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Potato latkes on the stove.

Unorthodox Potato Latkes for Hanukkah

Looking to reinvent the latke? Here are some alternatives to the old apple sauce and sour cream combo

John Roberts Poinsett (1779-1851)

How Joel Poinsett, the Namesake for the Poinsettia, Played a Role in Creating the Smithsonian

As a major scientific scholar in 19th-century America, the botanist and statesman was the first to argue the Smithsonian should be a national museum

This Chinese ceremonial ax and other rare bronze works are back on permanent display at the Freer Gallery.

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The "Hyperbolic Crochet Coral Reef" exhibit is now on view in Natural History's Sant Ocean Hall.

How to Crochet a Coral Reef

A ball of yarn—and the work of more than 800 people—could go a long way toward saving endangered sea life

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Chef Richard Hetzler Dishes on Native Food

The head chef of Mitsitam Cafe, a restaurant located inside the American Indian Museum, shares Native recipes from five different regions of the Americas

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