Arts/History: Smithsonian Magazine – December 2024

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Smithsonian Magazine (November 21, 2024) – The latest issue features ‘The Hidden History of Bermuda’ – New archaeological finds are reshaping our views of early colonial life in the Americas…

The Forgotten Colony

What excavations in Bermuda are revealing about one of Britain’s first settlements in the Americas—and the surprising ways it shaped the New World. By Andrew Lawler. Photographs by Nicola Muirhead

The Feminist Behind the Man Behind the Curtain

The untold story of Matilda Gage, the freethinker who inspired her son-in-law L. Frank Baum’s classic novel “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz”. By Evan I. Schwartz

It’s Not Easy Being Seen

Glass frogs use translucence to evade predators. So why are researchers trying to find as many as they can? By Alex Fox

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