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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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
What Lisette Model Saw in Jazz
Her portraits capture the joy and wariness of the genre’s luminaries.
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A Socially Distanced Graduation
Graduating students of Bradley-Bourbonnais Community High School received their diplomas in a nearly empty auditorium yesterday.
Animals During the Pandemic
Images of animals around the globe, both affected by, and coping with, a suddenly changed world
Jupiter and Its Galilean Moons
A virtual photo trip through the dancing spheres of Jupiter and its four major moons, Io, Europa, Ganymede, and Callisto
Celebrating Ramadan Before the Pandemic
A collection of historical Ramadan prayer services, dinners, and gatherings around the world, leading up to the coronavirus lockdown
Arizona: Images of the Grand Canyon State
A few glimpses of Arizona’s landscape, and some of the animals and people calling it home
Photos of the Week: Pineapple Toss, Deserted Temple, Bioluminescent Waves
Mount Fuji at sunset, a burial in Tijuana, a prison riot in Peru, ballroom-dancing practice in Australia, a social-distancing motorbike in India, and much more
Photos: Hard at Work, Despite the Pandemic
The news agency Agence France-Presse recently asked photojournalists around the world to take portraits of workers at their job, and to ask them questions about their current situation, amid varying coronavirus lockdowns.
Balcony Seats: Watching Movies From Apartment Buildings
Recent images of movies being shown to apartment dwellers in Germany, Colombia, Brazil, and France during coronavirus lockdowns
Florida: Images of the Sunshine State
A few glimpses of Florida’s landscape, and some of the animals and people calling it home
Photos of the Week: Tiny Pony, Quiet Wedding, Bosporus Strait
Orthodox Easter in Ukraine, health-care workers on the job, surfers in Australia, idle aircraft in Denver, preparations to reopen Austria, and much more