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Editor's Note
Contents
The Dandy
Author Michael Anton speaks with NEH Chairman Bruce Cole about the history and influences behind modern men's fashion.
The King's Favorite
The Duke of Lerma had the King's ear and, as a result, great power.
By Antonio Feros
From Maxi Voom Voom to Afropop
Georges Collinet was a rock 'n' roll-playing, Cold War DJ; now he's an elder stateman of world music.
By Dan Schuerman
Extraordinary Lives
A group who saved Western art from Nazi looting and a California farmer who redefined ancient warfare are
included in the latest list of National Humanities Medalists.
The Color of Fashion
How two American women changed the stardards of style and scooped the Paris prognosticators.
By Regina Lee Blaszcyk
Teensy-Weensy, Itty-Bitty Shoes
Women's shoes in the early nineteenth century were ideal for doing nothing.
By Nancy E. Rexford
Curio
Curio: Fortieth anniversary of the Prague spring; Descent into happiness; Interesting mustard.
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