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The photographer Raymond Depardon was a stranger in a foreign land when he arrived in New York in 1980. To quell his loneliness he roamed the streets photographing the people he encountered.
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A Photographic Farewell to Bush
TIME photographers Brooks Kraft and Christopher Morris reflect on the eight years they have spent covering George W. Bush
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Behind the Scenes on Obama's Train
TIME photographer Callie Shell travels with the President-elect on a symbolic train ride from Philadelphia to Washington
Plane Crash in the Hudson River
A Charlotte-bound US Airways flight makes a water landing off the shores of Manhattan
How Presidents Age in Office
From LBJ to W, a look at what the toughest job in the world can do to a man
A Village Fights Heathrow's Expansion
The announcement that London's Heathrow airport will get a third runway means the nearby village of Sipson will be razed. But the residents are fighting it
The Rise and Fall of the Shah of Iran
After a tumultuous reign that included both exile and supreme power, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi fled Iran 30 years ago this month
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
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
A History of Stand-Up Comedy
TIME's Richard Zoglin narrates the rise of a unique American art form
Bush-Blair Friendship: A Photo History
Scenes from the enduring relationship of the British politician and President George W. Bush
Fifty Years of Motown
TIME music critic Josh Tyrangiel counts down five of the hit factory's most unforgettable songs
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
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
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
Stephen Sprouse's Urban Scrawl
The signature of the downtown 1980s icon is back again, thanks to Louis Vuitton
The Parishioners of St. Stans Stand Vigil
A Catholic flock refuses to give up its Adams, Massachusetts home
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