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Step right up and see the spooky circus dolls—from creepy clowns to frightening fortune-tellers—in a Minnesota museum's vintage toy collection
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With teams competing in outlandish physical challenges, the Zogo dell’Oca of Mirano showcases Italy’s flair for invented traditions
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These works are not just for casual readers—they are for those who seek to expand their horizons, enrich their lives, and connect with the world on a deeper level
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Whether you're doing some holiday shopping or looking for your own next read, consider our thoughtfully curated lists.
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These top titles of the year whisk readers away on adventures and remind us of the many wonders in this world
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With new ingredients and processes, the next generation of substitutes will be not just more egg-like, but potentially more nutritious
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Our favorite titles of the year resurrect forgotten histories and examine how the United States ended up where it is today
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Travel to the American South, Vietnam and beyond with this year’s best cookbooks, memoirs and historic deep dives
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Turkey may have been part of the holiday meal, along with venison, shellfish and corn, but pies and potatoes were decidedly not on the menu
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The monarch set fashion trends during her time, and the flower holder became a sought-after accessory in Victorian society
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At the oldest public art museum in the United States, miniatures, glassware and other intricately created works transport visitors around the world
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How the dubious tradition of song-sharking led to a strangely beautiful repository of folk art
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The thorny origins of the yuletide canoodling ritual
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In the young, tiny nation, inventive chefs are putting their own twists on classic regional dishes, using river trout, berries and other locally sourced delicacies to create some of the hautest cuisine around
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The architectural wonder re-established the designer as a titan of his generation and shifted the public's view of Modernism from a foreign movement to a part of the American character
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The untold story of suffragist Matilda Gage, the woman behind the curtain whose life story captivated her son-in-law L. Frank Baum as he wrote his classic novel
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A new exhibition spotlights a trio who pushed the boundaries of American art and illustrated the experiences of World War II incarceration
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A Romare Bearden print served as a starting point for the American playwright's 1987 drama, which follows a Black family's struggle to decide the fate of an ancestral heirloom
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A Smithsonian curator reflects back on the artistic legend, a "Renaissance man" with 28 Grammys to his name, who died Sunday at 91 years old
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Pedestrians in Montreal, Grand Rapids and other locations can time-travel thanks to installations that map historical scenes directly onto the cityscapes
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These images from the Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest show how communities in Mexico and beyond mark Día de los Muertos.
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