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The Pioneering Androgyny of Classic Hollywood Star Marlene Dietrich
The film icon embraced bisexuality, glamorous mystique and provocation
Never Mind Her Stellar Jazz Career, Young Ella Fitzgerald Just Wanted to Dance
The preeminent vocalist didn’t actually start out as a singer
In the Footsteps of Three Modern American Prima Ballerinas
A new exhibition shows that classical ballet and the role of the ballerina are rapidly changing
“Call Me Ishmael” Is the Only Melville Tradition in This Innovative Presentation of “Moby Dick”
Visceral, kinesthetic, cinematic, aural and psychological, Arena Stage’s new show about the 19th-century novel is a 21st-century experience
How Katharine Hepburn Became a Fashion Icon
Celebrate the Hollywood star with a look at her stellar costumes
Dame Angela Lansbury Makes A “Spirit”-ed Return to the Stage
Noël Coward’s timeless play brings the actress back to the D.C. theater where she got her start 58 years ago
D.C.’s Artisan Chocolate Makers Show Off Their Sweet Labor of Love
Leaving no task undone, this husband-and-wife team demonstrate their process for producing chocolate
How Chocolate and Valentine’s Day Mated for Life
Tracing the lovers, the leaders and the ladies responsible for the pairing of chocolate to Valentine’s Day
There is Nothing Elementary About a New Sherlock Holmes Adaptation
Tony-award, winning playwright Ken Ludwig says he’s injecting Indiana Jones cinematic adventure into the theatrical experience
The True Story of the Little Ballerina Who Influenced Degas’ “Little Dancer”
The artist’s famous sculpture is both on view and the subject of a new theatrical performance
When It Comes To the Baby Boomers, It Is Still All About “Me”
Millennials have got nothing over the Me Generation, says cultural historian Amy Henderson after touring two new shows on Boomers and the ‘60s
Ken Burns’ New Series, Based on Newly Discovered Letters, Reveals a New Side of FDR
In “The Roosevelts”, Burns examines the towering but flawed figures who really understood how character defined leadership
News For All: How the Immigrant Experience Shaped American Media
From Benjamin Franklin to Noticiero Univision, the Newseum discusses the profound influence of immigrants on modern news
How Museums and the Arts are Presenting Identity So That It Unites, Not Divides
Curators and practioners of the arts share a renewed focus on how culture and heritage shape who we are as Americans
How Captain America Made the Leap From the Museum to the Front Pages
Filmed at the Smithsonian, the smash hit prompts curator Amy Henderson to ponder the real world anxieties underlying our superhero fictions
On the Red Carpet with “Mr. Oscar” Himself, Robert Osborne
In celebration of his 20-year anniversary at Turner Classic Movies, the ultimate film buff stops by the Smithsonian to chat
Artwork Culled From the Collections Proves That No One Will Ever Be As Fashionable As the French
This collection of early 20th-century fashion plates reveal how women used their wardrobe for empowerment
Can Museums and Other Institutions Keep up With Digital Culture?
Get with it, or get left behind in the digital dust
Why Reality TV May Bring Team USA Its First Gold in Ice Dancing
Amy Henderson, curator of the Smithsonian’s “Dancing the Dream” exhibition, chronicles the meteoric rise of a dazzling sport once considered vulgar
Hustle through America’s Huckster History with a Smithsonian Curator as Your Guide
A blow by blow of the flimflams and tales of hustlers throughout history, art and literature
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