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August 15, 2009 Issue Contents

Ladies and Gentlemen, Try to Start Your Engines!

WEB EXCLUSIVE - Escape from New York City

How Amy Adams went from being a small-town girl to being one of the most sought-after starlets of her generation.

Ladies and Gentlemen, Try to Start Your Engines!

Looking to burn rubber (and possibly a battery)? Do you feel the need for (relatively moderate) speed? At the 24 Hours of LeMons, all you need in ord...

WEB EXCLUSIVE - Escape from New York City

Tired of the hustle and bustle of Manhattan, New York? Here are four ways to experience the beauty and excitement that lie just outside the city.

Overwhelmed by the daunting task of finding the perfect college? A little homework will save your sanity.

Long before Bob the Builder and Dora the Explorer, Sesame Street was pioneering children’s educational entertainment -- and the show is still as...

Puzzle & Quiz Answers

Office in a Bag

Pack up that briefcase, empty your desk, and kiss the old cubicle goodbye....

Mastering the Five Worst First-Date Dishes

There’s an unwritten law about ordering spaghetti marinara, pork ribs...

Enveloped in Nature

Janet Marinelli, who has worked in the world of botanical gardens for more...

While Nashville hotels have long run the gamut from serviceable to high-en...

California Dreamin’

The first thing that visitors to the courtyard of the new School of Cinema...

The Feminine Mystique

As Mad Men’s Elisabeth Moss is a trailblazing Peggy Olson, woman in a...

We’ve Got Game

Get your thumbs in gear: We’re previewing the most exciting new video...

Author Thomas Pynchon shuns the spotlight, which makes him something of an...

First Impressions

A celebration of great opening lines in literature.

Changing the Channel

When American Gertrude Ederle became the first woman to swim across the En...

Signs of the Times

Mad Men is hailed for its realistic portrayal of vintage Madison Avenue. B...