All the Single Ladies
More American women are single than ever before. Here's why, and what it means for sex and the family.
November 2011
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Features
E. O. Wilson’s Theory of Everything
The famed biologist seeks to save a park in Mozambique—and to save humanity.
Our Man in Kandahar
Is one of America's closest allies in Afghanistan guilty of mass murder?
The Quiet Health-Care Revolution
How a company’s mix of high-tech (wireless scales) and low-tech (regular toenail-clipping) strategies is transforming health care
Hacked!
An inside look at the unsettling perils of cloud computing—and how to avoid them
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Clay McLaughlan/Reuters/Corbis The Appeal of Death Row
Why would a California convict opt for a death sentence? With few executions and better living conditions, why not?
Eric Bowers Kansas City Bets on Culture
If you build a shiny new performing-arts center, will the creative class come?
Russian Hangover
A Moscow apartment block’s tenants turn over, one vodka binge at a time.
The Queen of San Francisco
The first openly gay U.S. political candidate works to save a slice of gay history.
Collection of Jeff Berry From Tiki to Tacky—and Back
A taste of cocktail Americana comes in from the cold.
Ocean/Corbis My Bowling Vacation
Rather than attracting slackers or ironic celebrants, a camp for bowlers reveals the American ideal.
Mary Evans/Ronald Grant/Everett Collection The Voice in the Machine
Is lifelike synthetic speech finally within reach?
Columns
Joseph Darrow Capitol Gains
Are members of Congress guilty of insider trading—and does it matter?
Braulio Amado Family Portrait
The secret of Modern Family’s runaway success: it’s just a sitcom.
Books
Topham/The Image Works Police and Poetry
New York's crime drop; T. S. Eliot's dark days
Everywhere Man
Count Harry Kessler dined with Diaghilev, fought for Germany, and penned one of the greatest diaries ever published.
Editor's Note
The Moviestore Collection The New Scarcity
Our cover story is the latest installment in a conversation dating back to 1859.
Letters
Letters to the editor
Responses and reverberations
Gallery
Poetry
Advice
Nishant Chokshi What’s Your Problem?
What not to say about a friend’s fiancée, and other advice
