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The Life of Agatha Christie, the World’s Best-Selling Novelist, Goes Under the Microscope at the British Library
3+ day, 20+ hour ago (354+ words) Sonja Anderson | Daily Correspondent “My darling, what a journey!” Agatha Christie wrote in a letter to her husband in 1930. The novelist was describing an eventful trip on the luxurious Orient Express, the 20th-century passenger train that ran between Paris and…...
World’s Largest Collection of Serial Killer ‘Murderabilia,’ From John Wayne Gacy to H.H. Holmes, Opens in Chicago
4+ day, 23+ hour ago (417+ words) A harrowing curation of artifacts linked to the world’s most notorious serial killers—including the “Killer Clown” John Wayne Gacy and H.H. Holmes of The Devil in the White City infamy—anchors a new exhibition, now open in Chicago....
Secretary Lonnie G. Bunch III Announces Retirement as Head of the Smithsonian After 38 Years of Service to the Institution
5+ day, 22+ hour ago (133+ words) Brian Wolly | Digital Editorial Director Bunch was named to the role by the Smithsonian Board of Regents in 2019, having most recently served as the founding director of the Institution’s National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC). In the…...
Before Vegas Became Vegas, Hot Springs Was America's Sin City. Now the Arkansas Spa Town Embraces Its Colorful and Seedy History
2+ week, 4+ day ago (576+ words) Travel | September/October 2026 A life-size statue of Al Capone greets downtown visitors, and you can stay in his hotel suite. The town where gangsters once vacationed with movie stars and athletes is still open for a getaway “The mayor, the…...
Why Gen Z Is Learning to Paint Like 19th-Century Artists
3+ week, 5+ day ago (1162+ words) Claire Turrell | Travel Correspondent In London’s Hyde Park, young painters sit behind rows of wooden easels. Kicking off their sneakers on the picnic rugs and pulling down their baseball caps to keep the sun out of their eyes, they studiously…...
Stanford University's Founding Matriarch Was a Travel-Loving Philanthropist Who Met a Tragic End. A New Exhibition Explores Her Life, Grief and Death by Poison
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (670+ words) Women Who Shaped History A Smithsonian magazine special report History | July 30, 2026 7:45 a.m. Jane Stanford’s legacy is the focus of a new showcase at the California university. The display features artifacts that have never previously been exhibited Jess Daninhirsch | Reporting Intern, Museums…...
Hollywood's Iconic Cinerama Dome, One of the World's Most Famous Movie Theaters, Is Set to Reopen in Early 2028
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (530+ words) Film fanatics are celebrating this week after officials shared plans to inject new life into one of Sunset Boulevard’s most beloved cinematic landmarks. Closed since 2020, Hollywood’s Cinerama Dome—instantly recognizable for its geodesic architecture that resembles a golf ball—is…...
Months After Burglars Stole Crown Jewels From the Louvre, the Apollo Gallery Reopens, Highlighting Its Origins as a Royal Reception Hall
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (353+ words) For the first time since thieves shocked the world by brazenly stealing crown jewels worth some $100 million from the Louvre last autumn, the museum reopened the scene of the crime to the public. Officials say they hope visitors will appreciate…...
In the Latest Brazen Heist, Jewelry and Artworks Worth $5 Million Were Stolen From a Famed French Designer's Museum
2+ mon, 3+ day ago (369+ words) Months after burglars broke into the Louvre and stole royal crown jewels, another brazen art theft rocked France. Early on Sunday, three masked thieves armed with sledgehammers forced their way into the Lalique Museum in the French village of Wingen-sur-Moder…...
Norman Rockwell Captured the Hustle of the West Wing in Colorful Drawings Displayed for Decades in the White House. They’re Now on Public View for the First Time
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (517+ words) Sarah Kuta | Daily Correspondent In 1943, Norman Rockwell spent hours in the lobby of the West Wing, watching the steady stream of visitors waiting to see President Franklin D. Roosevelt. The American artist turned those White House observations into four colorful sketches…...