April 2008
Table of Contents
Features
Child’s PlaySummer vacation is right around the corner, but that doesn’t mean you should panic. We’ve rounded up 68 of our favorite things to do with your toddlers, teens, and every kid in between. Dance the hokey pokey. Rope a horse. Eat way too many hot dogs. Zip down a waterslide. And yes, feed the animals. The Fire That TimeOn April 19, 1993, the world watched as the Branch Davidian compound, outside Waco, burned to the ground after a 51-day standoff. Fifteen years later, witnesses and participants—from federal agents to loyal followers of David Koresh—remember what they saw during the deadliest law enforcement operation in U.S. history. Plus:The Fire That Time: SlideshowFrom the survivors, to the families, to the ATF and FBI, the images of the 51-day standoff at Mount Carmel are still vivid in their minds. Held Hostage: Video“If you even suspect that an individual is delusional, you don’t enter into their delusion. Because you’ll never win.” |
The Final FrontierKarl Gebhardt and Gary Hill, two astronomers from the University of Texas at Austin, are racing to solve one of the greatest mysteries in science: What is dark energy? How does it work? Can it explain the origins of the universe? There’s only one problem. Dark energy may not actually exist. Citizen CaneTen years ago I was shot in Mexico City by a street thug who wanted to kill me. Since then, I’ve endured unbelievable pain and learned how to walk again, and I’m thankful for what I have: a new outlook on life, time with my family, and a chance to step back into the ring. Plus:Cane and AbleEvan Smith talks with Jan Reid about that fateful night in Mexico City—the night that changed everything. |
Columns
Gary CartwrightTruth and ConsequencesRoger Clemens may be worthy of the Congressional testimony Hall of Shame, but should we really be so freaked out about his supposed steroid use? |
Letter From Eagle PassThe Night In QuestionThirty years later, we still don’t know who murdered Border Patrol agent Jose Gamez. Or maybe we do. Letter from StephenvilleThe SearcherWhen a UFO streaks across our skies— c’mon, the truth is out there!—Ken Cherry gets to work. |
Reporter
In the ChuteLet There Be LightJ. M. W. Turner in Dallas; Discovery Green in Houston; Fiesta in S.A. |
The Filter
Miscellany
Roar of the CrowdTap DanceContributorsHope Rodriguez, Michael O’Brien, and Gary Cartwright |
Editor’s LetterThe Audacity of Hope |
Web Exclusives
Multimedia
Ice Age: VideoWhat could be more fun than hopscotch and burgers with Dad? |
