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June 2011
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Swimming With Sharks
Wildlife researchers and tourists are heading to a tiny Mexican village to learn about the mystery of the largest fish in the sea
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Ready for Takeoff
Will unmanned aerial vehicles—drones—soon take civilian passengers on pilotless flights?
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Extreme Cuisine
Molecular gastronomist Nathan Myhrvold creates culinary oddities and explores food science in his groundbreaking new anthology
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A Setting for Murder
The birthplace of Poirot and Marple welcomes visitors looking for clues to the best-selling novelist of all time
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A Writer’s Formative Venue
The seaside town beckons vacationers and Agatha Christie pilgrims alike
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500 Miles of Mayhem
A century ago, the first Indianapolis 500 race started in high excitement and ended in a muddle
Departments
Dance Partners
Barbara Morgan's portrait of the iconic dancer helped move modern dance to center stage
June 1861
The "Races at Philippi" and Virginia is split in two and more from what happened in the Civil War in June 1861
Civil Discourse
Built From the Bottle Up
Peace Corps volunteer Laura Kutner demonstrates how she turned trash into the building blocks for one community's revival
The Princess and the Peacocks
How a portrait sparked a battle between an artist–James McNeill Whistler—and his patron–Frederick R. Leyland
What's Up
Don't Sniff the Antlers
A 14th-century Japanese essayist's advice for troubled times runs the gamut from quirky to prescient