I’m a Shorty Award-nominated multimedia storyteller.
I cover arts and entertainment, astrology, and LGBTQ culture. I’m currently an Associate Editor at Logo/NewNowNext, and I’ve written for outlets like MTV News, Apartment Therapy, and Vice. I also write a biweekly newsletter called Talk to Me About Astrology. Drop me a line at samantha.manzella@gmail.com.
recent work
- On Queer Community and Astrology
- Leisha Hailey Loves Your Jokes About Alice Doing Contact Tracing, Logo
- Allison Ponthier Will No Longer Be Faking Her Own Death, Logo
- Lady Gaga’s Born This Way Is Still On The Right Track, 10 Years Later, MTV News
- All Aboard the Q Train for Casey McQuiston’s “One Last Stop,” Logo
- Vincint’s New Album Was His Therapy. He Hopes It Helps You Heal, Too., Logo
- What Home Means to LGBTQ Organizers, Apartment Therapy
press & appearances
In recent years, cultural critic Sam Manzella pointed out in a dive for Logo’s NewNowNext that paralleling the rise of iced coffee has been its ingrainment in the queer community, writing, somewhat tongue-in-cheekily that today the drink has become to “the queer community what pinot grigio is to suburban wine moms”.
What’s the Deal With Ordering Iced Coffee in the Winter?, Smithsonian
Sam Manzella 
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