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Mysterious Italy: The Mummies of Venzone
One of the stranger photosets in the LIFE archives was shot in a bucolic small town in Northern Italy—one in which the ancient architecture was not the only thing that was well-preserved. The town’s...
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“The Most Thrilling Ride in the U.S.”
In 1949 LIFE magazine took its readers on an extreme river adventure in a story headlined “Shooting the Salmon.” The headline referred to the Salmon River, which cuts through central Idaho. The...
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Michael Jordan: The One and Only
The following is excerpted from LIFE’s new special issue Michael Jordan: The Greatest of All Time, available at newsstands and here online. When it dropped in the mid-’90s, the 30-second spot felt...
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Eddie Murphy: Images of a Star Taking Flight
In its 50 years Saturday Night Live has been the launching pad for a great many stars of movies and television. The list includes Will Ferrell, Bill Murray, Adam Sander, Tina Fey, Amy Poehler, Kristen...
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A Lone Star Fashion Show, 1939
LIFE’s coverage of the fashion world inevitably leaned on stories about the latest looks from Paris and New York, but the magazine also cast its eye further afield. Consider its 1939 story on a major...
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A Healing Return: Marlene Dietrich Goes Back to Germany, 1960
Marlene Dietrich was born in Germany and began her show business career there, but she moved to Hollywood in 1930, and after her home country fell under the rule of Adolph Hitler, the star of The Blue...
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