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Eat Your Carrot Greens

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A Life of Pie—The Art of Wayne Thiebaud

The Internet seems to be the place to be, no matter how bad the smell or low the water pressure, so I guess we're here to stay.

Home Sweet Homepage

Why surf the Web when you can live there?

Lytton Strachey picked his moment to make sport of Thomas Arnold and other Victorians.

Historical Laughter

Those who don’t have power tend to make fun of those who do. But what happens when the power shifts?

Ansel Adams wrote of an "inevitable conflict" between the accuracy of color film and people's subjective reaction to colors.

Ansel Adams in Color

As a new book shows, not everything in the photographer’s philosophy was black and white

This dance stick (c. 1890) was created by the warrior No Two Horns to honor his horse being killed at Little Big Horn.

What’s Up

Simeon Wright, 67, is Emmett Till's cousin and was with him the night Till was kidnapped and murdered.

Emmett Till’s Casket Goes to the Smithsonian

Simeon Wright recalls the events surrounding his cousin’s murder and the importance of having the casket on public display

John Marshall began filming the Ju/'hoansi people in 1950. Later, he set up a foundation to help the tribe in its struggle for self-determination.

Recording the Ju/’hoansi for Posterity

For 50 years, John Marshall documented one of Africa’s last remaining hunter- gatherer tribes in more than 700 hours of film footage

A National Postal Museum exhibition includes postage stamps that President Franklin D. Roosevelt helped design. FDR's stamps helped him relax.

From the Castle - FDR’s Stamps

FDR’s Stamps

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Letters

Readers Respond to the September Issue

Artist Janice Lowry regarded the notebooks as “126 chapters of a memoir.” Her life’s journey, chronicled in her diaries, ended Sept. 20, 2009, when she succumbed to liver cancer.

Drawn From Life

Artist Janice Lowry’s illustrated diaries record her history—and ours

Art historian Henry Adams contends that Pollock created Mural around his name, discernible as camouflaged letters.

Decoding Jackson Pollock

Did the Abstract Expressionist hide his name amid the swirls and torrents of a legendary 1943 mural?

How Trick-or-Treating Started

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The Cult of In-N-Out Burger

The little burger shack opened by Harry and Esther Snyder in 1948 has grown steadily ever since

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Sweet Cider Donuts

Cider donuts made their commercial debut in the United States in the 1950s

Food Fight in the News: Who Owns Hummus and Tabbouleh?

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Vintage Violet Cocktails Make a Comeback

Crème de Violette was recently reintroduced in the United States after decades off the market

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Five Ways to Eat Winter Squash

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Steeped in History: The Art of Tea at UCLA

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The Mighty Fight for Vegemite

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