Eric Wills

Eric Wills has written about history, sports, and design for Smithsonian, The Washington Post, GQ, the Scholar, and other publications. He was formerly a senior editor at Architect magazine.

Asterisks

This past weekend, two athletes made history in the marathon—but should their achievements give us pause?

By Eric Wills | Thursday October 17, 2019
The sweeping white lines of the TWA terminal, as viewed from the parking lot

Flights of Fancy

The TWA Terminal at JFK, long dormant and then threatened with demolition, is reborn as a hotel

By Eric Wills | Monday June 3, 2019

Marathon Man

When it comes to athletic records, what was once thought impossible is now imaginable

By Eric Wills | Friday September 21, 2018

Tiger’s Second Act

The resurgence of the golfing legend

By Eric Wills | Tuesday August 21, 2018

A Giant of a Man

By Eric Wills | Thursday October 10, 2024

Hometown Heroes

By Eric Wills | Monday April 29, 2024

Good Vibrations

By Eric Wills | Monday April 15, 2024

Air Show

By Eric Wills | Monday December 4, 2023

Performance Anxiety

By Eric Wills | Monday October 30, 2023

Alcaraz’s World

By Eric Wills | Monday July 24, 2023

Get Me Rewrite!

By Eric Wills | Thursday June 1, 2023

Milking the G.O.A.T.

By Eric Wills | Wednesday March 1, 2023

One Man’s Trash

By Eric Wills | Monday October 24, 2022

A Midcentury Bender

By Eric Wills | Monday October 3, 2022

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