Editor at Large
Editor Alexis Doster, gets his pants scared off at summer camp.
Photo Tips and Tricks
Put a ghost in your ghost town photographs…and other easy tips to create cool pictures
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A Lavish Legacy
Heiress Marjorie Merriweather Post’s Washington, D.C. estate, the Hillwood Museum and Gardens, is a showcase for her stately collection of decorative arts
Le Bocuse d’Or
When the American chef Tracy O’Grady showed up at the grand summit of haute cuisine this year, she had one thing on her mind: winning
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Calder’s Playful Genius
With paper and paint, wire and wood, the renowned sculptor created a new vocabulary for modern art
The Pleasure of the Rare Book
Treasures from the Smithsonian Librariesa Wright brothers bio, a repoussé prayer bookcan be savored in a new show
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Shaker Works Gallery
A compendium of thoughts on the Shakers from some quotable notables
Minding the “Milkstone”
When works of art are pollen and rice, and even milk, the Hirshhorn Museum gives them extra-special care
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A Foot Stomping Toe Tapping Culture
The Music of Shaker Culture
Shaker Recipes
A compendium of thoughts on the Shakers from some quotable notables
Grandma Moses Country
In charming paintings of “old timey things”sleigh rides, mills, farms and fieldsthe artist preserved a simpler, bygone world
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Into the Heart of Chocolate
Christian Harlan Moen, an assistant editor at Smithsonian, humorously handles Last Page submissions and keeps writers honest with his fact-checking skills
Tarzan the Eternal
From the restless imagination of Edgar Rice Burroughs sprang the most timeless of screen characters
You, Too, Can Be a Rembrandt
The 1950s paint-by-number craze turned everyone into an instant artist. Critics were contemptuous, but even the President’s men were doing it
The Magic of Madame Alexander Dolls
Out of a Harlem factory come exquisite collectibles that, after 74 years, still bring joy to many childrenand adults
His Heart Was in the Highlands
Robert Burns’ fierce pride, penetrating wit and perfect ear for language gave Scotlandand the worldan imperishable legacy of poetry and song
Where Plato Is Your Professor
Graduating from St. John’s College in Annapolis, Maryland—or Santa Fe, New Mexico—guarantees a place in the Republic
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