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Time has the world's largest circulation for a weekly news magazine, and has a readership of 26 million, 20 million of which are based in the United States. Three other editions of '''Time''' are published for Europe, Asia and Australasia (South Pacific). ''Time for Kids'' is their division [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin|for children]].
'''Note''': To access old Time articles on their website, a subscription must be bought.
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* [[Human Interest Story]]: The annual [[w:Time Person of the Year|Person of the Year]] and [[w:Time 100|''TIME'' 100]] issues.
* [[If It Bleeds, It Leads]]: The "Red X covers" announcing the deaths of [[Adolf Hitler]], [[Saddam Hussein]], Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, and Osama bin Laden.
* [[Iwo Jima Pose]]: A [http://content.time.com/time/covers/0,16641,20080428,00.html cover] for [http://content.time.com/time/specials/2007/article/0,28804,1730759_1731383_1731363,00.html an article] on "How To Win The War On Global Warming" replaced the flagpole in the original photograph with a tree.
* [[Memetic Mutation]]:
** A May 2013 issue cover about "The Me Me Me Generation" featuring a teenager taking a selfie was [http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/time-magazine-cover-me-me-me-generation mocked in a photoshop meme] for its portrayal of Millenials.
** An August 2015 issue about virtual reality featuring Oculus founder Palmer Luckey became [[Narm|an object of ridicule]] and inspired [http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/time-s-virtual-reality-magazine-cover a photoshop meme].
* [[Minimalistic Cover Art]]: The infamous ''[[God Is Dead|Is God Dead?]]'' [http://content.time.com/time/covers/0,16641,19660408,00.html issue].<ref>The cover and [http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,835309,00.html article] in the ''Is God Dead?'' issue were so controversial, they have their own [[Wikipedia]] [[w:Is God Dead?|article]].</ref> Red text on a black background.
* [[The Mockbuster]]: Time Magazine did [http://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,962623,00.html a whole article] on other musical versions of ''[[The Phantom of the Opera]]'' that ran rampant in the 1990s (regional tours, community theaters, etc.) to cash in on [[Andrew Lloyd Webber]]'s adaptation, since the source novel is in the [[Public Domain]].
* [[Retraux]]: The magazine published a special Bicentennial [http://content.time.com/time/magazine/0,9263,7601760704,00.html "July 8, 1776" edition] in 1976. The entire issue is written as if ''Time'' had actually existed in 1776, with all its usual sections (with a few obvious exceptions like Film and Television). It apparently sold well, and was followed by a "1789" edition covering the first inauguration of George Washington.
* [[Saint Bernard Rescue]]: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Lso-6PjpJU This mid 80s ad] shows a man being saved not with Brandy, but by Time Magazine.
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