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This article contains discussions of addiction, child abuse, and mental health. HBO's 2018 miniseries "Sharp Objects," which is based on Gillian Flynn's 2006 debut novel of the same name, has an ...

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The scope of objects in Smithsonian collections is staggering—from ancient Chinese bronzes to the Star-Spangled Banner; from a 3.5 billion-year-old fossil to the Apollo lunar landing module; from the ...