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Beer for Dessert
Pairing beer with savory foods is what most of us traditionally do. But who’s to say you can’t find beers fit for a dessert course?
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Earth vs. the Flying Saucers @ the Hirshhorn
It seems as though the film might have been exhibiting camp tendencies back in 1956, too
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Dinosaur Sighting: Bustin’ Out
To me, it looks like the dinosaur is trying to do a Kool-Aid Man impression: Oh Yeah!
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What is the Smithsonian Sprint?
Seven D.C. interns tackled a challenging task: visiting 17 Smithsonian museums located in Washington, D.C. and northern Virginia in one day
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Find Your Fishy Metaphor
We’ve all used a fishy metaphor in the past, but use the wrong one and you can look pretty stupid
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One Hundred Years Ago Today, A Mars Meteorite Fell in a Blaze
Today marks the 100th anniversary of the Nakhla meteorite falling to Earth. See and touch this piece of Mars at the Natural History Museum
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Insects as a Food Source
Entomophagy—the fancy Latin term for eating insects—is beginning to catch on in the Western Hemisphere
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A Visit to Douglass’ Dinosaur
The site became a must-see dinosaur landmark in 1957, and in a few months, visitors will once again be able to see the spectacular quarry wall
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This Day in History: Remembering James Smithson (1765-1829)
James Smithson died June 27, 1829, setting in motion a series of circuitous events that would lead to the eventual creation of the Smithsonian Institution
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Dinosaur Classics: Leidy’s Dinosaur Inventory
Contrary to a snarky review, this monograph is one of the most important works ever published in the history of vertebrate paleontology
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Inviting Writing: Restaurant and Kitchen Surprises
I was horrified to see the world’s creepiest menagerie of alien-looking sea creatures wandering through my walk-in
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Q and A With Living Colour Guitarist Vernon Reid’s “Artificial Afrika”
Guitarist Vernon Reid takes on a new project, the multimedia show, Artificial Afrika; see the performance at the Portrait Gallery this weekend
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June: A Time for Weddings and Wedding Tales
A wedding dress made from a WWII parachute makes for a sweet story
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Summer Reading List: Seven Tasty New Titles
The common thread among these recent releases is that the best food stories are really about people
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Top Ten Kids’ Movies With a Green Theme
Loggers, hunters, developers, fishers, polluters and whalers are the evil villains in this movie genre
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Riding With Rex
If you like Westerns but wonder what it would be like to replace cattle with Triceratops and horses with Tyrannosaurs, give this book a look
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Weekend Events June 24-26: Castle Tour, Stories for Children and Portrait Gallery Exploration
June 24-26, take a look inside the Smithsonian Castle, a story you and your children will love and a new way to view the National Portrait Gallery
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Science Humor: Anti-Inspirational Posters
“I was learning for the first time about all the gremlins that stand between the researcher and The Answer.”
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Law and Order: Jell-O Gelatin Unit
From drunk driving to acts of Cold War espionage, here’s a look at how Jell-O has sprung up in our criminal justice system
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