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MAKING THE EARTH STAND STILL AND LISTEN
ATTIC AT THE MOVIES Bruce Watson 9/10/26 ATTIC AT THE MOVIES Bruce Watson 9/10/26

MAKING THE EARTH STAND STILL AND LISTEN

Sci fi schlock littered the 1950s but one movie made apocalypse an enduring message.

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POETS ON THE PRAIRIE
BOOK-ISH Bruce Watson 9/4/26 BOOK-ISH Bruce Watson 9/4/26

POETS ON THE PRAIRIE

The lone range may be lonesome but cowboy poets make it rhyme.

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THE OTHER WASHINGTON MONUMENT
REBELS The Attic 8/29/26 REBELS The Attic 8/29/26

THE OTHER WASHINGTON MONUMENT

D.C. had its doyennes and its demons but there was only one Alice Roosevelt.

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THE TYCOONS VS. THE NEWSBOYS
REBELS, ATTIC AT THE MOVIES Bruce Watson 8/22/26 REBELS, ATTIC AT THE MOVIES Bruce Watson 8/22/26

THE TYCOONS VS. THE NEWSBOYS

Hearst and Pulitzer refused to play fair, so the Newsies walked off the job. And won America’s hearts. (As seen in “The Newsies.”)

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EIGHT GENERAL STORES IN VERMONT
American Places The Attic 8/15/26 American Places The Attic 8/15/26

EIGHT GENERAL STORES IN VERMONT

They invented one-stop shopping — in the 1800s. Can they survive in the age of Amazon?

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GREAT DAY IN HARLEM
HEROES The Attic 8/6/26 HEROES The Attic 8/6/26

GREAT DAY IN HARLEM

Like the music it celebrated, the iconic photo of jazz greats was mostly improv.

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GERTRUDE EDERLE, QUEEN OF THE WAVES
HEROES, ATTIC AT THE MOVIES The Attic 7/30/26 HEROES, ATTIC AT THE MOVIES The Attic 7/30/26

GERTRUDE EDERLE, QUEEN OF THE WAVES

A century ago, Gertrude Ederle swam the English Channel. She swam it faster than anyone — man or woman.

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“WRINKLED RADICAL”
REBELS Bruce Watson 7/23/26 REBELS Bruce Watson 7/23/26

“WRINKLED RADICAL”

Forced to retire, Maggie Kuhn got busy. And her Gray Panthers changed how America saw aging.

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WHEN PAPER AIRPLANES PASSED THE TEST
WONDERS, DREAMERS Bruce Watson 7/16/26 WONDERS, DREAMERS Bruce Watson 7/16/26

WHEN PAPER AIRPLANES PASSED THE TEST

Paper wings made dreamers of millions, but it took a magazine to make them matter.

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A FINE FEATHERED MOVEMENT
THE HEALERS, HEROES The Attic 7/9/26 THE HEALERS, HEROES The Attic 7/9/26

A FINE FEATHERED MOVEMENT

Birds by the million smash into buildings. Now there is hope.

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THE AMENDMENT THAT MADE AMERICA AMERICA
DEMOCRACY, WONDERS The Attic 7/2/26 DEMOCRACY, WONDERS The Attic 7/2/26

THE AMENDMENT THAT MADE AMERICA AMERICA

“We hold these truths. . .” sure. But we wouldn’t hold them everywhere without our 14th amendment.

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THE FIFTIETH FOURTH
HEROES The Attic 6/24/26 HEROES The Attic 6/24/26

THE FIFTIETH FOURTH

On July 4, 1826, the nation’s 50th birthday, the strangest thing happened. . .

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THE FILM THAT SANCTIFIED SUMMER
DREAMERS The Attic 6/19/26 DREAMERS The Attic 6/19/26

THE FILM THAT SANCTIFIED SUMMER

Far more than a surf film, “The Endless Summer” called to the dreamer in all of us.

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THE GODMOTHER OF JUNETEENTH
HEROES The Attic 6/13/26 HEROES The Attic 6/13/26

THE GODMOTHER OF JUNETEENTH

A mob attack on June 19 left Opal Lee determined to make Juneteenth a national holiday. Finally, at age 94. . .

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CARL SAGAN'S ALIEN NIGHTMARE
Battling the B.S. The Attic 6/6/26 Battling the B.S. The Attic 6/6/26

CARL SAGAN'S ALIEN NIGHTMARE

Spielberg’s “Disclosure Day” darkens myths the famous astronomer spent decades debunking.

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THE HAT THAT WON THE WEST
HEROES The Attic 5/29/26 HEROES The Attic 5/29/26

THE HAT THAT WON THE WEST

From Fedoras to bowlers, hats come and go but only one became a legend — with a name behind it.

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