Smithsonian April 2016

CONDITION   Good, unmarked pages, reading wear, address marked out

CONTENTS

Welcome to Monkey Town – Each July, the city of Dayton, Tennessee, celebrates its role in the famous Scopes Trials with a re-enactment and festival. By Franz Lidz

Invisible Kingdom – Deep in the jungles of Cambodia. French archaeologists have rediscovered the remains of a splendid lost city that may have been the template for Angkor Wat. By Joshua Hammer

Driving While Black – Listing hotels, restaurants and other businesses open to African Americans, the Negro Motorist Green-Book was an invaluable guide for Jim Crow-era travelers. By Jacinda Townsend

The Secret Lives of Animals – Using a remote-controlled camera, a wildlife photographer captures the beasts of the Massi Mara and Serengeti from the ground up. By Abigail Tucker

Evotourism 2016

·        Darwin’s Favorite Fossils – The 150-year-old Yale Peabody Museum houses crucial specimens that the famous British naturalist considered the best evidence for his theory of evolution. By Richard Conniff

·        Dawn of the Dinosaur – Recent surprise discoveries at Petrified Forest National Park in Arizona have prompted a complete rethinking about the creatures of the Triassic Era. By Brian Switek

Contributors

Discussion

Phenomena

·        American loon; Zoot Suit

·        Art: Robert Clark

·        History: Casual Cushing

·        Small Talk: Ariel Waldman

·        Adaption: Big Toe

·        Culture: Questlove on Cooking

Catching A Wave – The first-ever detection of gravitational waves is major breakthrough in scientists’ ability to probe the cosmos. By Brian Greene

Drawing Fire – With a pen and brush, the artist, activist and reporter Molly Crabapple rivets our attention on humanitarian crises. By Ron Rosenbaum

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