feature stories — Camille Dodero

Selected features

The Improbable Tale of an Indie Super-Kitty

A profile of celebrity cat Lil BUB and the Indiana dude she saved [SPIN magazine]
Revenge of the Scrubs

Insane Clown Posse’s Gathering of the Juggalos: Four days with the most misunderstood people of all-time [Village Voice]
The Princess and the Trolls

The heartrending legend of Adalia Rose, the most reviled six-year-old girl on the internet [Gawker]
Meet the Original JWoww and Snooki

On MTV’s Staten Island-based reality show, Bridge & Tunnel — the real real-world precursor to Jersey Shore [Village Voice]
The Story of the 450-Pound Rapper Who Loved Waffle House Too Much

Introducing Jelly Roll, a “regular fat piece of white trash” who’d later take the country-music world by storm [Gawker]
What Kind of Monster Wants to Shoot Up His School?

A look into what made troubled Oklahoma high-schooler Sammie Eaglebear Chavez talk about killing his classmates [Gawker]

Photo credits (clockwise from top left): Lil BUB by Rebecca Smeyne; Juggalos by Nate “Igor” Smith'; Adalia Rose art direction via Jim Cooke; Bri and Gabby DeBartoli by Chad Griffith; Jelly Roll courtesy of subject; Dept. of Oklahoma State Corrections

The Improbable Tale of an Indie Super-Kitty

Revenge of the Scrubs

The Princess and the Trolls

Meet the Original JWoww and Snooki

The Story of the 450-Pound Rapper Who Loved Waffle House Too Much

What Kind of Monster Wants to Shoot Up His School?