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Whether you love cheese, wordplay, “Star Wars” or Japanese culture, this year’s list has something for everyone in what turned out to be a fantastic year for board gamers

It's the most wonderful time of the year, and ol' St. Nick is spreading holiday cheer for all to hear

Whether you're doing some holiday shopping or looking for your own next read, consider our thoughtfully curated lists.

Travel to the American South, Vietnam and beyond with this year’s best cookbooks, memoirs and historic deep dives

At the oldest public art museum in the United States, miniatures, glassware and other intricately created works transport visitors around the world

The architectural wonder re-established the designer as a titan of his generation and shifted the public's view of Modernism from a foreign movement to a part of the American character

These images from the Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest show how communities in Mexico and beyond mark Día de los Muertos.

It fell to Belle da Costa Greene, a Black woman whose racial identity was kept secret for decades, to catalog J.P. Morgan's immense collection of books and art

Renaissance paintings, medieval archives, cloistered orchards—how one Italian scientist is uncovering secrets that could help combat a growing agricultural crisis

A new book charts the history of pet cemeteries and honors the universal experience of grieving an animal companion

In a twist befitting its pages, the satirical, anti-establishment publication that delivered laughs and hijinks to generations of young readers gets the respect it always deserved with a new museum exhibition

Climate change, corporate money, soaring demand—can Mexico’s local agave growers find a viable path for a beloved beverage?

The Chinese American artist left a breathtaking legacy that ranged from fine art to Disney movies to Christmas cards