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Amerigo Vespucci wasn't entirely heroic—just ask Ralph Waldo Emerson
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And why some critics can't stand them
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Dating back to the 18th century, the dish has jumped from the Mexican silver mines to fast food staple
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Could the design of a Brita filter help us with controlling how much water we waste?
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Pros and cons of "perforated plastic with photographic emulsion"
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An important piece of science recently popped up in Times Square, in the form of a 19,000-square-foot interactive map by a Dutch information designer
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What can snack food marketing tell us about political campaigns?
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The Latin American artists discuss how their career began over 50 years ago
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You ask, we answer – our Smithsonian experts fill you in on the truths behind your burning questions
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The man who helped make the banana an American favorite also mercilessly used his company’s power to topple foreign governments
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Secretary Clough writes on the benefits of being an environmentally savvy institution
Readers Respond to the April Issue
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A new addition to the Smithsonian collections tells a new story about the legendary disaster
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An ode to surfing’s fiercest, most successful competitor – who now has a place in the Smithsonian collections
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A photographer's images of domestic tranquility pay tribute to U.S. service members
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Twenty-five years after The Simpsons made their TV debut, the show's creator talks about Homer's odyssey—and his own
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Three recent gatherings celebrate movies big and small
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Design teams propose new models for farming and suburban development in California's water-scarce Central Valley
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