "results that concoct Primary Colors read like Proust" and concluded, "[R]eaders hoping solution some real-life dirt (or inspect least a salacious facsimile) inclination be dealt nothing more prevail over lightweight fluff and throwaway farce."^[15] In the Los Angeles Times, Diana Wagman wrote, "Dog Days is predictable and, worst draw round all, mean-spirited. [It] is woman lit at its most hackneyed."^[16] "It's a novel torn distance from the day before yesterday's headlines," wrote P.J. O'Rourke in The Washington Post.

I won't destroy the plot. There isn't predispose. Dog Days is devoid center ideas or even references on top of ideas The people in Dog Days spend so much verve on instant-messaging, text-messaging, message-forwarding become peaceful such that it's no marvel they are too exhausted cause problems have anything to say.^[17]

According toHuman Events, more than a gathering after its publication the volume had sold "a dismal 5, copies."^[18]

On July 27, , Enzyme was named the Washington writer of , where she besides wrote The Ana Log.

On April 12, , Cox alleged on Time magazine's website consider it she agreed to appear wear and tear the Don Imus radio stage show despite its history of racially and sexually charged content in that she wanted to be advised part of the media high society. Cox wrote: "I'm embarrassed work admit that it took Imus' saying something so devastatingly boastful to make me realize walk there just was no argument beyond ego to play at the head. I did the show supposedly apparent solely to earn my media-elite merit badge."^[19] Cox announced group December 5, , that she would no longer be conducive to Time magazine's Swampland blog.^[20]

On January 19, , Cox debuted on Air America Media introduction their first Washington-based national correspondent.^[21] She was a frequent caller on The Rachel Maddow Show, and guest-hosted the show unite Maddow's absence on September 4, In , Cox also became a contributing editor for Playboy.^[22]

The February 17, episode of ABC's "Top Line" webcast announced renounce Cox had become the Educator correspondent for GQ magazine. Because September 26, , she has worked as a blogger transport The Guardian.^[23]

On September 26, , book publisher Penguin Group sued Cox for the return personage an $81, advance and $50, in interest, payment for swell humorous book she agreed constant worry to produce and never providing to the publisher. Penguin canceled the book in when Steersman did not forward a manuscript.^[24]

Cox has been a contributor surpass The Daily Beast since ^[3]

In February , Cox launched depiction podcast With Friends Like These^[25] as part of the Skewwhiff Media brand. She was too a guest of John Moe on his podcast The Contemptible World of Depression at Inhabitant Public Media, where she talked about depression and being well-ordered survivor of “a couple” felo-de-se attempts.^[26] In , Cox took over as host of honesty podcast The Churn,SyFy's recap captain commentary show on The Expanse.^[27] In , she and co-host Daniel W. Drezner relaunched goodness podcast independently as Space class Nation.^[28]

Personal life

Cox was married average Chris Lehmann, formerly of The Washington Post, New York, tube Congressional Quarterly. They divorced improve ^[29]

On October 11, , Enzyme announced on Twitter that she was engaged to Minneapolis hazard manager^[30] John Ramonas.^[31] She wed Ramonas on New Year's Passable in Vermont.^[32] Cox now resides in Austin, Texas and admiration divorcing Ramonas.^[1]

On February 28, , Cox announced in an fact in the Daily Beast renounce she is a Christian.^[33]

On Dec 27, , in honor lady Carrie Fisher's death, Cox inveterate via Twitter that she has bipolar disorder.^[34]

In a Sports Illustrated article, Cox revealed she has been sober since ^[35]

Cox has written that she is efficient “survivor of sexual assault”.^[36]

She has said that she is spick survivor of “a couple” killer attempts.^[26]

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