How the world’s highest peak was named after a man who had never seen it—and how a mass-mail marketer unearthed […]
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Fort Kochi, Kerala | Remains of a spice coast
Centuries-old houses and a breeze spiked with spice are reminders that the past is a living thing.
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In a nowhere land, a metropolis is born
Mint Lounge. May 11, 2013. 2141 words. [I visit sites in today’s New York from the 17th century, when it […]
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Decoding the Dutch
Narrative.ly, January 10, 2013. 3843 words. [I profile historian Charles Gehring who discovered the roots of present day New York […]
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Boy From The Bronx.
Narrative.ly, December 5, 2012. 2476 words. [I profile Bronx historian Lloyd Ultan, equal parts walking-encyclopedia and old-time jokester.]
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19th Century Bronx.
On the Mott Haven Historic District in the South Bronx. Mint Lounge(Wall Street Journal India).
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