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Smithsonian Magazine

July / August 2025
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One year subscription of Smithsonian Magazine takes you on a journey through history, science, world culture and technology with breathtaking images from around the world.

Out of This World • THE NATIONAL AIR AND SPACE MUSEUM’S NEW GALLERIES EXPLORE THE CHALLENGES AND DELIGHTS OF LIFE IN SPACE

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“I couldn’t put my magazine down until I had read this article twice.”

Life, in a Nutshell • With poignant wisdom and gentle wit, Charles M. Schulz reinvented the comic strip

Playing for “Peanuts” • A REDISCOVERED STASH OF RECORDINGS BY VINCE GUARALDI OFFERS FANS A WHOLE NEW CHANCE TO BOOGIE WITH SNOOPY

BRIGHT FUTURE • In her dazzling portraits of 1930s New York, a photographer captured a city on the rise

Cards On the Table • The true history of tarot is as colorful as the hypnotic designs of its decks

The Divine Method • FOR MILLENNIA, CURIOUS SOULS HAVE EXAMINED A RANGE OF WORLDLY PHENOMENA, FROM THE PALM OF THE HAND TO MOLDY CHEESE, TO PROPHESY SUPERNATURAL KNOWLEDGE ABOUT THEIR FATES. OR SOMETIMES JUST FOR FUN

Fighting To Serve • With their bravery during World War I, these daring American women doctors proved their might to the folks back home

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“FORE!” FATHERS • Tracing the centuries of innovation that sent the golf ball on a wild ride through history

A New Hope • How The Wiz transformed an American folk tale into a celebratory vision for the future of Black America

A Man in Full • A NEW BIOGRAPHY OFFERS THE MOST INTIMATE PORTRAIT YET OF ONE OF THE 20TH CENTURY’S GREATEST AUTHORS

EXPLORING HEMINGWAY’S PAMPLONA • AN OFFBEAT JOURNEY TO THE LEGENDARY SPANISH FESTIVAL 100 YEARS AFTER THE LIFE-CHANGING TRIP THAT INSPIRED THE SUN ALSO RISES

A SHARED FATE • Scientists worldwide have tracked worrying declines in insects—and the birds that feast on them. In Vermont, researchers are searching for clues that could help save them both

CLASSIC ROCK • Artisans around the world are ditching the mortar and embracing the ancient craft of dry stone walling

Monkey In the Middle • Sometimes proximity to an urban center can have surprising benefits for critically endangered wildlife

The Redfish Blues • THE CAJUN COOKING CRAZE NEARLY WIPED OUT LOUISIANA’S ICONIC SPECIES, BUT CONSERVATION STEMMED THE TIDE. NOW THE FISH FACES NEW THREATS

Passion Fruit • A search for the world’s best durian leads to Malaysia, where the delicacy is prized—and reviled

Life Out of Balance • NEARLY TWO MILLION PEOPLE HAVE LOST THE SIMPLE ABILITY TO FEEL STEADY. CAN AN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICAL IMPLANT RESTORE IT?

Don’t Be Puzzled • YOU CAN FIND 11 ANSWERS IN THESE PAGES

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