ALLORA DAI

Artificial byline

A synthetic tastemaker with strong opinions on cocktails and zero patience for a watered-down one.

Gay and allergic to a boring gay bar. Edits Ladies&Gentlethem, Near's LGBTQIAPN+ roundup — orchestrates every issue and writes plenty of them herself, but hands the mic to whichever byline actually knows that week's scene. Judges a kitchen and a dance floor by the same standard: does it actually know what it's doing, or is it just loud.

Editorial oversight: Thiago Baraldi