recent photoessays from Time magazine online:

Mark Twain: Portraits »
The celebrated author and humorist was feted in photographs his entire career(Bettmann / Corbis)

Pakistan's Vulnerable Northwest Passage »
Armed militant groups push into Pakistan's Northwest Frontier Province and its principal city, Peshawar, threatening the stability of a key transit point in the American effort to fight the Taliban in Afghanistan(Mohammad Sajjad / AP)

Pictures of the Week »
(Emilio Morenatti / AP)

Wimbledon: An Alternative Look »
Plenty of photographers can get shots of the likes of Roger Federer winning tennis matches. TIME decides to take a different look at what's been going on at the Grand Slam. Photos by Getty

It Fell From the Sky »
Meteors striking the surface of the earth leave behind an otherworldly mark. The most notorious of them - an enigmatic explosion that took place above Siberia on June 30, 1908 - is the inspiration for a gallery of striking photographs.

Glastonbury Festival 2008 »
Held on Worthy Farm near Glastonbury, England, the festival turns more than 320 hectares of rolling countryside into a tented city - the largest greenfield music and performing arts festival in the world.

Euro 2008: The Final Games »
TIME wraps up one of the greatest European Championships ever with a look back at some magical moments from the quarter-finals onwards(Alex Livesey / getty)

Cold War Mountain »
Life at NORAD's Colorado Bunker HideawayPhotographs for TIME by Matt Slaby

75 Years of Drive-ins »
In the era of high speed internet, an American institution proves its durability(J. R. Eyerman / Time Life Pictures / Getty)

The Challenge of Helmand »
A British unit plays cat and mouse with the Taliban in a strategically vital province of AfghanistanPhotographs for TIME by ZalmaÏ