Smithsonian Magazine: June 2008
Features
Forget Jaws, Now it's . . . Brains!
Great white sharks are typecast, say experts. The creatures are socially sophisticated and, yes, smart
By Paul Raffaele
The Brink of War
One hundred fifty years ago, the U.S. Army marched into Utah prepared to battle Brigham Young and his Mormon militia
By David Roberts
Diamonds on Demand
Lab-grown gemstones are now practically indistinguishable from mined diamonds. Scientists and engineers see a world of possibilities; jewelers are less enthusiastic
By Ulrich Boser
Small Wonders
Europe's idiosyncratic house museums yield pleasures beyond their size
By Tony Perrottet
Gregory Crewdson's Epic Effects
The photographer uses movie production techniques to create "in-between moments." But you'll have to supply the story line
By Kenneth R. Fletcher
Montague the Magnificent
He was a golfing wonder, a dapper strongman and the toast of the Hollywood smart set—then his past caught up with him
By Leigh Montville
Departments
Indelible Images
Tabled Resolution
Betty Ford had a what-the-hell moment—and an accomplice in photographer David Hume Kennerly
By William Booth
Digs
Space Race II
Scientists worry that a contest to send robotic rovers to the moon will threaten lunar landmarks
By Michael Milstein
Presence of Mind
On the Origin of a Theory
Charles Darwin's bid for enduring fame was sparked 150 years ago by word of a rival's research
By Richard Conniff
Letters to the Editor
Letters to the Editor
Readers Respond to the May Issue
By Smithsonian Magazine
Wild Things
Wild Things: Life as We Know It
The whiskered auklet's plumage, joshua trees, squid beaks and more
By Kenneth R. Fletcher, T.A. Frail, Megan Gambino, Laura Helmuth and Sarah Zielinski
Interview
Wallace Broecker Geochemist, Palisades, New York
How to stop global warming? CO2 "scrubbers," a new book says
By Kenneth R. Fletcher
Points of Interest
Points of Interest
Notable American Destinations and Happenings
By Melissa Gaskill, Michael Morain, Bob Wyss, Mariana Gosnell and Chris Granstrom
Around the Mall
Squeeze Play
A new Smithsonian Networks Film brings alive the upbeat music of Colombia's cowboy country
By Kenneth R. Fletcher
The Object at Hand
Golden Grail
Few U.S. coins are rarer than the never circulated 1933 double eagle, melted down after the nation dropped the gold standard
By Owen Edwards
