Julie Nguyen

Julie is the founder of SNAP TASTE and a driving force in global storytelling, innovation, and creative leadership. A respected member of the Harvard Business Review Advisory Council, she also serves as a judge for the CES Innovation Awards (2024, 2025, and 2026), bringing her perspective to the intersections of business, culture, and breakthrough technologies.

Her immersive reporting has taken audiences behind the scenes of defining world moments, from the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 and Expo 2020 Dubai to CES, D23 Expo, and the Milano Monza Motor Show. Through her lens, global events become intimate, human stories.

An accomplished film critic and editorial voice, Julie has built a reputation for reviews that go beyond analysis, finding the heartbeat within the frame. Her work on National Geographic documentaries and other cinematic works speaks to audiences who believe that great storytelling has the power to shift perspectives and expand the world.

At the heart of everything Julie does is a belief that art, technology, and culture are not separate conversations. She has spent her career proving they never were.

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Design

MVRDV’s “Rotterdam ROCKS!” Turns a Riverside Landmark Into a Living, Breathing Argument for the Future

On the south bank of the Maas, at the future landing point of Rotterdam's third city bridge, a new kind of civic monument is...
Blender

AI Won’t Replace the 3D Artist, But It Will Change How They Work

For years, 3D artists have carried the same quiet burden: the gap between an idea and the finished model is long, tedious, and full...
Red Dot Award: Product Design 2026

Red Dot Names Its 2026 Best of the Best: What the Winners Say About Where Design Is Headed

Essen doesn't usually make headlines, but for one night every year, the German city becomes ground zero for the design world. On July 7,...
Claude AI

Anthropic’s Claude Cowork Lets You Assign AI Tasks From Your Phone and Walk Away

Artificial intelligence is getting better at doing things. The harder challenge has always been getting it to do things without you watching. Anthropic's Claude...
Entertainment

Reconstructing Evil: Inside the Making and Meaning of Netflix’s Ed Gein...

A Mirror Too Clear The camera lingers on a snow-choked field in rural Wisconsin. A voice mumbles somewhere offscreen — uncertain, almost childlike. It’s Ed...
Mantis(L to R) Yim Si-wan as Lee Han-ul, Jo Woo-jin as Dokgo in Mantis.

Mantis: A Neon-Lit Masterclass in Korean Action Cinema

South Korean action cinema has a new icon in Mantis, a Netflix feature that spins out of the Kill Boksoon universe and turns it...
VERA FARMIGA as Lorraine Warren in New Line Cinema’s “THE CONJURING: LAST RITES,” a Warner Bros. Pictures release.

Inside The Conjuring: Last Rites The Final Haunting Revealed

In the vast landscape of modern cinema, there are franchises that dazzle, franchises that endure, and then there are those that carve themselves into...
Dr. Dre Mural At Compton High School

Creating Place Through Public Art: The Pulling Paint Murals Story

Public art plays a significant role in shaping the cultural and visual identity of cities worldwide. Unlike artwork displayed in galleries, public art exists...
After his cover has been blown, the frogfish needs to walk across the sea floor to find a new hiding place to ambush his prey.

Underdogs: National Geographic’s Wildly Entertaining Twist on Nature

Prepare to see the animal kingdom like never before with Underdogs, a fresh and hilarious nature series narrated by none other than Ryan Reynolds....
A bait ball in the open ocean near Azores.

Ocean: A Wake-Up Call and Exclusive Interviews with National Geographic’s Team

In Ocean with David Attenborough, the world’s most beloved natural historian delivers what may be the most powerful and personal film of his extraordinary...