Mexico City

Video: Mexico's Weight Problem

Mexico's obesity rates have soared as people eat less tortillas and more junk food. TIME's Ioan Grillo looks at the scale of the problem

Marfa

The Battle to Stay Off the Beaten Path

A far-flung Texas town stars in two of this year's Oscar-nominated films. Yet a proposed truck route could end its precious seclusion

Diriamba

Where New England Won the Super Bowl

Nicaragua is a graveyard for all of yesterday's "message" T-shirts — even those celebrating phantom triumphs
VIDEO: The T-Shirt Graveyard

Macau

Where Racing Is Going to the Dogs

Away from the glare of glitzy casinos, times are tough at the dog track. The decline can be deadly for the greyhounds

Congo River

Come Back, Colonialism, All Is Forgiven

On a slow boat through Heart of Darkness country, a Congolese ship's captain waxes nostalgic for colonial rule

New Delhi

The Dating Detectives

As more and more middle-class Indians seek a spouse online, verifying a suitor's claims has become big business

When Surveillance Cameras Talk

Britons are observed by thousands of CCTV cameras every day. Now, some of the cameras are letting people know they're being watched

London

When Surveillance Cameras Talk

Britons are observed by thousands of CCTV cameras every day. Now, some of the cameras are letting people know they're being watched

Neuilly

Sarko-Fatigue in a Ghetto of the Rich

The tony Paris suburb that made the French President's political career is not amused by his antics, and has taken it out on Sarkozy's pick for mayor

Guangzhou

A Bitter Beer with the Boss

As generous as their employers have been in laying on New Year's treats, China's migrants just want to go home for the holidays

Tokyo

Where Gray Is the New Black

Unlike its hipster namesake, the Tokyo neighborhood known as Grannie's Harajuku is a kind of SoHo for seniors, with lessons for retailers everywhere

Greensburg

Turned Green by a Twister

Flattened by a tornado, a Kansas town rebuilds as a model of energy efficiency