Sci-High
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When the musical opened on Broadway, 25 years ago, few predicted its amazing success—or what it would mean for composer Andrew Lloyd Webber
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Recognizable forms are showing up in the works of a new wave of contemporary painters
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Karl Bissinger's 1949 photograph of the author and a few friends at lunch in a Manhattan restaurant garden invokes the optimism of youth
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The Smithsonian Latino Center recently honored Cheech Marin with a Legacy Award for his commitment to Chicano artists
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Ode to a Federal Entitlement
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Bluesman Robert Young wasn't just fooling around
Dogs, masks and Mexican festivals
Readers respond to the August issue
How to win arguments without really trying
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New Zealanders rally to save their much-loved, 2,000-year-old national symbol
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Momentous or merely memorable
Readers respond to the September issue
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A new book of photographs taken in the ocean depths reveals a world abounding in unimagined life
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