Writer Profile
Jordan Shaw
Senior writer — Culture, Style & Relationships
Senior writer covering culture, style, and relationships.
Jordan Shaw is a freelance journalist who writes about culture, style, and relationships for AlphaMode. The beats overlap more than people expect — choices about what to read, what to wear, how to be a guest at a dinner party, and how to talk to a partner about money are all questions about taste, and the same craft applies to writing about each of them. Jordan came to journalism after eight years in publishing as an editor on cultural criticism and narrative non-fiction, and a parallel side-life of writing features for independent magazines.
The culture beat covers reading lists, music recommendations, podcast picks, travel, food, and the politics of leisure — what to do with the hours you don't spend at work, and how to do it without falling into the algorithmic same. The style beat is opinionated and budget-aware: most men's style writing is a tedious dialogue between brands trying to sell expensive clothes and writers paid to admire them, and the real questions are simpler — what to own, what to skip, what costs what it should. The relationships beat is the one Jordan most enjoys: features on friendship, family, dating, marriage, fatherhood, and the small civic obligations of being a person in a community.
Story tips, corrections, and on-the-record requests go to info@luba.media. The standards Jordan edits to are on the editorial standards page, and our public correction record is on the corrections page.
Responsibilities
Researches, drafts, and publishes the culture, style, and relationships beats. Focuses on feature work, opinionated taste pieces, and reader-letter response. Reports to the Editor-in-Chief.
Press inquiries
For culture and lifestyle pitches, book or music coverage, and on-the-record interview requests: info@luba.media.
Recent work
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The Best Backyard Games for Any Party
The difference between a good backyard party and a legendary one is usually a yard game and a competitive friend group. Here are the games that consistently turn casual hangs into events people talk about for months.
- relationships·
Classic Movies Every Guy Should Watch at Least Once
There are movies you watch and movies that change how you see things. This is a list of films that every guy should experience at least once — not because of some film school obligation, but because they're genuinely that good.
- culture·
How I Started Reading Again After Years of Doom-Scrolling
My attention span was cooked. I couldn't get through a menu without checking my phone. Here's how I tricked my broken brain into reading actual books again — and why it's been worth every painful page.
- culture·
The Only Grilling Guide You'll Ever Need (From a Guy Who Burned a Lot of Chicken First)
I ruined a criminal amount of meat before I figured out how grilling actually works. Here's everything I learned so you can skip the learning curve and go straight to the compliments.
- style·
Running Gear That Won't Make You Look Like a Dork
You decided to start running. Great. Now you need shoes, shorts, and a shirt that don't make you look like you raided a clearance bin at a 2009 marathon expo. Here's the no-nonsense guide to gearing up without going broke or looking ridiculous.
- culture·
Why Every Man Should Learn to Cook at Least 5 Meals
You don't need to be Gordon Ramsay. You just need five solid meals that won't poison anyone or set off the smoke alarm. Here's your starter kit for actually feeding yourself like a grown-up.
See the full team on the masthead.