Readers Respond to the April Issue
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Secretary Clough writes on the benefits of being an environmentally savvy institution
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The man who helped make the banana an American favorite also mercilessly used his company’s power to topple foreign governments
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You ask, we answer – our Smithsonian experts fill you in on the truths behind your burning questions
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The Latin American artists discuss how their career began over 50 years ago
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Compare documents filed by the first and last homesteaders in the United States
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An index to houses great and small over the centuries
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Robert Caro, the esteemed biographer of Lyndon Baines Johnson, talks on the Shakespearean life of the 36th president
Travel pushes us. Home pulls
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Last year major-leaguers scored the fewest runs per game in 19 seasons. A top statistician says that’s something to root, root, root for
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The evidence against Albert Tirrell was lurid and damning—until Rufus Choate, a protegé of the great Daniel Webster, agreed to come to the defense
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A pair of enigmatic teeth might hint that croc-snouted spinosaurs had a deeper history than we presently understand
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This week, take a garden tour, discover the universe through cutting edge developments in X-ray telescopes, and meet acclaimed artist Roni Horn
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As you plan for summer vacation, don't forget to pack one of these reads on Neanderthals, human origins, new fossils or the first people in the New World
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Three recent gatherings celebrate movies big and small
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Earlier this week, photos were released of an extremely rare killer whale off the eastern coast of Russia
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Are Angelenos destined to be perpetually surrounded by super-sized advertisements?
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