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We see it on the President's lectern and in the Oval Office, but who came up with the look and feel of it in the first place?
January 23, 2013
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February 2013 | By Robert Pinsky
Each culture has its own version of how the universe began. Artist Noah MacMillan brings this “visual vocabulary” to life
February 2013
| By Leah Binkovitz
Artist and MIT professor Erik Demaine makes flat geometric diagrams spring into elegant, three-dimensional origami sculptures
January 23, 2013
| By Marina Koren
We sent photojournalist Tamir Kalifa to the inauguration to ask attendees why they came to the National Mall
January 23, 2013
| By Tamir Kalifa
A new release from Smithsonian Folkways highlights the talent of a bluegrass master
February 2013
| By Leah Binkovitz
Taking a closer look at some of the newest releases in non-fiction
February 2013
| By Chloë Schama
The Flyknit racer is currently in the collections of the Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum
February 2013
| By Leah Binkovitz
And ending sentences with a preposition is nothing worth worrying about
February 2013
| By Patricia T. O’Conner and Stewart Kellarman
How does following the adventures of Spider-Man and Batman inspire us to cope with adversity?
February 2013
| By Robin Rosenberg
Heat-sensitive color made this sportswear a hot item—but it didn't last
January 22, 2013
| By Emily Spivack
The museum director and former film studies professor examines Quentin Tarantino's take on slavery
January 14, 2013
| By Guest Blogger
Introducing a new monthly poetry column, just in time to offer inaugural poet Richard Blanco some advice from Robert Frost
January 17, 2013
| By David C. Ward
A British artist, with experience in ornithology, explains how she created anatomical drawings of 200 different species of birds for a new book
January 18, 2013
| By Megan Gambino
Jicky is the first fragrance to incorporate both synthetic ingredients and natural extracts, making it one of the most significant perfumes in the history of scent design
January 17, 2013
| By Jimmy Stamp
“The Art of the Scent” recognizes and celebrates fragrance as a true artistic medium rather than just a consumer product
January 16, 2013
| By Jimmy Stamp
A tour through the patent files reveals a wide range of odd shapes, which collectively are a far cry from the elbow-shaped pasta of your youth
January 15, 2013
| By Dan Lewis
Connecticut-based artist Bryan Nash Gill uses ink to draw out the growth rings of a variety of tree species
January 15, 2013
| By Megan Gambino
The Fisher Space Pen has been made famous by Apollo astronauts and Jerry Seinfeld. But just how does it work? And is NASA really spend millions making it?
January 11, 2013
| By Jimmy Stamp
A clever artist uses a scalpel and tweezers to cut beautiful bird silhouettes out of feathers
January 10, 2013
| By Megan Gambino
When the President signed the fiscal cliff deal from 4,800 miles away, he did it with the help of a device that dates back to Thomas Jefferson
January 08, 2013
| By Jimmy Stamp
Peter Jackson’s blockbuster movie draws upon stories behind stories behind stories, just as J.R.R. Tolkien’s original works did.
January 03, 2013
| By Rachel Nuwer
The stage is set. Enter Martha Levinson, a character described as rich, crass and brassy.
January 02, 2013
| By Amy Henderson
In his new book, Extinct Boids, artist Ralph Steadman introduces readers to a flock of birds that no longer live in the wild
January 02, 2013
| By Megan Gambino
Preview some of the top-notch shows—on anatomy, bioluminescence, water tanks and more—slated for the next year
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