Ira Madison III is a culture writer at The Daily Beast who has also appeared in GQ, CR Fashion Book, Vulture, MTV News and BuzzFeed. Nylon named him to its 2016 list of the “The 25 Best Things We Read Online In 2016,” calling his essay on Donald Trump’s political rise “a fascinating look at the culturally sanctioned making of a monster.” In addition to The Culture of Proximity, he has also appeared in Celebrity Feuds on Reelz.