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Into the Heart of Chocolate

Christian Harlan Moen, an assistant editor at Smithsonian, humorously handles Last Page submissions and keeps writers honest with his fact-checking skills

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Tarzan the Eternal

From the restless imagination of Edgar Rice Burroughs sprang the most timeless of screen characters

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You, Too, Can Be a Rembrandt

The 1950s paint-by-number craze turned everyone into an instant artist. Critics were contemptuous, but even the President's men were doing it

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The Magic of Madame Alexander Dolls

Out of a Harlem factory come exquisite collectibles that, after 74 years, still bring joy to many children—and adults

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His Heart Was in the Highlands

Robert Burns' fierce pride, penetrating wit and perfect ear for language gave Scotland—and the world—an imperishable legacy of poetry and song

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Smithson's Best Bet

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The Hungry Years by T. H. Watkins

Attila the Hunk

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Destination: Take a Walk on the Wild Side

Taking a short "Smithsonian Journey" through the museums' amazing collections

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Run Silent, Run Deep

In the Cold War's undersea cat and mouse game, the prize went to the submarine that could

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Hunting Slime Molds

They're not animals and they're not plants, and biologists want to know a lot more about them.

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Master of the Deep

Before Smithsonian scientists do underwater research, Michael Lang makes them seaworthy.

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The Rhinos Are Baaack!

In South Africa these hefty, unpredictable and inquisitive beasts are flourishing and have become very big business

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Noise Busters

To dissect the din that daily assaults our ears, researchers from the Noise Pollution Clearinghouse are taking to the streets

A Guide to Cliches

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William Merritt Chase

Praised by critics, admired by colleagues and respected by students, the distinguished 19th-century artist produced paintings and pastels of gentle beauty

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Where Plato Is Your Professor

Graduating from St. John's College in Annapolis, Maryland--or Santa Fe, New Mexico--guarantees a place in the Republic

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Please Eat the Art

Bananas, mushrooms, yams take on all sorts of delightful forms in the hands of food sculptor Saxton Freymann

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Mr. Jefferson's Writing Box

Engraving of the Arctic explorer Charles Francis Hall

Arctic Arsenic

Charles Francis Hall was murdered during an expedition that might have taken him to the North Pole decades before Peary. Or was he?

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