Trav S.D. has been a frequent contributor to American Theatre, the Village Voice, Time Out New York, The New York Sun, Reason, and many others. He is the author of No Applause, Just Throw Money: The Book That Made Vaudeville Famous (2005) and the upcoming Chain of Fools: Silent Comedy and Its Legacies from Nickelodeons to Youtube (September 2012). He also writes the show biz blog Travalanche.