Smithsonian Magazine: August 2007
Features
The Pirate Hunters
Though buccaneering is back with a vengeance, stepped-up law enforcement and high-tech tools are helping protect shipping on the high seas
Americans in Prague
A second wave of expatriates is now playing a vital role in the renaissance of the Czech capital
Hemingway's Cuba, Cuba's Hemingway
His last personal secretary returns to Havana and discovers that the novelist's mythic presence looms larger than ever
Pride of the Realm
An extraordinary collection of pictures has traveled from the United Kingdom's national portrait gallery to ours
Fish Story
Native trout are returning to America's rivers and streams, thanks to new thinking by scientists and conservationists
Some Don't Like It Hot
Atlantans regard summer—and the overheated tourists it spawns—woefully
On the Case
Kathy Reichs, the forensic expert who helped inspire the TV show "Bones," talks about homicides, DNA and her latest novel
A Horrible Blessing
"How am I going to save my grandbabies?" she asked after the hurricane struck, two years ago this month
Points of Interest
This month's guide to notable American destinations and happenings
Wild Things: Life As We Know It
Mammoths, Clownfish and Traveling Plants
Baby Dell
A proto PC harkens back to the birth of an industry
From the Castle
Mighty Mouse
August Anniversaries
Momentous or Merely Memorable
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