March 2002
Smithsonian magazine delivers trusted and incisive reporting on history, science, nature, culture and travel.
Features
Flights of Fancy
Orlando Martinez, who lives and breathes the age-old sport of pigeon racing, goes for the Main Event
Cheeky Charmer
For half a century, photographer Harry Benson has been talking his way to the top of his game
Look! Up in the Sky! It's a Bird! It's a Planet. It's a Very Large Ball of Ice!
It's Pluto, with its moon, Charon
New Routes to Old Roots
Twenty-five years after Alex Haley's best-seller topped the charts, millions of Americans are using high-tech tools to find their ancestors
Still Delightful
A sumptuous show documents how the Impressionists breathed new life into the staid tradition of still life painting
Mysterious Island
The more we learn about Easter Island, the more it intrigues, as a new exhibition of its art reminds us