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Wendell Castle, The Man Who Made Furniture Dance, Dead at 85
The haunting sculpture Ghost Clock is a favorite Smithsonian artwork and a powerful example of the artist’s skill and craft
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Smithsonian Leader Who Helped Launch the American Indian Museum Dies at 91
With a mission to create a diverse and dynamic Smithsonian, Robert McCormick Adams is remembered as an intense but humble leader
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After Claims of Animal Cruelty, Can the Circus Survive?
At the International Circus Festival in Monte Carlo, performers and managers weigh in on the 250-year-old tradition and its fate
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Five Whimsical Words of the Winter Olympics, from ‘Skeleton’ to ‘Salchow’
The sports are hard. The words are harder. We’re here to help
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Look at the High-Tech Gear Olympians Will Be Wearing
From jackets heated with electronic ink to personal airbags for skiers, these are some of the most innovative wearables you’ll be seeing in PyeongChang
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Your Brain Knows What Songs Are For, No Matter Where They Came From
Researchers find that people easily recognize lullabies and dance songs from around the world
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The Ugliest Sculpture Ever, Says the Portrait Gallery’s Director
A bizarre sculpture of a baby Hercules strangling two snakes set this art historian on a course of discovery
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Have Scientists Found a Greener Way To Make Blue Jeans?
An engineered strain of E. coli bacteria can produce a precursor to synthetic indigo using fewer nasty chemicals than traditional methods
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Why Is Some Art So Bad That It’s Good?
Sometimes a work of art is characterized by a string of failures, but nonetheless ends up being a gorgeous freak accident of nature
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In 1968, When Nixon Said “Sock it To Me” on Laugh-In, TV Was Never Quite the Same Again
The show’s rollicking one-liners and bawdy routines paved the way for Saturday Night Live and other cutting-edge television satire
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Why Nancy Reagan’s Sense of Style Wasn’t Appreciated
Like Jackie and Dolley before her, Nancy Reagan brought her own unique style to the White House. But economic times were tough
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The TV Show ‘Black Lightning’ Gives the Superhero World a Jolt of Social Justice
For the protagonist of WB’s new comic book show, community and family come first
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The True Story of “The Assassination of Gianni Versace”
Did the designer meet his killer seven years earlier?
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What the Batmobile Tells Us About the American Dream
Fans of DC Comics will go batty for this new installation at the National Museum of American History
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Russia’s Top 3 Business Stories This Week
Cryptocurrency, Reserve Fund and a looong winter break
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How Women Broke Into the Male-Dominated World of Cartoons and Illustrations
A new exhibition at the Library of Congress highlights female artists and their contributions to comic strips, magazine covers and political cartoons
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The Specter of Kaspersky Looms Over Russian Cybersecurity Firms
The controversy embroiling Kaspersky Lab could spoil its competitors’ chances abroad
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How Graffiti Artists Used iPhones and Paint to Transform the Beatles’ Ashram
Miles Toland describes how he captured Indian street scenes on his phone and recreated them as giant murals that same day
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Three Architecture Projects That Will Build Community and Address Inequality This Year
These projects set to be completed this year are geared toward strengthening communities that have been left out of the economic recovery
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January Happenings At the Smithsonian
Blow away winter blues with our recommended list of film, lectures, concerts and more
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Rage Against the Machine
A short story reimagines the riots at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago and the chaos that shocked the world
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America’s First “Food Spy” Traveled the World Hunting for Exotic Crops
A new book details the life of adventurer-botanist David Fairchild
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Teen Idol Frankie Lymon’s Tragic Rise and Fall Tells the Truth About 1950s America
The mirage of the singer’s soaring success echoes the mirage of post-war tranquility at home
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How Science is Peeling Back the Layers of Ancient Lacquer Sculptures
These rare Buddhist artworks were found to contain traces of bone and blood
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The Ashram Where the Beatles Sought Enlightenment
Beach Boys singer Mike Love recalls what it was like to be at the Indian locale, which remains a destination for fans of music and meditation
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The Remarkable Influence of A Wrinkle in Time
How the Madeleine L’Engle novel liberated young adult literature
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Thomas Edison’s Forgotten Sci-Fi Novel
By feeding his visions for the future to a well-regarded contemporary, the prolific inventor offered a peek into his brilliant mind
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It’s Still Christmas in Armenia
The holiday celebrations continue through January 13. Here’s what to cook to keep the festivities going.
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Russia’s Oil Friendship With China Makes Crude Costly for Europe
After a glut sparked the biggest price crash in a generation and starved Russia of oil revenues, the nation sought to boost market share in the world’s top importer
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The Science of Silence in ‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’
The soundless lightspeed attack that baffled some fans was actually the film’s most scientifically accurate moment
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How Mickalene Thomas Is Ushering in a New Wave of Contemporary Art
The celebrated portraitist’s glittering images of black women upend tradition
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Fifty Years Ago, Protesters Took on the Miss America Pageant and Electrified the Feminist Movement
The star-spangled event became a surprise battleground in the fight for women’s rights and racial equality
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India to Pay $197 Mln for Russian-Made Precision Bombs
Russia’s overall trade with India has increased by more than 15 percent in the last five years
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Russia Posts Highest-Ever Natural Gas Output in Expansion Drive
Gazprom meets more than a third of Europe’s demand for natural gas.
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Russia Tightens Oil Grip in Top Market China
Russia pipped Saudi Arabia most of last year as the top crude supplier to China, the world’s biggest buyer.
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Russian National Oil and Gas Forum and Neftegaz 2018 International Exhibition
The Russian National Oil and Gas Forum and the 18thedition of the Neftegaz International Exhibition will run on 17-18 and 16-19April 2018 at Expocentre Fairgrounds in Moscow.
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Russian education is enjoying an investment boom
On the British Teachers Coming Work in MoscowRussian education is going through an investment boom. Every year, new private schools are opened, many offering an education in English leading to an international diploma.
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Leased labour – how great the change since the new Federal Law 116-FZ?
Leased labour andtemporary staffing in various forms and under different names (leasing,outstaffing and rent of the personnel) were commonly used in Russia since late90s.
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HKUST & SKOLKOVO business schools launch a dual-degree international Executive MBA programme
The leading Russian private business school SKOLKOVO has announced a launch of a new programme in partnership with Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) – EMBA for Eurasia.
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‘Armenian Pizza’ Is the Comfort Food You Didn’t Know You Were Missing (Recipe)
What lahmacun may lack in cheese pulls it makes up for with juicy, spicy ground lamb
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Photos Celebrate the Lives of Gender Non-Conforming Spirit Mediums in Southeast Asia
The pioneering photographer’s latest book documents the welcoming community of transgender individuals who serve as spirit mediums in Burma and Thailand
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What The Post Gets Right (and Wrong) About Katharine Graham and the Pentagon Papers
A Smithsonian historian reminds us how Graham, a Washington socialite-turned-publisher, transformed the paper into what it is today
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Russia to Keep Its Grip on Europe’s Gas Market After Record 2017
Gazprom achieved record gas shipments to Europe this year
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Russia Blacklists Hotels Guilty of Inflating Prices for World Cup
Several hotels have already raised prices 40-fold for the summer
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Learn to Speak the Language of the Universe With This Mindblowing New Book
Magnitude helps you imagine the outer limits of time, speed and distance—without breaking your brain
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Putin Tries to Lure $1 Trillion Home as Sanctions Fear Grows
As much financial wealth is held by rich Russians abroad as in Russia itself
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Foreign Investors Fleeing Russia in 2017, Withdraw Nearly $1 Bln
Foreign investors entered 2017 anticipating sanctions to be lifted
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Yandex to Expand UberEats in Russia With Local Acquisition
Foodfox works with over 2,000 restaurants in Moscow
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Russia Approves Harsher Fines for World Cup Ticket Resellers
Duma deputies ruled to harshen fines in response to the high demand for World Cup tickets, especially among Russian fans
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This 19th Century Illustrator Found Beauty in the Slimiest of Sea Creatures
A new book chronicles Ernst Haeckel’s life and his gorgeous renderings of wild things—scales, spikes, tentacles and all
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Russia’s Top 4 Business Stories This Week
Russians in Silicon Valley, foreign media screws tightening, offshores coming home
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P.T. Barnum Isn’t the Hero the “Greatest Showman” Wants You To Think
His path to fame and notoriety began by exploiting an enslaved woman, in life and in death, as entertainment for the masses
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Smithsonian Magazine’s Most Powerful Photos of the Year
Our photography editors select their favorites from a year full of stunning photojournalism
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Invitation to Companies to bid for the provision of consultancy services for Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office in London
Hong Kong Economicand Trade Office in London (HKETO in London) is the official representative ofthe Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government in commercial relationsand other economic and trade matters in the United Kingdom as well as Denmark,Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, the Russian Federation and Sweden.Its mission is to foster closer economic and Trade ties…
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The Remarkable Rebirth of the Button Accordion
Gilbert Reyes saw the future for the instrument lay in the burgeoning Latino community
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United Kingdom’s Boris Johnson to Warn Russia to Halt ‘Destabilizing Activities’
Relations between the two countries have soured in recent years after Russia’s annexation of Ukraine’s Crimea peninsula in 2014
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Putting Miniature Museums Where You Are Likely To See Them
The nonprofit MICRO is on a mission to meet people where they are, staging small exhibitions in busy, public places
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Russia Is Eyeing Up Saudi Wheat Market Dominated by EU Supplies
Russian wheat has largely been barred from entering the kingdom for the past decade
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Russians Seek Out Greek Properties for Bargains, Visas
George Kachmazov, a Russian realtor, is buying up property in Athens.
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Why Iceland’s Christmas Witch Is Much Cooler (and Scarier) Than Krampus
With roots dating back to the 13th century, Gryla is not to be messed with