Politicians are kissing babies and munching fry bread on Indian reservations. It wasn’t always this way.

By Debra Utacia Krol.

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Bulldozers in Istanbul, Turkey obliterate a once-thriving Roma neighborhood. Belly dancers, balconies, dancing bears and centuries of history join the rubble.

Story by Sean David Hobbs.
Photography by Sean David Hobbs, and Hacer Foggo of the Sulukule Platform.

The former boomtown that was supposed to die marks its 130th birthday.

Story and photography by Jain Lemos.

For the character who has everything.
So far, there are no reports of pink plaid bagpipes. Not yet.

By Christine Joly de Lotbiniere.

Learning real blues from the real bluesmen in the place where it all began.

Katie Urbaszewski reports from Clarksdale, Mississippi.

Noble & Cooley are still the drum-makers of choice for rock stars, children, and old soldiers.

Story and photography by Robert Stewart.

The digital revolution was kicked off in this little Palo Alto garage.
Here are some Silicon Valley spots where the mighty Integrated Circuit came to be, 50 years ago.

By Jay McCauley.

Remodelista calls upon the Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill, Kentucky.

The image at left isn’t a grimy hand from Hell.
It’s proof that New Orleans and its biggest party really did survive Hurricane Katrina.
Text and night-time photography by Michael Perlstein.

When the Frigidaire dies or the Sub-Zero zones out,
you can use these ice saws — if spring hasn’t arrived yet.
It takes a village to harvest the ice in New England.
Photos and story by Robert Stewart.