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Travel
Exploring Hemingway’s Pamplona
An offbeat journey to the legendary Spanish festival 100 years after the life-changing trip that inspired Ernest Hemingway to write “The Sun Also Rises”
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How Davy Crockett, the Rugged Frontiersman Killed at the Alamo, Became an Unlikely American Hero
During his lifetime, Crockett—who went by David, not Davy—shaped his own myth. In the 20th century, his legacy got a boost from none other than Walt Disney
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Custom Furnishings From Frank Lloyd Wright’s Only Skyscraper Have Been Preserved for Posterity
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Volunteers Discover 115-Million-Year-Old Dinosaur Tracks Revealed in the Wake of Devastating Texas Floods
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Science
A Shared Fate
In Vermont, researchers have investigated the types of creepy, crawly bugs that their avian predators consume and may have found the answers to keeping them both alive
Arts & Culture
Classic Rock
Artisans around the world are ditching the mortar and embracing an old method of building rock walls
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America’s 250th Anniversary
To mark the 250th anniversary of America’s founding on July 4, 1776, Smithsonian magazine is highlighting the people, places and events that shaped the United States’ fight for independence from Great Britain
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History
How Davy Crockett, the Rugged Frontiersman Killed at the Alamo, Became an Unlikely American Hero
During his lifetime, Crockett—who went by David, not Davy—shaped his own myth. In the 20th century, his legacy got a boost from none other than Walt Disney
Science
Inside the Quest to Understand the Link Between Cannabis and Schizophrenia
Recent studies have examined the relationship between the drug and psychoses and looked at how the brain responds to the substance
Innovation
Can A.I. Help Revitalize Indigenous Languages?
Indigenous researchers and roboticists are crafting innovative tools to help save endangered dialects
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In Belize, Maya Descendants Are Reviving an Ancient, Sacred Ballgame
A movement is underway to make pok-ta-pok, the world’s oldest team ballgame, the national sport
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Seventy Years Ago, Johnny Cash Recorded ‘Folsom Prison Blues’ and Became a Folk Hero for the Ignored and Downtrodden
A man of the people, the artist put his money where his mouth was by visiting prisons around the country and performing the song
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How Bruce Springsteen Created the ‘Greatest Rock Album Ever’
Fifty years ago, the Boss was at a pivotal moment in his career. A new book details what it took to launch ‘Born to Run’
