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November 2006
Features
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New Faces of 1946
An unpopular president. A war-weary people. In the midterm elections of 60 years ago, voters took aim at incumbents
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Marie Antoinette
The teenage queen was embraced by France in 1770. Twenty-three years later, she lost her head to the guillotine. (But she never said, "Let them eat cake")
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The Smart and Swinging Bonobo
Civil war has threatened the existence of wild bonobos, while new research on the hypersexual primates challenges their peace-loving reputation
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Speaking Bonobo
Bonobos have an impressive vocabulary, especially when it comes to snacks
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Song and Dance Man
Erich Jarvis dreamed of becoming a ballet star. Now the scientist's studies of how birds learn to sing are forging a new understanding of the human brain
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Chile's Driving Force
Once imprisoned by Pinochet, the new Socialist president Michelle Bachelet wants to spread the wealth initiated by the dictator's economic policies
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Pilgrims' Progress
We retrace the travels of the ragtag group that founded Plymouth Colony and gave us Thanksgiving
Departments
R.I.P., Mighty O
A fabled aircraft carrier sunk deliberately off the coast of Florida is the world's largest artificial reef
Watching Water Run
Uncomfortable in a world of privilege, a novelist headed for the hills
Sharp Pencils Shape Elections
How three pioneering reporters reshaped the way the press covers elections-and politics itself
Ways of Seeing
Inviting artists to help showcase its collections is just one way the Hirshhorn Museum is expanding its vision
Sky Writer
Anne Morrow Lindbergh chronicled the flights made with her celebrated husband
Q&A: Lucy Lawless
Lucy Lawless, star of Xena: Warrior Princess, which aired from 1995 to 2001, has given her signature costume to the Museum of American History
Interview: David Galenson
Pondering the nature of artistic genius, a social scientist finds that creativity has a bottom line