Alessandra Ram

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

How Strip Clubs Influence Atlanta's Underground Rap Scene

How Strip Clubs Influence Atlanta's Underground Rap Scene

This New American Noise documentary explores the intersection of rap and exotic dancing in Atlanta. More »

'Seed-Keepers': Female Farmers Take on Corporate Monopolies in India

'Seed-Keepers': Female Farmers Take on Corporate Monopolies in India

How the rise of GMOs sparked a suicide epidemic, and what women are doing to stop it More »

'Shake It Like a Salt Shaker': Bounce Music Defies Labels in New Orleans

'Shake It Like a Salt Shaker': Bounce Music Defies Labels in New Orleans

The hypersexual, progressive bounce scene in post-Katrina New Orleans suggests a new wave of hip-hop. More »

How Riddles Beat Our Brains

How Riddles Beat Our Brains

What optical illusions and other tricks tell us about how our minds work. More »

The Sartorialist: Testimonies From Impossibly Chic Urbanites

The Sartorialist: Testimonies From Impossibly Chic Urbanites

Meet the stylish New Yorkers featured on the notorious fashion blog. More »

The Art of Fried Dough: Indian Street Food Edition

The Art of Fried Dough: Indian Street Food Edition

The team from The Perennial Plate compiles three weeks worth of footage on location in Maharashtra into one food-filled day. More »

Behold the World's Largest Collection of Planetarium Projectors

Behold the World's Largest Collection of Planetarium Projectors

Owen Phairis rescues the optical relics from schools or museums, and preserves them for a new generation of science lovers. More »

The Artist Who Made a Career Out of Forgery—Dressed as a Priest

The Artist Who Made a Career Out of Forgery—Dressed as a Priest

The story of Mark Landis, a bizarre painter who managed to dupe museums around the country into accepting his phony pieces. More »

Beautiful but Terrifying: Kayaking Over a Waterfall

Beautiful but Terrifying: Kayaking Over a Waterfall

Seven filmmakers hunt for the perfect waterfall -- and the perfect shot.  More »

An Animated ABC of Famous Architects

An Animated ABC of Famous Architects

A charming list of famous architects and their most beloved works, one for each letter of the alphabet. More »

The Perfect Shot: A Man, a Moon, and a Thin Piece of Rope

The Perfect Shot: A Man, a Moon, and a Thin Piece of Rope

Watch Dean Potter walk across a highline over Cathedral Peak in Yosemite National park while the moon rises in the background. More »

A Method to the Madness: A Day With New York City's Pothole Crew

A Method to the Madness: A Day With New York City's Pothole Crew

Tumblr Storyboard documents one day with six brave men from New York City’s pothole repair crew. More »

Drone's Eye View: An Eerily Beautiful Skate Video Over the Streets of Prague

Drone's Eye View: An Eerily Beautiful Skate Video Over the Streets of Prague

An remote-control helicopter follows a skater and his glow-in-the-dark skateboard through Prague at night. More »

A Delightful History of the GIF, in 2 Minutes

A Delightful History of the GIF, in 2 Minutes

This week, thousands at Miami Art Week will bear witness to the show’s first open-submission curated GIF festival. More »

Morning Sickness, Cryptic Smiles: How the Press Covers Royal Pregnancies

Morning Sickness, Cryptic Smiles: How the Press Covers Royal Pregnancies

The news media's response to Kate Middleton's pregnancy is eerily similar to its coverage of Diana's. More »

500 Plates and Counting: Immortalizing Death Row's Last Meals

500 Plates and Counting: Immortalizing Death Row's Last Meals

Activist Julie Green paints death row inmates' last meal requests on beautiful ceramic plates. More »

'A Delicious Wood Sandwich': One Man's Ode to Plywood

'A Delicious Wood Sandwich': One Man's Ode to Plywood

A quirky instructional film reveals the ubiquity of this studio material. More »

1,000 Plasticine Collages Adorn Tame Impala's Psychedelic Music Video

1,000 Plasticine Collages Adorn Tame Impala's Psychedelic Music Video

1,000 gorgeous, hand-made collages provide the backdrop for Tame Impala’s video "Feels Like We Only Go Backwards." More »

Local, Ephemeral, and Highbrow: Pumpkin Carving Gone Artisanal

Local, Ephemeral, and Highbrow: Pumpkin Carving Gone Artisanal

Maniac Pumpkin Carvers chronicle their evolution from ordinary Halloween enthusiasts to artistic entrepreneurs. More »

A Beautiful Short Film Aimed at Stressing You Out

A Beautiful Short Film Aimed at Stressing You Out

A 1-minute, Norwegian short that mimics and incites the physical reactions to stress. More »

The Biggest Story in Photos

Photos of Tornado Damage in Moore, Oklahoma

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