Hazel Scott captivated audiences with her renditions of classical masterpieces by Chopin, Bach and Rachmaninoff.

Hazel Scott’s Lifetime of High Notes

She began her career as a musical prodigy and ended up breaking down racial barriers in the recording and film industries

Sleepy Hollow, N.Y.

Washington, D.C.

Real Places Behind Famously Frightening Stories

Discover old haunts that inspired thrills and chills in fiction and film

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The History of Health Food, Part 3: The Birth of Dieting

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Report from British Cheese Festival: Yes, There Is Such a Thing as Too Much Cheese

Smithsonian Surprising Science blogger Sarah Zielinski, discusses a recent visit to the Great British Cheese Festival. We are officially jealous

Smithsonian Institution Building, "The Castle"

Dan Brown’s Smithsonian: Fact or Fiction?

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The History of Health Food, Part 2: Medieval and Renaissance Periods

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The Art of the Aluminum Can

Fresh meat in a supermarket in North America

Food Safety, and the Ten Most Dangerous Foods in the U.S.

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The History of Health Food, Part 1: Antiquity

Harold Arlen is best known for composing the songs for the film "The Wizard of Oz."

A Depression- Era Playlist

Poet David Lehman provides a list of his favorite songs from the 1930s, including works by Irving Berlin, Harold Arlen and others

Irving Berlin singing at the dedication of the Los Angeles City Hall.

Jewish Songwriters, American Songs

Poet David Lehman talks about the brilliant Jewish composers and lyricists whose work largely comprises the great American songbook

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Save on Your Sandwich

I could be saving hundreds of dollars a year if I brought homemade sandwiches for lunch

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Billions and Billions of McRice Burgers Served?

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Kitchen Performance Anxiety

Born in America during the 1930s, roller derby’s popularity rises and falls with periodic regularity.

Roller Derby’s Sisterhood

Ithaca’s SufferJets may have ironic skate names and elaborate uniforms, but on the track, it’s all business

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Frank Bruni on Being “Born Round”

The Nike Zoom Victory Spike is among the showcase of winners honored by the National Design Awards.

What’s Up

"In the bad old days, when medical life was more free-wheeling, "MASH"-style humor was commonplace."

UBI in the Knife and Gun Club

The secret language of doctors and nurses

After Xiangmei Gu takes off the backing, she saves the brittle fragments in her record books, which date back two decades and line the shelves in her office.

Restoring Artwork to its Former Glory

With a steady hand, Xiangmei Gu wields paintbrushes and tweezers as the Smithsonian’s only conservator of Chinese paintings

The Grateful Dead's Hart: Still thinking about the cosmos.

From the Castle

Mind-Meld

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