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This 1956 photograph was taken during the short time that two Nite Owls sat cheek-by-jowl in Fall River, MA. Soon the old lunch wagon was carted away and demolished, replaced by the gleaming diner.

A Life Devoted to the American Diner

With a career spent chronicling the best of American diners, curator Richard Gutman knows what makes a great greasy spoon

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Leonardo da Vinci - Paleontology Pioneer

Recent research suggests that Leonardo da Vinci was a pioneer in the study of body and trace fossils

Judy Garland in a scene from A Star is Born.

Happy Birthday Judy Garland—You Made Us Love You!

On this day in 1922, Francis Ethel Gumm, the world’s greatest entertainer, was born

Shanghai’s European Suburbs

Chinese urban planners are building new towns with a foreign flair, each mimicking architecture from Europe’s storied cities

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