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- The Family Circus The Acrobat Family, by Pablo Picasso, 1905. © The Goteborgs Konstmuseum, Sweden/Giraudon/The Bridgeman Art Library International
- Royal Family Princess Margaret and the earl of Snowdon with their children Sarah and David, 1966. Photograph by Cecil Beaton. © Linley Sambourne House, London/The Bridgeman Library International
- Mother and Child "The Three Ages of Woman," by Gustav Klimt, 1905. Copyright Galleria Nazionale d’Arte Moderna, Rome/Alinari/The Bridgeman Art Library International
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- Déjà Vu Is history repeating itself? The Déjà Vu blog investigates... Fit for the Job — Chris Christie’s weight-loss surgery sparks presidential rumors; in 1905 William Howard Taft reduces the old-fashioned way. Trip of a Lifetime — A one-way trip to Mars generates thousands of willing participants; in 1609, the Virginia Company deems Jamestown is the place to be. Race to the Top — The World Trade Center prepares to assume the role of tallest building in NYC; in 1939, the Chrysler Building employs a complicated scheme to achieve the highest height.
- Roundtable Insight and analysis from renowned writers and thinkers. The Most Talented Dogs in England — In 1895, a British weekly publishes the breathless letters of its dog-obsessed subscribers The Complete Syllabus: Animals — A list of books used in our Summer issue, “Animals”. Charles Mingus Toilet-Trains Your Cat — In 1952, jazz musician Charles Mingus developed a successful technique to toilet train his cat.
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LQ Podcast: Alison Pill
The actress and star of The Newsroom reads selections from our latest issue, Animals.
