Smithsonian Magazine: September 2007
Features
The Amazing Albatrosses
They fly 50 miles per hour. Go years without touching land. Predict the weather. Mate for life. And they're among the world's most endangered birds. Can albatrosses be saved?
Kiwi Ingenuity
A fleet of inventions aims to protect albatrosses from harm
Washington & Lafayette
Almost inseparable in wartime, the two generals split over a vital question: Should revolutionary ideals be imposed on others?
Undaunted
First Rory Stewart walked the breadth of Afghanistan. Then he took up a real challenge: restoring traditional architecture in Kabul
In Living Color
An obscure photographic process unveiled 100 years ago opens a fresh window on the past
Singapore Swing
Peaceful and prosperous, Southeast Asia's famously uptight nation has let its hair down
Going With the Grain
On Minnesota lakes, Native Americans satisfy a growing hunger for "slow food" by harvesting authentically wild rice the old-fashioned way
When Portugal Ruled the Seas
The country's global adventurism in the 16th century linked continents and cultures as never before, as a new exhibition makes clear
Beyond the Fringes
The author traces some abiding infatuations—and old antagonisms—to his seaside boyhood home
Remembering Jack Kerouac
A friend of the author of "On the Road," published 50 years ago this month, tells why the novel still matters
"It Felt Like a Real Discovery"
Six decades after the death of an unheralded New York City municipal photographer, a researcher stumbles upon his forgotten negatives
Wild Things: Life As We Know It
Icebergs, ice age wolves and honeybee queens
Kitchen Aid
A 1930s utensil evokes our love affair with chocolate
From the Castle
Object Lessons
Points of Interest
This month's guide to notable American destinations and happenings
What's Up
Jim Henson, photojournalist Lola Alvarez Bravo and the heaviest bird that can fly
Interview: Richard Lerner
The Tufts University developmental scientist challenges the myth of the troubled adolescent in his new book, "The Good Teen"
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