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It’s been 25 years since the death of pop art icon Andy Warhol. He did a number of covers for us over the years, including this one, “Today’s Teenagers” in 1965.
It’s a special thing to be included in his body of work. Thank you, Andy. We’re still honored.
Letters to the Editor: Bob Hope thinks TIME has gone soft
Sirs:
A couple of years ago [July 7, 1941] one of your reporters did an article on yours truly that burned me no end. It flattered me in reverse as only time usually does. After looking at the cover and reading the article of the Sept. 20 issue am convinced that TIME has turned sissy … Thanks.
Bob Hope, Hollywood
October 11, 1943
Today is the 60th anniversary of Queen Elizabeth ll’s ascent to the British throne. This cover published February 18, 1952 – one of the five TIME covers to feature the Queen – marked the beginning of her reign.
TIME magazine founder Henry Luce as a young boy, posing in his rocking chair. China, 1901.
Today, we’re featured on @RealTimeWWll, a project that live-tweets World War ll as it happened on this date and time in 1940.
A few of the group picks for TIME’s Person of the Year named throughout the distinction’s 85-year history.
In early 1937, TIME selected Wallis Warfield Simpson, the divorcee whose relationship with Edward Vlll led him to abdicate the British throne, as the 1936 “Woman of the Year.” Readers complained about the choice, claiming the American divorcee didn’t deserve the distinction. TIME editors listed their reason for selecting her in the article’s deck:
“In the entire history of Great Britain there has been only one voluntary royal abdication and it came about in 1936 solely because of one woman, Mrs. Simpson.”
Wallis Simpson’s life has continued to fascinate and has been the subject of more than a few scandalizing books and films, including the just-released “W.E.” Directed by Madonna, the film stars Andrea Riseborough and James D’Arcy as Wallis and Edward, laying out the couple’s relationship from their own perspective. However promising, TIME film critic Richard Corliss called the movie a candidate to be one of the worst of the year, writing, “True love never looked so uncomfortable.”
31 years ago… “John Lennon is shot to death at 40, and a bright dream fades. Just a voice out of the American night. “Mr. Lennon.” He started to turn around. There is no knowing whether John Lennon saw, for what would have been the second time that day, the young man in the black raincoat stepping out of the shadows. The first shot hit him that fast, through the chest. There were at least three others…”
Before he was passionate about airline reform, Alec Baldwin tackled campaign-finance reform
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: In her observations on the creative Coalition’s effort in Massachusetts on behalf of campaign-finance reform [AMERICAN SCENE, Nov. 10], Tamala M. Edwards drew only a partial picture and overemphasized the impact of celebrity. Edwards failed to state that for all the autograph seekers who appeared, many more Massachusetts residents listened thoughtfully to the Creative Coalition’s presentation of the important points of the issue. They listened, and they signed our petitions. The Creative Coalition, joined by several other New York-based organizations, exceeded its most ambitious projections by gathering more than 8,000 signatures in one day. A clean-elections law has moved closer to becoming a reality in the Bay State, and the Creative Coalition is pleased to be a part of that process. - Alec Baldwin, President, The Creative Coalition, NEW YORK CITY
