Jon Sobel·Jul 29A Good LaughI had a good laugh the other day. Short, unexpected, and one I had to stifle, but a pretty good one nonetheless. And it’s all thanks to…
emelia lehmann·Jun 5Subversive, Skilled, Sublime: Fiber Art by WomenExhibition review of “Subversive, Skilled, Sublime: Fiber Art by Women,” on view at the Renwick Gallery (Smithsonian American Art Museum)…
Jayeel Munch·May 30The Smithsonian’s Quiet ResistanceI have always believed that one of the best places to understand Washington is not the White House, the Capitol, or even the Supreme Court…
Jayeel Munch·May 17The Art of the Strategic Retreat: How the Smithsonian is Surviving the New Culture WarIn Washington, D.C., power isn’t just wielded in the halls of Congress or behind the heavy doors of the West Wing. It is negotiated…
Joe Donnelly·Apr 25On a Zephyr of Compressed WindCraig Stecyk, the Smithsonian, and the first airbrushed surfboard.
DELPINO NETO·Jan 31TITÃSAn explosion of colours painted by Adeir Teixeira dos Reis a Brazilian artist. This job is to show how her mind was creative and capaple to…
Jose M. Ramirez·Dec 15, 2025Walking the Spiral: Returning to the Hirshhorn MuseumEvery year, as part of the Smithsonian museum tour I make a point of doing in Washington, DC, there is one stop I return to almost…
Mal Warwick·Dec 10, 2025If you fly, she may have saved your lifeYou’ve probably never heard her name before. But if you fly frequently she may have saved your life. Her name was Roxie Laybourne, and she…