Elyse Wanshel

Elyse Wanshel is a senior reporter for HuffPost, based in New York. She covers entertainment, politics and curates a weekly roundup of funny dog and cat posts, so readers can take a respite from all that entertainment and political coverage. She also specializes in disability coverage and helped change the way HuffPost covers the beat. She previously worked as an award-winning humor/nightlife columnist for the Miami New Times, and misses Cuban coffee and croquetas dearly.