250 Years of The British Museum

The British Museum houses one of the world's largest and most comprehensive collections of cultural artifacts. And with the exception of two World Wars, when parts of the collection were evacuated, it has remained open since opening on January 15, 1759

[Thursday, Jan. 15, 2009]

Photos: The Fashion of Michelle Obama

A year of behind-the-scenes photos of the new First Lady

Photographs for TIME by Anthony Suau and Callie Shell / Aurora

[Monday, Jan. 12, 2009]

Pictures of the Week

January 9 - 15, 2008

[Thursday, Jan. 15, 2009]
Past Pictures of the Week
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A History of Stand-Up Comedy

TIME's Richard Zoglin narrates the rise of a unique American art form

[Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2009]

Bush-Blair Friendship: A Photo History

Scenes from the enduring relationship of the British politician and President George W. Bush

[Monday, Jan. 12, 2009]
Audio

Fifty Years of Motown

TIME music critic Josh Tyrangiel counts down five of the hit factory's most unforgettable songs

[Sunday, Jan. 11, 2009]

Joe the Plumber, War Correspondent

Samuel Wurzelbacher, the man who gained fame by quizzing Barack Obama about his tax plan, tries his hand at a new career: war correspondent

[Monday, Jan. 12, 2009]

London's Tube After Midnight

The world's oldest underground railway, the London Underground, is undergoing a multibillion-pound upgrade. We mind the gap and take a peek at the work.
Photos by Peter Macdiarmid / Getty

[Friday, Jan. 09, 2009]

China's Electronic Waste Village

Guiyu, China breaks down much of the world's discarded electronics, slowly poisoning itself in the process

Photographs by Chien-min Chung / Reportage by Getty

[Wednesday, Jan. 07, 2009]

John 3:16 in Pop Culture

Florida Gators quarterback Tim Tebow wears the famous verse on his eye black during the 2009 NCAA championship game, tapping into a long history of Biblical citation

[Friday, Jan. 09, 2009]

Stephen Sprouse's Urban Scrawl

The signature of the downtown 1980s icon is back again, thanks to Louis Vuitton

[Wednesday, Jan. 07, 2009]

The Parishioners of St. Stans Stand Vigil

A Catholic flock refuses to give up its Adams, Massachusetts home

Photographs by Channing Johnson for TIME

[Thursday, Jan. 08, 2009]

Heartbreak in the Middle East

As the conflict unfolds in the Gaza Strip, the pain of loss is felt on both sides

[Tuesday, Jan. 06, 2009]

Alfred Shaheen: Pioneer of the Hawaiian Shirt

The man responsible for taking the 'Aloha' shirt beyond the shores of Hawaii to iconic postwar fashion status dies at 86

[Tuesday, Jan. 06, 2009]

An Album of Presidents and Their Children

As Malia and Sasha Obama arrive in Washington, they join a rarefied group of war heroes, authors, socialites and enfants terribles

[Monday, Jan. 05, 2009]

Israeli Soldiers Sweep Into Gaza

IDF tanks and infantry launch a ground offensive in the Palestinian enclave

[Saturday, Jan. 03, 2009]

The Science of Snowflakes

Caltech physics professor Kenneth G. Libbrecht has turned his passion for the study of ice crystals into an art form. In his books and website, Snowcrystals.com, he breaks down some of the basics behind these miniature miracles of nature

[Friday, Jan. 02, 2009]

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