Smithsonian Magazine: March 2003
Features
The Hunt for Hot Stuff
In the former Soviet Union, "rad rangers" are racing to find lost radiation devices before terrorists can turn them into "dirty bombs"
By Richard Stone
Where the Wild Things Are
President Theodore Roosevelt started what would become the world's most successful experiment in conservation
By Smithsonian magazine
Daniel Libeskind: Architect at Ground Zero
From his Jewish Museum in Berlin to his proposal for the World Trade Center site, Daniel Libeskind designs buildings that reach out to history and humanity
By Stanley Meisler
Ice Capades
Alaska's husband-and-wife team of avalanche experts work to save lives all winter, then take to their kayaks in summer
By Michael Ryan
To the Rescue
Las Vegas showman Jonathan Kraft went from riches to rags to turn a patch of Arizona desert into a refuge for abused and abandoned exotic animals
By Paul Trachtman
Mischief Maker
A new exhibit showcases the neglected, playful sculptures of artist Joan Miró
By Stanley Meisler
Winter Palace
The first major exhibition devoted to the Incas' fabled cold-weather retreat highlights Machu Picchu's secrets
By Fergus M. Bordewich
Departments
Indelible Images
Machine Dreams
A new exhibition reconsiders the industrial photographs of Margaret Bourke-White's early, "rapturous" period
By Rebecca Maksel
Points of Interest
Whose Rock Is It Anyway?
An Indian tribe wins the first round in a long fight with rock climbers
By David Roberts
Phenomena & Curiosities
Caution, Planets Ahead
The world's largest (maybe) 9-planet solar system model goes up along Route 1 in northern Maine
By Sam Hooper Samuels
The Object at Hand
How-deeeee!
Homely country togs defined a beloved Grand Ole Opry stalwart
By Victoria Dawson
People File
Fare-Minded Arbiter
Quelle surprise! Englishman Derek Brown presides over France's prestigious Michelin guide to haute cuisine
By Rudy Chelminski
Editor's Note
Stanley Meisler hits a stand-up double
Stanley Meisler hits a stand-up double
By Carey Winfrey
From the Secretary
The Big Picture
Our photographic collections showcase the world from the seafloor to the stars above
By Lawrence M. Small
Books
Henry Kissinger on Vietnam
Henry Kissinger's new book revisits America's troubled extrication from Indochina
By Smithsonian magazine
The Last Page
Once Upon a Time
Children's books by celebrities are as old as the Dead Sea Scrolls. Here are our favorites
By Smithsonian magazine
