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Africa: Beyond the Stereotypes
In a single day 95 photographers document a wildly diverse continent bursting with energy and promise
An unusual canoe competition in Madison, Wisconsin, floats the notion that concrete waives the rules
Close encounters from Burma to pre-Civil War Manhattan
Martin Scorsese’s realistic portrayal of pre-Civil War strife Gangs of New York re-creates the brutal street warfare waged between immigrant groups
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Laura Hillenbrand beat the odds to write the hit horse-racing saga while fighting chronic fatigue syndrome, a disorder starting to reveal its secrets
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An exhibition at the Renwick Gallery in Washington, D.C. asks: Did his work exploit or advance the American Indian?
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Michael Beschloss re-creates the 1945 Potsdam Conference at which Harry Truman found his presidential voice and determined the shape of postwar Europe
By introducing a note of modesty, Marilyn Monroe’s gloves actually heightened her come-hither allure
Smithsonian Notable Books for Children 2002
Smithsonian Notable Books for Children 2002
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As freshly carved toys or treasured heirlooms, well-bred rocking horses ride high in the affections of kids and collectors alike
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In a case that could reveal the villain behind the Irish Potato Famine, the gumshoe is a plant scientist
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The Mexican artist’s myriad faces, stranger-than-fiction biography and powerful paintings come to vivid life in a new film
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Our 2002 profile of architect Maya Lin that marked the 20th year of the Vietnam Memorial
The portrait that took the photographic world by swarm
A fiery installation draws crowds in Providence, Rhode Island, illuminating a “daylighting” trend
The Genius Within; The Backbone of the World
Book Reviews
Thanks to the mega-selling Worst-Case Scenario handbooks, we now know how to cope with charging bulls, plunging elevators and runaway locomotives
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