“Though I had always wanted to be an opium addict, I can't claim that as the reason I went to China.” Thus begins “The Big Smoke,” Emily Hahn's
Ariel Levy is a staff writer at The New Yorker. Her work often explores themes of identity and culture, with notable subjects including athletes, artists, and pivotal figures in LGBTQ+ rights. Levy has been featured in prominent publications such as the Jerusalem Post and The New Yorker, and she is the author of the New York Times best-seller “The Rules Do Not Apply.”



