CURRENT ISSUE
September 2007
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Features
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The Amazing Albatrosses
They fly 50 miles per hour. Go years without touching land. Predict the weather. And they're among the world's most endangered birds
Kiwi Ingenuity
A fleet of inventions aims to protect albatrosses from harm
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In Living Color
An obscure photographic process unveiled 100 years ago opens a fresh window on the past
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Undaunted
First Rory Stewart walked the breadth of Afghanistan. Then he took up a real challenge: restoring traditional architecture in Kabul
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When Portugal Ruled the Seas
The country's global adventurism in the 16th century linked continents and cultures as never before, as a new exhibition makes clear
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Washington & Lafayette
Almost inseparable in wartime, the two generals split over a vital question: Should revolutionary ideals be imposed on others?
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Going With the Grain
On Minnesota lakes, Native Americans satisfy a growing hunger for "slow food" by harvesting authentically wild rice the old-fashioned way
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Singapore Swing
Peaceful and prosperous, Southeast Asia's famously uptight nation has let its hair down
Departments
"It Felt Like a Real Discovery"
Six decades after the death of an unheralded New York City municipal photographer, a researcher stumbles upon his forgotten negatives
Beyond the Fringes
The author traces some abiding infatuations—and old antagonisms—to his seaside boyhood home
Remembering Jack Kerouac
A friend of the author of "On the Road," published 50 years ago this month, tells why the novel still matters
Kitchen Aid
A 1930s tool was used to whip chocolate beverages into a frothy blend
Richard Lerner
The Tufts University developmental scientist challenges the myth of the troubled adolescent in his new book, "The Good Teen"
Points of Interest
This month's guide to notable American destinations and happenings
What's Up
Jim Henson, photojournalist Lola Alvarez Bravo and the heaviest bird that can fly