History
“The Pictures That Saved Yellowstone National Park,” Discover, July 2021
“This U.S. governor was impeached—for cracking down on the KKK,” National Geographic, March 2021
“A Century Ago, Einstein’s First Trip to the U.S. Ended in a PR Disaster,” Discover, March 2021
“How The Courier draws on the fascinating life—and whopping lies—of one of the U.K.’s most famous intelligence agents,” for Smithsonian.
“Why Iceland's Christmas Witch Is Much Cooler (and Scarier) Than Krampus,” Smithsonianmag.com, December 2017
“How Jazz, Flappers, European Émigrés, Booze and Cigarettes Transformed Design,” Smithsonianmag.com, April 2017
“The Romance and Promise of 20th-Century Radio Is Captured in This Mural,” Smithsonianmag.com, March 2017
“When Americans Outlawed Christmas,” Mental Floss, December 2016
“The Revolutionary War Patriot Who Carried This Gunpowder Horn Was Fighting for Freedom—Just Not His Own,” Smithsonianmag.com, June 2016
“This Segregated Railway Car Offers a Visceral Reminder of the Jim Crow Era,” Smithsonianmag.com, June 2016
“The Gun-Loving Boy Scouts of the Early 20th Century,” Mental Floss, February 2016
“13 Honest Facts About Boss Tweed,” Mental Floss, January 2016
“A Brief History of Sending a Letter to Santa,” Smithsonianmag.com, December 2015
“10 Surprising Secrets From New York City’s History,” Mental Floss, December 2015
“When Art Fought the Law and the Art Won,” Smithsonianmag.com, October 2015
“Back to the Future: A new Smithsonian show explores Victorian science—and science fiction,” Rhapsody, August 2015
“How Singer Won the Sewing Machine War,” Smithsonianmag.com, July 2015
“The Remarkable Story of the World’s Rarest Stamp,” Smithsonianmag.com, June 2015
“The Photos That Saved Yosemite,” Rhapsody, April 2015