A Peek Inside Jim Henson's Creature Shop, Where Whimsical Puppets Are Designed(smithsonianmag.com)

17 points by pseudolus 3 months ago | 0 comments

A Tiny Typo May Explain Centuries-Old Mystery Bout Chaucer's 'Canterbury Tales'(smithsonianmag.com)

26 points by keepamovin 1 year ago | 7 comments

Benjamin Franklin's Alter Egos Gave Him the Most Freedom(smithsonianmag.com)

80 points by cisc 1 month ago | 40 comments

Archaeologists find possible first direct evidence of Hannibal's war elephants(smithsonianmag.com)

107 points by bryanrasmussen 8 months ago | 32 comments

“Reading Rainbow” was created to combat summer reading slumps(smithsonianmag.com)

319 points by arbesman 1 year ago | 188 comments

Smithsonian magazine article on the history of the children's TV series Reading Rainbow, created to combat summer reading slumps and bridge the literacy gap.

A Gladiator's Marble-Etched Epitaph Is Found in an Ancient Roman Necropolis(smithsonianmag.com)

4 points by bryanrasmussen 1 year ago | 0 comments