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Beyond the Mall • WHAT BEGAN AS A LOCAL OUTREACH PROGRAM NOW BRINGS THE MAGIC OF THE SMITHSONIAN TO LEARNERS ACROSS THE NATION

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Spinning Into the Future • The colorful, scandalous, true history of the machine that created American pop

Making a Racket • WHILE AMERICA THRONGED TO THE JUKEBOX, MOBSTERS OFTEN CONTROLLED THE ACTION

FRESH TAKE • In her monumental work, an artist reimagines a much-depicted story from antiquity

The Dream of Having It All • A close look at the first career-women magazines reveals a portrait of immense creativity and hope

A New Frederick Douglass • In rediscovered correspondence, the greatest abolitionist offers some startling opinions

Women of Letters • IN A LONG AND STORIED TRADITION, THESE BOLD AMERICANS RECORDED HISTORY—AND SHAPED IT—THROUGH THEIR CORRESPONDENCE

Good Havens • Frank Kameny helped chart a path to liberation for millions of Americans

Circle Up! • HOW A QUARTERBACK WHO COULDN’T HEAR FOLLOWED A QUIET INSTINCT THAT CHANGED SPORTS FOREVER

ANCIENT ART, MAGNETIC CHARM • Crafted using the ancient technique of cloisonné, examples of which can be found in the National Museum of Natural History’s Anthropology Collection.

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AN EPIC TASK • A veteran Pixar animator offers a charming remix of the longest poem in the world

EYES ON THE SKIES! • The sky above us is a complex ecosystem, just like the land and sea. The newly emerging science of aeroecology is bringing a fresh understanding of the birds, bugs and other creatures that live there—and how humans can ensure their survival

INTO THE HEART OF INDIA • From flower markets and colonial forts to shrines and battlefields, a river journey in West Bengal reveals the enduring imprint of empire—and the soul of a region shaped by centuries of change

The Secret Life of Cormac McCarthy • Two years after the elusive American novelist’s death, rare access to his personal library reveals the man behind the myth

HOW TO SAVE AN ORANGUTAN • A SANCTUARY IN BORNEO IS GIVING THE ENDANGERED PRIMATES A SECOND CHANCE

INSIDE THE COME BACK AT VALLEY FORGE • The underappreciated true story of how an out-of-work Prussian military officer whipped the patriots into shape

HIGH ON THE BOG • IN EASTERN MASS A CHUSETTS, collecting cranberries from flooded wetlands IS AN ANNUAL RITUAL—AND A SHIMMERING SPECTACLE FROM LAND AND AIR

Don’t Be Puzzled • YOU CAN FIND EIGHT ANSWERS IN THESE PAGES

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