Michael Venutolo-Mantovani*

Writer, musician, record label owner, and professor of journalism based in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
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*It’s pronounced “Ven-you-toll-oh Mon-tove-ah-nee”
Writing
CULTURE
Just One More: Inside the Shadow Evacuation of Kabul for WIRED
A Master Clockmaker, Three Generations in the Making for The New York Times
35 Years After Bull Durham, the Durham Bulls Are Still the Biggest Team in Little Baseball for GQ
Evangelizing Hope: Dr. Richard Bedlack's Fight to Find a Cure for ALS for The Assembly
Ydwer van der Heide's Long Ride Down the Mountain for Ski Magazine//Outside
Where Does A 225-Year-Old Warship Get Its Parts? At the Navy's Forest, Of Course for National Geographic
We Indulged our Son During Lockdown. Did that Change Him? for Scientific American
The Afghan Refugees Building America's Submarines for Fast Company
One City's Bold New Experiment to Combat Homelessness for Insider
From Tragedy to Triumph: Nida Allam's History-Making Journey for The Bitter Southerner (featured on Longreads)
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TRAVEL
Chasing the Aurora Borealis through Northern Norway for National Geographic
Vulkan: Olso's New Neighborhood, Focused on Sustainable Living for BBC Travel
Christmas in Vilnius: When Lithuania's Biggest City Becomes Europe's Christmas Capital for National Geographic
After My First Backcountry Ski Trip, Resort Skiing Will Never Be the Same for Ski Magazine/Outside
Keep Your Hoagies Out of North Carolina for The Food Section
Lake Annecy: The Hidden Gem of the French Alps for Condé Nast Traveler
Outdoorsy Diva: Lauren Gay's Work to Demystify Traveling the World as a Black, Single Woman for Adventure.com
Exploring Ancient Italian Villages, Our Ten-Month-Old in Tow for The Toronto Star
A Day Trip to Tivoli for Travel + Leisure
A Muddy Race, A Million Buttes, and One Very Novice Mountain Biker: A Weekend on the Maah Daah Hey Trail for The Radavist
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PERSONAL ESSAY
Coney Island and the New York We Left Behind for Sari Botton's Memoir Land
Getting to Know My Big Sister on the Oregon Trail for Wired
My Family’s Secret Recipe for Immortality for Catapult
Language Lessons at Crook's Corner for The Bitter Southerner
My Mother the Crow for Salvation South
Maternity Ward. Psych Ward. Repeat. for Open Secrets Magazine
Learning to Love Frozen Again for Disney
Lessons in Waiting for Yes for The Millions
In Search Of: Grandmas for Catapult
On American Pop in All Its Grotesque Beauty for Talkhouse
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