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Posts by James Deutsch
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Bridging Gaps and Stirring Dreams: Lucy XC Liu’s Integration of Traditional and Contemporary ArtFormer intern Lucy XC Liu is actively working to bridge the gap between traditional and contemporary art.
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Why Things Go Topsy-Turvy on February 29: Origins and Lore of Leap DayLeap Day has long been a source of contention and confusion, signaling to us that things are not quite right.
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How to Move 4,400 Boxes of Irreplaceable Stuff—and Then Move (Almost) Everything BackThe Rinzler Archives Reopens After Renovations and LockdownThe Rinzler Archives has reopened after renovations and pandemic delays.
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Romani Rights and the Roosevelts: The Case of Steve KaslovSteve Kaslov sought to improve the civic status and rights of Romani people in the United States.
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Ballads and Bridges in the Muddy Waters of Bobbie Gentry’s “Ode to Billie Joe”“Ode to Billie Joe” is not a folksong, but it caught the nation’s ear that summer for reasons that still reverberate today.
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Are You Shaking at the Thought of Shaking Hands?Folk gestures of greeting have waxed and waned for millenniaFolk gestures, such as the handshake and other forms of greeting, have waxed and waned among many different cultures.
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Navigating the Southern Crossroads at the 1996 Olympics in AtlantaIn 1996, the Smithsonian hosted a free festival of Southern music, crafts, and dance held outdoors at Olympic Centennial Park.
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Cicada Folklore, or Why We Don’t Mind Billions of Burrowing Bugs at OnceThe earliest documented examples of cicada folklore come from China.
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Hearing the Voices of Deaf Culture at the 1981 Folklife FestivalForty years ago, the Smithsonian Folklife Festival presented a landmark event in the history of Deaf Culture.
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When the First Family Leaves, the Staff Remains: Transitions at the White HouseSince the early 1990s, the Center has been documenting occupational culture at the White House.
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