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## Belinda Luscombe


Luscombe is an editor at large at TIME, where she has covered a wide swath of topics but specializes in interviews, profiles, and essays. In 2010, she won the Council on Contemporary Families Media Award for her stories on the ways marriage is changing. She is also author of [_Marriageology: the Art and Science of Staying Together_](https://www.amazon.com/Marriageology-Art-Science-Staying-Together/dp/0399592369/).


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## Belinda Luscombe


Articles 554Collections 83

* ![](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt6a0ff9db961c23af/6a9952e9d1a8e6e3de674992/gloria-steinem-time-01.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1%2Coffset-x71.06%2Coffset-y0.00)  
Sep 3, 2026  
### [Gloria Steinem's Long History With TIME](https://time.com/article/2026/09/03/gloria-steinem-dead-time-history/)  
Feminist icon Gloria Steinem has died. See how TIME's coverage of her evolved over the decades.  
[U.S.](/section/us/)
* ![](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt6c73a1a219d72176/6a0df434cee0f3ee18053e3a/Meals-On-Wheels-2026.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
May 20, 2026  
### [Why Meals on Wheels Needs Help](https://time.com/article/2026/05/20/meals-on-wheels-mackenzie-scott-struggle/)  
The organization is struggling to keep up with demand  
[U.S.](/section/us/)
* ![](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf50e65aa33f61c50/69efe06523c6b44c9fbcf92b/POPE-LEO.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Apr 29, 2026  
### [What a New Biography Reveals About Pope Leo](https://time.com/article/2026/04/28/pope-leo-book-interview/)  
"There's nothing calculated about the man," says the author.  
[WORLD](/section/world/)
* ![](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt766bdf7830e034e4/69eac53c50e0cc7096ceaeec/Elizabeth-Strout_.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1%2Coffset-x0.00%2Coffset-y0.00)  
Apr 28, 2026  
### [How Elizabeth Strout Gets Inside People's Minds](https://time.com/article/2026/04/28/elizabeth-strout-the-things-we-never-say-interview/)  
In her 11th novel, Pulitzer Prize winner explores the inner life of a man grappling with loneliness  
[ENTERTAINMENT](/section/entertainment/)
* ![LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 07: Tracey Emin attends the Women of the Year Lunch and Awards at Royal Lancaster Hotel on October 7, 2024 in London, England.](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt544be79c10a0a2f4/6998ce571f67098a1df573ed/260223_10Q_001_web_341453.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Feb 9, 2026  
### [How Tracey Emin Got a New Lease on Life](https://time.com/7368812/tracey-emin-art-tate-modern-cancer-interview/)  
The artist on her Tate Modern exhibition, her recovery from bladder cancer, and the work she'd never...  
[ENTERTAINMENT](/section/entertainment/)  
* ![Key Speakers At The Trump Accounts Launch Summit](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt423b0c5c9a858266/6998cd33d32e933b46cd7b16/trump-accounts-launch-babies.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jan 28, 2026  
### [Trump Rallies Business Leaders to Fund Accounts for Babies](https://time.com/7358662/trump-accounts-babies-kids-investment-businesses/)  
In an ebullient event in D.C., the President joined with celebrities, CEOs, and federal officials to...  
[POLITICS](/section/politics/)
* ![TOPSHOT-SUDAN-CONFLICT-REFUGEES](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf207844e47ff610a/6998cc6a07a30d5d8a77d9b3/Tawila-refugee-camp.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Dec 18, 2025  
### [2025 Was Uniquely Bad for Poor Countries](https://time.com/7341644/humanitarian-aid-global-crisis-2025/)  
Wars, climate change, and a reduction of funding from wealthy countries have exacerbated global cris...  
[WORLD](/section/world/)
* ![AUSTRALIA-CRIME](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt4b98d540f2134931/6998cc4b1500fb43d3aa6db4/GettyImages-2251233527.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Dec 14, 2025  
### [A Shooting That Strikes at the Heart of Australia](https://time.com/7340745/bondi-beach-shooting-gun-control/)  
The assumption of safety under which Australians operated, that their schools and beaches were almos...  
[WORLD](/section/world/)
* ![](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt1b20a184efcb3d35/6998cc251500fb68d2aa6d7b/time-ceo-of-the-year-2025-neal-mohan-01.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Dec 8, 2025  
### [Neal Mohan: CEO of the Year 2025](https://time.com/7338621/ceo-of-the-year-2025-neal-mohan/)  
The YouTube CEO has led the platform into a new era of TV and video domination.  
[BUSINESS](/section/business/)
* ![Architect Frank Gehry photographed at the Guggenheim Bilbao on Oct 17, 2022.](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt6a5ee8e82e8f14c6/6998cc2a1f670965d9f57003/frank-gehry.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Dec 6, 2025  
### [How Frank Gehry's Mischievousness Charmed a Generation](https://time.com/7339127/frank-gehry-dead-tribute/)  
Gehry designed more than 70 buildings over his career, from family homes to city-defining museums an...  
[BUSINESS](/section/business/)  
* ![](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt77cb4a8cc30dd5c9/6998cc14e2d64b62e4c5fe72/kim-kardashian-masterclass.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Dec 4, 2025  
### [Kim Kardashian on How to Build a Brand](https://time.com/7338510/kim-kardashian-masterclass-kimmandments-interview/)  
The Skims and KKW Beauty founder is sharing her Ten Kimmandments as part of a new MasterClass.  
[BUSINESS](/section/business/)
* ![Anglican church in New York City.](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt51099afbf921723e/6998cb6883ec3733cbc7b1ae/Anglican-church_ca5093.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Nov 10, 2025  
### [What Christians Get Wrong About St. Paul's Teachings](https://time.com/7331426/nt-wright-ephesians-christianity-interview/)  
New Testament scholar N.T. Wright on his new book 'The Vision of Ephesians'  
[WORLD](/section/world/)
* ![Tim and Demi-Leigh Tebow](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt5ae892ad2be77651/6998cad4f1b082e3856f1cb3/tim-and-demi-leigh-tebow.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Nov 3, 2025  
### [The Reinvention of Tim and Demi-Leigh Tebow](https://time.com/7329687/tim-tebow-demi-leigh-book-interview/)  
How a football star and beauty queen lost their dream jobs and found their purpose  
[ENTERTAINMENT](/section/entertainment/)
* ![Professor Michael Sandel](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltcbbed74db5ad5eef/6998ca81d32e93de09cd7673/michael-sandel.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Oct 13, 2025  
### [The Philosopher Who Just Won a $1M Prize](https://time.com/7323933/berggruen-prize-michael-sandel-interview/)  
Harvard professor Michael Sandel on the Berggruen Prize, the Trump Administration's attacks on unive...  
[U.S.](/section/us/)
* ![Julie Inman Grant](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt5ad4e4e693ddb0a7/6998ca87e2d64b24fac5fc0e/Julie-Inman-Grant-1.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Oct 8, 2025  
### [Why Australia Banned YouTube for Teens](https://time.com/7320962/youtube-ban-australia-julie-inman-grant-interview/)  
Julie Inman Grant, Australia's eSafety commissioner, pushed for YouTube and other platforms to be in...  
[BUSINESS](/section/business/)

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