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December 2017
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The Visionary
Her eye for American history puts her in the vanguard. Her passion for justice makes her a hero
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Blaze of Glory
Dave Malloy and Rachel Chavkin brought the Tolstoy epic to life with Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812
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Rethinking the Brain
Gary Steinberg defied convention when he began implanting living cells inside the brains of patients who had suffered from a stroke
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The Teacher
What can we learn from a 12-year-old who’s turning the literary world upside down? Everything
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The All Star
Songwriter, singer, actor, producer, virtual reality maven. John Legend is an entertainment all-star
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Brighter Than Ever
Where are they now?
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The Champion
The bravest new face on television is a Muppet that doesn’t say much. But she speaks volumes about life on the spectrum
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The Explorer
The Kepler mission's project scientist, she has guided the discovery of thousands of planets
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iGenius
His work has become the seeds of a tech revolution that is rapidly changing our lives
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Nightmare on the Ice
Everyone knows about Robert Scott’s doomed race to the South Pole in 1911. But on that same expedition three of his men made a death-defying trip
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Troubled Water
In the wake of the war against Isis in Iraq, an ominous journey along the once-mighty river finds a new crisis lurking in the shallows
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Here’s to You
The movie about a young man struggling to find his way in the world mesmerized the nation when it debuted
The Power and the Glory
The artist takes 21st century technology and culture to a 15th century aesthetic
The Strange Beauty of the Epic Fail
A new exhibition of inventions that bombed boldly celebrates the world’s most creative screw-ups
Robot Love
The fussy but brave “protocol droid” plays the role of the Greek chorus in the Star Wars franchise
Unlocking the Power of the Atom
A new book takes a fresh look at the famed scientist
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