- Jimmy Carter: A Noble Life
The following is from the introduction to LIFE’s special tribute issue, Jimmy Carter: A Noble Life, which is available online and at newsstands When James Earl Carter died at his home in Plains, Georgia, on December 29, 2024, he was 100, and many people who as 18-year-olds had voted for or against him in the 1970s were contemplating
- The 100 Most Important Photos Ever - LIFE
The following is adapted from the introduction to LIFE’s newcspecial issue 100 Photographs: The Most Important Pictures of All Time and the Stories Behind Them, available at newsstands and online:
- Pope Leo XIV: Celebrating The First American Pope - LIFE
The world is watching to see where Leo takes the See of Rome and the millions who look to it for guidance and, ultimately, salvation Here are a selection of photos from LIFE’s new special issue to Pope Leo XIV
- The Most Iconic Photographs of All Time - LIFE
Experience LIFE's visual record of the 20th century by exploring the most iconic photographs from one of the most famous private photo collections in the world
- Arts, Entertainment, Culture - LIFE
Latest arts entertainment The Smurfs: The Joy of Being Blue arts entertainment David Bowie: Speaking of Heroes… arts entertainment Meet the Real-Life Gidget arts entertainment LIFE’s Vintage Lacrosse Images arts entertainment The Uplifting Magic of “The Karate Kid” arts entertainment There’s Cool, and Then There’s Keith
- Albert Camus: Intellectual Titan - LIFE
In 1968 LIFE magazine summed up the appeal of French philosopher and author Albert Camus with a single sentence: “Camus looked directly into the darkness as saw sun—the human spirit ” The line came from a review of Camus’ book “Lyrical and Critical Essays ”
- Photographing American History - LIFE
history Jimmy Carter: A Noble Life history Meet Lady Wonder, the Psychic Horse Who Appeared Twice in LIFE history “For Here Was Born Hope”: Christmas and Easter in Bethlehem, 1955 history A Healing Return: Marlene Dietrich Goes Back to Germany, 1960 history Che Guevara: The Image of Revolution
- Every Loving Detail: Inside a Lavish Kansas City Wedding, 1947 - LIFE
LIFE described the planning of the wedding as “a full-time job,” and Leen documented all that went into it That included the dress shopping, the cake selection, the addressing of the invitations, and more
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