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May 2006
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A Tale of Two Chinas
As the red-hot Chinese economy feeds the world's appetite for consumer goods, the one-time workers' republic is more than ever a nation of haves and have-nots
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Dinosaur Shocker
Probing a 68-million-year-old T. rex, Mary Schweitzer stumbled upon astonishing signs of life that may radically change our view of the ancient beasts
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Shifting Ground in the Holy Land
Archaeology is casting new light on the Old Testament
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A Brief History of Dada
The irreverent, rowdy revolution set the trajectory of 20th-century art
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Mt. Rushmore
With a Native American superintendent, the South Dakota monument is becoming much more than a shrine to four presidents.
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Angel Island
A rugged outcropping in the San Francisco Bay remains a refuge hidden in plain sight
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Hallowed Highway
From Gettysburg to Monticello, a 175 mile thoroughfare leads through a rich concentration of national history
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Tombstone
In this Arizona outpost, residents revere the Wild West—and live it
Minneapolis
The Guthrie Theater's new home, designed by architect Jean Nouvel, makes a dramatic entrance
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Sitka
A tradition-rich village lies at the doorstep of a vast Alaskan wilderness
Departments
Fearing the Worst
A church is bombed. A daughter is missing. A rediscovered photograph recalls one of the most heart-wrenching episodes of the civil rights era
Copernicus Unearthed
Archaeologists believe they have found the remains of the 16th century astronomer who revolutionized our view of the universe
War and Remembrance
Taking 'Best in Show' at the Northern Plains Tribal Art Show, the 2002 beadwork tableau is held in the collections of the American Indian Museum
Forging its Own Future
Dedicated metalsmiths help a Memphis museum revive a lost American art form
Dirty Little Secret
To see the Revolutionary war through the eyes of slaves is to better understand why so many of them fought for the crown
The Maestro
A legendary test pilot celebrates his 95th birthday - and reminds us why we restore and preserve historic aircraft
Wild Things: Life as We Know It
Rediscovery of a Laotian rodent, orangutan culture and crossing the Bering Strait