Megan Gambino

Washington, D.C.

Senior Editor at Smithsonian Magazine

Associate Editor, http://t.co/EVPIyksZZM.

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Articles

The Ten Best Children's Books of 2024

Dec 18, 2024 | smithsonianmag.com | Megan Gambino

This year’s top titles range from an alphabet book of quirky tunes to an authentic portrait of our nation
What Food Was Served at the First Thanksgiving in 1621?

Nov 26, 2024 | smithsonianmag.com | Megan Gambino

Today, the traditional Thanksgiving dinner includes any number of dishes: turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, candied yams, cranberry sauce and pumpkin pie. But if one were to create a historically accurate feast, consisting of only those foods that historians are certain were served at the so-called first Thanksgiving, there would be slimmer pickings. “Wildfowl was there. Corn, in grain form for bread or for porridge, was there.
More Than 98 Percent of Costa Rica’s Energy Is Renewable—Here’s How

May 31, 2024 | smithsonianmag.com | Megan Gambino

This Central American country has an ambitious plan to reach climate neutrality by 2050
The Ten Best Children's Books of 2023

Dec 14, 2023 | msn.com | Megan Gambino
The Ten Best Children's Books of 2023

Dec 14, 2023 | smithsonianmag.com | Megan Gambino

The Best Books of 2023 A Smithsonian magazine special report This year’s top titles include an art history primer, a collection of silly poems and a mathematical word problem in disguise When poetry editor Lou Peacock compiled A Whale of a Time: Funny Poems for Each Day of the Year, she chose Rita Dove’s “The First Book” to be the entry for January 1.
Inside the Autopsy Room: The Details Doctors Gathered About JFK’s Assassination

Nov 21, 2023 | smithsonianmag.com | Megan Gambino

In the last century, there are few events that have been studied with greater scrutiny than the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. But, that is the problem, according to author and History Channel personality Brad Meltzer.
Six Tips and Tricks for a Perfect Jack-O’-Lantern

Oct 27, 2023 | smithsonianmag.com | Megan Gambino

A few years back, I called Thomas Andres, at the time a researcher at the New York Botanical Garden, with a clear agenda. What advice, I asked, do you have when it comes to pumpkin carving? Do you have any tricks up your sleeve to keep jack-o’-lanterns in good condition through Halloween? His tips were just as handy then as they are now, when I have two young children eager to see their pumpkins last as long as possible. Andres is a cucurbitologist. Translation: He is a pumpkin expert.