Elyssa Goodman

Elyssa Goodman is a New York-based writer and photographer. Her writing has of course appeared in InsideHook, as well as Vogue, Vanity Fair, T: The New York Times Style Magazine, and many more. Photography clients and publications include Awkwafina, Sephora, The New Yorker, VICE, Artforum, and Cosmopolitan, among others. In New York, she hosts The Miss Manhattan Non-Fiction Reading, which has been featured in Vanity Fair and The New Yorker. You can read her work at elyssamaxxgoodman.com, and follow her on Twitter and Instagram @MissManhattanNY.

All Articles From Elyssa Goodman

Vietnamese Coffee Is Not Just a Trend

Why the country’s famed robusta beans should have been in your kitchen this whole time

Revisiting NYC's Skateboarding Bible on Its 10th Anniversary

The book documents the unique beauty of NYC's skate scene. We spoke to its creator, Alex Corporan.

The Rock Concert Gets the Oral History It Deserves

Journalist Marc Myers takes us behind the scenes with his latest book

In New York, A New Photography Exhibit Reconsiders the Male Nude

Laura Stevens's "Him" finds beauty in the vulnerability of her nude male subjects

How Jerry Schatzberg Reinvented the Celebrity Portrait

In his new exhibition “25th and Park,” the master image maker reminds us of the magic in honesty

Hidden in Midtown, Kaiseki Room Is Japanese Cuisine in Its Ultimate Form

Chef Isao Yamada’s commitment to kaiseki takes on new shapes and flavors in a zen-like 20-seat restaurant

At an Exclusive Burlesque Salon, Glamour Still Exists in New York

Tansy’s Polite Society is an adventure in artistry and intimacy

What Happens During a Beginner’s Night at an Exclusive Sex Club?

One writer ponders the relationship between sex and luxury branding

Kyle Beachy’s 10-Year Struggle to Write the Definitive Ode to Skateboarding

The lifelong skateboarder and current creative writing professor discusses "The Most Fun Thing," and the journey that bore it

The Delicious, Meteoric Rise of the Foodie-Friendly Cocktail Bar

Because an intelligent cocktail deserves more than just peanuts

"The Boys" Is a Rare Glimpse Into Seven Decades of Male Friendship

Photographer Rick Schatzberg talks about life, death and the 13 men from Long Island with whom he has shared the journey

There’s No Crying — or Gloves — in Vintage Baseball

Across the country, a more primitive version of our national pastime is alive and well

For Legendary Rolling Stone Editor Ben Fong-Torres, Rock and Roll Was the Great Equalizer

Director Suzanne Joe Kai’s new documentary chronicles the life and work of one of music writing’s most iconic voices

A Ballet of Bills: How One Photographer Captured the Artistry of Stripping

In Adrienne Raquel’s debut solo exhibition, a Houston strip club plays backdrop to a symphony of movement, art and intimacy

A One-Stop, Vegas-Inspired Wedding Chapel Has Arrived in Brooklyn

Minus all the Vegas-style kitsch and Elvis-impersonating officiants, of course

Without Martha Cooper, There Would Be No History of New York Graffiti

How the photographer’s subway graffiti project became an essential piece of contemporary art history