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    Deal of the century

    When Yale got a chance at a billion dollars' worth of land and scientific infrastructure for ten cents on the dollar, they bought first and asked questions later.

    Now, the West Campus is starting to take shape.

    Sep/Oct 2010
  • Theban Desert Road Survey

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    The lost city

    A discovery in the desert could rewrite the history of ancient Egypt.

    Sep/Oct 2010
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    The Velázquez in the basement

    A curator tells how it feels to discover a masterpiece.

    Sep/Oct 2010
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    To an aesthete dying young

    A National Book Award–winning writer pays tribute to a Yale roommate who killed himself last year.

    Jul/Aug 2010
  • Matthew Sussman

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    Professor of mambo

    Robert Farris Thompson—Master T—teaches "the black aesthetic of the cool."

    Jul/Aug 2010
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    Your summer reading assignment

    Dotty royal memoirs! Thousand-year-old Persian epics! “Blistering, high-voltage prose!” We asked Yale faculty what you should bring to the beach.

    Jul/Aug 2010