New Article: How the Great Ocean Liners Gave Us Luxury Cruise Ships

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I’m excited to publish my first feature for the BBC, “The Monster Ships That Changed Travel,” revealing how the biggest transatlantic liners of all time gave rise to today’s colossal cruise ships. I did a deep dive into century-old engine technology, corporate competition between Cunard, White Star and the European lines; the onboard perks enjoyed by …

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New article on Smithsonian.com: Alexander Hamilton’s Wife Deserves Her Own Musical

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For Smithsonian.com, I wrote a profile of Alexander Hamilton’s widow, Elizabeth Hamilton. Now a memorable character (played by Phillipa Soo)  in Lin-Manuel Miranda’s smash Broadway musical “Hamilton,” Elizabeth was far more than a bit player at the founding of American democracy. After Alexander died in his famous duel, she founded and led New York City’s first orphanage, …

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Wrecks of 19th Century Whaling Ships Discovered off Alaska’s Arctic Coast

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Underwater archaeologists from NOAA’s Maritime Heritage Program identified the wrecks of two whaling ships in the Chukchi Sea this week. The two vessels were lost in the infamous 1871 whaling season, when ice floes crushed 33 ships. The diminished sea ice cover in the area, a symptom of climate change, has allowed divers to explore …

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New Article: Crokinole Gains a Following in Brooklyn–and in the Toronto Star

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Over the summer, I pitched my narrative digital video, “The Crokinole Connection,” to the nice folks at the Toronto Star, Canada’s highest-circulation newspaper. While she didn’t go for the film, the features editor instead asked for a 1,000-word story and photos! Back I went to Milk and Roses in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, the scene of the …

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Population Animation: Video asks, ‘Can Earth handle all of us?’

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I wrote a blog post for Scientific American’s Observations blog about a video that shows how scientific inventions over the past two millennia led to the population explosion we have today. On a digital map of the world, the video adds a yellow dot every time another million people are added to the Earth. The dots …

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