Smithsonian Magazine: May 2004
Features
Medicine from the Sea
From slime to sponges, scientists are plumbing the ocean's depths for new medications to treat cancer, pain and other ailments
By Kevin Krajick
The Law that Ripped America in Two
One hundred fifty years ago, the Kansas-Nebraska Act set the stage for America's civil war
By Ross Drake
A Fresh Look at Diane Arbus
A new retrospective featuring an unprecedented number of the troubled photographer's images makes the case for her innovative artistry
By Tessa DeCarlo
As Told at The Explorers Club
More Than Fifty Gripping Tales of Adventure
By Owen Edwards
Departments
Indelible Images
Supremely Wilde
How an 1882 portrait of the flamboyant man of letters reached the highest court in the land and changed U.S. law forever
By Mitch Tuchman
Points of Interest
On Clipped Wings
As America's first black military pilots, Tuskegee airmen faced a battle against racism
By Keith Weldon Medley
Phenomena & Curiosities
A Mine of Its Own
Where miners used to dig, an endangered bat now flourishes, highlighting a new use for abandoned mineral sites
By Douglas H. Chadwick
Presence of Mind
The (Scientific) Pursuit of Happiness
What does the Dalai Lama have to teach psychologists about joy and contentment?
By Chip Brown
People File
Panorama Mama
In Los Angeles, bulldozers are circling Sara Velas' mural in the round
By Ed Leibowitz
Editor's Note
Discoveries
Finding pharmaceuticals in the sea, unsettling images and nuggets of Americana
By Carey Winfrey
From the Secretary
Grand Reunion
For the dedication of a new World War II memorial on the Mall, the Smithsonian will stage a four-day festival of reminiscence
By Lawrence M. Small
The Last Page
Back Story
You may beat out a bunt, but there's no running away from the past
By Doug Grandell
