Smithsonian Magazine: May 2008
Features
Acadia Country
Anchored by the spectacular national park, the rugged, island-dotted coastal region of Maine distills the down east experience
Ancient Citadel
At least 1,200 years old, New Mexico's Acoma Pueblo remains a touchstone for a resilient indigenous culture
The Life Aquatic with Bruce Mozert
When the photographer gazed into the crystalline waters of Silver Springs, Florida, in 1938, he saw nothing but possibilities
Back to the Frontier
At Conner Prairie, Indiana, living history is the main event
End of the Road
In the 1800s, travelers along the perilous forest trail known as the Natchez Trace called it the "Devil's Backbone"
Who's Laughing Now?
Long maligned as nasty scavengers, hyenas turn out to be protective parents and accomplished hunters
Hidden Depths
Winslow Homer took watercolors to new levels. A Chicago exhibition charts the elusive New Englander's mastery
Beneath the Surface
A high-tech investigation helps explain Winslow Homer's staying power
Departments
Indelible Images
Model Arrangement
In Milton Greene, Marilyn Monroe found a friend as well as a photographer who captured the range of her vibrant personality
Phenomena
Where Dinosaurs Roamed
Footprints at one of the nation's oldest—and most fought over—fossil beds offer new clues to how the behemoths lived
My Kind of Town
You got a problem with that?
Why do New Yorkers seem rude? A noted critic and essayist has a few ideas
Presence of Mind
Goodbye, Columbus
A new survey upends the conventional wisdom about who counts in American history
Around the Mall
Curves Ahead
At the Smithsonian's Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum, Rococo experiences a revival
The Object at Hand
Ivory Merchant
Composer Irving Berlin wrote scores of hits on his custom-built instrument
Around the Mall
Turning a Page
Smithsonian regents tap engineer, educator G. Wayne Clough as the Institution's next Secretary
What's Up
What's Up
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May 2008
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