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One Man's War In 36 Sketches

Victor Alfred Lundy was an architecture student enrolled in the Army Special Training Program, and in 1944, with D-Day soon to come, he and his company were called up to the infantry. Lundy kept a running diary in his sketchbook, from basic training in South Carolina to the fields of France, and his swell drawings give you a sense of what it was like to be one of our boys in the army.

Anne Frank's Faith In Humanity

On Saturday, July 15, 1944—two years into her life in hiding, and even longer into a nightmarish world war—Anne Frank recorded in her diary a deeply-felt statement of her belief in humanity's essential goodness. She would die in the camps the following March, but her message still resonates powerfully.

City Air In A Can

Czech artist Kirill Rudenko is selling a line of canned air from cities around the world. According to the labels, each city's blend "relieves stress, cures homesickness and helps fighting nostalgia." Your move, bottled water.