Jonathan Yevin

Who is Jonathan Yevin?

Jonathan Yevin is an American humor and travel writer. Yevin is known as the youngest ever staff writer at Spy Magazine, where he worked from 1995 until it folded in 1998. He is also widely recognized as a pioneer of "no-baggage" travel, having embarked on many voyages around the world with only a passport, money, phone and toothbrush.

At Spy Magazine, Yevin made his mark with high concept pranks that were hailed as refreshingly original. The Village Voice's James Ledbetter applauded a 1996 stunt in which Yevin, posing as an octogenarian widow named Mildred Goldstein, offered a cross section of Christian universities $20 million contingent upon their incorporation of her surname into the name of the school.