Readers Respond to the May Issue
What a Year!
A new Smithsonian Networks Film brings alive the upbeat music of Colombia’s cowboy country
Love Song
Few U.S. coins are rarer than the never circulated 1933 double eagle, melted down after the nation dropped the gold standard
Environmental Justice Advocate
Early Birds
Sir John Soane’s Museum in London and other idiosyncratic house museums in Europe yield pleasures beyond their size
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
He was a golfing wonder, a dapper strongman and the toast of the Hollywood smart set—then his past caught up with him
In the Big Inning…
Interview with Leigh Montville
The sportswriter discusses John Montague’s fabled antics and how the man changed golf
Details on visiting these unique institutions
Too good to be true?
Betty Ford’s Tabled Resolution
Betty Ford had a what-the-hell moment—and an accomplice in photographer David Hume Kennerly
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