CURRENT ISSUE
July / August 2014
Features
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Piece of Mind
Today’s obsession with posting material to Pinterest, Facebook and Twitter has a very American history
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Without Reservations
The bad boy chef and author weighs in on Americans’ late-arrival to the glorious delights of food culture
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America on Fire
The star-spangled war confirmed independence for the United States. But for Great Britain, it was a betrayal
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Elephant Killer
The recent capture of a notorious poacher has given hope to officials in Chad battling to save the African elephant from extinction
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The Sound of Music [Remix]
The hills are alive again with a new American generation of the singing family made famous by the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical
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Lawrence’s Arabia
His daring raids in World War I made him a legend. But in the Middle East today, the desert warrior’s legacy is written in sand
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Over the Rainbow
Seventy-five years after its Technicolor premiere, trace the earliest steps on the yellow brick road
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Rise of the Sea Urchin
In the icy waters off Norway, one intrepid Scot dives deep to satisfy the latest fjord-to-table craze at Europe’s finest restaurants
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Soul of the South
Fifty years after the civil rights summer of 1964, renowned travel writer Paul Theroux chronicles the living memory of an overlooked America
Departments
Boy Meets Grille
Salvatore Scarpitta’s automative wonder goes on view at the Hirshhorn
Fast Forward
Researchers have printed 3D houses before—but this attempt, using recycled material in a classic Amsterdam style, can be rearranged for different needs.