Ella Morton

Joined Atlas Obscura in 2011

Ella was Atlas Obscura's Senior Editor and co-wrote the Atlas Obscura book. Now she's doing other stuff but remains a proud AO alumna.

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Articles by Ella Morton

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A thing about a thing!

space exploration

The Psychedelic Moon Maps of the 1970s

How To Design a Magical Life

magic

How To Design a Magical Life

The Serpentine Story of Snake Oil, Or How I Came to Buy Snake Oil from Amazon.com

snakes

The Serpentine Story of Snake Oil, Or How I Came to Buy Snake Oil from Amazon.com

Object of Intrigue: The Turk, a Mechanical Chess Player that Unsettled the World

objects of intrigue

Object of Intrigue: The Turk, a Mechanical Chess Player that Unsettled the World

Matrimonial Maps Chart the Delights and Perils of Marriage

maps

Matrimonial Maps Chart the Delights and Perils of Marriage

The New York Interns Spending their Summer in a Cemetery

cemeteries

The New York Interns Spending their Summer in a Cemetery

FOUND: A Plant that Can Make You Blind

news

FOUND: A Plant that Can Make You Blind

Netball: The Sport America Invented, Then Lost

sports

Netball: The Sport America Invented, Then Lost

Object of Intrigue: A Passport for Falcons

animals

Object of Intrigue: A Passport for Falcons

Why Russian Astronauts Pee on a Bus Tire Before Launching Into Space, and Other Pre-Flight Rituals

space exploration

Why Russian Astronauts Pee on a Bus Tire Before Launching Into Space, and Other Pre-Flight Rituals

Protestor David Kirkwood is detained by police in Scotland during the Battle of George Square in 1919. The last known attempted reading of the Riot Act took place during the protest.

crime

What It Actually Means to 'Read the Riot Act' to Someone

The saying got its start as an 18th-century British law to punish protestors.

How to Escape a Conversation

escape week

How to Escape a Conversation

How To Escape From Handcuffs

escape week

How To Escape From Handcuffs

Battles, Batman, and Liberace: A Cultural History of Capes

escape week

Battles, Batman, and Liberace: A Cultural History of Capes

How to Harvest a Library in Just 100 Years

libraries

How to Harvest a Library in Just 100 Years

Object of Intrigue: Glass Made by an Atomic Bomb

atom bombs

Object of Intrigue: Glass Made by an Atomic Bomb

Say Yes to the Seized Dress at a Government Bridalwear Auction

Say Yes to the Seized Dress at a Government Bridalwear Auction

Dorothy Arzner, Hidden Star Maker of Hollywood's Golden Age

film

Dorothy Arzner, Hidden Star Maker of Hollywood's Golden Age

Object of Intrigue: The Devil's Bible

objects of intrigue

Object of Intrigue: The Devil's Bible

Watch 'Singles' on VHS with 1,000 Strangers in the Seattle Courtyard Where It All Began

film locations

Watch 'Singles' on VHS with 1,000 Strangers in the Seattle Courtyard Where It All Began

The Parting Gifts Convicts Gave Loved Ones Before Being Shipped to Australia

museums and collections

The Parting Gifts Convicts Gave Loved Ones Before Being Shipped to Australia

Forgotten Heritage: Subterranean Cisterns of Victorian England

subterranean sites

Forgotten Heritage: Subterranean Cisterns of Victorian England

Basically Every City in the U.S. Has a Piece of the Berlin Wall

Basically Every City in the U.S. Has a Piece of the Berlin Wall

The Princess Who Kept a Pet Lion at the Plaza Hotel

The Princess Who Kept a Pet Lion at the Plaza Hotel