Smithsonian Magazine: January 2006
Features
The Flu Hunter
For years, Robert Webster has been warning of a global influenza outbreak. Now governments worldwide are finally listening to him
By Michael Rosenwald
The Flu Hunter
For years, Robert Webster has been warning of a global influenza outbreak. Now governments worldwide are finally listening to him
By Michael Rosenwald
Venezuela Steers a New Course
As oil profits fund a socialist revolution, President Hugo Chávez picks a fight with his country's biggest customer the United States
By Katherine Ellison
Hippo Haven
An idealistic married couple defy poachers and police in strife-torn Zimbabwe to protect a threatened herd of placid pachyderms
By Paul Raffaele
Cézanne
The man who changed the landscape of art
By Paul Trachtma
Full Speed Ahead
A railroad, finally, crosses Australia's vast interior—linking not only the continent's south with its north, but also its past to its future
By Simon Worrall
Departments
Indelible Images
Grab a Drink With Hollywood's Stars
To photographer Slim Aarons, the biggest stars were auld acquaintances
By Owen Edwards
Points of Interest
Last Race on Earth
In a quest for the ultimate challenge, marathoners go the distance in Antarctica
By John Hanc
From the Secretary
Dressed-down Democracy
Franklin's 300th birthday this month reminds us of common ideals and artifacts that reflect themfrom a simple suit to an iconic lunch counter
By Lawrence M. Small
