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Writer-at-Large / Smithsonian Magazine

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Four minutes and nine seconds of everything wrong with sports.
December 9, 2025 at 6:51 PM
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I send warm regards, my friend, and the back shelf of Grandma's medicine chest

unguent
balm
salve
poultice
liniment
pomade
emollient
unction
beeswax

be sure to try the willow bark mustard plaster with clove oil and gingerine

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Cure-alls and Salves | Smithsonian Institution
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December 9, 2025 at 3:24 PM
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also:

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How solar storms that cause the Northern Lights have the power to wreak havoc on Earth
The aurora borealis can bring stunning night skies, but hidden dangers can accompany the Northern Lights to disrupt life on Earth as Chris Fawkes explains.
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December 8, 2025 at 1:32 PM
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See? Objectively terrific. And makes a swell gift!

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December 7, 2025 at 2:54 PM
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and the kelp forests of California.

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Underwater Forests Return to Life off the Coast of California, and That Might be Good News for the Entire Planet
Wondrous kelp beds harbor a complex ecosystem that’s teeming with life, cleaning the water and the atmosphere, and bringing new hope for the future
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December 7, 2025 at 2:53 PM
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to Grand Central Terminal

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New York’s Grand Central Terminal Helped Provide the Blueprint for American Cities. It Happened by Accident
A train wreck that caused the death of more than a dozen commuters near the turn of the 20th century was the impetus behind a monumental project that changed the urban landscape
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December 7, 2025 at 2:27 PM
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From Uzbekistan
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Archaeologists May Have Found the Lost Iron City of the Silk Road in the Remote Highlands of Uzbekistan
Researchers are uncovering what they think is the metropolis of Marsmanda, an iron-making city that could rewrite the history of the famed trade route
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December 7, 2025 at 2:21 PM
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Greatest movie ever? Greatest movie ever.

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Even If You’ve Never Seen 'Seven Samurai,' You’ve Certainly Seen Movies Influenced by It
Director Akira Kurosawa broke all the rules—and budgets—of Japanese filmmaking with his 1954 classic. But the final product influenced a generation of directors
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December 7, 2025 at 2:16 PM
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Swell column here from my boss:
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For a Quarter of a Century, We've Helped Make It Possible to Protect Birds Over a Cup of Coffee
The Smithsonian’s bird-friendly coffee certification program started after researchers made an unexpected correlation around a farm. It has been helping migratory birds and forest farms for 25 years n...
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December 7, 2025 at 2:13 PM