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Contents: Smithsonian Horizons; Letters To The Editor; Picture Credits; Around The Mall And Beyond; Phenomena, Comment And Notes; Heretics, Inquisitors And A Gory Crusade (In 13th-century France, some unorthodox Christians were destroyed by papal order, yet their spirit lives); An Artist Afraid To ‘Run Out Of World’ (The globetrotting Robert Rauschenberg brings his multimedia goodwill project to the National Gallery); Getting The Word Out About Discoveries (For scientists, the how, when and where of announcing a major find are almost as weighty as the find itself); When It Comes To Pasts, Keep It Coming! (Americans have taken the starchy stuff to their hearts, now that they know it won’t go to their hips); Can The Caribou Go Home Again? (Depite historical odds against success, people in Maine, Minnesota and Idaho seek to restore lost herds); Shrines Of The Tonsorial Trade (Haircuts, clientele and prices have changed, but many of the nation’s barbershops look the same as ever); In Mexico, Artisans Carve A Remarkable Crop (Devils, psychedelic cats, dancing chickens and more – these are the garish fruits of the Oaxaca Valley); The Middle East – Lines In The Shifting Sand (In 1922 Britain redrew the map of the entire region, but after Saddam Hussein, will the old borders last?); Book Reviews; Additional Reading; May Events At The Smithsonian; Smithsonian Tours, Seminars And Expeditions; Horsing Around With Skip (nee Elaine)
Issue: May 1991
Condition: Very Good