Arts & Culture

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Early Humans Left Trails of Ulcers

Nesselrode pudding.

At Home with the Darwins

Recipes offer an intimate glimpse into the life of Charles Darwin and his family

Food Fight: Fish or "Sea Kitten?"

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Inauguration History

The Ghost of Inaugural Lunches Past

Now its a pageant, but the post inauguration meal used to be a pretty mild affair

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Swiftlet Nest Farming Proves Good for Business... Maybe Too Good

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Caffeine Linked to Hallucinations

Los Angeles-based graphic designer Shepard Fairey.

Shepard Fairey: The Artist Behind the Obama Portrait

A portrait created by a graphic designer ended up becoming the icon for the Obama campaign and an international phenomenon

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Don't Know Your Own Taste in Wine? Take a Test

U.S. Marine Band on the steps of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C.

Inauguration History

After an Inauguration, the Stars Come out to Play

Ever since George Washington danced after his inauguration, the ceremony has brought big names in the arts to the capital city

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Brits Take Up Skillets in War Against Squirrels

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A Field Guide to Sugars

The Devil's Food Dictionary

Book Worth a Look: The Devil's Food Dictionary

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Cochineal Coloring: Is That a Bug in Your Food?

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Should Sugar Be a Controlled Substance?

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Food News and Trends to Expect in 2009

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Beyond the Photos with Neal Slavin

Photographer Neal Slavin discusses his group portraits and his career as a whole

Van Gogh painted his iconic The Starry Night in 1889, while in an asylum in Saint-Rémy. "One of the most beautiful things by the painters of this century," he had written to Theo in April 1885, "has been the painting of Darkness that is still COLOR."

Van Gogh's Night Visions

For Vincent Van Gogh, fantasy and reality merged after dark in some of his most enduring paintings, as a new exhibition reminds us

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Letters

Readers Respond to the November Issue

"Some halls of fame are admittedly just a nice way for industries to give loyal timeservers a pat on the back."

Your Name Here

If you're not yet a Hall of Famer, maybe you're just not trying

"Very seldom do a bunch of Santas get together," says Jerry Clarke, the right-most Santa, who manages apartments by day.

The More the Merrier

Photographer Neal Slavin captures the night some Santas bent the rules

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