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Arts & Culture

Washington, D.C., July 4, 2509: An exact replica of the United States' Capitol is built using C-Span videos.

There Oughta Be a Law

Centuries hence, historians may wonder: Where exactly did Congress store all those pork barrels?

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Letters

Readers respond to the May Issue

Artist Shahzia Sikander guest-curates at the Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum in New York City.

What’s Up

Jean Shin has a new show at the Smithsonian American Art Museum called, "Jean Shin: Common Threads."

Q and A: Sculpture Artist Jean Shin

The artists creates sculptures from castaway objects such as old lottery tickets and broken umbrellas

Former Air Force pilot Brian Shul calls the super-fast SR-71 Blackbird "the most remarkable airplane of the 20th century."

The Ultimate Spy Plane

The SR-71 Blackbird, now featured in the Transformers movie sequel, was faster than a rifle bullet and flew 16 miles above the earth

The National Museum of African American History and Culture (concept model) will "sing for all of us."

From the Castle: ‘Forever’ Institutions

Libraries, universities and museums are especially important in uncertain times

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What’s in Your Lunch Box? Part 4 — The 1960s and 70s

A glass of red wine

Five Red Wines to Drink This Summer

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Testing for Poison Still a Profession for Some

Images and phrases from The Wizard of Oz are so pervasive that it's hard to conceive of it as the product of one man's imagination.

Frank Baum, the Man Behind the Curtain

The author of The Wizard of Oz, L. Frank Baum, traveled many paths before he found his Yellow Brick Road

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What’s in your Lunch Box? Part 3 — War and the Suburbs

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Five White Wines to Drink This Summer

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What’s in Your Lunch Box? Part 2 — Prohibition and the Great Depression

Hailing from the Democratic Republic of Congo, António Ole and Aimé Mpane have created multimedia installations on view at the National Museum of African Art through August 2.

Across Africa, Finding Common Ground in Their Art

António Ole and Aimé Mpane came together to converse through artwork in a new insallation at the National Museum of African Art

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Did Cooking Make Us Human?

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What’s in Your Lunch Box?

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Is Headache-Free Wine Too Good to Be True?

Chewing gum has been around for centuries.

A Brief History of Chewing Gum

The Mayans and Aztecs were the first to unlock the positive properties of gum

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Swiss Chard Pizza

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A Shocking Ingredient: Sechuan Buttons

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