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June 2022
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Flesh, Blood & Bronze
One sculptor and his team of artists take on the epic project of conveying the century-old conflict through a massive bronze installation
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Not Far From Kyiv
To residents of Southern California with ties to the Eastern European nations, the conflict feels close to home
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In a Tight Spot
Conservationists are racing to rescue a delightful coastal animal from rising seas
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The Real Pinocchio
Forget what you know from the cartoon. The 19th-century story, now in a new translation, was a rallying cry for universal education and Italian nationhood
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Escape from the Gilded Cage
Even if her husband was a murderer, a woman in a bad marriage once had few options. Unless she fled to South Dakota
Departments
Ethical Collecting
For more than a century, museum artifacts were acquired in ways we no longer find acceptable. How can we repair the damage?
Popular Wisdom
The world’s largest book repository has expanded far beyond its original scope to include sound recordings and digitized collections
Van Gogh in the Grove
A new exhibition of lesser known works during a pivotal time sheds light on his budding genius
Role of a Lifetime
An unpublished memoir reveals how the world’s most famous child actress became a star of the environmental movement
A Brief History of Red Drink
The obscure roots of a centuries-old beverage that’s now a Juneteenth fixture
The Next Clone
Forget Dolly the Sheep. The birth of a mouse named Cumulina 25 years ago launched a genetic revolution
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