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October 2017
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Calder’s Magic Year
In an exclusive excerpt from his new book, Calder: The Conquest of Time, Jed Perl reveals a hidden side of the artist
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What Ever Happened to the Russian Revolution?
We journey through Vladimir Putin’s Russia to measure the aftershocks of the political explosion that rocked the world a century ago
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In Gourd We Trust
Our most symbolic squash is now taking over the world
Mississippi Martyr
Looking back at a lynching that shocked America and galvanized the civil rights movement
The Illusion of Reality
The shocking power of immersing oneself in another world was all the buzz once before—about 150 years ago
Game Changers
The spectacular play you see today owes a mighty debt to the revolutionary, slam-dunking basketball league
What Do Animals Think of the Greek Financial Crisis?
The author discusses a return to art and his forthcoming book Ungrateful Mammals
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