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Stories from Amy Crawford

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What’s Up

A list of events and exhibitions at the Smithsonian Institution

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The Past Informs the Present

In this Q & A, Caroline Alexander, author of “Faces of War,” discusses robotic faces and the timelessness of war stories

Richard Conniff has made six trips to Africa since 1996.

Harvesting Tourists

In this Q & A, Richard Conniff, author of “Death in Happy Valley,” argues that tourism, not cattle-ranching, would be a better use of Kenyan land

"No one ever found any dead vultures," says McGrath. "There were simply less and less of them."

Fantastically Repulsive

In this interview, Susan McGrath, author of “The Vanishing,” describes getting up close and personal with vultures

The restored family home of First Lady Ida McKinley (wife of President William McKinley) became part of the National First Ladies' Library in 1998.

Remembering the Ladies

A new series of commemorative coins honors presidential spouses whose achievements have long been overlooked

Pretty? Yes. But it isn't Bulbophyllum echinolabium's bright colors that attract pollinating flies—it's the putrid stench. Sniff out a few hundred live orchids at the Museum of Natural History starting January 27.

What’s Up

Live Orchids, Japanese art and African masks

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Mixing Terrorism and Tourism

In this Q & A, Josh Hammer, author of “Peace at Last?,” discusses the change from war reporting to travel reporting

Author of "Bernini's Genius," Arthur Lubow.

Admiring the Masters

In this Q & A, Arthur Lubow, author of “Americans in Paris,” compares the Paris of today with the one that inspired Manet, Monet and Renoir

An Interview with Stephanie Dickey, author of “Rembrandt at 400”

Stephanie Dickey discusses Rembrandt’s ambition and what it was like to see the paintings in person

Griswold has reported from the Middle East, West and East Africa and South and Southeast Asia.

An interview with Eliza Griswold, author of “Waging Peace in the Philippines”

Eliza Griswold discusses the U.S. approach on Jolo and applying these lessons to Iraq and Afghanistan

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What’s Up

Paper dolls, Josephine Baker and the Seven Years’ War

"A resilient person is performing competently while in the midst of adversity," says Stuart Hauser, author of Out of the Woods: Tales of Resilient Teens.

Extraordinary Resilience

Psychiatrist Stuart Hauser answers questions about his new book, Out of the Woods, which chronicles four emotionally disturbed teenagers

Election flyer/poster distributed on behalf of Richard Nixon's campaign for Congress, 1946

An Interview with William E. Leuchtenburg, author of “New Faces of 1946”

William E. Leuchtenburg discusses the 1946 elections and how politics have changed

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An Interview with Rob Irion, Author of “The Planet Hunters”

Rob Irion spoke with Amy Crawford about his article, “The Planet Hunters”

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An Interview with Amei Wallach, author of “Fabric of Their Lives”

Amy Crawford spoke with Amei about the quilters of Gee’s Bend and the artwork of quilting

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Interview with Doug Stewart, Author of “To Be or Not to be Shakespeare”

Stewart tells how research shaped his opinion of Shakespeare and his work

Charlayne Hunter-Gault

Charlayne Hunter-Gault

Her new book says our views of Africa are outdated.

Madeleine Nash

Interview with J. Madeleine Nash, Author of “Storm Warnings”

Nash, a science reporter, discusses her most thrilling weather experience, and her fascination with the scariest forces of nature

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Interview with Steve Kemper, Author of “Cougars on the Move”

Kemper talks about how cougars have been hated throughout history and what surprised him while researching the animals

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Interview with Elizabeth Wilson, Author of “The Queen Who Would Be King”

Wilson discusses what drew her to study the pharaoh, and Hatshepsut’s enduring allure

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