Making Art Accessible
Roslyn Walker plans to extend the African museum into the classroom and send exhibits on the road
Paderewski’s Piano
When Polish pianist Ignace Paderewski toured America, he became a celebrity—and boosted Steinway
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Looking Back and Ahead
With regret but a legacy of accomplishment, the Secretary plans to leave the Smithsonian in December
Tracking America’s First Dogs
Carolina dogs, discovered in the Southeast woods, may provide clues to the primitive dogs that arrived with the first humans in America
Mining for Meteorites
As prices skyrocket, gonzo collectors are combing the globe for these celestial fragments—and riling researchers
You Will Feel No Pain
Doctors and patients swear hypnosis works, but after years of research we still don’t know how
When Clock Birds Sing
Caution: Unexpected birdsong can cause flashbacks that lift the listener out of time and place
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“Lay It Up!”
Curling is chess on ice, with broomsticks
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Saving Our Treasures
A devoted keeper of the past, the National Museum of American History looks ahead to the Millennium
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Conveying History Through Song
Bernice Johnson Reagon adds cultural nuance and period flavor to rousing a cappella renditions
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Calendar
It took two millennia to get the one we now use; we owe a lot to the sun and moon, to Caesar, Pope Gregory and, oh yes, the Earl of Chesterfield
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