Stupid Dreams Our dreams often help us understand ourselves, who we love, or how we look naked. Other times they’re simply worth ignoring. Artist Sam Brown offers his interpretive talents.

Mike Cina of True Is True Cina is a designer in the broadest sense. His work spans a wide range of commercial and personal art, including print and Web design, typography, painting, photography, and bookmaking. Also, he is a fisherman. Rosecrans Baldwin interviews the man behind True is True.

Michael Chabon Writer Michael Chabon answers the five questions, mentioning real estate, Mr. Terrific, and Ashtabula.

Landscaped Beyond all Recognition We bemoan the rise of the McMansion, the slash-and-burn path of the strip mall—but the real problem may be lurking in the shrubbery. A look at where our yards are now.