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U. Utah Phillips was known for his blend of song and storytelling.

Jukebox: Dogged Underdog

Channing (as Lorelei Lee, 1974) recalls taking her first bow in a dress encrusted with 40 pounds of bling: “I fell over forward and almost broke my teeth.”

All That Glitters

Carol Channing can’t forget the night her gown got ransomed

Avant-garde performance artist and pop icon Laurie Anderson.

Laurie Anderson

The celebrated performance artist discusses Andy Warhol, NASA and her work at McDonald’s

"Minnesota's" vasectomy was reversed due to his species becoming nearly extinct.

Making History

Role Reversal

Follow the "Guests of the Hills" opening August 23 at the Freer Gallery.

What’s Up

Smithsonian exhibitions highlight the secrets of soil, lavish interiors and Chinese landscape paintings

Richard Misrach, Untitled 1132-04, 2004-Misrach says he began to notice how “people group up and leave a sort of comfortable space around them—something that maybe would only be revealed when you stand back to see it.”

Richard Misrach’s Ominous Beach Photographs

A new exhibition of oversized photographs by Richard Misrach invites viewers to have fun in the sun. Or does it?

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More With Richard Misrach

The Photographer explains how a series of beach pictures were inspired by the events of September 11

Arthur Allen

Arthur Allen on “A Passion for Tomatoes”

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Kenneth R. Fletcher on “The Beach”

Lewis L. Gould

Lewis L. Gould on “Parties to History”

Alonzo Hamby.

Alonzo Hamby on “Parties to History”

Rick Perlstein

Rick Perlstein on “Parties to History”

tomato stacks

Tomato Recipes

Chef Craig Von Foerster of Sierra Mar Restaurant at the Post Ranch Inn in Big Sur, California shares two of his favorite tomato recipes

Buck's Row, site of the murder of Mary Ann Nichols

August Anniversaries

Momentous or Merely Memorable

Red, white and bruising: at the 1968 Democratic National Convention, conflicts within the hall were amplified in violence on Chicago’s streets.

Parties to History

Four Political Conventions That Changed America

Theodore Roosevelt giving a campaign speech.

1912 Republican Convention

Return of the Rough Rider

Truman committed the Democrats to civil rights. After the party splintered, Strom Thurmond ran as the candidate of the States’ Rights Party.

1948 Democratic Convention

The South Secedes Again

Delegates to the Republican National Convention stage a huge demonstration for Senator Barry Goldwater, after his name was placed in nomination for the Presidency.

How the 1964 Republican Convention Sparked a Revolution From the Right

At the ugliest of Republican conventions since 1912, entrenched moderates faced off against conservative insurgents

Inside the convention hall, delegates battled over the Vietnam War and the power of the party establishment. Outside, Chicago police prepared for a parallel battle with antiwar protesters who flooded the city.

1968 Democratic Convention

The Bosses Strike Back

The DefendantsNathan Leopold (left) and his lover Richard Loeb confessed that they had kidnapped and murdered Bobby Franks solely for the thrill of the experience.

Leopold and Loeb’s Criminal Minds

In defense of murderers Leopold and Loeb, attorney Clarence Darrow thwarted a nation’s call for vengeance

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