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Visitors to the National Zoo might glimpse one or more of the seven lion cubs born there in August and September.

What’s Up

Bill Moggridge, director of the Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum, was the recipient of the 2010 Prince Philip Designers Prize.

Q and A with Bill Moggridge

The director of the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum discusses the future of computing and design

Shanthi, a 34-year-old female, checks out the Zoo's new digs for Asian elephants.

Trail Blazing

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Letters

Journalist Cathleen McGuigan covers art, architecture, design and culture. Her latest piece for Smithsonian profiles artist Wayne Thiebaud.

Cathleen McGuigan on “Wayne Thiebaud Is Not a Pop Artist”

Camilo José Vergara began photographing art in poor urban areas in the 1970s. He soon realized that one of the most prevalent figures in the artworks was Martin Luther King Jr.

Martin Luther King Jr. by Mural

Photographer Camilo José Vergara captures varying portrayals of the civil rights leader in urban areas across the United States

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Letters

Readers Respond to the November Issue

A keen observer as well as celebrated wit, Arcimboldo created composite portraits that were both enjoyed as jokes and taken very seriously.

Arcimboldo’s Feast for the Eyes

Renaissance artist Giuseppe Arcimboldo painted witty, even surreal portraits composed of fruits, vegetables, fish and trees

Auto Immune Response #6, 2004 by artist and photographer Will Wilson.

What’s Up

This past Columbus Day, performance artist James Luna stood in front of Washington, D.C.'s Union Station and invited people to take his picture.

Q and A: James Luna

The Native American artist talks about his “Take a Picture With a Real Indian” performance

The Lindberghs had to anticipate any emergency on their epic flights.

In Case of Emergency, Pack Snowshoes

In 1933, Charles and Anne Morrow Lindbergh prepared for the worst by packing winter gear before flying over the Arctic

Smithsonian conservators are helping to save the murals at Holy Trinity Cathedral.

Art Work

Cypriot archaeologist Sophocles Hadjisavvas, with a 2000 B.C. jug, handpicked each artifact to chronicle the 11,000-year history of Cyprus.

A Celebration of Cypriot Culture

Cyprus commemorates 50 years of nationhood and 11,000 years of civilization with an exhibition of more than 200 artifacts

Count Rumford and the History of the Soup Kitchen

The story behind Salvation Army’s red collection kettles

Many works by Alexis Rockman are "a portent of events to come," says curator Joanna Marsh. The artist's 2006 Hurricane and Sun suggests menacing weather.

Painter Alexis Rockman Pictures Tomorrow

There’s trouble ahead in the artist’s eerie yet riveting paintings, now the subject of a major exhibition

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Letters

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

What’s Up

Tim Gunn, co-host of the hit TV show "Project Runway," sits down to discuss fashion, the meaning of "Make it work" and more.

Q and A: Tim Gunn

The co-host of Lifetime TV’s Project Runway talks about what makes good design and more

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

Wanted: new tools for learning science.

Up with Science

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