Alessandra Ram

Alessandra Ram is a social-media and video producer at The Atlantic. Her work has also appeared in Foreign Policy.

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Is He Cheating? A 1950s Guide

Is He Cheating? A 1950s Guide

‘Who were you really with? That little blonde secretary from the office?’ More »

'Men Build Boats Because They Can't Have Babies'

'Men Build Boats Because They Can't Have Babies'

A moving documentary about one man’s devotion to craftsmanship in an age of advanced machinery. More »

Don't Blame the Sea: Fishing After the Tsunami

Don't Blame the Sea: Fishing After the Tsunami

A beautiful documentary about one family's determination to survive on the coast of Sri Lanka. More »

Are You Popular? A 1947 High-School Guide

Are You Popular? A 1947 High-School Guide

“Good” vs. “bad” girls, courtesy to parents, and brownies! More »

Sri Lanka and Coconut: The Many Uses of This Beloved ‘Drupe’

Sri Lanka and Coconut: The Many Uses of This Beloved ‘Drupe’

Harness the power of this fruit/nut/seed. More »

A Jaw-dropping Google Street View Hyperlapse

A Jaw-dropping Google Street View Hyperlapse

This is the fastest you’ll ever go across the Golden Gate Bridge. More »

Typography Porn: 100 Years of Title Design in Film

Typography Porn: 100 Years of Title Design in Film

The opening credits of movies are as varied as the movies themselves. More »

Latte Portraiture and the Willy Wonka of Coffee

Latte Portraiture and the Willy Wonka of Coffee

Meet the barista whose drawings take steamed milk foam to the next level. More »

Finding Mr. Right: A 1950s Guide to Dating

Finding Mr. Right: A 1950s Guide to Dating

‘She thinks it’s wonderful that he’s so wonderful. She’s right -- for him.’  More »

A Whirlwind Culinary Tour of Sri Lanka, Where Coconut Reigns Supreme

A Whirlwind Culinary Tour of Sri Lanka, Where Coconut Reigns Supreme

The Perennial Plate team captures the deliciously dizzying experience of traveling through the small island nation. More »

Trapped: The Plight of Palestinian Refugees From Syria

Trapped: The Plight of Palestinian Refugees From Syria

Families seeking asylum in neighboring Jordan are being turned away at the border because they lack Syrian identification. More »

The Magic of Monsanto: Your 1950s Guide to Better Gardening

The Magic of Monsanto: Your 1950s Guide to Better Gardening

A promotional film illustrates how you, too, can achieve the American dream by using chemicals in your home. More »

Tour NYC's Lower East Side in a 1940s Archival Film

Tour NYC's Lower East Side in a 1940s Archival Film

"Anyone can get a taste of traveling around the world in the one place where the world's nations sit side by side!"  More »

A Retro Portrait of Women and Consumerism in the 1960s

A Retro Portrait of Women and Consumerism in the 1960s

This colorful 1967 commercial portrays women as hopelessly naive spendthrifts.  More »

How 4,000 Men Hand-Deliver 175,000 Lunches Around Mumbai in 1 Day

How 4,000 Men Hand-Deliver 175,000 Lunches Around Mumbai in 1 Day

In an age of multinational food chains, demand for the 125-year-old dabbawalla delivery system is at an all-time high. More »

Meet One of the Last Traveling Salesmen in America

Meet One of the Last Traveling Salesmen in America

Stu Larkin offers us a rare glimpse into small-town Americana. More »

A Mesmerizing Film Shot Entirely From an Airplane Window

A Mesmerizing Film Shot Entirely From an Airplane Window

One passenger captures the snow-capped mountains and glittery coastline on a commercial flight from San Francisco to Philadelphia.  More »

Chopped Dice, a Pinch of Sequin, and 1 Grenade: How to Make Guacamole

Chopped Dice, a Pinch of Sequin, and 1 Grenade: How to Make Guacamole

Everyone’s favorite appetizer comes to life in this Oscar-nominated, stop-motion short. More »

Meet India's 'Gandhi of Farming'

Meet India's 'Gandhi of Farming'

Bhaskar Savé is an activist working to reverse the harmful effects of non-organic farming through a philosophy of nonviolence. More »

The Art of Listening Locally: How Portland Became an Indie-Rock Mecca

The Art of Listening Locally: How Portland Became an Indie-Rock Mecca

This New American Noise documentary reveals how Portland’s artists build on the past to create deeply personal music. More »

The Biggest Story in Photos

Photos of Tornado Damage in Moore, Oklahoma

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