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May 2010
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The Man Who Turned Off the Taps
Prohibition touched every American life. It couldn't have happened without Wayne B. Wheeler
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Making Memories
Does your memory play tricks on you? New research may explain why—and even help some people make peace with their past
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Danger Ahead
Africa's wildebeest migration pits a million thundering animals against a gantlet of perils, even—some experts fear—climate change
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Road Taken
The state's Route 100 offers an unparalleled access to old New England, from wandering moose to Robert Frost's hideaway cabin
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Garden of a Golden Age
Filoli—a lavish early 20th-century estate that is the last of its kind—harks back when San Francisco's richest families built to dazzle
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The Soul of Memphis
Despite setbacks, the Mississippi River city has held onto its rollicking blues joints, smokin' barbeque and welcoming, can-do spirit
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Mark Twain in Love
A chance encounter on a New Orleans dock in 1858 haunted the writer to his dying day 100 years ago
Departments
Sum of Her Parts
Frances Benjamin Johnson's self-portraits show a woman who could play contrasting roles
Wild Things: Life as We Know It
Running elephants, far-flying mosquitos, ancient crocodiles and more...
Coldblooded Rescue
Researchers are saving the world's most endangered sea turtles by degrees
The Sight of Music
3-D Imaging reveals how instrument makers might recreate the sound of a Stradivarius
Snail Mail
A letter that took two years to reach its destination evokes the hazards of the Pony Express
Q&A: Barron Hall
Root canals on cheetahs, lions and gorillas is just another day at the office for veterinary dentist Barron Hall
Will Work for Brain Scans
Your dream job—part-time zombie? candle consultant?—is only a click away