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Devastation From Above 
J. Henry Fair's aerial photographs of industrial sites provoke a strange mix of admiration and concern 
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A Short Walk in the Afghan Countryside
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On their way to a park built in the shadow of Bamiyan's Buddhas, two Americans encounter remnants of war and signs of promise
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A Plague of Pigs in Texas
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Arcimboldo's Feast for the Eyes
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Renaissance artist Giuseppe Arcimboldo painted witty, even surreal portraits composed of fruits, vegetables, fish and trees
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(Think Fast Answer: Volstead Act) The Volstead Act, named after Andrew Volstead, Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, provided the means for enforcing the Prohibition amendment. Despite the efforts of the act, the bootleg trade gave rise to Al Capone and organized crime