He Conquered Bengal, drove the French from India and built a civil service. But was he a savior or plunderer?
This month we present the down under travel experiences of longtime editor Edwards Park
Taking a short "Smithsonian Journey" through the museum's amazing collection
Travel tips from this month's Journeys column
Our authors write Smitty, our travel editor, about their journeys
Bombay's movie industry is India's dream machine. Each year it churns out hundreds of wild and gaudy spectacles
Long Island City's best-kept secret, the Isamu Noguchi Garden Museum offers a rare insight into the sculptor's work
Both praised and scorned in her day, this flamboyant writer of the Harlem Renaissance is attracting new generations of literary fans
Political controversies have rocked Florida lately, but they can't compare with the hysteria unleashed during the land boom of the 1920s
By their first birthday, babies are getting locked into the sounds of the language they hear spoken
For Dromedary Trekkers in Australia's Outback, it's Camelot in the Desert
Scientists dream of giving people new genes that will stop a disease or fix a problem. It is harder than anyone thought
Studying the nighttime hours across the centuries, says historian Roger Ekirch, sheds light on preindustrial society
The vaults of the Natural History Museum in Paris contain a menagerie of curious crustaceans
Historian, photographer and Macarthur "genius," Deborah Willis documents the black experience
If Patrick Dougherty shows up in town, he's there to make art - with a twist - out of sticks
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