Ali spent two years as a staff writer at BuzzFeed. She’s freelanced for Vulture, Talkhouse, Mic, Newsday, The Hairpin, Hello Giggles, and more. She also writes a bestselling Substack newsletter.

PERSONAL ESSAYS:

How A Film Taught Me To Break The Rules, Talkhouse

Brief Stories Of Traveling Alone, BuzzFeed

Traveling Alone Female, HelloGiggles 

A Survivor’s Guide to a 56-Hour Comedy Festival, BuzzFeed

The First Time I Shaved My Legs, HelloGiggles

Reported stories:

How The Trigger Warning Took Over The Internet, BuzzFeed

Here’s What Happened After One Soldier Recorded The Investigation Into Her Sexual Assault, BuzzFeed

How Two Comedy Mavericks Got Their Own TV Show And Remained True To Themselves In The Process, an interview with Ilana Glazer & Abbi Jacobson for BuzzFeed

The Brief Life And Baffling Death of John Crawford III, BuzzFeed

Flipping the Ratio: Inside Boston’s Women In Comedy Festival, Vulture

The Cop Who Killed 12-Year-Old Tamir Rice Was Described As Unstable, "Dismal" With A Firearm, BuzzFeed

Everything We Know About The Tamir Rice Shooting, BuzzFeed

Terry Richardson Denies New Allegations, BuzzFeed

Everything You Need To Know About the Military Sexual Assault Bill That Just Passed In The Senate, BuzzFeed

Different Cities, Same Salary: Comparing The Lifestyle Of Two Twentysomethings, BuzzFeed

Meet 13 People Who Want To Spend The Rest Of Their Lives On Mars, BuzzFeed

Former Jacob Burns programmer returns with 'Gimme the Loot', Newsday

Design Wars has 10 local student designers battling for top honors this weekend in White Plains, Newsday

BLOGGING:

This Hands-Free Vibrator Could Close The Pleasure Gap In The Bedroom, BuzzFeed

This "Normal Barbie" Has The Proportions Of An Average American 19-Year-Old, BuzzFeed

23 Perfect Jokes From "Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt", BuzzFeed

63 Black Harvard Students Share Their Experiences In A Powerful Photo Project, BuzzFeed

This Is How A Woman's Offensive Tweet Became The World's Top Story, BuzzFeed

Susan G. Komen Foundation Struggles to Raise Money As CEO Makes Nearly $700K, Mic

Women Now Top Earners in Record Number Of Homes, But Many Americans Think This Is Bad For Society, Mic