Articles by Jackie Mansky

About Jackie Mansky

Jackie Mansky is the assistant web editor, humanities, for Smithsonian magazine.

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April 18, 2018

What Makes the Advice Column Uniquely American

April 6, 2018

These Contest-Winning 'Fairy Tales' Might Be Bleak, But They Are Topical

Women Who Shaped History March 16, 2018

How Smithsonian Helped Solve the Twitter Mystery of the Unknown Woman Scientist

March 14, 2018

Peek into the Colorful History of the World's Largest Pigment Collection

February 20, 2018

How the Creators of Loving Vincent Brought the First Fully Painted Animated Film to Life

February 14, 2018

The Dubious Science of Genetics-Based Dating

January 26, 2018

When Mass Murder Is an Intimate Affair

January 8, 2018

These Cloths Tell the Story of the Worst Humanitarian Crisis of This Generation

December 29, 2017

Photos Celebrate the Lives of Gender Non-Conforming Spirit Mediums in Southeast Asia

December 22, 2017

P.T. Barnum Isn't the Hero the "Greatest Showman" Wants You to Think