Welcome to the Chicken Swap
Thursday, Jul. 01, 2010Fowl fanciers gather in New Tripoli, Pa., to share their enthusiasm for all things chicken
Photographs by Naomi Harris for TIME
Woman Soldier: June Moss
Thursday, Jul. 01, 2010An Iraq veteran describes her experiences with war and its difficult aftermath
Photographs by Robyn Twomey for TIME
Inside the World's Most Humane Prison
Tuesday, Jul. 26, 2011Anders Behring Breivik, the man accused of the July 22 killing spree and bomb attack, could be sent to Halden, a Norwegian high-security prison that aims to rehabilitate criminals with comfortable and thoroughly modern facilities.
Notorious Russian Spies Throughout History
Wednesday, Jun. 30, 2010Ever since the Soviet era, organized, clandestine agents from the Motherland have operated in the West with daring and ingenuity
Profiles of 'Open Carry' Gun-Law Advocates
Tuesday, Jun. 29, 2010The June 28 Supreme Court ruling on the right to carry an unloaded weapon heartens gun owners in Northern California
Photographs by Steve LaBadessa
The Kagan Hearings in a Different Light
Monday, Jun. 28, 2010Photographer Kenneth Dickerman covers the Supreme Court nominee's appearance before the Senate Judiciary Committee
Artifacts from the Michael Jackson Estate
Thursday, Jun. 24, 2010Photographer Henry Leutwyler was given the rare opportunity to photograph the King of Pop's belongings as they waited in storage
From the book Neverland Lost, published by Steidl
What Booze Looks like Under a Microscope
Friday, Jun. 25, 2010Micrographs made in a Florida State University chemistry lab reveal kaleidoscopic patterns in popular cocktails
Remembering Robert Byrd
Monday, Jun. 28, 2010The longest-serving senator in U.S. history dies at 92
Multimedia: Apocalypse Afghanistan
Thursday, Jun. 24, 2010From soldiers to civilians, photographer Mauricio Lima discovers two worlds within the war-torn nation
Menlo Park: The World's First R&D Lab
Wednesday, Jun. 23, 2010A small village in New Jersey was the setting for some of Edison's greatest inventions
Wimbledon Photos: The Longest Match, and a Queen's Visit
Thursday, Jun. 24, 2010A gallery of highlights from this year's edition of tennis' oldest Grand Slam event
The Alien Beauty of Socotra
Tuesday, Jun. 22, 2010An island off the coast of Yemen is home to hundreds of plants found nowhere else on earth
Photographs by Tomas van Houtryve — VII Network
The Rise and Fall of Stanley McChrystal
Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2009A photo profile of the relieved commander of the American war effort in Afghanistan
Summer Solstice at Stonehenge
Monday, Jun. 21, 2010Thousands gather to watch the sunrise at the ancient stone circle in Wiltshire
The Hats of Ascot
Friday, Jun. 18, 2010Fans of the famed English horse races don their finest and most bizarre head gear
A Mexican Meth Gang Wages a Holy Drug War
Thursday, Jun. 17, 2010Fueled by Evangelical zeal and America's appetite for methamphetamine, La Familia Michoacana terrorizes Mexico
Photographs by Shaul Schwarz / Reportage / Getty Images for TIME
Die-Hard Fans: For the Love of Soccer
Wednesday, Jun. 16, 2010World Cup fans go to extraordinary lengths to prove their commitment to the national team
Poker Faces
Thursday, Jun. 17, 2010A new generation of stars takes over high-stakes Texas hold 'em
Photographs by Gregg Segal for TIME
Zimbabwe Youth Escaping to South Africa
Wednesday, Jun. 16, 2010As the world watches — and descends upon — South Africa for the World Cup, thousands of Zimbabwean children have risked their lives crossing the border. Not so much for the soccer but the prospect of a new beginning
Bolivia's Tinku: Ritual Fighting Turns Deadly
Tuesday, Jun. 15, 2010In the town of Macha, indigenous villagers gather annually in a kind of Andean fight club
Ethnic Violence in Kyrgyzstan
Tuesday, Jun. 15, 2010A refugee crisis builds in the aftermath of Kyrgyz-Uzbek clashes
Politicians and Their Guns
Monday, Jun. 14, 2010How holding a gun can help — or hurt — your political career
Iran: The Semi-Official View
Friday, Jun. 11, 2010Though it claims to be "independent," the Fars News Agency is said by Western observers to serve as the mouthpiece of the Iranian government. A gallery of its coverage of politics in Iran from the last year
Stephen Sondheim at 80
Thursday, Jun. 10, 2010A look back at the extraordinary career of the celebrated American composer
Teen Sailor Abby Sunderland Is Found
Thursday, Jun. 10, 2010In the midst of trying to set a record for the youngest person to sail around the world solo, a 16-year-old goes missing in the Indian Ocean. But Abby Sunderland been found alive and well, adrift in the southern Indian Ocean
The Most Malarial Town on Earth
Tuesday, Jun. 08, 2010In the Apac district of Uganda, almost one-quarter of the population is afflicted with the disease
Photographs by Dominic Nahr / Reportage / Getty Images for TIME
The Harry Potter Theme Park
Thursday, Jun. 10, 2010In June 2010, Photographer Colby Katz visited the magical attraction at Universal Studios in Orlando, Fla.
Bam! How Culinary Culture Became a Pop Phenomenon
Thursday, Jun. 10, 2010A timeline of food as popular culture
Exclusive Photos: The Oil Spill Spreads
Thursday, Jun. 10, 2010The Gulf coastline struggles to contain the mess created by the collapse of the Deepwater Horizon rig
Photographs by Peter van Agtmael / Magnum for TIME
Seeking Art in Science
Wednesday, Jun. 09, 2010Each year an artistic competition calls on scientists at Princeton University to capture moments of beauty in their day-to-day research
Text by Jennifer Pinkowski
A Bar in Motor City
Tuesday, Jun. 08, 2010The fortunes of U.S. 12, a bar and grill in Wayne, Michigan have risen and fallen with the local auto industry.
Photographs by Yusuf Sayman and Gianni Cipriano
Rare Visions of Rural North Korea
Friday, Jun. 04, 2010In the book Red Land, photographer Liu Yuan provides a glimpse of life in the interior of the Hermit Kingdom
Maternal Mortality in Sierra Leone: The Story of Mamma
Thursday, Jun. 03, 2010One woman's journey from pregnancy to death
Photographs by Lynsey Addario / VII Network
Please note that this gallery contains graphic content
Victims of the BP Oil Spill
Friday, Jun. 04, 2010Photographer Charlie Riedel discovered several birds covered in crude from the leaking British Petroleum well in the Gulf of Mexico, on a beach at East Grand Terre Island, Louisiana
A Brief History of Pixar
Thursday, Jun. 03, 2010Since it released the first Toy Story in 1995 the acclaimed computer animation studio has turned out an unbroken string of hits
Photos: A Murder by the Border
Thursday, Jun. 03, 2010For the people who live along the Arizona Mexico divide, a March 2010 murder reverberates.
Photographs by Christopher Morris / VII for TIME
Protesting BP
Thursday, Jun. 03, 2010As the oil from the Deepwater Horizon disaster continues to spill into the Gulf of Mexico, anger at British Petroleum inspires critics to stage bold protests
Shooting Tragedy Strikes in the U.K.
Thursday, Jun. 03, 2010Police investigations continue into what caused Derrick Bird to go on the rampage and kill 12 people in the worst such incident in the U.K. since the Dunblane massacre of 1996
In Cameroon, Samuel Eto'o Reigns as Uncrowned King
Wednesday, Jun. 02, 2010Football fever grips the residents of the soccer star's hometown Douala
Photographs by Ed Ou /
Reportage by Getty Images for TIME
Faces of Football
Tuesday, Jun. 01, 2010A photo portfolio of some of soccer's top stars by Finlay MacKay
What Soccer Means to South Africa
Thursday, Jun. 03, 2010The beautiful game is deeply woven into the culture and politics of the host of the 2010 FIFA World Cup
Photographs by Dominic Nahr /
Reportage by Getty Images for TIME
The Political Life of Japanese PM Hatoyama
Wednesday, Jun. 02, 2010Japan's Prime Minister announced on June 2, 2010, that he would resign. TIME looks at his life in the political spotlight and his short eight months at the top
A Brief History of the World Cup
Tuesday, Jun. 01, 2010Since 1930, the planet's most popular sport — soccer — has played host to a magnificent month of action every four years. In anticipation of the 19th World Cup, here are some of the tournament's famous moments
By Glen Levy
Scenes from the Marriage of Al and Tipper Gore
Tuesday, Jun. 01, 2010After 40 years of marriage, the famed Washington couple announces an impending separation
Israeli Commandos Storm an Aid Flotilla
Monday, May. 31, 2010The pre-dawn raid resulted in the deaths of nine pro-Palestinian activists
The Legend of Clint Eastwood
Friday, May. 28, 2010The silver-screen icon easily carries the twin mantles of box-office star
and Oscar-winning director. With a new film at 80, this American original is as productive as ever. Here his career is
appraised by TIME's Cinema critics.
By Richard Corliss
