Smithsonian Magazine: August 2004
Features
Will Tuvalu Disappear Beneath the Sea?
Global warming threatens to swamp a small island nation
By Leslie Allen
Let the Games Begin
Spectators braved all manner of discomfort—from oppressive heat to incessant badgering by vendors—to witness ancient Greece's ultimate pagan festival
By Tony Perrottet
New Leash on Life
In an innovative program, prison inmates are raising puppies to be guide dogs for the blind
By Christina Cheakalos
In Search of William Tell
Seven hundred years ago, William Tell shot an arrow through an apple on his son's head and launched the struggle for Swiss independence. Or did he?
By Robert Wernick
Impressionism's American Childe
A new exhibition of works by Childe Hassam, a pioneering interpreter of the French style, highlights his "incorrigibly joyous" break with the past
By Doug Stewart
Making Copies
At first, nobody bought Chester Carlson's strange idea. But trillions of documents later, his invention is the biggest thing in printing since Gutenburg
By David Owen
Off to the Races
Before the American Revolution, no Thoroughbred did more for racing's growing popularity than a plucky mare named Selima
By John Eisenberg
Departments
Indelible Images
Fallen Star
When Mary Decker crashed to the ground at the Los Angeles Olympics 20 years ago this month, a young photographer was there to catch the anguish
By Nadira A. Hira
Phenomena & Curiosities
A Matter of Taste
Are you a superstar? Just stick out your tongue and say "yuck"
By Mary Beckman
The Object at Hand
Token of Appreciation
A grateful Pomo Indian's gift to a friend exemplifies the brightest form of Native American artistry
By Ed Leibowitz
Presence of Mind
Walden's Ripple Effect
One hundred fifty years after its publication, Henry David Thoreau's meditation remains the ultimate self-help book
By Robert D. Richardson
From the Secretary
Natural Harmony
The new National Museum of the American Indian is a proud expression of Native American beliefs
By Lawrence M. Small
