Patrick Michels
Web Exclusives
Visionary
Platon, who photographed the former president for the cover, discusses portraiture and creating the perfect image.
Political Agenda
Editor Evan Smith talks about interviewing George H. W. Bush.
Digging It
Three South Padre Island artists work on the beach, but don't call them bums.
Inside the Beltway
Executive editor S. C. Gwynne talks about Al Gonzales, getting access, and Washington politics.
Being There
Writer-at-large Cecilia Ballí describes what it is like to be in Juárez, where hundreds of women have been murdered in the past ten years.
Prep Work
Dan Winters, who shot this month's photo essay, "Cuts Above," discusses finding the right piece of meat.



