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February 2011
Features
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Warsaw on the Rise
A new crop of skyscrapers symbolizes the Polish capital's effort to rebuild its downtrodden image
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Snow Phantom
Rare and maddeningly elusive, the "ghost cat" tries to give scientists the slip high in the mountains of Montana
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The Reluctant President
It seemed as if everyone rejoiced at the election of our first chief executive except the man himself
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Flower Power
Chances are the bouquet you're about to buy came from Colombia. What's behind the blooms?
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Wayne Thiebaud Is Not a Pop Artist
He's best known for his bright paintings of pastries and cakes, but they represent only a slice of the American master's work
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Invisible Glory
Two unsung space telescopes create eye-opening images of the universe from light we can't see
Departments
Letters
Downhill
At a shopping mall in Dubai, Joel Sternfeld documents the peak of consumer culture with his iPhone
Interview with Jane McGonigal, Computer-Game Developer
The "alternate reality game" designer looks to develop ways in which people can combine play with problem-solving
Nature Boy
The author finds inspiration at the doorstep of his Frank Lloyd Wright-designed house near the central California town
Survival Training, Ferret Style
Before the captive animals can go free, they have to hone their killer instinct at a conservation center in Colorado
Trail Blazing
Bill Moggridge
The director of the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum discusses the future of computing and design
What's Up
Battle Station
The famous historian's eyewitness accounts of the Navy during World War II—now being reissued—won't be surpassed