Images of the Star-Spangled Banner from Across the Country

See images of the American flag captured by our readers.

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/multimedi...180950486/

Art and Science: 5 Colour theory

Colour theory from the ancient Greeks to Munsell, via several artists including Leonardo da Vinci and Phillip Otto Runge.


https://eclecticlight.co/2022/01/19/art-...ur-theory/

Carrier pigeon carrying cocaine and marijuana in a bag attached to its chest is caught in bizarre plot to smuggle drugs into a Costa Rican prison
 
Bird was carrying a black pouch which camouflaged against its feathers
It was flying into La Reforma prison with 14g of cocaine, 14g of cannabis
Guards have previously captured iguanas, cats trying to smuggle drugs
Pigeon was taken to animal rescue centre where it was treated for injuries 
 
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-...rison.html
 

 
In June 2013, a criminal cat was detained by police after it was caught attempting to smuggle mobile phones and chargers into a Russian prison.
 

 
http://www.oddee.com/item_98783.aspx
 
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Photos: Remembering Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Iconic images of Dr. King from the Smithsonian collection

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/multimedi...180949401/

Don Quixote 42: The governor and the wooed

When Sancho Panza is awarded the governorship of a local town and leaves the castle to assume office, the knight is left forlorn, and amenable to a old maidservant.


https://eclecticlight.co/2022/01/18/don-...the-wooed/

 

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An Airplane Graveyard Becomes a Kids’ Playground

These grounded planes in the Congo have captured the imagination of these children

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/multimedi...180947978/

Coming Genius: the short art of René Beeh 1

Four years older than Egon Schiele, Beeh was brilliant and expected to become a major artist. A century ago he died old, victim of seasonal flu.


https://eclecticlight.co/2022/01/17/comi...ne-beeh-1/

Best Shark Photographs from the Last Ten Years of Photo Contests

Getting the perfect shot requires great timing, the right equipment and nerves of steel

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/multimedi...-25343627/

A Photographic Tour of New York City

Get acquainted with the Big Apple’s major sights by browsing through these remarkable travel photos submitted to our photo contest

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/multimedi...ty-892019/