IN MANY PARTS OF THE PLANET, THIS SUMMER HAS BEEN A RECORD-BREAKING HIGH-TEMPERATURE SEASON. DID SOMEONE SAY IT’S HOT, HOT, HOT? EVEN AS WE STRIP DOWN TO OUR PANTIES TO STAY COOL AND GET OUR WORK DONE, OUR CREATIVE ENERGY KEEPS HEATING UP. IN THIS MONTH’S ISSUE: ENCOUNTERS WITH NUMEROUS ARTISTS AND THINKERS WHOSE COLLECTIVE MOJO IS ON FIRE — AND IRRESISTIBLY INSPIRING.