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March 2002

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Features

Flights of Fancy

Orlando Martinez, who lives and breathes the age-old sport of pigeon racing, goes for the Main Event

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Cheeky Charmer

For half a century, photographer Harry Benson has been talking his way to the top of his game

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New Routes to Old Roots

Twenty-five years after Alex Haley's best-seller topped the charts, millions of Americans are using high-tech tools to find their ancestors

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Still Delightful

A sumptuous show documents how the Impressionists breathed new life into the staid tradition of still life painting

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Mysterious Island

The more we learn about Easter Island, the more it intrigues, as a new exhibition of its art reminds us

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