In this issue
Edition: South Pacific
Edition: South Pacific
No. 40
COVER
What Makes Us Different?
(SCIENCE)
Not very much, when you look at our DNA. But those few tiny changes made all the difference in the world
ASIA
Dictators' Delight
(Viewpoint)
Thailand's coup sends a dangerous message to Asia's enemies of democracy
ARTS
In Tongues of Flame
(The Arts)
A history of bushfire in Australia finds spiritual smoke signals entwined with the ecological ones
Never a Dull Moment (The Arts)
David Malouf imagines Every Move You Make

Norman Rockwell: The Photographs Behind the Art
Ask Your Questions: Garrison Keillor
The 10 Worst Things About the Worst Decade Ever
Weekly Acoustic News: Thanksgiving Edition
The Gospel of Glee: Is It Anti-Christian?
Can a Good Guy Fix College Football's Worst Thing?
The Road on Film: Beautiful, Bleak
Obama's First State Dinner
The Princess and the Frog: Big Fun on the Bayou
Me and Orson Welles: Zac Efron Takes the Stage