When Polish pianist Ignace Paderewski toured America, he became a celebrity—and boosted Steinway
With regret but a legacy of accomplishment, the Secretary plans to leave the Smithsonian in December
Carolina dogs, discovered in the Southeast woods, may provide clues to the primitive dogs that arrived with the first humans in America
As prices skyrocket, gonzo collectors are combing the globe for these celestial fragments—and riling researchers
Doctors and patients swear hypnosis works, but after years of research we still don't know how
Caution: Unexpected birdsong can cause flashbacks that lift the listener out of time and place
/https://tf-cmsv2-smithsonianmag-media.s3.amazonaws.com/filer/31/f7/31f7b8b6-9606-446b-97ee-3203a332e2d8/men_curling_-_1909_-_ontario_canada.jpg)
Curling is chess on ice, with broomsticks
A devoted keeper of the past, the National Museum of American History looks ahead to the Millennium
/https://tf-cmsv2-smithsonianmag-media.s3.amazonaws.com/filer/98/07/98076897-288d-4de4-bbe4-9abfd852e9bc/bernice-johnson-reagon-sm.jpg)
Bernice Johnson Reagon adds cultural nuance and period flavor to rousing a cappella renditions
/https://tf-cmsv2-smithsonianmag-media.s3.amazonaws.com/filer/75/db/75dbb148-f549-4d72-9ecd-6153f8226378/equinozio_da_pizzo_ventotramonto_fondachelli_fantina_sicilia.jpeg)
It took two millennia to get the one we now use; we owe a lot to the sun and moon, to Caesar, Pope Gregory and, oh yes, the Earl of Chesterfield
An American biologist treks the steppes and the Gobi to rescue a Mongolian raptor that's in deep trouble
Page 1245 of 1278
/https://tf-cmsv2-smithsonianmag-media.s3.amazonaws.com/filer/8a/34/8a34a46c-26ac-4fd9-a0b0-040437651c2b/tab_hunter_in_damn_yankees_trailer.jpg)
/https://tf-cmsv2-smithsonianmag-media.s3.amazonaws.com/filer/4e/7f/4e7ffa6c-689e-4672-a882-d38c3b9c7d7a/upc_hkb.png)