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Walead Beshty at the Hirshhorn—Abstract Art or Photography?
Beshty tries to put together a conversation
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Harlem Transformed: the Photos of Camilo José Vergara
For decades, the photographer has documented the physical and cultural changes in Harlem and other American urban communities
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From the Editor: Positive Thinking
Funny-looking cells and an air of expectation
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Does an obscure nerve cell help explain what gorillas, elephants, whales—and people—have in common?
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Wild Things: Life as We Know It
Flight of the hummingbird, termite cloning and the rise of the octopus
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Bringing the Wright Flyer to Life
In a movie first, curators and filmmakers collaborated to animate artifacts for Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian
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The actress discusses her role as aviatrix Amelia Earhart, filming at the Smithsonian and the magic of museums
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An exhibition of Depression-era paintings by federally-funded artists provides a hopeful view of life during economic travails
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Amanda McKittrick Ros predicted she would achieve lasting fame as a novelist. Unfortunately, she did
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