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“Self-expression without craft is for toddlers. Real artistic accomplishment requires a suspension of certitude.” – Rosanne Cash<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

“Who follows another follows nothing. He finds nothing, and indeed is seeking nothing.” – Montaigne<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

My name is Jon Sobel<\/strong>. I’m a writer and editor with decades of experience in the digital world. Depending on the situation, I work in different ways:
\n\u2022 on a purely freelance basis
\n\u2022 through my firm, Oren Hope Marketing & Copywriting<\/a>
\n\u2022 on staff \u2013 in 2020, for example, I held a contract position at the Center for Reproductive Rights<\/a><\/p>\n

In 2022 I became Editor-in-Chief of Disruptor.news<\/a><\/strong>, a startup publication dedicated to innovation-driven disruption in technology, business and culture. The site officially launches in Fall 2022.<\/p>\n

I’m Publisher and Executive Editor of Blogcritics<\/a><\/strong>, a general-interest online magazine covering arts and culture. I also edit Blogcritics’ Culture section<\/a> which includes the magazine’s theater coverage<\/a> along with business, politics, science and technology, travel, sports, fashion, fine arts, religion, social activism, and other topics. As a writer I’ve contributed over 1,700 articles and reviews to the site since 2004.<\/p>\n

I reported on theater<\/a> for Classicalite.com.<\/p>\n

I’ve worked as a freelance writer for the New York Post<\/em>. Here’s a sample<\/a>.<\/p>\n

I’ve freelanced for The Morton Report<\/a><\/em>, reporting on what’s happening in New York City, with a focus on the intersection of theater and pop culture. My articles are archived here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

I’m a theater critic, a music critic, even a TV critic, and a blogger. Most of my reviews are published at Blogcritics<\/a>. Excerpts and shorter theater reviews have appeared at Show Showdown<\/a>.<\/p>\n

My main personal blog, Park Odyssey<\/a>, is devoted to visiting and documenting all of the parks in New York City.<\/p>\n

I was a staff editor at Book of Odds<\/a><\/strong>, for which I wrote over 100 articles<\/a>.<\/p>\n

I wrote a column called Language Matters in Life and Business<\/a> about the language of marketing, and contributed to the Oren Hope marketing blog, Marketing: The Business of Life<\/a>. Our freelance practice, Oren Hope Marketing & Copywriting<\/a>, specializes in creating and editing marketing materials for industries including entertainment, technology, finance, and retail.<\/p>\n

Samples of our marketing copy<\/a> can be found below and at the Oren Hope website.<\/p>\n

WRITING SAMPLES<\/strong><\/p>\n

Business\/Marketing<\/em>
\n– Article: “No \u2018Better Opportunity\u2019 Than This Gold Explorer”<\/a>
\n– Accounting firm website<\/a>
\n– Barbra Streisand press release<\/a>
\n– Office furniture dealership website<\/a>
\n– Emanuel Ax press release<\/a>
\n– Software developer website<\/a>
\n– Band biography<\/a>
\n– Filmmaker press release<\/a><\/p>\n

Technology and the Internet<\/em>
\n– Article: This B2B Tech Company ‘Looks Like an Immediate Buy’<\/a>
\n– Report on developer survey for app developer platform (PDF)<\/a>
\n– Password Security<\/a><\/p>\n

Music, Theater, Arts<\/em>
\nFor the largest and most updated selection of reviews and articles, see my writer page at Blogcritics<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Some highlights:
\n– Concert Review: Gala Concert for the 2020 Azrieli Music Prizes (Montreal\/Livestream, 22 October 2020)<\/a>
\n– Theater Review: Tonya Pinkins in \u2018The School for Wives\u2019 \u2013 Livestream from Moli\u00e8re in the Park<\/a>
\n– Bravo! Vail Mobile Stage Brings Chamber Music to the Vail Valley During Pandemic Summer<\/a>
\n– Theater Review (NYC): Cyndi Lauper and Harvey Fierstein\u2019s Kinky Boots<\/em> on Broadway<\/a>
\n– Interview: Megan Hilty of NBC\u2019s Smash<\/em> on Her Debut Album<\/a>
\n– Interview: Ian Anderson on His Upcoming \u2018Jethro Tull \u2013 The Rock Opera\u2019 Tour, the Original Jethro Tull, and the State of the World <\/a>
\n– Women in Film (partial)<\/a>
\n– Can Megaplexes Save Opera? (partial)<\/a>
\n– The Child Ballads: Ana\u00efs Mitchell and Jefferson Hamer Reboot Centuries-Old Songs<\/a>
\n– The Lady and the Amps: The All Points West Festival<\/a><\/p>\n

Travel<\/em>
\n– Two Weeks in Chile<\/a>
\n– Berlin: A Journey Into Modern History<\/a>
\n– Park Odyssey: Visiting the New York City Parks – Every Last One of Them<\/a>
\n– Eight Days in Argentina<\/a>
\n– Nine Days in Wales<\/a>
\n– New Orleans: City of Music, Food, and Beautiful Houses<\/a>
\n– Two Weeks in Greece<\/a><\/p>\n

Health<\/em>
\n– Food and Cancer (partial)<\/a>
\n– Pollen Follies: Allergy Season in Full Bloom<\/a><\/p>\n

Sports<\/em>
\n– NBA Hall of Fame: The Honorable Odds<\/a>
\n– Vancouver 2010: The Icy Odds of Olympic Glory<\/a>
\n– Autistic Teen’s March Madness Perfect Bracket: Putting the Odds in Perspective (partial)<\/a><\/p>\n

Reporting and Commentary<\/em>
\n– Wall Street, Occupied<\/a>
\n– Disunited States (partial)<\/a>
\n– How George Gallup Picked the President (partial)<\/a>
\n– Hooligans and Woodchucks: The Roots of the English Language (partial)<\/a>
\n– Here’s a Shocker: People Lie on Their Online Dating Profiles (partial)<\/a>
\n– Barbie Bandits and Bling Rings: A Fresh Crop of Female Criminals<\/a>
\n– Audubon\u2019s Aviary: Portraits of Endangered Species<\/a>
\n– Walking the Plank in New York City <\/a>
\n– The Second Amendment: Wrong Centerpiece for the Gun Debate <\/a>
\n– Descent into the Past: The Atlantic Avenue Tunnel<\/a><\/p>\n

Books, Literature, Writing<\/em>
\n– Column: Language Matters in Life and Business<\/a>
\n– Book Review: \u2018The Memory Monster\u2019 by Yishai Sarid<\/a>
\n– News: Len Cariou in Video Sonnet on Shakespeare’s 450th Birthday<\/a>
\n– Review: ‘The Collected Novellas of Stefan Zweig’<\/a>
\n– Review: ‘Captivity’ by Gy\u00f6rgy Spir\u00f3<\/a>
\n– Review: ‘Bernstein Meets Broadway: Collaborative Art in a Time of War’ by Carol J. Oja<\/a>
\n– Review: ‘The Girls of Murder City’ by Douglas Perry<\/a>
\n– Review: ‘Words That Work’ by Frank Luntz<\/a>
\n– Review: ‘Subtly Worded’ \u2013 Short Stories by Teffi<\/a>
\n– Obituary: Richard Matheson<\/a><\/p>\n

Contact me:
\n– Email: orenhope at gmail dot com
\n– Mobile: 347-306-0217
\n– LinkedIn<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

EDUCATION:<\/strong> Harvard University, BA in English and American Language and Literature<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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