In Issue Thirty-Four, we experience the thrill of people and places spilling their secrets. Amaryllis Fox--an ex-CIA spy who spent her 20s negotiating in some of the world's most dangerous conflict zones--cracks open the mysteries of the Clandestine Service, and what they've taught her about peace. We also present the result of our own months-long international operation: To gain access to an art deco royal palace in Gujurat, India. As the nights close in, our contributors look beyond this world and into other more mysterious ones: They mull over the popularity of horoscopes and what to eat at funerals. Elsewhere, a photo essay by Gustav Almestål explores the solitary indulgence of comfort foods, so tied to our most intimate of spaces--our homes--and so appealing during break ups.