Yankee Go Home — and Take Me with You!
More than 50 years after independence, Filipinos still chafe—and cheer—at the lingering legacies of U.S. colonialism
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A Durable Memento
An upcoming exhibition honors the legacy of an American artist who found freedom in Liberia
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Concerto for Pencilina and Sewer Flute
Wacky instruments often resemble bad plumbing, but all are welcome in the eclectic light orchestra of experimental music
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A Painter of Angels Became the Father of Camouflage
Turn-of-the-century artist Abbott Thayer created images of timeless beauty and a radical theory of concealing coloration
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Crazy? No, Just One Card Shy of a Full Deck
I had become what every New Yorker secretly longs to be, a harmless, amusing eccentric
You Can’t Keep a Good Prophet Down
What will be, will be. Or will it? As the millennium draws nigh, prophets want to tell us about it
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A Museum Partnership
Working together, the Smithsonian’s Freer and Sackler Galleries are gaining distinction in Asian art
Moving Down the Line
It’s pulled and jimmied, tied and lifted but the 20-ton Jupiter engine finally reaches its new home
What is Bugging Barbara Norfleet?
A photographer’s imaginary insect world mirrors our own, with beetles flying kites and six-legged warriors on the march
Our Love Affair with Lawns
Americans take lawn care very seriously, spending billions to keep their perfectly clipped grass green and absolutely weed free
Great Blues Are Going Great Guns
These ubiquitous herons are learning to live with people
Stormy Weather - Live!
Everyone talks about the weather the people at the Weather Channel live it 24 hours a day
We’re Scraping Bottom
As vessels around the world drag nets and dredges across the seabed, they slowly destroy the biome
Tasty Brazil Nuts Stun Harvesters and Scientists
A Smithsonian biologist tracks the protein-rich nuts to understand their role in the Amazonian forest
Good Days at Black Rock
A once quiet desert in Nevada has become a center for supersonic cars, rockets with big plans and one of the most freewheeling festivals anywhere
This Joint Is Jumping
Wearing zoot suits and skirts that twirl, Lindy Hoppers are making lots of whoopee from coast to coast
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Canada’s National Treasure
Artist Emily Carr captured the spirit of the northwest coast
In the Land of Milk and Money
Yes, we’ve got milk and plenty of it, from a venerable business that is high-tech, ultra-efficient and, for many, still offers a rewarding way of life
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