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February 2010
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Uncovering Secrets of the Sphinx
Who built it? Why? And how? After decades of research, American archaeologist Mark Lehner has answers
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Picture of Prosperity
For more than half a century the Scurlock Studio chronicled the rise of Washington's black middle class
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The Venus Flytrap's Lethal Allure
Seldom encountered in the wild, the carnivorous plant that goes "against the order of nature" is tenaciously hanging on in its native Carolina habitat
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Can Auschwitz Be Saved?
Sixty-five years after the concentration camp was liberated, the Polish government is struggling to preserve the decaying historic site that draws millions of visitors
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Renoir Rebels Again
First he broke with tradition to pioneer Impressionism. Then he was ridiculed for breaking with Impressionism to honor tradition. Now a new exhibition rises to the defense of the French artist's controversial second act
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Behind the Scenes in Monument Valley
Venture to parts of the Navajo tribal park most visitors never see, except in the movies
Departments
One Way Out
Carlos Perez could have been an artist or a gangster. Photographer Donna DeCesare helped him choose
Well Grounded
She didn't plan on staying, but more than 20 years later the novelist embraces her adopted community
Migrations Forced and Free
How the great influx of people from Africa and the Caribbean since 1965 is challenging what it means to be African-American
Wild Things: Life as We Know It
Octopuses, Dinosaurs, Pandas and More...
Courage in Greensboro
On February 1, four college students sat down to request lunch service and ignited a struggle
Q and A: John Gerrard
Artist John Gerrard uses 360-degree photography and 3-D gaming software to create a virtual reality