Shane O’Neill

Brooklyn, NY

Writer of the Style Memo newsletter focusing on entertainment, power, media and fashion.

Education: Macalester College, BA in English, 2004

Shane O'Neill writes the Style Memo newsletter for The Washington Post. Previously, he worked in the video department at The New York Times. During his tenure at the Times he has profiled “Jeopardy!” champion Amy Schneider, produced the short documentary "Who Threw The First Brick at Stonewall?", produced and edited the internet culture series "Internetting With Amanda Hess," covered the Black trans community's response to the Black Lives Matter movement, and edited the pop music video series "Diary of a Song." He starred in the animated short documentary “The Shawl” which premiered at the Su
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See the Emmys red carpet looks at the 2024 awards show

See the stars on the Emmys red carpet.

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Dan Levy in Loewe with his father and co-host Eugene Levy in a more conventional tux.

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Naomi Watts arrives at the Emmy Awards.

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Polaroids of all the moments our reporters and editors saw at New York Fashion Week in photos

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August 21, 2024
Former president Barack Obama and Michelle Obama onstage during the Democratic National Convention on Tuesday.

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Tim Walz has been a fan of camo hats since at least 2016, when he attended this campaign event.

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God loves Megan Stalter in all her hilarious, bisexual glory

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