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You’ll Soon Be Able to Talk to London And Manchester’s Statues

Just scan a tag near the statues with your cell, and they’ll call you with a quick first-person history lesson

October 29, 2014

When It Comes To the Baby Boomers, It Is Still All About “Me”

Millennials have got nothing over the Me Generation, says cultural historian Amy Henderson after touring two new shows on Boomers and the ‘60s

October 15, 2014

Hear How Robin Williams Woke Up the Space Shuttle Discovery Crew in 1988

The actor and comedian provided a special message for astronauts during the first flight after the Challenger disaster

August 12, 2014

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Here’s What the Real People Robin Williams Portrayed Had to Say About Him

Robin Williams played a number of real people throughout his career

August 12, 2014

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Maya Angelou Was One of the Most Influential Voices of Our Time

Maya Angelou was poet, novelist, educator, producer, actress, filmmaker, dancer and civil rights activist

May 28, 2014

‘Spider-Man: Turn off the Dark’ Suit Receives a Lifetime Encore at the American History Museum

After a two-year run on Broadway, the web-slinging stage show’s iconic superhero costume is heading to the Smithsonian.

April 24, 2014

The Costumes of “Downton Abbey” Now on View at Delaware’s Winterthur Museum

Step in front of the camera and enter the Grantham household in a new exhibit in Wilmington

March 5, 2014

Hustle through America’s Huckster History with a Smithsonian Curator as Your Guide

A blow by blow of the flimflams and tales of hustlers throughout history, art and literature

January 30, 2014

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

September 2013

The History and Psychology of Clowns Being Scary

You aren’t alone in your fear of makeup-clad entertainers; people have been frightened by clowns for centuries

July 31, 2013

Father’s Day Roundup of Six Dads You Want to Avoid

Here are some films that give parenthood a bad name

June 15, 2012

Musicians on the Road: Film vs. Reality

How Hollywood portrays musicians—rock, jazz and country—as they tour

June 8, 2012

Beyond Kung Fu: 5 Movies From Asia to Catch

Will the recent purchase of AMC theaters by a Chinese billionaire mean more Asian films in theaters? Likely not, but here are some to watch in the meantime

May 30, 2012

Whitewash or Fair Use: Portraying Race on Film

May 18, 2012

What to Watch This Mother’s Day

From saints to sinners, some Mother’s Day movies you may have overlooked

May 11, 2012

Hollywood Goes to China

From animation studios to movie stars to box office tallies, China has become the next frontier in film production

May 10, 2012

Which is the Fairest Snow White of Them All?

With two big-screen adaptations about to arrive, here are earlier versions of the fairy tale that you might want to see

March 7, 2012

Watching Movies in the Cloud

The benefits and drawbacks to streaming video

March 2, 2012

2012 Oscar-Nominated Live-Action Shorts: A Cheat Sheet

Here’s a quick look at the five nominees

February 17, 2012

Finding Love at the Movies

Hollywood does romance best in its comedies

February 10, 2012