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Ben Yeager

Ben Yeager

Ben Yeager is a 2014 graduate of Columbia Journalism School and most recently, wrote for the Cordova Times in Cordova, Alaska. He has written for Vocativ, Business Insider, and Cruising World, a sailing magazine, about a trip from Ireland to Greenland and back.

Those who see Needle Tower often wonder how, with barely 14 inches of contact with the ground, the 60-foot tower stays upright.

How Does the Hirshhorn’s 60-Foot “Needle Tower” Stay Upright In A Stiff Wind?

In the 1960s, when artist Kenneth Snelson mingled architectural innovation with abstraction, the result was heavenly