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An Afghan man aims a slingshot toward American soldiers at the gate of Bagram Air Base north of Kabul. This protest was one of many that broke out when accounts emerged of U.S. personnel setting fire to bags filled with Korans. Photo by Shah Marai/AFP. “Lens,” New York Times

An Afghan man aims a slingshot toward American soldiers at the gate of Bagram Air Base north of Kabul. This protest was one of many that broke out when accounts emerged of U.S. personnel setting fire to bags filled with Korans. Photo by Shah Marai/AFP. “Lens,” New York Times

Sticks and Stones, Part 1 Sticks and Stones, Part 2 Syrian Civil War Rhino War Winter Peace The Right Stuff, Then and Now Triangulated Fashion Streamlined Fashion The Art of Oscar Linsanity, Part 1 Linsanity, Part 2 The Pinup
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Sticks and Stones, Part 1 An Afghan man aims a slingshot toward American soldiers at the gate of Bagram Air Base north of Kabul. This protest was one of many that broke out when accounts emerged of U.S. personnel setting fire to bags filled with Korans. Photo by Shah Marai/AFP. “Lens,” New York Times Sticks and Stones, Part 2 Palestinians hurl stones at a car driven by an Israeli woman on the main road between Jerusalem and Hebron. The protest was in support of Islamic Jihad member Khader Adnam, who has bee on a hunger strike for two months in the West Bank village of Beeit Omar. Photo by Nasser Shiyoukhi/AP “Framew... Syrian Civil War In al-Qsair, a town south of Homs, soldiers fighting for the government of Syrian President Bashar Assad have taken their toll, reports Alessio Romenzi, a photographer on assignment in the area for Time: “The snipers,” says Romenzi, do not sleep.” Romenzi has been documenting the work of the Free... Rhino War Since 2006, more than a thousand rhinos have been slaughtered in southern Africa. Some 22 poachers have been gunned down, and more than 200 were arrested last year in South Africa alone. At the heart of this bloody war is the rhino's horn, a prized ingredient in traditional Asian medicine that ca... Winter Peace In wintertime, Markus Nyffeler, a Swiss shepherd, moves his flock in search of food. Photographer Michael Buholzer, in search of a wonderful picture, found this one. Photo by Michael Buholzer/Reuters “Lens,” New York Times The Right Stuff, Then and Now On February 20, 1962, astronaut John Glenn, then 40, blasted into space and into history books as the first American to orbit Earth. Just weeks before his flight, legendary Life magazine photographer Ralph Morse snapped a cover shot of Glenn wearing his space helmet—an image that has become an ic... Triangulated Fashion New York magazine celebrated fashion season with a stunning portfolio by Pari Dukovic shot in Paris, Milan, and New York. Seen here, from left: A photo from the Diane Von Furstenberg show in New York; a portrait of Jason Wu in New York; and Julianne Moore at the Lanvin show in Paris. Photos by ... Streamlined Fashion Harper’s Bazaar debuted a long-promised, streamlined, and very successful redesign with its March issue. The big payoff was sleek, streamlined Gwyneth Paltro in Yves Saint Laurent. In the cover shot, seen here at left, Paltrow was coyly faceless. Photos by Terry Richardson Harper’s Bazaar The Art of Oscar Fashion season coincides with Oscar season in America, to the delight of magazine editors and magazine readers. Time’s annual photo gallery of Oscar nominees, shot this year by Sebastian Kim, was filled with memorable faces etched in black and white. Such as: Brad Pitt, Rooney Mara, and Christoph... Linsanity, Part 1 There was only one sports story in America over the past week: Jeremy Lin’s transformation from benchwarmer to superstar. The New York Knick point guard’s overnight success—after years of unsung toil—has made the National Basketball League glamorous again and given rise to a wordplay meme that ha... Linsanity, Part 2 Time magazine’s cover by Nathaniel Butler plays up Lin’s superstardom by isolating him in a beautifully lit glamour shot. Photo by Nathaniel Butler Time The Pinup Significantly, Sports Illustrated’s annual swimsuit issue arrives each February with Mardi Gras and Carnival. Both serve similar functions: Carnival as a socially acceptable outlet for outrageous behavior prior to the sacrifices of Lent, and the magazine as a socially acceptable way for men to en...