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June 1998

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Features

Lalique

Hang 'em First, Try 'em Later

By Gobs! There was nothing judicious about Judge Roy Bean

Smithsonian Marine Station

Charting a New Course

Establishing a permanent marine station heralds an era of progress for Smithsonian research

Reading for the Blind

Visually impaired subscribers to recorded periodicals peruse everything from Forbes to Skeptical Inquirer

Charles Darwin

Expressions: The Visible Link

Darwin believed expressions of emotion reveal the unity of humans and their continuity with animals

Prized Possessions

Review of 'Bingo Night at the Fire Hall and Now North of Now'

Review of 'The Year the Dream Died: Revisiting 1968 in America'

Review of 'The Year the Dream Died: Revisiting 1968 in America'

Celebrating Folklife Traditions

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