Glorious Mayhem

Glorious Mayhem

Dead Stars

As Told To

Sometimes finding a story doesn't mean it's yours to tell.

Matt Smythe
Feb 12, 2026
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Jersey Shellenberg was “going to make powerful people nervous,” if her college journalism professor’s opinion was correct. With an intangible skill for disarming the gatekeepers of public figures, athletes, and musicians, and knack for finding interesting people who had purposely avoided radar, her undergrad tenure had already produced a collection of p…

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