High and Mighty

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Who’s flying the plane?

Yeager

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How fast is my plane going?

Mark in Cockpit

THE I, JULY 9, 2023

Here’s how 20 years in the cockpit has changed how I see the world

Tokyo

THE IRISH TIMES, JULY 3, 2023

A pilot’s eye view of the world’s greatest cities

Bessie Coleman

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Inside Washington’s breathtaking home of aviation treasures

Elizabeth Line

THE NEW YORK TIMES, MAY 30, 2023

A Journey Across London on the Elizabeth Line

Cockpit

FINANCIAL TIMES, MARCH 14, 2023

Jumbo vs Dreamliner: a pilot’s perspective

Uniform

FINANCIAL TIMES, FEBRUARY 6, 2023

In Praise of Uniform

Christmas

FINANCIAL TIMES, DECEMBER 19, 2022

At Christmas, airline crews are Santa’s helpers in the skies

iPad

FINANCIAL TIMES, NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Why the iPad is the pilot’s new best friend

Home

THE NEW YORK TIMES, SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Your Childhood Home Is in Front of You. Do You Go In?

London station

THE ATLANTIC, JULY 31, 2022

When London Was a Gated City

Calgary

SLATE, JULY 22, 2022

My Mad Love for an Unsung Canadian City

Landing at JFK

TIME, JULY 18, 2022

What I See Flying Over the World's Cities

Pin in Map

LIT HUB, JULY 14, 2022

Dispatches From the Imaginative Childhood of a Future Pilot

Petropolis

DAILY BEAST, JULY 6, 2022

The Brazilian City Where Clouds Float in Your Bedroom

Landing at Sunset

POPULAR SCIENCE, JULY 5, 2022

How pilots stick their landings in ‘hot and high’ cities

Jetlag

FINANCIAL TIMES, JUNE 27, 2022

A Pilot’s Guide to Beating Jet Lag

LGBTQ

THE NEW YORK TIMES, JUNE 23, 2022

What Travel Means to L.G.B.T.Q. People

Cairo

FINANCIAL TIMES, MAY 16, 2022

A pilot’s paean to the great cities of the world

High Winds

FINANCIAL TIMES, MARCH 5, 2022

Happy Landings

Wheels

FINANCIAL TIMES, JANUARY 24, 2022

Wonder Wheels

Aurora

FINANCIAL TIMES, DECEMBER 16, 2021

A Story of Magnetism and Magic

Wingtip2

FINANCIAL TIMES, NOVEMBER 11, 2021

A Return to Transatlantic Flight

Thanksgiving

THE NEW YORK TIMES, NOVEMBER 24, 2020

Thanksgiving in a Strange Land

Leaves

THE NEW YORK TIMES, OCTOBER 2, 2020

Autumn’s Not Cancelled

Engine

FINANCIAL TIMES, FEBRUARY 18, 2020

Calling ‘Iceman’: how pilots deal with winter weather

Jimmie Angel

FINANCIAL TIMES, JANUARY 22, 2020

Jimmie Angel: the pioneering aviator and the world’s highest waterfall

Map

FINANCIAL TIMES, DECEMBER 20, 2019

The art of the airline map

St Pancras

THE NEW YORK TIMES, DECEMBER 12, 2019

36 Hours in King’s Cross, London

Daxing

FINANCIAL TIMES, NOVEMBER 15, 2019

My first flight to Beijing’s spectacular ‘starfish’ airport

MAp

FINANCIAL TIMES, NOVEMBER 1, 2019

Why Passengers Have the Best Screens

Blue

FINANCIAL TIMES, SEPTEMBER 21, 2019

Shades of Blue

Moon

FINANCIAL TIMES, AUGUST 19, 2019

What Today’s Pilots Owe to Space Technology

Landing

THE NEW YORK TIMES, JULY 13, 2019

Are You a Takeoffs or Landings Person?

TWA

FINANCIAL TIMES, JULY 5, 2019

Back to the future of flying

Alcock and Brown

FINANCIAL TIMES, JUNE 4, 2019

The centenary of the first transatlantic flight

Seatbelt

FINANCIAL TIMES, MAY 17, 2019

Things that go bump in the flight: a guide to aircraft noises

Plane Lights

FINANCIAL TIMES, APRIL 11, 2019

Your Jet is Lit Like a Ship

Bunk

FINANCIAL TIMES, MARCH 13, 2019

The Captain’s Cabin

Cockpit

FINANCIAL TIMES, FEBRUARY 13, 2019

It’s not only astronauts who can see the Earth is round

Earthrise

FINANCIAL TIMES, JANUARY 23, 2019

How I fell in love with jumbo jets

Beaver

SLATE, SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

Our National Mammal

Scarecrow

THE NEW YORK TIMES, MAY 1, 2018

In an English Village, a Gathering of Scarecrows

Glider

THE SPECTATOR, APRIL 7, 2018

Free as a bird: the beauty and exhilaration of gliding

747

FINANCIAL TIMES, FEBRUARY 27, 2018

Boeing out in style: a pilot’s final flight in a 747

Solstice.jpg

THE NEW YORK TIMES, DECEMBER 16, 2017

At the Solstice, in Praise of Darkness

Cockpit

THE TELEGRAPH, OCTOBER 23, 2017

The Five Coolest Buttons

Mark

THE NEW YORK TIMES, OCTOBER 10, 2017

The Boeing 747 Slowly Readies to Retire

747

THE NEW YORK TIMES, OCTOBER 10, 2017

A Pilot Takes a Flight Down Memory Lane

Landing

THE TELEGRAPH, SEPTEMBER 22, 2017

Five amazing things about landing a plane

Airports

SLATE, SEPTEMBER 7, 2017

What I love about Airports

Canterbury

THE NEW YORK TIMES, JUNE 1, 2017

36 Hours in Canterbury

Brighton Pier

THE NEW YORK TIMES, MAY 16, 2017

On the Water

My Other Cabin

FINANCIAL TIMES, JANUARY 10, 2017

My Other Cabin

Dog of the Day

THE NEW YORK TIMES, DECEMBER 31, 2016

The Dog of the Day Site? I’m Obsessed, and Here’s Why

Six Depot

THE GUARDIAN, DECEMBER 24, 2016

A Great Little Place I Know

Playlist

THE NEW YORK TIMES, NOVEMBER 5, 2016

End Music

Wing tip

AEON, JUNE 2016

The Language of the Sky

Sandwich

THE NEW YORK TIMES, MAY 12, 2016

Where I Live

Tower Bridge

THE NEW YORK TIMES, MAY 5, 2016

36 Hours in Southeast London

Unopened Letter

THE NEW YORK TIMES, DECEMBER 27, 2015

The Unopened Letter

Landing in Rio

VOX, MAY 2, 2016

Here Are the Amazing Things

Aviation

THE NEW YORK TIMES, DECEMBER 17, 2015

Museums Where the Imagination Can Soar

Santa

FINANCIAL TIMES, DECEMBER 17, 2015

Christmas at 35,000 Feet

Gum

SLATE, OCTOBER 27, 2015

What Are Those Hot Pink Globes Popping Up Around London?

MV

NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC TRAVELLER, OCTOBER 7, 2015

Home to the Berkshires

Drum

SLATE, SEPTEMBER 16, 2015

What Are Those Drumlike Objects Perched on Buildings?

Lamppost

SLATE, JULY 31, 2015

What’s That Thing Hanging From Lampposts and Power Lines?

Letter

FINANCIAL TIMES, JULY 24, 2015

I Never Leave Home Without…

Window Hole

SLATE, MAY 29, 2015

Why are there holes in airplane windows?

Clouds

THE NEW YORK TIMES, MAY 14, 2015

In Flight

Road Markings

SLATE, APRIL 22, 2015

The Infrastructure of the Intranet

Wing

THE INDEPENDENT, APRIL 2, 2015

A Wonder of the Modern Age

Cockpit

HIGH LIFE, MARCH 16, 2015

Blue Sky Thinking

Arrow

SLATE, MARCH 10, 2015

Where All the Arrows Point

Clock

INTELLIGENT LIFE, MARCH/APRIL 2015

What's The Best Time of Day?

Airplane Tail

SLATE, FEBRUARY 5, 2015

Mysteries of the Airplane's Tail  

Road Sign

SLATE, DECEMBER 11, 2014

The Visitors Arrive in New York

Sidewalk Markers

SLATE, NOVEMBER 11, 2014

What Do These Mexico City Sidewalk Markers Mean?

Umbrella

SLATE, SEPTEMBER 22, 2014

Umbrellas in Singapore

Road Sign

SLATE, AUGUST 18, 2014

What Does This Beloved Road Sign Actually Mean?

Berkshires

THE NEW YORK TIMES, JULY 3, 2014

36 Hours in the Berkshires

Road Trip

SLATE, JULY 2, 2014

Making Road Trips Greener

Totem

SLATE, JUNE 20, 2014

New Jersey's Roadside Mysteries

Gunk

SLATE, MAY 16, 2014

The Stuff of the Subway

Asterisk

SLATE, APRIL 18, 2014

The Blue Asterisk

Elevator Hole

SLATE, MARCH 4, 2014

What’s That Thing? The Hole in the Elevator Door

Road Bump

SLATE, JANUARY 23, 2014

What’s That Thing? Things that Go Bump in the Night

Conductor

SLATE, JANUARY 21, 2014

The State of Classical Music

Winds

THE NEW YORK TIMES, DECEMBER 23, 2013

The Wind Cries ... Oe?

Trees on Buildings

SLATE, DECEMBER 19, 2013

What Is a Tree Doing on Top of That Construction Site?

Plane

SLATE, NOVEMBER 27, 2013

What’s That Thing? Thanksgiving Airplane Travel Edition

Utility Pole

SLATE, OCTOBER 30, 2013

What’s That Thing? Utility Pole Edition

Bridge

THE NEW YORK TIMES, OCTOBER 5, 2013

Let’s Build a New Bridge. No Cars Allowed.

Hampstead

THE NEW YORK TIMES, SEPTEMBER 29, 2013

36 Hours in Hampstead, London

Eye Bolt

SLATE, SEPTEMBER 5, 2013

What’s That Thing? Bumper Circles Edition

Movie Theater

SLATE, AUGUST 13, 2013

These Are Taken

Pen Pals

THE NEW YORK TIMES, AUGUST 17, 2013

Dear Emma...

Snow Fences

SLATE, AUGUST 1, 2013

What’s That Thing? Roadside Fence Edition

Knife and Fork

SLATE, JUNE 26, 2013

Put a Fork in It

Model Plane

THE NEW YORK TIMES, JUNE 20, 2013

Flying, With Both Feet on the Ground

America

SLATE, JUNE 20, 2013

The Measure of America

Doorway Symbol

SLATE, JUNE 19, 2013

What’s That Thing? Doorway Symbols Edition

Diogenes and Plato

SLATE, JUNE 6, 2013

How to Sell Philosophy

Plastic Wrap

SLATE, MAY 20, 2013

What’s That Thing? Tin Foil Box Edition

Toilet Seat

SLATE, APRIL 23, 2013

What’s That Thing? U-Shaped Toilet Seat Edition

Truck Fins

SLATE, APRIL 3, 2013

What’s That Thing? Truck Fins Edition

Dunes

THE NEW YORK TIMES, FEBRUARY 17, 2013

Dunes and Drama on a Drive Through Oman

Cricket

SLATE, FEBRUARY 13, 2013

Namibia’s Most Horrifying, Fascinating Wildlife

Snow

THE NEW YORK TIMES, JANUARY 27, 2013

Enjoying Snow, While We Still Have It

Ballot

SLATE, JANUARY 19, 2013

The Election Disaster That Wasn’t

Packaging

SLATE, JANUARY 8, 2013

What’s That Thing? Puzzling Packaging Edition

Digital Globe

THE NEW YORK TIMES, JANUARY 7, 2013

Digital Globes Offer a Dynamic Vision

City Steam

SLATE, NOVEMBER 23, 2012

What’s That Thing? City Steam Edition

Lump on a Wire

SLATE, NOVEMBER 1, 2012

What’s That Thing? Lump on a Wire Edition

Mohawk

THE NEW YORK TIMES, OCTOBER 4, 2012

On the Mohawk Trail

Airline Bag Tag

SLATE, OCTOBER 4, 2012

The Beauty of the Airline Bag Tag

Convenience Store

SLATE, SEPTEMBER 17, 2012

What's That Thing? Convenience Store Edition

Memorial

SLATE, SEPTEMBER 10, 2012

Do You Have a Photo ID, Young Man?

Switch

SLATE, AUGUST 20, 2012

What’s That Thing? Wall Socket Edition

Globes

THE NEW YORK TIMES, AUGUST 18, 2012

The World Is Flat, Again

Wedding Cake

SLATE, AUGUST 2, 2012

I, Mark, Take You, Mark…

Fire Gate

SLATE, JULY 24, 2012

What’s That Thing? Fire Gate Edition

Tanglewood

THE LOS ANGELES TIMES, JULY 12, 2012

Travel with a classic touch, and a picnic blanket, to Massachusetts' Tanglewood

Yo-Yo Ma

THE NEW YORK TIMES, JULY 6, 2012

Yo-Yo Ma on the Magic of Tanglewood and the Berkshires

License Plate

SLATE, JUNE 26, 2012

The Curious Rise of Specialty License Plates

Elevator

SLATE, JUNE 25, 2012

What’s That Thing? Elevator Button Edition

Doodad

SLATE, JUNE 7, 2012

What’s That Thing? Pastoral Doodad Edition

Gizmo

SLATE, MAY 24, 2012

What’s That Thing? Ominous Gizmo Edition

Massachusetts

SLATE, MAY 14, 2012

Don’t Mess with Massachusetts

Dashboard Arrow

SLATE, MAY 9, 2012

What’s That Thing? Dashboard Arrow Edition

Eruv

SLATE, APRIL 24, 2012

What's That Thing? Mysterious Wires Edition

Peanut Butter

THE INDEPENDENT, APRIL 6, 2012

Peanut Butter: the Special Relationship

Go Away

THE NEW YORK TIMES, MARCH 16, 2012

The Unwelcome Mat: How Not to Attract Tourists

Birmingham

THE NEW YORK TIMES, JANUARY 26, 2012

36 Hours: Birmingham, England

Berkshires

THE NEW YORK TIMES, JANUARY 12, 2012

In Winter, Berkshires Culture Moves Indoors

Mojave

THE LOS ANGELES TIMES, JANUARY 8, 2012

A peaceful interlude at the Mojave National Preserve