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.

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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 »

42 McNuggets or 2.27 Cinnabons: What 2,000 Calories Looks Like

42 McNuggets or 2.27 Cinnabons: What 2,000 Calories Looks Like

A video explores the mysterious FDA recommendation on all nutritional information labels. More »

Adapting to Life in 'the New Arctic'

Adapting to Life in 'the New Arctic'

Marine scientist Kenneth Dunton describes how drastically the ecosystem has changed in the past few years. More »

A Rooftop Garden Oasis in Brooklyn

A Rooftop Garden Oasis in Brooklyn

Gordon Hawkins, an artist and gardener, cultivates an elaborate garden hidden above the streets of Cobble Hill.  More »

Inside the Making of a Fashion Collection

Inside the Making of a Fashion Collection

Lindsay Jones describes the inspiration and insanity of New York Fashion Week. More »

An Epic, 19-Track Mashup Celebrates 35 Years of Video Game Music

An Epic, 19-Track Mashup Celebrates 35 Years of Video Game Music

A dizzying audiovisual remix from Ithaca Audio More »

Reinventing the World's Missing Musical Instruments

Reinventing the World's Missing Musical Instruments

Jeff Slatnick has made and sold musical instruments of all kinds in Greenwich Village since the 1960s.  More »

Fauna: An Adorable Blooper Reel of Penguins Slipping on Ice

Fauna: An Adorable Blooper Reel of Penguins Slipping on Ice

Documentary filmmakers have compiled a delightful montage of outtakes from their film 'Spy in the Huddle.' More »

The Biggest Story in Photos

Photos of Tornado Damage in Moore, Oklahoma

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