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Turning a New Leaf

The story of one man’s fall

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The Gates of Paradise

Panels from the Italian Renaissance sculptor Lorenzo Ghiberti tour the U.S. for the first time

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Jukebox

The Robeson Spirit

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What’s Up

Chinese artworks, wartime bonds and sun gods

The Coldest Winter: America and the Korean War

Command Performance

With U.S. forces in Korea beleaguered and demoralized in 1950, American prestige and the future of South Korea hung in the balance

David Halberstam in 1978

Consequential

Cold winters, hot jaguars and a night to remember

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November Anniversaries

Momentous or merely memorable

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How Pan Am’s Founder Juan Trippe Turned Americans Into Frequent Fliers

This antique globe was once owned by the fabled airline executive, who ushered in modern air travel

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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

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