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Attics of Their Lives

Treasures from the Grateful Dead Archive at UC Santa Cruz

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Go West

Liz Phair shares a music playlist and a personal photo album from her road trip to Phoenix
Click here to listen to Phair's road trip playlist

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Out of the Rubble

Photographer Evan Abramson shares his images from post-quake Haiti

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Gulliver's Cocktails

Wayne Curtis narrates images of gargantuan and Lilliputian beverages.

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China At Its Best

James Fallows shares photos of an ancient Chinese city being reinvented by an American couple

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Low Bridge, Everybody Down

Rachel Dickinson narrates a photo tour of the Erie Canal

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Policing Afghanistan

Images by Anup Kaphle

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Aboard the Sugar Train

Photographer Landon Nordeman shares vivid photographs from his journey through Cuba

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The Watchmen

Photos by Anup Kaphle capture the protectors and inhabitants of Afghanistan's
most troubled region

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Leaving Home

Sandra Tsing Loh packs all of her belongings into a 10-by-10-foot U-Haul storage unit and leaves married life behind

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Roll Reversal

Trevor Corson meets a diverse group of chefs who are adding new cultural inflections to traditional Japanese sushi making

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Cliffhanger

Veteran rock climber Wayne Merry shares photos and stories from the first-ever ascent of Yosemite's El Capitan in the late 1950s.

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The Simple Life in Finland

Trevor Corson shares images from his Mökki vacation

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¡Evo Si!

Photographer Evan Abramson narrates a photo essay featuring Bolivian leader Evo Morales and his indigenous supporters

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War and Peace in Afghanistan

Photographs by Louie Palu and audio clips recorded during his travels capture the violence and tranquility in everyday Afghan life.

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Panama's Brooding History

Bill Donahue narrates a photo tour of Panama's jungles, wildlife, Cold War ruins, and odd national park-cum-penitentiary.

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Nowhere Else to Go

In 2006, Ethiopian forces, with tacit U.S. backing, overthrew Somalia's Islamic government. Today, in the worst violence since Black Hawk Down, three quarters of the 1.2 million people who lived in Mogadishu have fled. Many of those left behind are taking refuge in the city's mental hospitals. A photo tour narrated by Eliza Griswold

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Turkish Surprise

In Istanbul, James Fallows encounters an unexpected aesthetic power and harmony.

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Fear and Loathing in Beirut

Politicians and journalists hide from assassins in Lebanon's capital city.

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The American Arctic

A journey through a thawing region with Scott G. Borgerson and Michael A. Levi

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Eternal Spring

Charles C. Mann leads a tour of Japan's mountain baths and hot springs.

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Drowning Hasankeyf

Christina Davidson explores the ancient treasures of a city soon to be submerged in water.

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151 Years of Atlantic Covers

The evolution of a magazine's design

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China's Wild West

James Fallows narrates photos of China's western reaches
and describes how technology has transformed them.

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Anne's Land

Wayne Curtis narrates images from Prince Edward Island—fictional home of Anne of Green Gables and real-life home of the woman who created her.

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On the Bus

Marc Ambinder narrates a photo journal of the best and worst of Campaign 2008—from town halls and straw polls to SWAT teams and state fairs.

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The Grecian Formula

Corby Kummer reveals the secrets of Greek cuisine in a narrated photo tour from his Aegean island cooking class.

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Oil in the Niger Delta

A video trailer for The Curse of the Black Gold, a photography book reviewed in the September Atlantic.

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The Price is Wright

Photos and narration by Wayne Curtis
Music: "So Long, Frank Lloyd Wright" by Simon & Garfunkel, performed by peacejoytown

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Lunch With Irma

Narration by Corby Kummer
     Photographs by Thomas Shea
     Music: "Cocinando" by Sonoro Coloro

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Thailand's Cowboy Country

     Narration by Joshua Kurlantzick
     Photographs by Patrick Brown/Panos Pictures
Music: "Home on the Range" performed by Gene Autry

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Superhero Couture

Virginia Postrel narrates photographs from the Metropolitan Museum of Art's superhero costume exhibit.

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A Day on the Day Jet

Photos and narration by James Fallows
Music: "Spirit in the Sky" by Norman Greenbaum

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The Streets of Kolkata

Photographs by Atul Loke
Music: "Raga Ahir Barirav" performed by Debu Chaudhuri

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Wellness By Design

     Narration by Jain Malkin

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Only Kashmir

Joshua Hammer narrates photos of Kashmir's fabled houseboats and spectacular mountain peaks.
Music: "Kashmir" by Led Zeppelin, covered on the album Rockabye Baby

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Nigeria: God's Country -- A Struggle for Souls and Survival

For more slideshows in the series, visit the FRONTLINE/World web site.

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An Unquiet Grave

Francis X. Rocca narrates photos from his monastic tour of the Valley of the Fallen and the Escorial
Music: "Ave Mundo Spes Maria" sung by the Benedictine Monks of Santo Domingo

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Surfing in Munich

Images of the city's surf scene, narrated by Michael Scott Moore
Music: "Ganz Allein" ("In My Room") by The Beach Boys

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Life at Guantanamo

Images of the detention center with audio commentary by photographer Louie Palu.

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A Slow Food Tour of the Po Valley

Images from Slow Food University's Viaggio sul Po bicyle trip. Photos: Henry Hoffman Music: The Four Seasons, Autumn, Movement 1: Allegro by Antonio Vivaldi (John Harrison violin)

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Panda Land

James Fallows leads a photo tour through the Wolong Panda Reserve in northern China, where the animals resemble "especially cute kindergarteners."

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Everyday Afghanistan

A photo tour of the country's children, elders, artisans, and landscapes Photos: Sarah Chayes Music: "Raga Yaman" by Ustad Mohammad Hussain Sarahan

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The Clinton Effect

The former president describes his philanthropic journey in his own words.
Photos: Getty Images
Music: Abantwana Basethempeleni by Ladysmith Black Mambazo

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A Happy Place: Images from Bhutan

From phallic symbols to mountain vistas, a selection of photos from Mark Jenkins's travels

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The Many Faces of Macau

James Fallows narrates photos from China's glitzy, seedy, over-the-top gambling mecca.
Music: "A Little Less Conversation," Elvis vs. JXL

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On the Shores of Lake Atitlan

Wayne Curtis narrates photos from his hippie-seeking pilgrimage.
Music: "Orinoco Flow" by Enya

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The B-2 Bomber

A photo tour of the Air Force's top-of-the-line, nuclear-capable stealth bomber plane

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Made in China

James Fallows narrates photos from the heart of the Chinese manufacturing dynamo.
Photos: Michael Christopher Brown
Music: "Butterfly" by Smile.dk

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Temples and Songbirds

Jeffrey Taylor narrates photos from his visit to Kunming.

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Visionaries from the New China

Narration by Britta Erickson
Music: "Chinese Theater" by Canton Becker (CC)

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Motel Nostalgia

Wayne Curtis shares his photos of his favorite stops in Miami and Treasure Island.
Music: "Sleepwalker" by Santo & Johnny

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Above Namibia

Clive Crook and his wife, Loretta Michaels, narrate photographs Clive took during their journey to the beautiful and desolate Skeleton Coast.

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Museum Fashion

A sampling from current and recent exhibits, narrated by Virginia Postrel
Photos by Ken Howie, Michael Bodycomb, Thomas L. Kempner, Irving Solero, and the MFA Boston

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At Home with Mr. Zhang

James Fallows narrates images from Chinese tycoon Zhang Yue's one-of-a-kind contemporary town.
Photos by Michael Christopher Brown

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Sweden in Pictures

A narrated photo essay by Emily Hiestand

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Images from Alsace-Lorraine

A journey through picturesque villages to a surreal America in the heart of France

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Our Man in China

James Fallows offers a virtual tour of his new host country.