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Rhiannon Giddens' String Theory — Rhiannon Giddens' String Theory

Inspired by long-lost folk melodies, gospel, opera and bluegrass, the electrifying singer and banjo player gives fresh voice to old American traditions

SpaceShipTwo’s Rocket Motor Comes to Smithsonian — SpaceShipTwo’s Rocket Motor Comes to Smithsonian

SpaceShipTwo’s historic rocket motor lands at the National Air and Space Museum

Cheech Marin on ‘Rasquachismo’ — Cheech Marin on ‘Rasquachismo’

Next up for the podcast Sidedoor, actor and director Cheech Marin opines on the Chicano art sensibility that is defiant, tacky and wildly creative

Is This the House Where Juliet Once Loved Romeo? — Is This the House Where Juliet Once Loved Romeo?

The number of visitors to this self-proclaimed Shakespearean “city of love” typically swells during the week around Valentine’s Day

Four Craft Artists Tell the Stories Of Our Times — Four Craft Artists Tell the Stories Of Our Times

The Renwick’s newest show challenges everything you thought you knew about craft art

Folk Rituals and Rewards at the Academy Awards — Folk Rituals and Rewards at the Academy Awards

Folk belief holds that if you have won one Oscar, your odds of ever winning a second are greatly diminished by the dreaded “Oscar Jinx”

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