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Astoria Characters: The Frame-O-Phile

Nancy Ruhling | Posted 10.12.2009 | New York

Read More: White House, Astoria, Washington Crossing the Delaware, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Emanuel Leutze, Matthew Brady, Picture Frame, Smithsonian, Christie's, Sotheby's, New York News, Marc Chagall, Eli Wilner, Modigliani, New York News
Nancy Ruhling

Astoria-based Eli Wilner has become the framer of choice for the Smithsonian, Sotheby's and Christie's auction houses and the White House. "I want to frame the whole world," he says.

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Hope Diamond Displayed By Smithsonian For First Time Without Setting

AP | RANDOLPH E. SCHMID | Posted 09.23.2009 | Home

Read More: National Gem Collection, Hope Diamond Curse, Naked Hope Diamond, Hope Diamond, National Museum of Natural History, Curse, Smithsonian, Blue Diamond, Hope Diamond Setting, Home News

WASHINGTON — For the first time, the famed and feared Hope Diamond is on display au naturel. The doors were locked....

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Yesterday's Launch of the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Brings Back Memories of Apollo 11

Jeff Goldstein | Posted 07.20.2009 | Living

Read More: Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, Nasa, Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, National Air and Space Museum, Michael Collins, Apollo 11, Moon, Smithsonian, July 20 1969, 40th Anniversary, Lunar, Lro, Living News
Jeff Goldstein

July 20th is coming. It will be the 40th anniversary of the first human footprints on another world, and I lived it.

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Secret, Sexy Bamboo Speakers And More Hot Green Design

AP | ANN LEVIN | Posted 07.03.2009 | Green

Read More: Green Design, Bamboo, The Nature Conservancy, Smithsonian, Green News

NEW YORK — Imagine a forest of bamboo poles in your living room, hollowed out and drilled to allow for stereo speakers, lighting, even bottles o...

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Smithsonian Hosts Its First Hollywood Premiere

AP | BRETT ZONGKER | Posted 06.15.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Ricky Gervais, Smithsonian, Film, Hank Azaria, Ben Stiller, Night at the Museum 2, A Night at the Museum, Entertainment News

WASHINGTON — Abraham Lincoln rises from his chair at his memorial to keep the peace among warring characters from history who came to life in th...

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Washington Post Validates Played-Out Sophistry

Stuart Whatley | Posted 04.11.2009 | Politics

Read More: Jerry Falwell, Palin Creationism, Darwinism, Smithsonian, Smithsonian Natural History Museum, Evolution Creationism, Barack Obama, The Washington Post, Creationism, Darwin, Falwell Liberty University, Charles Darwin, David DeWitt, Evolution, Washington Post, Liberty University, Religion, Education, Religion and Politics, Higher Education, Education Reform, Politics News
Stuart Whatley

The Washington Post chose to run a suspiciously laudatory front-page story today on creationist field trips to the Smithsonian Natural History Museum.

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The Lunatics are Running the Asylum

John W. Whitehead | Posted 03.08.2009 | Politics

Read More: Economic Stimulus Package, Energy, Lead, Department of Veterans Affairs, Congress, Veterans Affairs, Obama Stimulus, Money, Alternative Energy, Economy, Public Health, Green Building, Renewable Energy, Fbi, Smithsonian, Tax Breaks, Green Energy, Energy Policy, Stimulus, Goldman Sachs, U.S. Coast Guard, Obama Stimulus Plan, Mississippi River, Stimulus Package, Colleges, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Economic Stimulus, Department of Energy, Hollywood, Politics News
John W. Whitehead

If Congress have lost sight of what this economic crisis is about and whom the stimulus plan is supposed to be helping, perhaps the following sobering statistics will serve as a reminder.

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Smithsonian Requests Aretha Franklin's Inauguration Hat

CNN Political Ticker | Posted 03.03.2009 | Style

Read More: Aretha Franklin, Smithsonian, Aretha Franklin's Hat. Aretha Franklin Hat, Style News

Michelle Obama's now-famous Jason Wu gown isn't the only piece of Inaugural fashion that is headed for the Smithsonian. The museum is also requesting ...

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The National Academy, Survival and Deaccessioning: An Art World Brouhaha

Monroe Price | Posted 02.02.2009 | Media

Read More: Deaccessioning, National Academy Museum, Huntington Library, Smithsonian, Media News
Monroe Price

There's little that excites the art world so much as a deaccessioning. The National Academy Museum recently sold two paintings to put some version of real bread on its trompe l'oeil table.

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Lap Dance for Santa and other Off The Wall Gift Ideas

Mary Ann West | Posted 01.23.2009 | Style

Read More: Gas Prices, Beatrice's Goat, Crossword, Economy, Sex, Heifer International, New York Times, Naughty Gifts, Obama, Lap Dance, Smithsonian, Insurance Companies, Mad-Libs, Santa, Foreplay, Being Sexy, Sexy, Style News
Mary Ann West

The same fitness craze that brought us belly and pole dancing now has us Lap Dancing. This is not about the tawdry aspects of sex; it's about power, the power of the woman.

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Smithsonian Goes Online: Video Game, Web Experts To Digitize 137-Million-Piece Collection

AP | Posted 10.17.2008 | Home

Read More: New Media, Smithsonian, Education, Home News

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Smithsonian Institution will work to digitize its collections to make science, history and cultural artifacts accessible online...

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Smithsonian: Obama Making History and Marking Time

Dawn Teo | Posted 06.10.2008 | Home

Read More: Democratic Primary Race, Politics News, Democratic Nomination, Smithsonian, Democrats, Watches, Barack Obama, Collectibles, obamawatches.com, Goldenberg Obama Watch, Obama Watch, Obama Watches, Jack Goldberg, Kevin Beck, Obama Wristwatches, Goldenberg Watch, Goldenberg Change, Kevin Glennon, Home News
Dawn Teo

The Smithsonian has accepted three Obama wristwatches into the permanent collection of the National Museum of American History. "What Time is it?" "Time for change!"

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Historic: Smithsonian Balks At Accepting $5M Oil Industry Donation

Washington Post | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

Read More: Smithsonian, Politics News

The Smithsonian Institution has taken the rare step of putting on hold a $5 million donation from the American Petroleum Institute after two members o...

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