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The following is a curated catalogue of Harrison’s best articles.

Top beats include architecture + cities, arts, business, creative journalism, features, film, history, profiles, science, and travel.

Harrison’s full portfolio can be found here.

 


Selected Clips by Category

 

Academic

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Princeton’s Lost Museum: Arnold Guyot’s E.M. Museum and the Great Juncture of American Natural History Museums in the Late 19th Century” Princeton Historical Review (Fall 2017)

Volcanoes and Detectives: Writing unconventionally in academic work (and maybe doing it well)Tortoise: A Journal of Writing Pedagogy (June 14, 2017)

“Thesis: Works in Progress” Tortoise: A Journal of Writing Pedagogy (Spring 2016)


Architecture + Cities

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“Striving for the Third Space Conception: Classical origins in Frank Lloyd Wright’s Taliesin and Le Corbusier’s Villa Savoye” Expedictionary (October 25, 2017)

Southwestern fantasy: John Gaw Meem, Frank Lloyd Wright and the emergence of Pueblo Revival architecture in New Mexico” The Taos News (September 28, 2017)

“The New York Guggenheim’s Avant Garde Beginnings” The Culture Trip (December 6, 2016)

“Brick by Brick: Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment” The Daily Princetonian (May 29, 2015)

“Brick by Brick: Princeton Battlefield and Monument” The Daily Princetonian (December 10,  2014)

“Brick by Brick: Prospect House and Garden” The Daily Princetonian (October 15, 2014)

“Brick by Brick: Princeton’s Classical Roots” The Daily Princetonian (October 1, 2014)

“Brick by Brick: Arts and Transit Project” The Daily Princetonian (April 16, 2014)

“Brick by Brick: Robertson Hall and Scudder Plaza” The Daily Princetonian (April 9, 2014)

“Brick by Brick: Lewis Library” The Daily Princetonian (March 26, 2014)

“A Paradox of Grand Designs: Thomas Jefferson and his Empire for Liberty” The Nassau Literary Review (March 22, 2014)

“Brick by Brick: The Graduate College” The Daily Princetonian (March 5, 2014)

“Brick by Brick: Nassau Hall” The Daily Princetonian (February 9, 2014)


Art

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Taos celebrates jazz legend” The Taos News (July 13, 2017)

“The Metropolitan Museum of Art: World History Magnified” The Culture Trip (December 6, 2016)

Artistic Criticism: Visiting The Frick Collection’s Van Dyck Exhibit” The Daily Princetonian (March 2, 2016)

“Top 7 Exhibits To See At MoMA Before They Close” The Culture Trip, (December 11, 2015)

“Pumpkin and Glass: Sculpture on Princeton’s CampusThe Daily Princetonian (October 14, 2015)


Business

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Development rises in TaosThe Santa Fe New Mexican (September 4, 2017)

Declining sales prompt J.R. Clothing to close Taos location” The Taos News (July 28, 2017)

National Bank Holdings Corporation to buy Peoples Bank for $36.3 million” The Taos News (July 20, 2017)

Like mother, like daughter: Dr. Kayci Harris joins her mother, Dr. Kellie Harris, in Taos family dentistry practice” The Taos News (July 14, 2017)

Century 21 Success to move downtown after 28 years: Longtime Taos real estate agent Norris Romero reflects on long careerThe Taos News (July 6, 2017)


Crime

“Man charged with four felonies in shooting incident” The Taos News (June 19, 2017)


Essays

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“Late-stage Betomania in Reno” Medium (April 26, 2019)

“Breaking My Noise” The Nassau Weekly (April 14, 2019)

“The Decline and Fall of the American Cinematic Dream” Medium (January 23, 2018).

Opinion: The Museum of the Bible is an intellectual travesty. Here’s why.” Medium (December 2, 2017).

The Ashes of MoriaThe Nassau Weekly (November 13, 2016)

“This Side of: Running at Princeton” The Daily Princetonian (February 8, 2015)


Features

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“Taos 2010′ dreams revisited” The Taos News (May 3, 2018)

Himalayan Stove Project improves the lives of 40,000 in Nepal: Small organization founded by Taos resident George Basch makes big impactThe Taos News (August 10, 2017)

New hydroponic greenhouse in San Cristobal grows ‘supercharged’ produce: Touting purported health benefits, first-time farmers Brenda Doucette and Wayne Tashea now supply Cid’s Food MarketThe Taos News (August 10, 2017)

“Paradise lost: a look into Lesbos” Borderland: On the Front Lines of History (July 21, 2016)

The Real Students of Nassau StreetThe Daily Princetonian (November 18, 2015)


Fiction

“Falling” in Tales from the Deep, Kansas City, MO: Flying Ketchup Press, 2020 forthcoming.

The ArchitectsUS-1 (July 22, 2015)

“Excerpt from Reset” Pulp Literary Magazine (Spring 2013)

“Purple Stegosaur” Pulp Literary Magazine (Spring 2013)

“Where Did All the Balloons Go?” Pulp Literary Magazine (Spring 2012)


Film + TV

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“In ‘Barry,’ tragedy masquerades as comedy” Medium (May 16, 2018)

“The manipulative storytelling of The Avengers: Infinity War Medium (April 28, 2018)

“Westworld’s storytelling challenge” Medium (April 20, 2018)

Popes, killers, mysteries and histories: my favorite TV shows of 2017” Medium (December 31, 2017)

“The Last Jedi’s snark problem” Medium (December 28, 2017)

“The Bourne Escalation: Hollywood retconning just got personal” The Nassau Weekly (October 24, 2016)


Food

New barbecue restaurant, SmokeHouse, makes a Texas-sized impression in Red River” The Taos News (August 3, 2017)

“The frosh food guide for under $10” (with Lin King & Jennifer Shyue) The Daily Princetonian (July 20, 2015)

“Restaurant Review: Say Cheez” The Daily Princetonian  (April 23, 2014)


History

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“The Duel Doctor at Weehawken” Princeton Alumni Weekly (March 18, 2020)

“Mister Mayor, The Mineralogist” Princeton Alumni Weekly (September 27, 2019)

“The ‘First’ Winter Olympics: How Chamonix 1924 iced out a rival Nordic competition” Medium (February 8, 2018)

“In the Rearview: The legal saga behind a horrifying murder, B-1 bombers and the restoration of San Francisco de Asís Church” The Taos News (August 24, 2017)

In the Rearview: An Earthship bonanza, a missing girl and a snobby opera review” The Taos News (August 18, 2017)

“In the Rearview: A speedy search and rescue, a deadly carnival ride and a fleet of aerial visitors” The Taos News (July 27, 2017)

In the Rearview: A snail-inflicted itch, a grisly murder and the return of the hippies” The Taos News (July 13, 2017)

“In the Rearview: A terrifying lightning strike, a French cyclist on a globe-trotting journey and first contact with “the hippies” The Taos News (June 29, 2017)

“In the Rearview: A thrilling mountain rescue, an investigation into the ‘Taos Hum’ and reactions to the Tijerina raid” The Taos News (June 22, 2017)

“A Pocket History Of Six Midtown NYC Sites” The Culture Trip (April 25, 2017)

Bicker in RetrospectThe Daily Princetonian (February 4, 2016)


Profiles

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Bridging Art + Education: Questa’s Claire Coté inspires ‘awe’” The Taos News (October 12, 2017)

Risking Life + Limb: Volunteer firefighter and logger Juan Abeyta” The Taos News (October 12, 2017)

California marketing specialist launches ‘Get to Know Taos’ YouTube series” The Taos News (August 10, 2017)

“Predictions from the Edge of the World: Meet Mitch Bushuk, Climate Forecaster” Expedictionary (February 21, 2017)

“Getting to know Greek literature: A look inside Aiora Press” Borderland: On the front lines of history (July 1, 2016)


Satire

“Trumpymandius: A Poem with some “help” from Percy Shelley” The Nassau Weekly (December 3, 2016)

“The Dark Wawa Rises” The Daily Princetonian (December 3, 2014)

“In defense of: The new Dinky Station” The Daily Princetonian (October 3, 2014)


Science

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“The Gathering Silence: Silent Spring and the diminishing returns of doomsday climate communication” Anthroposphere: The Oxford Climate Review (Fall 2018)

The Plague of Taos? A History of Bubonic Plague in New MexicoThe Taos News (July 13, 2017)

“Crisis in West Africa: Richard Preston and Ebola” Affairs Today (August 9, 2014)


Theatre

Elektra: An electric, edgy take on mourningThe Daily Princetonian (February 17, 2016)

“[title of article] about PUP’s “[title of show]” The Daily Princetonian (October 7, 2015)


Travel

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“In Texas, a tale of two cities” Medium (March 16, 2020)

The elusive star of Vergina: To visit the tomb of Alexander the Great’s father, a modern odysseyMedium (August 11, 2018)

A trip around ‘Ancestral Circle’: Aztec Ruins National Monument, Chaco Culture National Historical Park and the big empty in between The Taos News (September 1, 2017)

“St. Paul’s Day at the Areopagus: a holy day in Athens” Borderland: On the Front Lines of History (July 4, 2016)

“The Heat: Athens, Summer 2016” Borderland: On the Front Lines of History (July 4, 2016)

“Unfamiliar Street: West Georgia Street in Vancouver, BC” The Daily Princetonian (March 23, 2016)

“Unfamiliar Street: U.S. Route 395 in the Eastern Sierra” The Daily Princetonian (December 2, 2015)

“Unfamiliar Street: Route S21 of San Diego County” The Daily Princetonian (September 30, 2015)


Video

 

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“Lesbos: On the beach” Borderland: On the Front Lines of History (August 4, 2016) Short documentary about refugee crisis on Lesbos.

Short Film: “The Year of the Rat” (2016) 

Winner, 1st place at the Princeton Film Productions’ 2016 60-second iPhone Film Festival. Screened at the Princeton Garden Theatre from April 26-28, 2017. Starring Sam Bollen, Peter Gatto, and Harrison Blackman. Co-directed and co-written by the same.

 
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