Smithsonian Channel

Spotlight on Elizabeth Hazeltine, Summer Intern

It's officially summer which means that here at Smithsonian Channel we have welcomed a number of very qualified and extremely enthusiastic summer interns to help us out for the next couple of months.  We thought you might like to meet them so we'll be posting profiles of them here on the blog.  Elizabeth Hazeltine (who works with our production team in the DC office) drew the short straw so she gets to go first. 

Happy Birthday America and SPAM too!

In addition to celebrating the adoption of the Declaration of Independence 233 years ago, this July 4th you should also make a toast to that beloved meat in a can, SPAM®!  Click through to see a clip from a SPAM® cook-off that takes place each year in Austin, TX.

See Transformers 2 Jet at the National Air and Space Museum

If you're planning a trip to Washington, DC this summer be sure to pay a visit to the Smithsonian's Udvar-Hazy Center to see the plane that inspired the character Jetfire in this summer's blockbuster film Transformers 2.

America’s First Color Film Retires After 74 years

Kodak has announced that its retiring one of its most beloved products after 74 year on the market.  Read more about what made kodachrome film so special and see some amazing photographs taken with it through the years.

Smithsonian Aims to Save Tigers in the Wild

Last week the World Bank and the Smithsonian Institution joined forces to launch the most recent phase of their Global Tiger Initiative which is working to ensure  the survival of tigers in the wild.  Click to read more about it and to watch a video of some feisty tiger cubs at the National Zoo.