Articles

The End Of Alimony
Debbie Leff Israel has a math problem. Like so many math problems, it's also a romantic problem. In 2009, Leff Israel, a divorced math professor, connected on...

The Past: After the Oscar-Winning A Separation Comes the Divorce
Iranian master Ashgar Farhadi and 'The Artist' star Bèrènice Bejo team for a harrowing martial thriller
The De-Gendering of Divorce: Wives Pay Ex-Husbands Alimony Too
Women who out-earn their husbands are not so willing to accept the old obligations of spousal support when the marriage ends.

Why Chinese Couples Are Divorcing Before Buying a Home
Across China last month, thousands rushed to dissolve their marriages in order to benefit from fast-expiring tax breaks on property investments for unmarried...

‘D’ is for Divorce: Sesame Street Tackles Another Touchy Topic
How do you teach preschoolers about divorce? If you're Sesame Street, the answer is simple: very, very carefully.
Photo Essays

LIFE With an Up-and-Comer Named Marilyn Monroe, 1952
It’s a scene straight out of a movie — but in this case, it’s nothing less than a pivotal moment in a real-life Hollywood legend’s life: Clad in a show-stopping...

Linda Christian: The Real ‘First Bond Girl’
As the latest Bond film, Skyfall, bows in the U.S. — after setting box-office records overseas — media everywhere are looking back at 007 movies and celebrating...
Time.com Specials

Kim Kardashian and the Top 10 Short-Lived Celebrity Marriages
Forget "till death do us part" -- these celebrities couldn't even make it a year. In honor of Kim Kardashian's divorce, TIME rounded up the 10 most ephemeral...

Top 10 Perpetual Divorces
With the news that broadcast giant Larry King and his wife of 13 years have filed for divorce, his eight-marriage legacy got TIME thinking about other multiple...


