Interview with Leigh Montville
The sportswriter discusses John Montague’s fabled antics and how the man changed golf
In the Big Inning…
He was a golfing wonder, a dapper strongman and the toast of the Hollywood smart set—then his past caught up with him
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
Sir John Soane’s Museum in London and other idiosyncratic house museums in Europe yield pleasures beyond their size
Early Birds
Environmental Justice Advocate
Few U.S. coins are rarer than the never circulated 1933 double eagle, melted down after the nation dropped the gold standard
Love Song
A new Smithsonian Networks Film brings alive the upbeat music of Colombia’s cowboy country
What a Year!
Readers Respond to the May Issue
The History of the Drive-In Movie Theater
The continued attraction of viewing movies under the stars
Ten of the most incredible art heists of the modern era
Journalists Injured on Assignment
Raffaele Reports on His Recovery
On the artist’s innovative spirit
Revealing art secrets—and exposing forgeries
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