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Sharing Pork Chops With Jackson Pollock
Richard Field was an undergrad with gumption when he visited the painter at his Long Island home. Nearly 60 years later, Field recalls the memorable affair
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Siri is far from perfect, but It’s shown the potential of voice recognition software and artificial intelligence. Coming soon: conversations with our cars
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How Two Laser Cowboys Saved The Day
Paleontologist Nick Pyenson was in a race against a construction crew to salvage a bed of whale fossils, so he called upon 3-D technologists for help
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He ate far and wide, but the author found only one true version of the New Orleans dish—Mom’s
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Creole Gumbo Recipe From Mrs. Elie
Invite your friends and family over to dig into the Creole version of this classic Southern dish
A new poem from the Pulitzer-Prize-winning poet
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How Do You Cook the Perfect Egg
Chefs and scientists try to solve the ultimate culinary puzzle
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A Tasting Tour of Salts Around the World
Food critic Mimi Sheraton samples the different kinds of the world’s most ancient and essential ingredient
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The Decades-Long Comeback of Mark Twain’s Favorite Food
When America’s favorite storyteller lived in San Francisco, nothing struck his fancy like a heaping plate of this Pacific Northwest delicacy
Readers respond to the May Issue
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A New Opportunity at the Panama Canal
The ongoing expansion of the waterway has given Smithsonian researchers a chance to find new fossils
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Re-envisioning the Statue of Liberty
Sculptor Danh Vo deconstructs the American icon
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What Do Jackson Pollock, Tennessee Williams and Norman Mailer Have in Common?
Cape Cod’s dune shacks are American culture’s home away from home
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Rosanne Cash and the Many Meanings of Love
One of the most gifted singer-songwriters of our time talks love, science and the deep space between men and women
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Loving Elephants, the Meaning of Life, a London History and More Recent Books
A pioneering elephant rescuer looks back on the loves of her life and a collection of essays investigates the history of happiness
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LISTEN NOW: Wu Man Brings East and West Together in New Album
In Borderlands, the Chinese musician highlights the culture of the Uyghur people
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The artist pays tribute to a family centerpiece that was both inedible and indelible
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Julia Child’s Recipe for a Thoroughly Modern Marriage
Food writer Ruth Reichl looks at the impact of the famous chef’s partnership with her husband Paul
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How the Chicken Conquered the World
The epic begins 10,000 years ago in an Asian jungle and ends today in kitchens all over the world
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