In this issue

THE BUSH LEGACY

Jon Meacham Mikhail Gorbachev

California Burning inside a deadly fire season by Justin Worland

Photos of the Year

For His Next Act

Journalist And Author John Mcphee Still Finds Wonder In The Outdoors, Chocolate And Circus Bears

WALK AROUND A GIANT GLOBE IN THE LOBBY OF Princeton University’s geosciences building, Guyot Hall, and ascend an elevator to the fourth floor.

5 mins

How To Rebuild A City: Cold, Hard Cash

IT IS FALL IN MOSUL, THE SEASON’S FIRST COOL BREEZES blow off the Tigris, and I am walking around a 12th century castle with my friend Safwan.

6 mins

George Herbert Walker Bush 1924–2018

The 41st President and father of the 43rd left a lasting legacy of service

10+ mins

The Future In Flames

What we saw when California burned

7 mins

Photos Of The Year - 2018

From tragedy to celebration, and from promising beginnings to somber farewells, these images capture a momentous 12 months

3 mins

Dr. Watch Will See You Now

This Gadget Can Monitor Your Heart And Warn You Of Trouble. Why Apple And The Rest Of Silicon Valley See Your Health As Their Next Frontier—and What You Should Know About The Risks And Benefits

10+ mins

Adapting Genius

Moonlight filmmaker Barry Jenkins makes aJames Baldwin classic all too timely

10 mins

Spider-Man's Sticking Power

IN A YEAR SO STUFFED WITH COMIC-BOOK CHARacters that 26 superheroes jockeyed for the chance to punch one purple alien in Avengers: Infinity War, you might be forgiven for feeling a little superhero fatigue.

5 mins

A 19th Century Schemer Remade For The Present

CLASSICS MAY BE CLASSIC FOR A reason, but that doesn’t mean they age perfectly.

3 mins

After 50 Years, A Legend Stays Strong

THIS NOVEMBER, VAN MORRISON CELEBRATED the half-centennial of his album Astral Weeks, on which the Irish troubadour added his rousing high baritone to a watercolor landscape awash with genres so thoroughly blended it nearly rendered the idea of categorizing music obsolete.

3 mins

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