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Compiling and comparing movie lists
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Tired of soup? Use them in cookies, pies or puddings—no, really
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Fermented fish sauce has been a culinary staple since at least the 7th century B.C. What makes this seemingly disgusting condiment so popular?
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Bassist Carol Kaye blazed her own trail, as the only female studio musician to record some of the greatest songs of the ’60s and ’70s
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How plant geneticists are growing convenience food on trees
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What do ham banana rolls with cheese sauce and salmon salad tropical have to say about politics?
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The Oscar-nominated writer tells how he adapted Brian Selznick's bestseller for the screen
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How a tiny, seedless fruit becomes the iPhone of the produce aisle
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As always, Academy voters have their tendencies, but there's one short this year that stands out among the rest
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Microscopy artist Robert Rock Belliveau says, "I couldn't believe the things I found on the things we eat every day"
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Sun Tzu probably got a great deal on a used horse
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Smithsonian's poetry consultant writes a poem specially for the photography issue
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The '70s music scene is being reexamined in these books by and about the major players of rock 'n' roll
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For artists such as Andy Warhol and Ansel Adams, the Polaroid SX-70 was the digital camera of its day
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The magician famous for being mute as a performer says that magic is all about the unwilling suspension of disbelief
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Here's a quick look at the five nominees
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There are two delicacies unique to the Canary Islands that every visitor should try at least once—and in the case of one of them, once is quite enough
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Which are the best shorts to watch and which one will take home the award next weekend?
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A collection of old community cookbooks reflects a changing ecology and a cultural shift: the decline of hunting, chitlins and pig's feet
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The American humorist lends his reasoning for his long and fruitful marriage
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