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Updated Wednesday, June 21, 2006, at 12:56 PM ET

Brooklyn's Trojan Horse
An open letter to Frank Gehry about the architect's plan for downtown Brookyn.
By Jonathan Lethem
Click here to read a slide-show essay about the Atlantic Yards project.

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Healthier by Design
A new charitable trust asks whether good architecture can help cancer patients.
By Witold Rybczynski
Click here to read a slide-show essay about Maggie's Cancer Caring Centres.

The Incredibles
How Pixar's animated films became the best literature around.
By Lee Siegel
Click here to see a slide-show essay on Pixar.

The Pulp Canon
Lurid new covers for The Iliad, Little Women, and other classics.
Click here to see a slide show of pulp covers for classic books.

The Roma Gypsies
A portfolio by Andrew Miksys, Slate's artist of the month.
By Andrei Codrescu
Click here to see a slide show of photographs by Andrew Miksys.

Spawn of Frankenstein
Mad scientists in the movies.
By Christopher Frayling
Click here to see a slide show about mad scientists in the movies.

Milk Me
Is the breast pump the new BlackBerry?
By Emily Bazelon
Click here to see a slide show about the history of the breast pump.

Up, Up, and Away
The new skyscraper, in all its guises.
By Witold Rybczynski
Click here to read a slide-show essay about the golden age of the skyscraper.

On Patrol With the Minutemen
Volunteers monitor U.S. borders.
By Judd Slivka
Click here to read a slide-show dispatch about border patrol.

David Hockney Is Afraid To Be Alone
The shallow lyricism of one of America's favorite painters.
By Lee Siegel
Click here to read a slide-show essay about David Hockney's portraits.