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It began in the Paris underground of World War II and evolved over 30 years into a phenomenon that so overturned cultural norms that it could not survive.

One of America’s greatest documentary filmmakers takes on America’s greatest city: Ric Burns discusses his new PBS series, New York.

Americans have been launching time capsules into the future for over a century now, and, today, we’re creating more than ever. Why is it that so few reach their destination? And that so many merely bore their recipients?