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>"After the Oscars slap, rumors of Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith's divorce is the talk of the town in Hollywood."

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>"The former poet laureate considers how we look at American history."

>"The collection includes 40 19th-century daguerreotypes made by three prominent Black studio photographers."

>"Jean Smith’s paintings are haunting and beautiful — and cheap."

While you’ve been binge-watching Netflix and peering anxiously at your sourdough, John Hatleberg has been working on replicas of the Hope Diamond and its earlier incarnations for the Smithsonian.