The new issue is one of my favorites, thanks to two incredible anchor pieces. Former Minnesota Monthly editor returns to deliver a powerful story. Long before pop-ups and flash mobs, an unusual sight met visitors to the National Mall on the morning of July 19, 1974: a formal breakfast in view of the Lincoln Memorial, complete with horse-drawn carriage, a string quartet, and candelabra. Captured by a photographer for The Washington Post, the image has since become one of the paper's best-selling prints. Tim Gihring shares the poignant story of recent Carleton College graduates, all drawn to DC to serve their country, pulling off an audacious surprise for a beloved classmate. The piece was animated by artist Jack Molloy, who created tableaux for the front and back covers and story spreads using keepsakes shared by alumni. Another return: multiple James Beard Prize–winning culinary writer heads back to campus to revisit her college cafeteria in a poignant (and hilarious) remembrance. And: Carleton’s Curious Collections, a look at career pivots, and some “real talk about small business.”