A Brief History of David Beckham

The England soccer player's dream of appearing in a fourth World Cup is over after he suffered a ruptured Achilles tendon. TIME looks back on the highs and lows of his colorful career
By Glen Levy

Moment in TIME: Covering the Pacific War

A gallery of TIME covers from World War II

Pictures of the Week

The 2010 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductees

A before-and-after look at this year's class

Love and Marriage in Prime Time

TIME looks back at some of TV's greatest real-life newlyweds. Because, as the ol' saying goes, first comes love, then comes marriage, then comes an 8 p.m. time slot on network TV

Photos: Scenes from the Pennsylvania Senate Race

Incumbent Arlen Specter faces challenges from both a Republican and a Democrat

Photographs by Mark Peterson / Redux for TIME

The Rise and Fall of Mikhail Gorbachev

A look back at the political career of the former Soviet leader who was elected General Secretary of the Communist Party 25 years ago

How to Dress Yourself Thin

In her book How to Never Look Fat Again, Charla Krupp reveals wardrobe secrets to make you look slimmer without hitting the gym

Photos: Brief History of the Tiger Woods Scandal

Tiger Woods says he will return from self-imposed golf exile to play in the Masters in April. A look at how he got here

Remembering Corey Haim

A former teen star, the actor died suddenly at age 38 on March 10, 2010

The Secret World of Cosplay

A behind-the-scenes look at how cosplayers bring their favorite characters from Japanese anime, comic books and video games to life

Photographs and story by Joseph Chi Lin

Battlefield Priest

Father Carl Subler travels Afghanistan, ministering to US troops in need of spiritual sustenance

And the Oscar Fashion Winners Are ...

TIME's Belinda Luscombe rates the best and worst of the gowns at the 2010 Academy Awards

Top 10 Post-Oscar Busts

You've won an Oscar! Now what? For these 10 Academy Award winners ... nothing. A look at the worst post-Oscar careers in movie history

Top 10 War Movies

As The Hurt Locker and Inglourious Basterds fight it out for Best Picture, TIME's Richard Corliss takes a look at cinema's 10 greatest war flicks

The Urbanization of the World's Refugees

The United Nations estimates that more than half the planet's displaced people now live in cities

Photographs by Zalmaï / UNHCR

Tom Hanks: America's Chronicler-in-Chief

The new mini-series, The Pacific, is the latest in a string of productions from the actor and producer illuminating America's past.

Iraq Prepares to Vote

Posters proliferate as uncertainty hangs over the upcoming national parliamentary elections

Photographs by Sebastian Meyer / Polaris for TIME

Inside the World of Eliot Spitzer

The former Governor attempts to rehabilitate his image

Photographs for TIME by Gillian Laub

James Cameron's Best Special Effects

A look at how the acclaimed director has utilized state-of-the-art technology to bring his films to life

Rebuilding Destroyed Cities

Through the centuries, earthquakes, fires, floods and war have leveled many of the world's great cities, but that has not stopped us from putting them back together again.
A gallery of before-and-after pictures

Massive Earthquake Hits Chile

An 8.8-magnitude event rocks the country's two largest cities

Obesity Rehab: The Teens of Wellspring

Two students at a weight-loss program for teenagers discuss what it's like to be obese and why they adopted a healthy lifestyle

Photographs for TIME by Andy Richter

The Vancouver Winter Olympics

A selection of the best images of the games from the photographers of Sports Illustrated

Backstage at New York's Fashion Week

A look behind the scenes in Bryant Park

Photographs for TIME by Kenneth Dickerman

Afghanistan: The Rescue Brigade

The U.S. military's airborne medical-evacuation teams play a critical role in Afghanistan. Lynsey Addario traveled to the front lines to follow one medevac unit as it raced to saved lives

Lynsey Addario / VII Network for TIME