CURRENT ISSUE
March 2008
Features
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Rare Breed
Can Laurie Marker help the world's fastest mammal outrun its fate?
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The Arranger
From bebop to hip-hop, nobody alive has done more for American music than Quincy Jones
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Revolutionary Road
Efforts to turn the Vietnam War's notorious Ho Chi Minh Trail into a major highway have uncovered battle scars from the past while paving a way to a brighter future
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Springs Eternal
In rural Japan, stressed workers and tourists seek geothermal ease
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The Changing Face of Bhutan
As the last Himalayan Buddhist kingdom cautiously opens itself to the world, traditionalists fear for its unique culture
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Forbidden No More
As Beijing gets ready to host its first Olympics, a veteran journalist returns to its once-restricted palace complex
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Highlights and Hotspots
Celebrations, ceremonies and competitions sure to delight even the most seasoned traveler
Departments
Tracking the Bighorns
Where do the elusive mountain climbers go? Researchers have finally learned some answers
A Record Find
How The Phantom of the Opera led me to a long-lost musical treasure in Paris
Wild Things: Life as We Know It
An Australian conservation group uses Hubble space telescope software to identify animals by their markings
A Neonatal Niche
Medical companies ignored the needs of premature infants, inspiring a nurse to become an entrepreneur
John Alexander
A retrospective of artist John Alexander's work debuted at the American Art Museum in December and travels next to Houston's Museum of Fine Arts
Doug Fine, Journalist, New Mexico
How an ambitious experiment in ecological living led to a goat pen