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Performance
Is there a genetic predisposition to sing Streisand on street corners?
by Michelle Herman
Socrates' Mistake
The philosopher's view of knowledge—forever demanding explanations, justifications, definitions, and criteria—is fantasy, and a dangerous fantasy
by George Watson
A Standard Oil Childhood
Oil refeneries, sand dunes, and other objects of beauty and affection
by Thomas H. Rogers
The Big Roundup
John Lomax roamed the West, collecting classic songs from the cowboy era
by Ted Gioia
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Kiev: On Independence Square
Adrian Karatnycky
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Langdon Hammer
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André Bernard
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Leading Men
Authorities on the Revolutionary era say how the Founding Fathers became culture heroes.