Under glass, a bare forest of pins held down an army of insects in ragged rows: dung-beetle tanks, armored cars, caissons, and carts towed white flags that bore the fancy names they’d been given by the conqueror and date of capture. The smallest ones, collected when Darwin was just some young man neglecting the study of divinity, lay where they’d been glued to their tags, waiting for stretcher-bearers. On the other side of the island, …… More »
Rain won’t let go this afternoon. Palm fronds wear the water like a glove. … More »
National Portrait Gallery
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The Civil War
President Obama reflects on what Lincoln means to him and to America, in an introduction to our special issue. Read more › |
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