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Abandoned Ship: The Mary Celeste

What really happened aboard the Mary Celeste? More than a century after her crew went missing, a scenario is emerging

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From the Castle

Small World

Amenhotep III (a granite head from the temple complex is his best extant portrait) was succeeded by his son Akhenaten, who revolutionized Egypt's religion—temporarily.

Rebellious Son

Amenhotep III was succeeded by one of the first known monotheists

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News Flash

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A Prayer for the Ganges

Across India, environmentalists battle a tide of troubles to clean up a river revered as the source of life

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Point. Shoot. See

In Zambia, an NYC photographer teaches kids orphaned by AIDS how to take pictures. They teach him about living

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Points of Interest

This month’s guide to notable American destinations and happenings

Alive and Kicking

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Tongue Tied

Some 200 Native American languages are dying out and with them valuable history

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Sculpting Her Vision

A photo gallery of Nora Naranjo-Morse’s inspiring outdoor designs

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Sitting Bull’s Legacy

The Lakota Sioux leader’s relics return to his only living descendants

Rakesh Jaiswal

India in Peril

Rakesh Jaiswal, founder of ecofriends.org, talks about the country’s growing list of environmental problems

Dancing With the Stars

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First-Person Curator

Curator Amy Henderson from the National Portrait Gallery remembers when she visited with the late, great Katharine Hepburn

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Viva Erne$to!

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Portrait of the Kennedys

Never-before-published photographs reveal a personal side to the first family

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The Kennedys: Portrait of a Family

An excerpt from the new book by Shannon Thomas Perich

Lithograph. Four Judges

A Farewell to RB Kitaj

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Mystery on the Mall

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