September 1, 2004 Voting into Vapor From The September-October 2004 Issue Published in the September-October 2004 print issue in the Right Now section. Most popular All That’s Unseen charts the Harvard graduate’s uneasy journey from Appalachia to Cambridge and back. Singer Elisa Smith’s whiskey-soaked voice and subversive feminism is part of the genre’s urban shift. Before a data center is built, Francesca Dominici and Le Xie aim to predict costs to the grid, the air, and the neighbors next door. Explore More From Current Issue Architecture & Design In a sea of red brick, the Science Center and Peabody Terrace make their mark. Museums & Collections Science and art capture the microscopic natural world. Commencement Conan O’Brien headlines a star-studded cast