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In a funereal setting, food often servers a number of symbolic functions
November 01, 2012
| By Jesse Rhodes
A new book delivers fascinating photographs of over 300 skulls from the British taxidermist's personal collection—the largest in the world
October 31, 2012
| By Megan Gambino
A Twix is nice, but these local candies and treats provide some much-needed variety this Halloween season
October 31, 2012
| By Leah Binkovitz
The evolution of Dracula, from the mind of a sickly youth to an iconic portrayal on the silver screen
October 31, 2012
| By Jimmy Stamp
Be happy this Scottish tradition is passé, your future marriage may have depended on it
October 30, 2012
| By K. Annabelle Smith
When their faces are obscured, these children transform into frightening little creatures
October 29, 2012
| By Emily Spivack
See a selection of beautiful images captured by scientists gazing through light microscopes
October 29, 2012
| By Megan Gambino
The details are what separate a good outfit from an amazing one. The images in the Biodiversity Heritage Library can help you make the leap
October 26, 2012
| By Megan Gambino
Sexy or scary, the outfit has cast a spell on costume wearers going back many years
October 26, 2012
| By Emily Spivack
Why should we consider the fork? And a new biography of the ill-fated George Armstrong Custer
November 2012
| By Chloe Schama
November 2012 | By Leah Binkovitz
Where do hurricanes start, the Big Bang, sea gulls and other answers from the Smithsonian’s experts
November 2012
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November 2012 | By Leah Binkovitz
A new exhibit at the National Portrait Gallery unmasks the titans of modern American poetry
November 2012
| By Joseph Stromberg
The Smithsonian’s secretary introduces the Institution’s new campaign to highlight its best and most innovative work
November 2012
| By G. Wayne Clough, Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution
November 2012 | By Smithsonian Magazine
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After a legal tug-of-war, Hershey's secured a trademark for the structural design of their classic chocolate bar
October 24, 2012
| By Sarah C. Rich
Pumpkin expert Thomas Andres, of the New York Botanical Garden, provides tips for prolonging the life of your pumpkin
October 24, 2012
| By Megan Gambino
Politicians and parties may flip-flop but for more than 100 years, the political iconography of the Democratic donkey and the Republican elephant has remained unchanged
October 23, 2012
| By Jimmy Stamp
With his erudite Quarterly, the legendary Harper’s editor aims for an antidote to digital-age ignorance
November 2012
| By Ron Rosenbaum
How much drama is too much? These two famous women, who wielded power over how we dress, could have debated the subject
October 23, 2012
| By Emily Spivack
The white marble statutes we revere were originally dressed in eye-popping pigments
November 2012
| By Jamie Katz
Is the rise of secularism behind the general malaise in the fine arts?
November 2012
| By Camille Paglia
With their divided toes and extreme length, these red knit wonders from an excavated Egyptian site have an otherworldly quality
October 19, 2012
| By Emily Spivack
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