FEATURES
Wings!
COVER STORY
By Gigi Ragland
Each spring, more than 500,000 sandhill cranes converge on Nebraska’s Platte River
Found Family
By Diana Selkirk
How a genealogical search revealed a dark family secret
Big Fins and More!
Gallery from the Archive
A sampling of sumptuous mid-century automobile ads
The Healing Power of Baseball in Japan
By Todd Pitock
America’s national pastime is the most popular sport in Japan, but it’s also much more
Putting the Mouth Back in the Body
By Mary Otto
Bad science and greed made rivals of doctors and dentists. Now millions suffer as a result
FICTION
By Gary Svee
He didn’t know the day was special — he just knew it was hot
DEPARTMENTS
From the Editor: Family secrets
Letters: Cheers and jeers
The Argument: How hucksters like P.T. Barnum make suckers of us all
American Pop: Tattoos
Lighter Side: Signs of spring in a small town
My Word: Embracing life after a cancer diagnosis
Post-Its: Scenic (and easy!) bike routes; 3 questions for Kenneth Branagh; top 10 reads; movie reviews; and more
Your Health: The buzz about mosquitoes; migraine myths; truth about hydration; more
Healthy Eating: Curtis Stone’s favorite shrimp recipes
Inspiration: Helping at-risk teens visualize a better life
Backstory: How the Kellogg brothers changed breakfast
The Vault: Gems from our archive — 1968 Ed Sullivan profile; Martin Luther King Jr., on the pace of black-white relations; and more
