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Thailand's Complicated Legalization of Weed

Thailand is the first country in Asia—and only the third in the world, after Canada and Uruguay—to decriminalize cannabis nationwide. The Thai government is pushing for marijuana to become the new cash crop but has insisted that it was not legalizing recreational pot use. Uncertainty about current regulations leaves many businesses and growers unable to plan their next moves.

Watch How Ukrainian Pilots Are Training and Preparing to Fly U.S. Attack Jets

A VR Interview With the Director Who Made "We Met in Virtual Reality"

Meet the Cast of 'The Rings of Power'

Cast members Morfydd Clark, Ismael Cruz Córdova, Cynthia Addai-Robinson, Markella Kavenagh, and Charlie Vickers talked to TIME about their characters and what it means to join an iconic franchise

California's Answer to Gun Violence Could be Model for U.S.

In 2020, the most recent year that data is available, more than 45,000 people died from gun-related injuries

How Depictions of Abortion in Movies and TV Have Changed

Sociologist Gretchen Sisson traces the history of abortions on screen back to the 1916 silent film Where Are My Children?, about a woman who has been rendered infertile after having multiple abortions

Rapper Saucy Santana Knows He’s Always Had That 'It' Factor

Saucy Santana is the moment. The 28-year-old rapper, who has made waves for his hit songs like “Walk”, “Material Girl," and “Shisha," his flamboyant style, and his wildly-entertaining antics, is impossible to miss. Most superstars...

VIDEO: Survivor Describes Horror Inside Mariupol Theater

"I touched the bed where she was sleeping, and I could not find her," Victoria Dubovitskaya says. "There was only rubble."

Inside the "Slow Jamz" Shoot With Kanye West

An exclusive, unreleased clip from "Jeen-Yuhs" shows a confrontational Kanye West fighting for his creative vision on the set of "Slow Jamz"

Black Politicians Elected in the South After the Civil War

At least 19 states passed 34 laws restricting access to voting in 2021, according to the Brennan Center for Justice. In Georgia, Gov. Brian Kemp signed a law limiting the number of drop boxes for...

A Tribute to the People We Lost in 2021

A moving tribute from cellist Yo-Yo Ma to those we lost in 2021.

Looking Back On the Year That Was 2021

It was a lurching, stammering year. But resilience was everywhere.

Kiyoshi Kuromiya Helped AIDS Patients Get Life-Saving Info

Kiyoshi Kuromiya put out a newsletter that helped AIDS/HIV patients in Philadelphia get information about treatment in the 1980s and 1990s.

Meet the Man Who Cleans the 9/11 Memorial Pools

On the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, a filmmaker focuses on a critical caretaker of the 9/11 Memorial: pool-cleaner James Maroon

Afghan Teacher on Protecting Girls Living Under Taliban Rule

'There are some things that you give up on and there are things that you just don't. Girls’ education right now is that red line'

'I Won't Shut Up.' Gwen Berry on Protest

Berry, who will be making her second Olympic appearance in Tokyo, talks protest, the IOC and why she won't be silenced

Here's a Free Olympic Sport Climbing Lesson

Team USA Olympic Sport Climber Kyra Condie Demonstrates Her Sport, Which Is Making Its Olympic Debut

Myanmar's Top Swimmer Boycotts the Olympics

“Any sort of stain of repression or crimes against humanity does not belong at the Olympic Games.”

Watch PRIDE: A TIME Summit

On June 25, 2021—in celebration of Pride Month—TIME hosted its second-annual virtual Pride Summit, convening leaders, activists and artists to share their insights on identity and creativity, as well as the path toward equality for...

How One Drag Performer's Overlooked Activism Helped Lay the Groundwork for Today's Fight for Transgender Rights

In the Los Angeles club scene of the 1960s, Sir Lady Java—a dancer, comedian and drag queen—was a two-shows-a-night fixture. “I loved the people that came to see me, it delighted me,” she says, flipping...

Watch TIME's First-Ever 'Uplifting AAPI Voices Summit'

TIME hosted its first-ever Uplifting AAPI Voices Summit featuring Sen. Mazie Hirono, Constance Wu, Lisa Ling, Prabal Gurung and more

AAPI Artists Create Vibrant Murals for Chinatown Restaurants

On Bayard Street in Manhattan’s Chinatown, artist and activist Chanel Miller created a mural to cover the outdoor dining structure at Alimama and Yin Ji Chang Fen. Along the wooden barrier, cartoon creatures feed each...

Asian-American Religious Leaders Reflect on Atlanta Shootings

“What has happened in this past week has become the proverbial straw,” Pastor Andrew Song said

Daniel Dae Kim on Combating Bigotry

Last March, during the onset of the pandemic, actor and producer Daniel Dae Kim was diagnosed with COVID-19. During this time of uncertainty, when the public knew little about the virus, Kim documented his journey...

See How COVID-19 Is Causing a Housing Crisis for Women

TIME's new short documentary "Notice of Eviction" follows two Black single mothers in New Orleans for six months

TIME 100 Talks: Inside CISE's 'Protect Black People' Fashion

Blake Van Putten, the founder and designer behind CISE, discusses his vision in a TIME 100 Talks video

Zendaya Dazzles in the Otherwise Dull Malcolm & Marie

'Euphoria' creator Sam Levinson directs this movie about a filmmaker and his girlfriend fighting over the course of one evening

Inside a Prison Cell for Gay Former Gang Members in El Salvador

“How is it possible for a country to have its moral compass so broken that homosexuality and murder can feel the same?”

How the House Is Testing Kevin McCarthy

Kevin McCarthy, the House Republican minority leader, is trying to have it both ways. The question for him and Republicans everywhere is: can he? The Republican party is at a crossroads, and the diverging paths...

Can AstraZeneca's Vaccine Prevent the Spread of COVID-19?

If that’s the case, then it would be the first vaccine to slow the transmission of the new coronavirus

Amanda Gorman Interviewed by Michelle Obama

Amanda Gorman captivated the world when she read her poem “The Hill We Climb” at President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris’ Jan. 20 Inauguration ceremony. Sitting just feet away from the 22-year-old that day...

How We Can Learn to Live with COVID-19 After Vaccinations

We may never eliminate COVID-19. But we can learn to live with it

Why TIME Partnered with Ibram X. Kendi to Recognize the Black Renaissance

When historian, TIME 100 honoree and How to Be an Antiracist author Ibram X. Kendi approached TIME with the idea to partner on a project about marking this moment as a Black cultural renaissance, the...

What HBO’s Fake Famous Doesn’t Understand About Young People and Influencer Culture

A new documentary argues the obvious: that influencer culture is soulless. What’s harder, and what would have made for a more worthwhile film, is to explain why such vapidity appeals to young people

The Sparks Brothers, a Sundance Delight, Tells the Grand Story of This Enduringly Enigmatic Art-Pop Duo

Edgar Wright’s glorious documentary leaves you wanting more of Sparks, not less

More Americans Expect to Lose Influence Under Biden. Here’s Why That’s a Problem

This article is part of the The DC Brief, TIME’s politics newsletter. Sign up here to get stories like this sent to your inbox every weekday. In politics, the reality of a situation is often...