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Movie Palaces Let Everyday Americans Be Royalty
They were an important part of the studio system that flourished until the late 1940s
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One Million Internet Users Created This Piece of Art
Contributions range from the juvenile to bizarre to strangely beautiful
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The Met Will Finally Integrate Some Native American Art Into Its American Wing
Until now, indigenous art has lived in its own section
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This 3,500-Year-Old Statue of a Syrian Refugee Remains One of Archaeology’s Most Important Finds
King Idrimi is getting digitized and his autobiography is as relevant as ever
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Graffiti Grudge Goes to Federal Court
5Pointz was once an international graffiti icon. Now, aerosol artists are fighting the developer who tore it down
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The Quest to Better Describe the Scent of Old Books
Describing a unique smell just got easier thanks to a pair of olfactory detectives
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Smithsonian and Library of Congress Purchase Rare 1860s Photo of Harriet Tubman
Part of an album of 44 photos of prominent abolitionists, the unique photo was recently acquired at auction
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Moths Are Nibbling Away at England’s Heritage Sites
Let “Operation Clothes Moths” commence
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The Secretary of the Interior Once Banned Rock Bands From the National Mall
James Watt, who was outed from office in the early 1980s, said the only songs he knew were ‘The Star Spangled Banner’ and ‘Amazing Grace’
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Fans Hope to Preserve Jack Kerouac’s Florida Home
The modest house in St. Petersburg is now for sale, and may be turned into a museum
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The National Spelling Bee Adjusts Its Rules To Prevent Ties
Top spellers will be required to take a written test on the final evening of the competition
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This $71.2 Million Diamond Just Set a New World Record
The flawless stone has a new owner—and a new name
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A Second Doomsday Vault—This One to to Preserve Data—Is Opening in Svalbard
Known as the Arctic World Archive, it will store copies of books, archives and documents on special film
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London’s Parliament Square Will Get Its First Statue of a Woman
Suffragist leader Millicent Garrett Fawcett will join the ranks of 11 statesmen who have been honored with monuments there
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Sriracha Sauce Is Finally Available in Vietnam
What happens when a cult staple heads to another country?
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Arsenic and Old Tastes Made Victorian Wallpaper Deadly
Victorians were obsessed with vividly-colored wallpaper, which is on-trend for this year–though arsenic poisoning is never in style
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What Kind of Art is the Most Popular?
It’s not always in museums—and historic name recognition is starting to matter less
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Museum Devoted to Camille Claudel, Long Overshadowed by Rodin, Opens in France
Her work has long been obscured by her dramatic personal life
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