Abigail Covington

Hi.

I’m a features reporter at the Philadelphia Inquirer and former contributing editor & weekend editor at Esquire (six years). I cover politics, pop culture, lifestyle, and the places they collide. My journalism, essays, and criticism have appeared in Rolling Stone, The New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, The Daily Beast, The Washington Post, Slate, The Nation, Them., Oxford American, and Pitchfork.

I’m originally from North Carolina and now live in Philadelphia with my partner and our grumpy old hound dog. I have strong opinions about most things — humidity, your pet’s name, Ken Burns documentaries, and the ’80s pop star Laura Branigan, to name a few.