Theater | smithsonianmag.comhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/rss/tag/theater/RSS feed for TheaterenThu, 04 Jun 2026 12:00:00 +0000In a Plea to Preserve Them, One Photographer Has Captured 1,200 American Movie Theaters and Countinghttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/in-a-plea-to-preserve-them-one-photographer-has-captured-1200-american-movie-theaters-and-counting-180988888/For more than 40 years, Benita VanWinkle has photographed vintage movie houses in all 50 statesThu, 04 Jun 2026 12:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/in-a-plea-to-preserve-them-one-photographer-has-captured-1200-american-movie-theaters-and-counting-180988888/One Weather Forecast Changed the Course of WWII. Here's the Real Story Behind 'Pressure,' a Drama About the Meteorologist Who Convinced the Allies to Delay D-Dayhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/one-weather-forecast-changed-the-course-of-wwii-heres-the-real-story-behind-pressure-a-drama-about-the-meteorologist-who-convinced-the-allies-to-delay-d-day-180988829/A new movie starring Andrew Scott and Brendan Fraser dramatizes the tense 72 hours before the Allied invasion of Normandy, revealing how meteorology helped determine Operation Overlord's successThu, 28 May 2026 12:17:53 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/one-weather-forecast-changed-the-course-of-wwii-heres-the-real-story-behind-pressure-a-drama-about-the-meteorologist-who-convinced-the-allies-to-delay-d-day-180988829/