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Wild Things: Life as We Know It

Flight of the hummingbird, termite cloning and the rise of the octopus

The Wright brothers inaugurated the aerial age with the world's first successful flights of a powered heavier-than-air flying machine.

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

Amy Adams stands next to the Lockheed Vega 5B which was flown by Amelia Earhart on two history-making flights in 1932.

Q and A: Amy Adams

The actress discusses her role as aviatrix Amelia Earhart, filming at the Smithsonian and the magic of museums

Baseball at Night by Russian-born Morris Kantor depicts a dusty contest in West Nyack, New York, that might induce nostalgia in some viewers today.

1934: The Art of the New Deal

An exhibition of Depression-era paintings by federally-funded artists provides a hopeful view of life during economic travails

"Amanda McKittrick Ros, who died in 1939, abused the English language in three novels and dozens of poems."

Words to Remember

Amanda McKittrick Ros predicted she would achieve lasting fame as a novelist. Unfortunately, she did

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Letters

Readers Respond to the April Issue

Walead Beshty's Six Color Curl, 2008.

What’s Up

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From the Castle: Lincoln Login

The Smithsonian Connections project gives Lincoln learners the opportunity for interaction with curators, historians and scholars

The Guggenheim was Wright's crowning achievement. "The strange thing about the ramp—I always feel I am in a space-time continuum, because I see where I've been and where I'm going," says the director of the Frank Lloyd Wright Archives.

The Triumph of Frank Lloyd Wright

The Guggenheim Museum, turning 50 this year, showcases the trailblazer’s mission to elevate American society through architecture

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June Anniversaries

Momentous or Merely Memorable

Benjamin W. Patton stands with his father, Gen. George Patton in 1978 at the North Africa American Cemetery in Tunisia. His grandfather, Gen. George S. Patton commanded the U.S. II Corps in 1943.

For General Patton’s Family, Recovered Ground

Famed World War II Gen. George S. Patton’s grandson finds his calling in the ashes of his fathers journals

In 7 B.C., at a point along the Via Aurelia, the Romans erected a monument to the emperor Augustus.

Via Aurelia: The Roman Empire’s Lost Highway

French amateur archaeologist Bruno Tassan fights to preserve a neglected 2,000-year-old ancient interstate in southern Provence

Once shunned by many, Vietnamese Amerasians now celebrate their heritage (a San Jose gala in 2008). At a similar gathering, many in the audience wept when an Amerasian family that had just arrived in the United States was introduced.

Children of the Vietnam War

Born overseas to Vietnamese mothers and U.S. servicemen, Amerasians brought hard-won resilience to their lives in America

"It would be a lie to say I feel at home here," says Bragg (the Fairhope French Quarter known for its shops and galleries). "It is too quaint, too precious for that."

Fairhope, Alabama’s Southern Comfort

Memorist Rick Bragg finds forgiving soil along the brown sand stretch of Mobile Bay

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Weekend Events: Amelia Earhart, Addison Scurlock and George Washington

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Rainforest Creatures Caught on Camera

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Blog Carnival #8: Stegosaurus, Polish Dinosaurs, Velociraptor Clappers

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Downsizing Livestock with Mini-Cattle

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Space Monkey Able Celebrates Flight’s 50th Anniversary

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Picture of the Week—Whorly Snail

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