CURRENT ISSUE
November 2004
Features
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Whale of a Tale
When Luna, a people-loving orca, chose Vancouver Island's Nootka Sound for his home, he set in motion a drama of leviathan proportions
Departments
Subway Spy
Walker Evans' underground-breaking photographs resurface for the centennial of New York City's rapid transit system
When Pulling a Lever Tallied the Vote
An innovative 1890s gear-and-lever voting machine mechanized the counting of the ballots so they could be tallied in minutes, not hours or days
Twin Science
Researchers make an annual pilgrimage to Twinsburg, Ohio, to study inherited traits
Art That Goes Boom
The works of Cai Guo-Qiang, director of visual effects for the opening ceremonies at the Beijing Olympic Games, truly sizzle
TET: Who Won?
A North Vietnamese battlefield defeat that led to victory, the Tet Offensive still triggers debate nearly four decades later
Americans at War
A new exhibition explores the personal dimensions of war: valor and resolve—but also sacrifice and loss