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New extensive studies on Rearing Horse and Mounted Warrior have yielded evidence that supports the possibility that it was cast from an original Leonardo model.

Leonardo’s Horse?

New research may shed light on a nearly century-old theory that a sculpture thought to be ancient Greek may be da Vinci’s work

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What to Eat for Eid ul-Fitr

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A Collection of Baseball Firsts

Who hit the first grand slam? Who was the first pinch hitter? Presenting the nine players of Smithsonian’s “They Did It First” All-Star Team

Bill T. Jones has become famous for creating a modern dance aesthetic that addresses major moral and social questions.

Dancing Around Abraham Lincoln

Bill T. Jones, one of America’s foremost living choreographers, tackles Lincoln’s complicated legacy in his newest work

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The Flap Over Foie Gras

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What To Eat in Italy

Following the Brontë Trail across the moors, the Wayfarers group walked between eight and 10 miles a day in Yorkshire and Derbyshire.

The Full Brontë

The British countryside is home to the real sites behind Jane Eyre, Wuthering Heights and other works by the literary sisters

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The Other Black Gold

Despite living in multiple cities throughout the decades, this sports fan can't root against his home team.

Last Fan Standing

Why I’ll always root for the home team

A Japanese folk tale is immortalized in artwork, such as this 19th-century fan painting by Kawanabe Kyosai.

What’s Up

Frontier photography, Japanese folk tales, indigenous art and more

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Letters

Readers Respond to the July Issue

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Food Tattoos

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