The Animal Issue

An Everywoman Hero Shines

I’ve met many talented, successful, and impressive people in my journey through life, but not many of them shine as... Read more August 2018, People

Big Dreams Require Big Vision

Laurie Hood has never been an armchair advocate for animals. She’s more of an arm twister. Read more August 2018, People

The Little Easy

Spend any time in Mobile, Alabama, and you’ll quickly learn that it—and not that upstart Louisiana city to the west—was... Read more August 2018, Food, Lifestyle + Travel

Kidding Around

Holding downward dog takes on a near-spiritual quality when a bleating baby goat jumps on your back, as these three... Read more August 2018, Lifestyle + Travel, Nature

How to Get across the Road When a Python Is in Your Way

Life before the war was normal. I was eleven and hadn’t watched television and I knew little about American history.... Read more August 2018, Lifestyle + Travel, Nature

Adventures in South Africa

For anyone with a passion for nature and a love of the great outdoors, there can be no greater destination... Read more August 2018, Lifestyle + Travel

Holding Your Horses

Joint replacements undreamed of years ago, surrogates for mothers too precious to take time out to give birth to their... Read more August 2018, Lifestyle + Travel

How Do We Love Thee?

Now look, before all you owners of surrogate children, otherwise known as the family pets, write to the editor and... Read more August 2018

The Grateful Tread

In the New Urbanism beach communities along Scenic Highway 30-A in Northwest Florida, you’re likely to see people wearing sneakers... Read more August 2018, Lifestyle + Travel

Not Your Average Doghouse

Who says architect-designed houses are only for humans? Not Zaha Hadid and other world-class design firms that joined artists from... Read more Art + Culture, August 2018

History and Nature Go Hand in Hand

The year was 1872, and the United States, still reeling from the Civil War, was near the end of what... Read more Art + Culture, August 2018, Nature

Sucre Says

As I paw my second editor’s column, I am delighted to be VIE’s canine ambassador, allowing me to use my... Read more August 2018, People

Chasing Tigers

The driver and the guide each lean out over their jeep doors to scrutinize the dirt road for tracks. “Going... Read more August 2018, Lifestyle + Travel, Nature

Bears and Dogs and Wolves—Oh My!

Mention to your friends, family, and colleagues that your next vacation will involve a trip to the southern European country... Read more August 2018, Lifestyle + Travel, Nature

C’est la VIE: August 2018

There’s no denying it; the adoration of animals has long been a part of the human condition. From the Egyptians... Read more Art + Culture, August 2018, Fashion

The Nature Within

Artist Salvador Dalí, a surrealism pioneer of the last century, toyed with his critics and admirers upon saying, “The secret... Read more Art + Culture, August 2018

The Call of the Wild

Having a conversation with Alex Beard is a lot like exploring the untamed terrains he loves so much: a little... Read more Art + Culture, August 2018, People

2018 MTV Movie & TV Awards

The stars aligned on the red carpet outside the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, California, on June 16 as Tiffany... Read more August 2018, La Scène

Safari by Boat

The Zambezi River flowed seven paces from the foot of my bed. I could have thrown a rock and hit... Read more August 2018, Lifestyle + Travel, Nature

100-Point & Cult Wine Dinner

Alaqua Animal Refuge hosted the Fifth Annual 100-Point and Cult Wine Dinner fund-raiser at the home of founder Laurie Hood... Read more August 2018, La Scène