In charming paintings of "old timey things"sleigh rides, mills, farms and fieldsthe artist preserved a simpler, bygone world
His travels and ties nurtured the special relationship between the United States and Britain
Best-known for sci-fi classics like The Time Machine and The War of the Worlds, H. G. Wells became one of the most controversial writers of his day
Easing the nation's growing traffic congestion has experts all backed up
After moving from Wolong to Washington, Mei Xiang and Tian Tian are packing them in at the National Zoo
City patterns, farm history, ancient seabeds, old mountains and new, the why of clouds: take a look
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At a handful of sites scattered across New England, Shaker communities transport the past into the present
Our authors write Smitty, our travel editor, about their journeys
Travel tips from this month's Journeys column
Sprigg's has written ten books, organized a major exhibition on Shaker design and served as curator of collections
At Sabbathday Lake in Maine, the eight members of the only surviving Shaker community carry on the old ways
A Brief Visitor's Guide
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Our authors write Smitty, our travel editor, about their journeys
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Christian Harlan Moen, an assistant editor at Smithsonian, humorously handles Last Page submissions and keeps writers honest with his fact-checking skills
From the restless imagination of Edgar Rice Burroughs sprang the most timeless of screen characters
The 1950s paint-by-number craze turned everyone into an instant artist. Critics were contemptuous, but even the President's men were doing it
Out of a Harlem factory come exquisite collectibles that, after 74 years, still bring joy to many childrenand adults
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