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Smithsonian Magazine Do you have an interesting "Black Friday" story?

Shopping Maul | Arts & Culture | Smithsonian Magazine
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The first rule of holiday shopping: There are no rules
Fri at 10:40am
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Annette L. Williams
Annette L. Williams
My son, who was knee-high at the time, broke away from me and was scooting through a department store -- before I caught up with him, he collided with a clerk who ended up wind-milling above him precariously, finally lost his balance and collapsed on my naughty child. Fortunately no one was hurt, the clerk forgave us, and from then on I kept him in... See More the wagon wherever I shopped 'til he totally outgrew it. I see so many kids nowadays that should be confined to wagons, but aren't. I am as careful at department store intersections as I am in traffic . . . hafta be.
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Barry Berlin
Barry Berlin
I was at the jewelry counter at our local Nieman Marcus and they had Rolex Submariners at full retail price but with free gift wrapping and gift cards. I only needed one watch but I bought two because of the special.
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Smithsonian Magazine What beverages do you drink at Thanksgiving dinner?

Turkey-Day Tipples | Food & Think
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Even if the Pilgrims didn't hoist frothy mugs of ale at the first Thanksgiving, there's no reason you shouldn't.
November 25 at 9:05am
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Smithsonian Magazine Two British artists travel to Pittsburgh for their second installment of their "Mysterious Letters" art project.

Writing Letters to Everyone in the World [HQ]
Length:3:41
November 25 at 6:59am
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Check out Michael and Lenka's actual letters to Polish Hill. http://mysteriousletters.blogspot.com/
November 25 at 6:45pm
Eddy
Eddy
Very nice ! I think anybody would like to receive one of those mistery letters ! there are many lonely people around...
November 25 at 7:07pm
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Smithsonian Magazine How do you usually cook your Thanksgiving turkey?

Stuff the Safe Way | Food & Think
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[caption id=attachment_3794 align=alignleft width=266 caption=iStockphoto][/caption] Stuffing is an integral part of any Thanksgiving spread, but
November 24 at 6:53am
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John
John
Cook it?
November 25 at 12:34pm
Jennifer
Jennifer
FRIED :)
November 25 at 3:01pm
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Smithsonian Magazine The streets of Puebla, Mexico are filled with the sound of Mariachis who sing at most traditional Mexican ceremonies.

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The Mariachis of Puebla [HQ]
Length:2:27
November 23 at 11:26am
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Aprile
Aprile
Que hermoso!
November 23 at 7:23pm
Lon
Lon
Having lived in various parts of Mexico for years, I had to steal el sentido cocinero de poblano one year for Thanksgiving.
November 23 at 10:35pm
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Ancient Pyramids Around the World | History & Archaeology | Smithsonian Magazine
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No matter if the civilization was Mesopotamian, Egyptian, or Mayan, its legacy today is in part marked by towering pyramids
November 23 at 6:53am
Mary
Mary
These are truly amazing. To think that people built these when there was so little technology available.
November 23 at 7:25pm
John
John
There was actually lots of "technology" available, but it was different from modern over-powered machines.
November 25 at 8:19pm
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An In-Depth Look At the Waldseemuller map | Smithsonian.com
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Zoom in to see even the smallest details of the groundbreaking 1507 map and read about the spots where the mapmakers turned people's view of the world upside down
November 20 at 1:23pm
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Harley Husid
Harley Husid
very cool
November 21 at 4:21am
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Smithsonian Magazine Our geladas photo gallery is a must see!

Ethiopia's Exotic Monkeys | Photo Gallery | Smithsonian.com
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November 20 at 9:29am
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Mary Mckenzie
Mary Mckenzie
Good Luck dude!!
November 20 at 9:53am
Loraine Barbeaux
Loraine Barbeaux
loved it!
November 20 at 10:32am
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Smithsonian Magazine The December 2009 issue of Smithsonian Magazine is live on http://Smithsonian.com. Check out our cover story on wildlife trafficking.

Wildlife Trafficking | People & Places | Smithsonian Magazine
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A reporter follows the lucrative, illicit and heartrending trade in stolen wild animals deep into Ecuador's rain forest
November 20 at 7:04am
Kim Moran
Kim Moran
how can we as human beings do this sick barbaric deeds. whats wrong with this highly intelligent race were fuk'd!!!!! thank god for the few decent 'humans' on this god forsaken planet
November 23 at 3:28am
Kristina
Kristina
Sad and an outrage at the same time.
November 24 at 5:38am
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Artist Jeanne-Claude Dies | Around The Mall
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The artist Jeanne-Claude passed away last night at a New York hospital of a brain aneurysm, according to the Associated Press. She was 74.
November 19 at 11:05am
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Alessa
Alessa
sad. He did some cool stuff
November 20 at 12:18am
Eddy
Eddy
What a wondeful work of art.
November 20 at 7:48pm
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Crawling Around with Baltimore Street Rats | Science & Nature | Smithsonian Magazine
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The “urban ecosystem” serves as a research lab for scientist Gregory Glass, who studies the lives of the Charm City’s rats
November 19 at 6:42am
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Ron Link
Ron Link
Them critters is wantin' some food!!!!!
November 19 at 11:28am
John
John
Some people I know who saw huge rats actually saw opossums and couldn't tell the difference.
November 25 at 8:21pm
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Smithsonian Magazine David Silverman has collected more than 800 pinball machines to preserve their history and create a national pinball museum.

Flipping Out Over Pinball
Length:2:52
November 18 at 1:52pm
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Gerald Erambert
Gerald Erambert
Chinese pinball rocks.
November 19 at 6:04am
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Heart Disease Found in Ancient Egyptian Mummies | Surprising Science
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Heart disease may appear to be a recent problem, brought on by modern living, but it's been plaguing humanity since ancient times
November 18 at 8:52am
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Brooke
Brooke
We all know what helped bring down Napoleon's army (lead in cans). Loraine, you pose a likely big contributor, as Egyptians ( and most other cultures in the ancient world in the Mediterranean area) drank copious amounts of wine. Perhaps beer (consumed in ancient Egypt and elsewhere) had high levels of lead too.
November 19 at 7:37am
John
John
No one who has contracted the habit of living has been known to survive.
November 25 at 8:22pm
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Smithsonian Magazine Does your family have a Web site?

Home Sweet Homepage | Arts & Culture | Smithsonian Magazine
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Why surf the Web when you can live there?
November 18 at 7:24am
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Toni Fraide Talley
Toni Fraide Talley
Does having a fb family group qualify!
November 18 at 11:00am
Marilyn Parker
Marilyn Parker
Most of my family are on FB- really great. 4 generations!
November 18 at 3:02pm
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Celebrating American Indian Heritage | People & Places | Smithsonian Magazine
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Sitting Bull's legacy, Native American languages, a national list of events and more
November 17 at 8:54am
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Michelle
Michelle
YES WE CAN
November 17 at 5:19pm
Darel Ferguson
Darel Ferguson
i vote for 5 years
November 18 at 8:01am