Smithsonian Magazine: November 2008
Features
Looking Up
In desolate Niger, wild giraffes are making a comeback despite having to compete for resources with some of the world's poorest people
By Jennifer Margulis
The World's First Temple?
Predating Stonehenge by 6,000 years, Turkey's stunning Gobekli Tepe upends the conventional view of the rise of civilization
By Andrew Curry
One Man's Korean War
Reporter John Rich's color photographs, seen for the first time after more than half a century, offer a vivid glimpse of the "forgotten" conflict
By Abigail Tucker
Banner Days
The flag that Francis Scott Key saw flying over Fort McHenry was loved almost to death. Now, after a decade's conservation, the Star-Spangled Banner returns to its place of honor on the National Mall
By Robert M. Poole
Munich at 850
The livable, culture-crazy, beer-loving capital of Bavaria is coming to terms with its history
By Charles Michener
Departments
Indelible Images
Curious Perspective
Robert Frank's book The Americans changed photography. Fifty years on, it still unsettles
By Richard B. Woodward
Points of Interest
Points of Interest
Notable American Destinations and Happenings
By Aleta George, Keenan Mayo, David Zax and Kenneth R. Fletcher
Wild Things
Wild Things:
Life as We Know It
Bats' barotrauma, fallow deer, Tahitian vanilla, lucky dinosaurs
By T.A. Frail, Megan Gambino, Jesse Rhodes, Abigail Tucker and Sarah Zielinski
From the Castle
History Ahead
A renovated National Museum of American History opens up American history and culture to millions of visitors
By G. Wayne Clough
Around the Mall
Pieces of Our Past
History sleuths probe meaning of telltale American objects
By Anika Gupta
Q&A
Q&A: Wanda Jackson
In the 1950s, Wanda Jackson was one of the first women to record rock 'n' roll.
By Kenneth R. Fletcher
What's Up
What's Up
Photographic keepsakes, garden paintings from the maharajahs and Fritz Scholder’s Indian identity on canvas
By Anika Gupta
The Last Page
Just Follow the Signs
Politicians made more sense when they relied on oracles and omens
By Joe Queenan
