Gallery: Sudan’s Civil War
A close look at the world’s largest humanitarian crisis
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Inside the Very Expensive, Extremely Overwhelming, Engineered Fun of Theme Parks
Roller coasters are bumping against the limits of physics and the human body to keep their riders entertained.
You Have No Idea How Hard It Is to Be a Reenactor
Benedict Arnold’s boot wouldn’t come off, and other hardships from my weekend in the Revolutionary War.
How the Most Remote Community in America Gets Its Mail
Transporting letters and packages to the village of Supai requires a feat of logistics, horsemanship, and carefully placed hooves.
The Mother Who Never Stopped Believing Her Son Was Still There
For decades, Eve Baer remained convinced that her son, unresponsive after a severe brain injury, was still conscious. Science eventually proved her right.
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A Land of Artists
Lee Friedlander’s view of America
Robert Rauschenberg’s Penchant for Invention and Spectacle
In 2007, he and Merce Cunningham put a new twist on a famous 1981 sculpture.
By the Horns
Miriam Cabas is one of Spain’s few female bullfighters. What does her success mean for bullfighting, and for Spain?
Edward Burtynsky’s Warning
What the photographer found in a tire pile in Modesto, California, and on the shores of Western Australia
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Animals on the Playing Field
A recent collection of photos of some of the kangaroos, cats, opossums, bees, and many other animals that have taken it upon themselves to intrude on us humans while we were in the middle of our many important sporting events.
A Month of Anti-government Protests in Iraq
Hundreds of thousands of frustrated Iraqis have taken to the streets over the past month to voice their anger at years of government corruption, high rates of unemployment, poor services, and economic stagnation.
Photos: Delhi’s Toxic Sky
New Delhi and nearby cities and towns in India are suffering through some of the worst air quality that residents have experienced in years.
Photos of the Week: Bike Jousting, Mariachi Surfers, Frozen Whiskers
Wind-driven California wildfires, a World Series victory in Houston, a bus in a sinkhole in Pittsburgh, an oil-tank art gallery in Australia, Halloween in Belgium, and much more.
A Dragon Approaches Calais
The French theater company La Machine is bringing a massive fire-breathing dragon built of steel and carved wood to the city of Calais, France.
Embers Fly in California’s Wind-Driven Wildfires
Extreme winds and dry conditions are driving several wildfires across the state, forcing thousands to evacuate.
Preparing for the Day of the Dead
Some of the colorful holiday activities in Mexico from the past week
Photos of the Week: Angry Boy, Big Bird, Great Wall
Cuddly foxes in Shanghai, a memorial for U.S. Representative Elijah Cummings, a Kansas sunset, a guitar-shaped hotel in Florida, a sky deck 100 floors above Manhattan, and much more
Photos: Anti-Government Protests in Lebanon
More than a week of street demonstrations has paralyzed much of Lebanon, as frustrations with government corruption and mismanagement reached a breaking point.
Protests Erupt Across Chile
Widespread anger over the high cost of living and social inequality in Chile has sparked days of sometimes violent protest.