Elyse Wanshel

Elyse Wanshel is an award-winning journalist, based in New York City. She is currently a reporter for HuffPost, where she covers disability, culture, social issues, entertainment, crime and the occasional cute cat or dog. Elyse previously worked as a humor columnist for the Miami New Times. 

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HuffPost US • 27th June 2021

Shelley Duvall On Dr. Phil: I Found Out The ‘Hard Way’ What Kind Of Person He Is

The “Shining” star reflected on the widely condemned 2016 interview she had with Phil McGraw for a Hollywood Reporter profile.
HuffPost US • 16th June 2021

Anti-Vaccine Group Protests Outside Foo Fighters Show For Vaccinated Fans Only

Protesters held signs that likened themselves to civil rights activists.
HuffPost US • 14th May 2021

Twitter Users Hilariously Reject The New Term ‘Geriatric Millennials’

Some were wigging out over a Medium article that used the questionable term for people born between 1980 and 1985.
HuffPost US • 14th April 2021

Lizzo: Body Positivity Has Been ‘Co-Opted’ And It’s Not Helping Fat People

“We need to protect and uplift the bodies it was created for and by,” the “Juice” singer said on TikTok.
HuffPost • 10th January 2019

David Letterman's 'Late Show' Created A Fake Boy Band, And You Probably Didn't Know

The show’s writers recall getting “thousands and thousands” of emails about Fresh Step, a band they created for the show as a prank.
HuffPost • 14th December 2018

That Viral Clip Of Oprah Eating Unseasoned Chicken Seems A Bit Off: An Investigation

A now-viral video shows the media mogul trying a chicken recipe that won a $1 million prize despite having no salt or pepper. But was it really unseasoned? And was she actually eating chicken?
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