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Comfort for the masses? Or a tacky blight? Seemingly overnight, the one-piece plastic chair has become a world fixture. Can you stand it?
A 1947 portrait by the renowned Irving Penn broke the fashion mold and celebrated an elegance all too rare today
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Smithsonian Folkways Recordings may soon be coming to a computer near you
After decades of intense research, the ancient ruins of Mexico and Central America are yielding new insights into the pre-Columbia culture
An exhibition of ancient Maya art points up the opulence and violence of the great Mesoamerican civilization
While most members of Congress sought a negotiated settlement with England, independence advocates bided their time
An ancient Greek wrote the book on biography then and now
Celebrating a magazine's good fortuneand a nation's
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The orbiting space telescope has captured star births and deaths, galactic collisions and the accelerating expansion of the universe
When the first astronauts to walk on the Moon returned from their July 1969 lunar expedition, they were confined to quarters
Welcome to Lahore, where an explosion of art and media is offering a vibrant alternative to the strictures of religious conservatives
Arcosanti, a struggling community in the Arizona desert, preaches the virtues of close quarters
Though only one of the ancient marvels still stands, they still engage our imagination—and launch a thousand tours—more than two millennia later
In 1964 a psychedelic placard heralded the arrival of counterculture guru Ken Kesey and his entourage to America's cities
Record your life story at a studio in New York City's Grand Central Terminal. You may just make history
Illusionist Ricky Jay, a keeper of magic's secrets, conjures up a dirty deal in TV's "Deadwood"
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Artist Steve Tobin turns organic forms into sculpture
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The night a teenager met the girl of his dreams 50 years ago, the stars were bright above
Picking the winner of our first photo contest required a bit of heavy lifting
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How a Kentucky grifter and his partner pulled off one of the era's most spectacular scams -- until a dedicated man of science exposed their scheme
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