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December 2002
Features
Manhattan Mayhem
Martin Scorsese's realistic portrayal of pre-Civil War strife Gangs of New York re-creates the brutal street warfare waged between immigrant groups
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Betting on Seabiscuit
Laura Hillenbrand beat the odds to write the hit horse-racing saga while fighting chronic fatigue syndrome, a disorder starting to reveal its secrets
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George Catlin's Obsession
An exhibition at the Renwick Gallery in Washington, D.C. asks: Did his work exploit or advance the American Indian?
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Sacred and Profaned
Misguided restorations of the exquisite Buddhist shrines of Pagan in Burma may do more harm than good
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Happy Trails
As freshly carved toys or treasured heirlooms, well-bred rocking horses ride high in the affections of kids and collectors alike
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Africa: Beyond the Stereotypes
In a single day 95 photographers document a wildly diverse continent bursting with energy and promise
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Dividing the Spoils
Michael Beschloss re-creates the 1945 Potsdam Conference at which Harry Truman found his presidential voice and determined the shape of postwar Europe
Departments
Sherlock of Spuds
In a case that could reveal the villain behind the Irish Potato Famine, the gumshoe is a plant scientist
Like a Rowing Stone
An unusual canoe competition in Madison, Wisconsin, floats the notion that concrete waives the rules