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July/August 2019

Features

With conflict raging again in Israel, a fearless initiative reveals a complex reality that few visitors ever see

Geraldine Brooks; Photographs by David Degner

A blazing nitromethane-fueled American tale of racing glory, murder and a son's pursuit of his father's unfinished legacy

Jeff MacGregor; Photographs by Mark Mahaney

From hot rods to lowriders, today's show-car royalty reinvents the wheel

Photographs by Robbie McClaran; Text by Chris Bodenner

Bounty hunters and biologists wade deep into the Everglades to wrestle with the invasion of giant pythons threatening Florida's wetlands

Ian Frazier; Photographs by Gena Steffens

The mysterious beauty of the world that inspired the stark lyricism of Robert Frost

Photographs by Nicola Muirhead; Text by Jay Parini

My improbable voyage in search of the misunderstood author of America's greatest epic adventure

William T. Vollmann; Photographs by Irenaeus Herok

Readers respond to our June 2019 issue

Prologue

How our beloved Smokey Bear has become a lightning rod in a heated environmental debate

Prologue

Photographs that make the most of getting it wrong

Prologue

Archaeologists are discovering that two of the world’s most prized flavors have a much richer history than we thought

Prologue

In 1933, the Harlem Renaissance star wrote a powerful essay about race. It has never been published in English—until now

Prologue

Singing the praises of the Walkman, which launched the revolution in self-centered music 40 years ago

Prologue

An electrifying history of the world’s most popular invisible instrument

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