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November 2020

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A former first lady salutes the long-serving staff who keep the nation’s foremost residence running smoothly

Story by Laura Bush, as told to Jennie Rothenberg Gritz; Photographs by Tina Hager

But a little-known laboratory is rising to the challenge of saving thousands of snakebite victims every year

A not entirely whimsical trip around Edinburgh to grapple with a defining feature of the British landscape

Photographs by Kieran Dodds; Text by Peter Ross

She was an international superstar. And then she was ignored. Now one family is working fervently to restore the forgotten artist to greatness

Elaine Sciolino; Photographs by Claudine Doury

This Veterans Day, a new memorial on the National Mall reminds us of the true burden of freedom

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Thanksgiving’s most unexpected legacy is heating up again

Kovie Biakolo

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Early work from the famed caricaturist Ralph Steadman reveals an abstract streak

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Today’s obsession with selfies had a surprising mirror image centuries ago

Clive Thompson

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How an Indian export became part of the fabric of American life

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In 1880, zealous children and young adults helped decide the closest popular vote in U.S. history

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