Alex Hoyt

Alex Hoyt is a freelance writer and digital illustrator whose work has appeared in The AtlanticNational Geographic, and Architect.

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Benjamin Netanyahu Is Not in the Mood for a Portrait

Benjamin Netanyahu Is Not in the Mood for a Portrait

Photographer Platon on how he captured a difficult portrait of the Israeli prime minister More »

The 2012 Election Results: Obama's Win in 1 Map

The 2012 Election Results: Obama's Win in 1 Map

A state-by-state guide to Tuesday's big victory More »

How Poet Laureate Natasha Trethewey Wrote Her Father's 'Elegy'

How Poet Laureate Natasha Trethewey Wrote Her Father's 'Elegy'

The story behind the Pulitzer-winner's bittersweet, conflicted poem More »

The Story Behind the Iconic Andy Warhol 'Esquire' Cover

The Story Behind the Iconic Andy Warhol 'Esquire' Cover

Legendary designer George Lois shares early sketches of the famous image. More »

Designing 'Mad Men': The Stories Behind Joan's Dresses and Don's Suits

Designing 'Mad Men': The Stories Behind Joan's Dresses and Don's Suits

Janie Bryant, costume designer for the AMC show, describes her creative process. More »

How Mountaineer Ed Viesturs First Summited Everest Without Oxygen

How Mountaineer Ed Viesturs First Summited Everest Without Oxygen

The story behind the 1990 Peace Climb up the world's tallest peak More »

How Street Artist Vhils Creates a Mural

How Street Artist Vhils Creates a Mural

The renowned contemporary of Banksy shares a sketch More »

How Chick Corea Wrote 'Spain'

How Chick Corea Wrote 'Spain'

The story behind a modern jazz standard More »

How Werner Herzog Filmed Death Row

How Werner Herzog Filmed Death Row

The director talks about his new movie, 'Into the Abyss' More »

How Haruki Murakami's '1Q84' Was Translated Into English

How Haruki Murakami's '1Q84' Was Translated Into English

Philip Gabriel describes the process of making the Japanese author's works accessible to American readers More »

How Jurgen Klinsmann Coaches the U.S. Men's Soccer Team

How Jurgen Klinsmann Coaches the U.S. Men's Soccer Team

The player-turned-coach describes his methods for creating championship squads More »

How Will Shortz Edits a New York Times Crossword Puzzle

How Will Shortz Edits a New York Times Crossword Puzzle

The paper's longtime puzzle editor describes the art of crafting the perfect clue More »

Watch Wilco's New 'Born Alone' Video and Read the Story Behind Its Lyrics

Watch Wilco's New 'Born Alone' Video and Read the Story Behind Its Lyrics

Jeff Tweedy pulled verbs from an Emily Dickinson poem to write the words for this track More »

First Drafts: How Sam Abell Makes a Photograph

First Drafts: How Sam Abell Makes a Photograph

The renowned photographer recounts his year-long quest to find the perfect image of bison skulls for a National Geographic essay More »

First Drafts: Architect Ricardo Porro on His Project for Fidel Castro

First Drafts: Architect Ricardo Porro on His Project for Fidel Castro

Exiled from Cuba in the midst of designing a school, he returned to complete the building 40 years later More »

First Drafts: George Steinmetz's Aerial Photographs

First Drafts: George Steinmetz's Aerial Photographs

The National Geographic photographer describes what went into a series he took in Arabia's Empty Quarter desert More »

First Drafts: Gary Soto's 'Talking to Myself' and 'Sunday Without Clouds'

First Drafts: Gary Soto's 'Talking to Myself' and 'Sunday Without Clouds'

The poet describes the collaborative process of writing verse More »

First Drafts: The Mountain Goats' 'Dance Music'

First Drafts: The Mountain Goats' 'Dance Music'

John Darnielle describes writing a song for a recording session at John Peel's BBC studio More »

A Brief History of Military Camouflage

A Brief History of Military Camouflage

From paper-mache horses to garments covered in foliage, a look back at how armed forces have mastered the art of disappearing More »

First Drafts: Christo's 'Over the River'

First Drafts: Christo's 'Over the River'

The artist describes the multi-step process behind his latest project More »

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