Colin Hanner
Colin is a freelance journalist and editor based in Chicago. He tells stories about people, places, and ideas, with a focus on how traditions and communities shape our lives.
Selected work
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What does it mean to preserve a prison?
Old Joliet is now a museum, a haunted house, even a ballpark. Who gets a say in what it becomes?
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A Digital Feast
When digital food becomes perfect—hyperrealistic, aesthetically flawless, and infinitely replicable.
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The Line Is Gone, But the Wait Remains
At the world’s oldest golf course, the Old Course in St. Andrews, Scotland, a new digital lottery replaces the legendary singles queue.
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This One Guy Made the Washington DC Field Trip a Middle School Rite of Passage
One teacher is why more than a million eighth graders storm the nation’s capital every spring.
About
Colin studied journalism at Ohio University’s E.W. Scripps School of Journalism. He has worked as a writer and editor for over a decade.
Colin also writes alongside his partner, Laura, through a food and culture imprint, Dai Dai. He also co-publishes the Northwestern Insider, a publication produced by incarcerated students inside Sheridan and Logan Correctional Center.
If you have a story you feel is worth sharing, reach out to him via email. If you’d rather share it securely, you can do so through Telegram (@hannercolin).
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