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A 1950 issue of LIFE featured a story headlined “ Buddhist from Brooklyn,” which told the story of a 21-year-old man whose devotion to the religion inspired him to start a new life overseas His story is mostly about the praying There is very little eating, and the topic of love does not come up
- 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
- Commuting Never Looked So Good - LIFE
LIFE staff photographer Nina Leen captured the mix of lifestyles to be found in Fairfield County as the newly arrived businessmen mixed in with farmers and also artsier types such as magazine illustrators and classical music conductors
- LIFE
The following text is adapted from the introduction to LIFE’s new special issue The Smurfs, available at newsstands and online In 2011, people around the world donned white caps and pants and painted their faces (and in some cases entire bodies) blue in celebration of the Smurfs
- Saying Farewell to a “Strong, Silent” Star: The Funeral of . . . - LIFE
Most photos of LIFE’s photos of Cooper’s funeral focused on the mourners, but some showed the crowd While some onlookers were no doubt attracted by the celebrities, many look as if they too were lamenting the passing of the actor who personified the strong, silent type
- Photographing American History - LIFE
history After the Breakthrough: Desegregation at Little Rock’s Central High 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
- 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:
- The Bohemian Life in Big Sur, 1959
When LIFE magazine visited Big Sur in 1959, the Esalen Institute was three years from opening, but the coastal community had long been attracting free-thinking types
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