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The Difference Between Los Angeles and New York
A handy primer in two pieces of graffiti art.
The benefits of being underestimated by the nuns at St. Petronille’s
Community and solitude in the Alaskan wilderness
How do you move a 3-million-pound building across New Orleans? Carefully.
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A handy primer in two pieces of graffiti art.
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Plaintiffs in a Tennessee lawsuit want to deny local Muslims the right to build a mosque. Why? They claim it's not a legitimate faith and shouldn't be allowed First Amendment rights.
Can high-quality online learning really compete with classroom instruction at the college level? And if it can, what does that mean for students and educators?
St. Louis Art Museum
Should American institutions hold onto dubiously acquired artifacts, even when their countries of origin ask for them back?
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Ravi says he was not trying to "humiliate or embarrass anyone." The facts of the case say otherwise.
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Funding, policies, and regulations can only go so far. Without a desire to learn, America's students will continue to stagnate.
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Alex Blueford was acquitted of first degree murder. Now he may be tried for it again.
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Highlights and insights from live interviews with two food world icons
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Augustus Saint-Gaudens's masterful statues allow Americans to come face to face with Lincoln, Sherman, and other legendary figures as they stroll through city parks
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There are arguments for equality that still allow for bigotry against same-sex couples.
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It's fine for a military officer to play the role of professor -- but not if that means allowing "special arrangements" that corrupt intellectual freedom.
Fred & Pat Espenak
Photo credit: Fred & Pat Espenak.Fred and Pat Espenak are eclipse-chasers and have been for years. They have been leading friends and fans who…
Brian Resnick
What two teenagers from a struggling school district, bitten by the rocketry bug, can teach us about creating a new generation of scientists and engineers
Montgomery County Police Recorder
An officer in the Montgomery County Sheriff's Department says his agency is thinking of adding tear gas or rubber bullets to the aircraft it already owns.
David H. Freedman on smartphone apps and the perfected self, Mark Bowden on being in the dumb kids' class, James Parker on Glenn Beck, Isaac Chotiner on P. G. Wodehouse, and more
Bloomberg: 'Just Before You Die, Remember You Got Three Extra Years'
No Apology Can Save John Edwards from the Public's Verdict
Backlash to the Soda Ban Backlash Spills Over
Rethinking the Economics of Traffic Congestion
America's Economic Rebound
How to Handle a City of Tourists
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The 100 Greatest Quotes in 'The Wire' 
Synthetic Biology