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After all these years, Fred Wilson still smirks when he talks about the time he wore a security guard uniform to give a tour of New York's Whitney Museum.

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Time.com: A 'Lost' African Prince Foundupdated: Fri Feb 01 2008 16:00:00

The story of an enslaved African royal who became a key figure in the abolitionist movement has remained largely obscure. But a new documentary has rediscovered it

Money Magazine: Come Together in Joyous Reunion Huge family gatherings are in again. Here's how three very different clans celebrated, plus waysupdated: Fri Dec 01 1989 00:01:00

Quaint, old-fashioned and nearly as dead as the quilting bee. Until recently, that was most Americans' opinion of family reunions. But the tradition -- once thought lost as families began scatterin...

Fortune: Inside a Candidate's Brain, Agriculture's Happy Hour, Making Hay on TV, and Other Matters. How About an IQ Test?updated: Mon Sep 01 1986 00:01:00

Okay, Michael Barnes, we agree that rote memory is not what the citizens necessarily look for in senior solons. We also agree it's not easy to answer questions thrown at you suddenly when onstage a...

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