Jody Rosen Jody Rosen is a contributing writer for The New York Times Magazine and the author of “Two Wheels Good: The History and Mystery of the Bicycle.” He previously served as a critic-at-large for T: The New York Times Style Magazine, a pop music critic for New York magazine, and a music critic for Slate. Jody's work has also appeared in The New Yorker, Travel + Leisure, the Los Angeles Times, New York Daily News, The Atlantic, Rolling Stone, Billboard, Chicago Tribune, Smithsonian Magazine, and more. He lives in Brooklyn with his family. About Travel + Leisure Travel + Leisure, a Dotdash Meredith Brand, is a top travel media brand with a mission to inform and inspire passionate travelers. Our expert team includes a network of hundreds of writers and photographers across the globe, all providing a local eye on the best places to stay, eat, and explore. We reach an audience that takes 76 million round trips annually, offering valuable travel tips, ideas and inspiration, and products you need to get you to your destination — whether it’s a small town or big city, beach or lake, national park or theme park, road trip, cruise, or long-haul flight, and everything in between. Learn more about us and our editorial process