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Revamp Your Christmas Playlist with These Unsung American Carols
Smithsonian Folkways’ “The Sounding Joy” features traditional Christmas tunes sung by folk legends Peggy Seeger, Natalie Merchant, Joan Osborne and more
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Early Films (Including One by Thomas Edison) Made Yoga Look Like Magic
The Sackler Gallery exhibit shows how yoga went from fakery to fitness in the West
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The Muppets Take the Smithsonian
Elmo, Fozzie Bear, the Count, Miss Piggy and 17 other Jim Henson puppets are coming to the American History Museum
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What Is Al Pacino’s Next Big Move?
For six years, the actor who made his mark as Michael Corleone has been obsessing over a new movie about that ancient seductress Salome
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Hear From the Real Butler of the White House, Eugene Allen
Smithsonian Folkways interviewed the man who inspired the new film starring Forest Whitaker
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Give Peace a Listen with Smithsonian Folkways Magazine
The new issue covers peace songs and spoken word from around the world
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The Brilliant, Troubled Legacy of Richard Wagner
As the faithful flock to the Bayreuth Festival in his bicentennial year, the spellbinding German composer continues to fascinate, inspire and infuriate
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Johnny Depp’s Tonto Isn’t Offensive, Just Weird, Says the Director of the American Indian Museum
We sent the Director of the American Indian Museum to the Lone Ranger; here’s what he thought
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Can Musicians and Educators Bring Welsh Back?
The Welsh language is spoken by few, but people like Gwyneth Glyn, a Welsh folk musician, are helping to revitalize it and renew interest in the culture
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Sheila E. On Her Glamorous Life, Upcoming Album and Future Collaborations
The diva on the drums, Sheila E. says she has no plans to slow down as she works on a solo album and autobiography
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Air and Space Curator Margaret Weitekamp Explains Why ‘Star Trek’ Matters
With the release of the 12th Star Trek film, curator Margaret Weitekamp explains why the franchise is so influential
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Gil Goldstein and Bobby McFerrin’s New Project at the Kennedy Center
Gil Goldstein lends an experienced hand to Bobby McFerrin’s new concert series and recording project that honors familiar spirituals with a new spirit
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What the Great Gatsby Got Right about the Jazz Age
Curator Amy Henderson explores how the 1920s came alive in F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel
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Q+A with Chadwick Boseman, Star of New Jackie Robinson Biopic, ’42′
The actor talks about getting vetted by the baseball legend’s grandchildren, meeting with his wife and why baseball was actually his worst sport
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Educating Americans for the 21st Century
The 10 Worst Teachers and Principals From Pop Culture
From Ferris Bueller’s Day Off to Mean Girls, on-screen educators have a talent for causing trouble. Here are the worst offenders.
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How IMAX Pulled Spaceflight Down to Earth
The 1985 film that famously revealed the lives of astronauts in zero gravity returns to the big screen
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How to Tour Frank Sinatra’s Las Vegas
Even though most of 1950s Vegas is long gone, there are still many ways to relive the haunts of Ol’ Blue Eyes and the Rat Pack
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A new film recreates the epic voyage—and revives the controversy over its legendary leader, Thor Heyerdahl
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Sounds of 1950s New York City and More from Folkways Magazine
Under a new editor, the latest issue features a day in a dog’s life, audio postcards from around the world and more
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Can’t Afford a Trip to Hawaii? Here’s Some Aloha Right Here in D.C.
Families preserving the old ways in the young keep Hawaiian culture blooming in DC area
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