Features By Bill Newcott

I crisscrossed the U.S. asking one question: "Why do we keep gazing Heavenward even when answers elude us?"

AARP the Magazine Feb/March 2015

Caring for my dying wife of 36 years, I did what every guy would do: I hunkered down and tried to fix it.

AARP The Magazine Sept. 19 2012

I asked people 50 and over to share their most deeply held beliefs. The result is an illuminating glimpse into America’s spiritual core.

AARP the Magazine Sept.  2007

I visited astronomers and observatories coast-to-coast to learn how comets capture our imagination now...and once shaped the future of our planet.

National Geographic Magazine Dec. 1997

In a hollowed-out Virginia mountain,  the Library of Congress keeps copies of every movie, TV show, and sound recording. It’s called the the National Audio-Visual Conservation Center.  I call it Heaven. 

AARP.org April 2013

Cured, in remission, and facing dire prognoses, people facing the harsh realities of cancer across the U.S. and Canada share their inspiring, often heartbreaking, stories.

AARP Bulletin

George Washington envisioned it; Thomas Jefferson signed off on it--today motorists still travel the route from Cumberland, MD to Visalia, IL

National Geographic Magazine, March 1998

It's not just London's most popular tourist spot--it's a palace, prison, and home to a squad of Beefeaters and their families

National Geographic Magazine, October 1993

Don't like "Pirate Night" or passenger Karaoke? Savvy cruise lovers know how to steer clear of seaborne disasters like that