CURRENT ISSUE

October 1997

Features

Dueling at the drop of a hat was as European as truffles, and as American as mom's apple pie

Barbara Holland

As hard as you might try, it's not easy to keep folks from finding out that you're color-blind

Robb White

At the National Postal Museum, envelopes are as critical a part of history as the letters inside

The much-maligned theory of phrenology gets a tip of the hat from modern neuroscience

Scientists wonder why today the word "Intellectual" is used to describe only those in arts and letters

The opulent paintings in the "King of the World" exhibition bring the reign of the Taj Mahal builder to life and incite a passion for learning