CURRENT ISSUE
May 2008
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Features
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Acadia Country
Anchored by the spectacular national park, the rugged, island-dotted coastal region of Maine distills the down east experience
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Ancient Citadel
At least 1,200 years old, New Mexico's Acoma Pueblo remains a touchstone for a resilient indigenous culture
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The Life Aquatic with Bruce Mozert
When the photographer gazed into the crystalline waters of Silver Springs, Florida, in 1938, he saw nothing but possibilities
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Back to the Frontier
Want to fork hay, play vintage baseball or try your hand at tanning deer hide? At Conner Prarie, Indiana, living history is the main event
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End of the Road
In the 1800s, travelers along the perilous forest trail known as the Natchez Trace called it the "Devil's Backbone." Today, the storied route marks the milestones—and tombstones—of sourthern history
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Who's Laughing Now?
Long maligned as nasty scavengers, hyenas turn out to be protective parents and accomplished hunters
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Hidden Depths
Winslow Homer took watercolors to new levels. A Chicago exhibition charts the elusive New Englander's mastery
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Beneath the Surface
A high-tech investigation helps explain Winslow Homer's staying power
Departments
Model Arrangement
In Milton Greene, Marilyn Monroe found a friend as well as a photographer who captured the range of her vibrant personality
Where Dinosaurs Roamed
Footprints at one of the nation's oldest—and most fought over—fossil beds offer new clues to how the behemoths lived
You got a problem with that?
Why do New Yorkers seem rude? A noted critic and essayist has a few ideas
Goodbye, Columbus
A new survey upends the conventional wisdom about who counts in American history
Wild Things: Life as We Know It
America's oldest primate, ocean dead zones and alligator lungs
Curves Ahead
At the Smithsonian's Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum, Rococo experiences a revival
Ivory Merchant
Composer Irving Berlin wrote scores of hits on his custom-built instrument
Turning a Page
Smithsonian regents tap engineer, educator G. Wayne Clough as the Institution's next Secretary