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Katie Serena
A former staff writer at All That's Interesting, Katie Serena has also published work in Salon.
Recent Posts
How Cathy Smith Went From Rock Groupie To Giving John Belushi An Overdose
Katie Serena
6 years ago
Cathy Smith was a groupie who partied with the Stones, The Band, and various Hollywood stars. She was also the woman who gave John Belushi a fatal overdose.
The True Story Of “Adrift” And Tami Oldham Ashcraft’s Survival At Sea
Katie Serena
6 years ago
On a 4,000-mile sailing trip from Tahiti to San Diego, Tami Oldham Ashcraft and her fiancé got caught in a category-four hurricane.
Police Are Using New “Crime-Predicting” Technology To Monitor The Public
Katie Serena
6 years ago
The software will learn the way humans do, through experiences rather than hard wiring.
You Can Now Dive Down To The Titanic, But It Will Cost You
Katie Serena
6 years ago
More people have been to space than to the wreck of the Titanic, but over the next few years that could change.
The Long And Fascinating History Of The President’s Resolute Desk
Katie Serena
6 years ago
The Resolute Desk was a peace offering gift from Queen Victoria, but that's just the tip of the iceberg.
Meet Kathryn Harrison — The Woman Who Literally Wrote The Book On Incest
Katie Serena
6 years ago
Kathryn Harrison's books detail a tumultuous incestuous relationship with her father that lasted for four long years.
NASA Has Sent Sperm Into Orbit To Find Out If Space Babies Are Possible
Katie Serena
6 years ago
Scientists hope the samples will reveal whether or not gravity affects the motility of sperm – ultimately deciding whether or not reproduction can occur in space.
These ’70s Yankees Pitchers Wanted Each Other’s Wives – So They Made The Trade Of The Century
Katie Serena
6 years ago
Mike Kekich and Fritz Peterson switched entire lives – including wives and kids – after one fateful barbecue.
33 Historical Aerial Photos Of The World’s Great Cities
Katie Serena
6 years ago
These historical aerial images of New York, Paris, London, and others reveal the planet's most astounding cities like you've never seen them before.
Rob Hall Is Proof That It Doesn’t Matter How Experienced You Are — Everest Is Still A Deadly Climb
Katie Serena
6 years ago
The climbers on Everest face danger every day, but Rob Hall had lived to tell the tale several times before his fatal climb.
How Hans Steininger Was Killed By His Own Four Foot Beard
Katie Serena
6 years ago
Hans Steininger was a beloved mayor with an impressive – and deadly – set of whiskers.
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