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Tiananmen at 20: Photographing 'Tank Man'
Photographer Stuart Franklin recounts the 1989 uprising and the extraordinary events that led to the making of his iconic photograph
Cow-Pooling
Friends and families band together to buy inexpensive, grass-fed meat directly from farmers.
Photographs by Asia Kepka for TIME
Counting Surgical Sponges
A Pittsburgh company develops a simple technology to ensure that no surgical sponges get left behind
Microsoft's Project Natal in Action
The company unveils its new motion-control game console at E3 in Los Angeles
Hello Kitty Is 35 Years Old!
The cute character from Japan celebrates her big year with fashion shows and product launches
Burma's Slowly Shifting Landscape
Foreign investment in Burma's abundant natural resources is picking up around the isolated nation, but there is little hope that its benefits will reach anyone but members of the country's ruling military junta
The Belarusian Army's Tough-Guy Games
The small republic likes to show off its military muscle in friendly competitions
A Brief History of Sherlock Holmes
To celebrate the 150th anniversary of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's birth, we look at some of the many incarnations of his most famous creation, Sherlock Holmes. At last count, more than 70 actors have played the part, in more than 200 films. Here are 10
Kim Jong Il: Doctored Photos?
North Korea experts pore over new photos of the Dear Leader for signs of ill health
Mumbai Picking Up the Pieces
After watching the last hours of Mumbai's three days of terror unfold, residents got back to their lives in a city that would never feel quite the same
Photographs for TIME by Adam Ferguson
The Life and Times of Jay Leno
His run on The Tonight Show is coming to a close, but the curtain has yet to fall on America's favorite late-night companion
Richard Avedon: Master Photographer
A new retrospective, "Avedon Fashion: 1944-2000," running through Sept. 6 at the International Center of Photography in New York City, celebrates one of the 20th century's greatest photographers
General Motors Factory-scapes
Photographer David Bowman's images explore GM's Fairfax Assembly Plant in exquisite detail
Do-It-Yourself Waterboarding
Demonstrators protest the use of water torture by creating frighteningly realistic simulations
North Korea Goes to the Polls
On Sunday, March 8, North Koreans went to the polls to elect their rubber-stamp Parliament, leading the way for another five years in office for leader Kim Jong Il
Gay Rights: Stonewall to Prop 8
A visual history of the gay-rights movement
Sonia Sotomayor: The Making of a Judge
A Latino woman judge is Obama's choice to become the next Associate Justice of the high court
Cyberdyne's Real Robot
A Japanese company has developed a wearable Hybrid Assistive Limb "suit"
A Brief History of the Indianapolis 500
The roar of engines will again fill the 100-year-old Indianapolis Motor Speedway this Memorial Day weekend, as the world's top drivers vie for racing glory. A closer look at one of the country's most historic sporting events.
Behind the Scenes with Michelle Obama
TIME photographer Callie Shell shows why the First Lady is such a big hit
China Rebuilds
To cushion itself against the recession, the Asian giant is investing in one of the most ambitious public-works programs the world has ever seen
Naples' Volcano Vigilance
The Naples Emergency Responders are tasked with protecting the
city from the omnipresent volcanic activity of Mount
Vesuvius.
Photographs by Emiliano Mancuso / Grazia Neri
Michelle Obama's Style Evolution
She cruised the campaign trail in casual looks, but ever since she entered the White House, the First Lady has streamlined her style
Cannabis Culture
Photographer David Walter Banks explores the legally hazy world of marijuana and its users
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