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100 Years After She Sank, Titanic Continues to Fascinate
The Titanic tragedy that resulted in the deaths of more than 1,500 and stunned the world still captivates audiences 100 years after the largest so-called unsinkable steamer collided with an iceberg on...
View Article12 Ways to Commemorate the Titanic Centennial
There are a number of happenings in the Tri-State area that mark the Titanic centennial. Among our favorites: meals recreating White Star Line menus, plays based on ship survivor testimonials and...
View ArticleThe Jane Hotel's Connection to the Titanic Draws a Crowd
New York City has no shortage of sites that have a direct connection to the Titanic. (See our handy map of some of them below.)One such landmark is the Jane Hotel, formerly known as the American...
View ArticleUnseen Titanic
Hampton Sides, author of the article “Unseen Titanic,” in National Geographic’s April issue, and Dr. James Delgado, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) archaeologist who was part of...
View ArticleTitanic Belfast
Niall O'Donnghaile, Lord Mayor of Belfast, discusses Belfast’s commemoration of the 100anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic. Between the years 1909 and 1911, Belfast’s Harland and Wolff shipyard...
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How the London Symphony Narrowly Avoided the Titanic
The centenary of Titanic's doomed maiden voyage has put a renewed focus on the bravery of the eight musicians who performed but ultimately perished during the maritime disaster.Meanwhile, a much larger...
View ArticleTitanic: Unsinkable Myth
The sinking of the RMS Titanic on April 15, 1912 was the 20th century’s most infamous maritime disaster.Ironically, the death of the splendid liner insured its immortality. Dubbed “unsinkable” by the...
View ArticleChristine Quinn on Her Grandmother, Titanic Survivor
New York City Council Speaker Christine Quinn talks about her grandmother, Helen Shine Callaghan, who survived the Titanic. Callaghan was 20 when she was coming over from Belfast, one of only 40 Irish...
View ArticleQuinn Remembers Her Grandmother, a Titanic Survivor
New York City Council Speaker Christine Quinn's maternal grandmother, Ellen "Nellie" Shine Callaghan, was 16 or 17 years old when she came to America from Cobh, Ireland, 100 years ago. She booked...
View ArticleSinging the Titanic Blues
100 years ago today, the Titanic was in the midst of its ill-fated voyage across the Atlantic. As the centennial of the ship sinking disaster approaches, we listen back to songs inspired by the event -...
View ArticleWhy We Can’t Let Go of the Titanic
New Yorker contributor Daniel Mendelsohn talks about why the Titanic has such an enduring appeal, 100 years after its sinking. His article “Unsinkable: Why We Can’t Let Go of the Titanic” appears in...
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Echoes of the Titanic
Among the stories of bravery and heroism during the Titanic disaster, none is more fascinating than that of the ship’s eight musicians, who continued to play on the deck even as the ship was going...
View ArticleFrom the Archives: James Cameron and Bill Paxton on "Ghosts of the Abyss"
In April 2003, Leonard spoke to director James Cameron and actor-director-producer Bill Paxton about "Ghosts of the Abyss," a 3-D documentary that explores the wreck of the Titanic. They describe going...
View ArticleMarking the Titanic's Demise
The 100-year anniversary of the Titanic disaster is coming up on Sunday, April 15. WNYC Culture Editor Abbie Fentress Swanson has compiled a list of ways to mark the event in New York City, and she...
View Article100 Years Ago, Arrival Of Titanic Survivors In NYC Set Off Media Free-For-All
The sinking of the Titanic on April 15 in 1912 was the biggest news story of its day. But people on land had only the barest facts about the tragedy at sea until almost three days later, when more than...
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The Titanic
We’ve all seen fictional re-creations of the Titanic’s demise. Now hear from the people who were actually there. WNYC presents a vintage Canadian Broadcast Corporation (CBC) documentary from 1972...
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Louis And Lump: Tiny Tots Saved At Sea
I'm sorry. Just as you've breathed a sigh of relief that it's finally over ... here comes another Titanic story! But this is irresistible for several reasons. Partly because, with 100 years of...
View ArticleThe Sinking of the Titanic at 100 Years
On April 15, 2012, the centennial of the Titanic's ill-fated voyage from Southampton to New York City, Ensemble LPR offered a commemorative concert at Le Poisson Rouge of Gavin Bryars's sprawling 1969...
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