The Dirt on Mud
Garth Brooks donated mementos to the American History museum, including his trademark cowboy hat, a gold record and a handwritten lyric sheet
Marcel Breuer’s Bauhaus minimalism redefined a household basic
Jazz Requiem
Largely dismissed as vandalism, graffiti migrates from city streets and subway cars into major galleries
Barcoding 101
The key to the rise of the Romans, the Mongols—and the U.S.? Ethnic diversity, Chua says in a new book
From Margaret Bourke-White to Annie Leibovitz, photographers have scaled dizzying heights to frame the perfect prop
Readers Respond to the December Issue
Reflecting on resistance
Paying tribute to America’s first black opera
A lobsterman in Maine talks about the lure of working on the water
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