Alexander S. Heard
Alexander S. Heard is editorial director of "Outside" magazine and the author of "Apocalypse Pretty Soon", a book about millennial subcultures in the United States. His book, "The Eyes of Willie McGee: A Tragedy of Race, Sex, and Secrets in the Jim Crow South", about the 1951 execution of Willie McGee, was published in 2010. Prior to his work with "Outside", he was the executive editor for "Wired" magazine. He has also edited and written for "The New York Times Magazine", "The New Republic", "The Washington Post" and "Slate". Heard is a graduate of Vanderbilt University. Alexander