Articles

Ginger & Rosa: Best Friends. Forever?
Elle Fanning shines in Sally Potter's ponderous story of two girls growing up in 1960s England
(Very) Close Encounter
It's been a bad few weeks for folks inclined to worry. There was the North Korean nuclear test and the return of extreme weather to the Northeastern U.S., and...
The Committee to Save the Planet: Who Watches the Asteroids?
A group of astronomers have appointed themselves planetary defenders, watching the skies and tracking potentially catastrophic asteroids

Back Off, Boss: Cute Kitten Videos May Improve Work Performance
Got caught at work playing Kittenwar or cooing over a puppy cam? No problem: tell your manager you were only trying to improve your attention to detail. In a...
Why I’m A One-Issue Voter
I have never voted in a Presidential election on one issue alone, but I will this year. We all know there are crucial economic and social issues. If you are out...
Photo Essays

LIFE With Horace the Housebroken Hare
Carl Mydans belongs on anyone’s short list of the 20th century’s finest photojournalists. The Boston native chronicled downtrodden migrant farmers in New England...

Hiroshima and Nagasaki: Photos From the Ruins
NOTE: This story and some of the images in the gallery originally appeared, in substantially different form, on an earlier incarnation of LIFE.com. One scene...


