Kasia Cieplak-Mayr von Baldegg

Kasia Cieplak-Mayr von Baldegg is a senior associate editor at The Atlantic. She curates the Video channel. More

Cieplak-Mayr von Baldegg's work in media spans documentary television, advertising, and print. As a producer in the Viewer Created Content division of Al Gore's Current TV, she acquired and produced short documentaries by independent filmmakers around the world. Post-Current, she worked as a producer and strategist at Urgent Content, developing consumer-created and branded nonfiction campaigns for clients including Cisco, Ford, and GOOD Magazine. She studied filmmaking and digital media at Harvard University, where she was co-creator and editor in chief of H BOMB Magazine.

How Fixing Motorcycles Is a Bit Like Being a Veterinarian

How Fixing Motorcycles Is a Bit Like Being a Veterinarian

Roland Sotello reflects on the ups and downs of running a small business. More »

What It's Like to Be Miss New York USA

What It's Like to Be Miss New York USA

Joanne Nosuchinsky on being an unconventional beauty queen. More »

What Does It Take to Make Real Craft Gin?

What Does It Take to Make Real Craft Gin?

Tour the Green Hat Gin distillery in Washington, D.C., with bartender Matt Ficke More »

A Video Letter From the Editor: The June 2013 Issue

A Video Letter From the Editor: The June 2013 Issue

James Bennet, editor in chief of The Atlantic, shares highlights from the magazine. More »

Are Same-Sex Couples a Model for How to Revive Heterosexual Marriage?

Are Same-Sex Couples a Model for How to Revive Heterosexual Marriage?

Liza Mundy and Hanna Rosin discuss insights from decades of social science research.  More »

Jacques Cousteau Stars in an Undersea Music Video

Jacques Cousteau Stars in an Undersea Music Video

Remixed found footage of the famous explorer gets a dreamy soundtrack from Yellowbirds' new album.  More »

How Do Tornadoes Form?

How Do Tornadoes Form?

A quick explainer from storm chaser Tim Samaras  More »

The Quintessential Old-School Bodybuilding Gym

The Quintessential Old-School Bodybuilding Gym

Frenchie and his gym wouldn't be out of place in a Tarantino flick. More »

The Nostalgic, Dangerous Appeal of Vintage Vacuum-Tube Amps

The Nostalgic, Dangerous Appeal of Vintage Vacuum-Tube Amps

Why Blackie Pagano risks electric shock to restore old amplifiers More »

Inside the Internet Archive

Inside the Internet Archive

What it takes to digitize the world's knowledge -- from books to websites to cable TV More »

Two Battles That Helped Spark the Global Environmental Movement

Two Battles That Helped Spark the Global Environmental Movement

From the Love Canal disaster to Greenpeace's efforts to save the whales and beyond, a new documentary tracks the rise of environmentalism. More »

Shaken Not Tuned: Cocktail Experiments

Shaken Not Tuned: Cocktail Experiments

How do tuning forks stack up against traditional bar-tending techniques?  More »

A Video Letter From the Editor: The May 2013 Issue

A Video Letter From the Editor: The May 2013 Issue

James Bennet, editor in chief of The Atlantic, shares highlights from the magazine. More »

A Dose of Surrealist Hipster Romance

A Dose of Surrealist Hipster Romance

The music video for Alan Wilkis's "Old-Fashioned Girl" is a love story set in Brooklyn.  More »

Make Your Own Wine ... in New York City

Make Your Own Wine ... in New York City

Matt Baldassano turns fresh grapes into bottled wine in his East Village apartment.  More »

'I Thought It Was Really Funny, but No One Else Did'

'I Thought It Was Really Funny, but No One Else Did'

A day in the life of New Yorker cartoonist Joe Dator  More »

'Typewriter Bites Girl!' Your 1940s Guide to Office Safety

'Typewriter Bites Girl!' Your 1940s Guide to Office Safety

Beware the hidden dangers of the workplace More »

This Trippy Video Explains Bitcoin in Under 4 Minutes

This Trippy Video Explains Bitcoin in Under 4 Minutes

The mysterious digital currency has spiked in value -- but what is it?  More »

It Was a Rough Winter for Arctic Sea Ice

It Was a Rough Winter for Arctic Sea Ice

NASA's satellite data reveals that the polar ice cap -- even at its seasonal peak -- hit its fifth-lowest level on record.  More »

This Is How You Shoot Aerial Footage of San Francisco

This Is How You Shoot Aerial Footage of San Francisco

Teton Gravity Research, known for its extreme sports films, captures the dizzying vistas of the Bay Area in 4K HD.  More »

The Biggest Story in Photos

Protests Spread Across Brazil

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