April 2012

Departments: Opening Announcement, Cover, Contributions, From Editor, The Conversation, From the Castle
Profile, Food + Culture, Science, Books
Phenomenon
Futurism
By various authors
Monster Discovery
In Colombia, the fossil of a gargantuan snake poses a threat to conventional wisdom.
By Guy Gugliotta
Illustrations by Paul Mirocha
The Rebellion's Secret Weapon
They helped overthrow Qaddafi. Now women in Libya are fighting for a greater voice in society.
By Joshua Hammer
Photographs by Michael Christopher Brown
National Treasure: Roberto Clemente's Batting Helmet
The baseball icon was a rarity: an all-star athlete and humanitarian.
By David Maraniss
Casanova Slept Here
History's most celebrated lover was an intellectual? His newly acquired memoir (all 3,700 pages) is seducing scholars.
By Tony Perrottet
Photographs by Mary Ellen Mark
American Prom
A renowned photographer documents our special, and awkward, rite of passage.
Photographs by Mary Ellen Mark
Text by Sloane Crosely
Eye of the Tiger
Hunted and displaced, the big cats are disappearing. But new research suggests how to avert extinction.
By Phil McKenna
Photographs by Kalyan Varma
Around the Mall
Fast Forward
Supertress in Singapore