A great slide show of motherhood around the world.

Quoted: Magnum celebrates motherhood, in gratitude to mothers around the world. Happy Mother’s Day!

A powerful slide show marking Israel's 60th anniversary as a state.

Quoted: This week marks the 60th anniversary of Israel’s declaration of statehood, preceded by years of immigration into Palestine leading to the U.N.-backed partition of the region into Palestinian and Jewish sectors.

A great slide show of journalists at work recognizing World Press Freedom Day.

Quoted: In recognition of World Press Freedom Day on May 3, Magnum celebrates the importance of freedom of the press and recognizes the dangers to journalists around the world.

This is a great slide show from Slate illustrating global environmental concerns, as well as solutions from around the world. Makes you realize the U.S. really needs to do its share...

Quoted: In honor of Earth Day, Magnum presents images illustrating the serious issues concerning how we treat the planet—and some creative solutions.

Happy Birthday, Queen Elizabeth!

Quoted: Magnum and Slate salute Queen Elizabeth II on her 82nd birthday.

Indian cows are the best!

Quoted: Sacred cows roam the vibrant streets of India, where they are revered divine representatives in the Hindu religion and are associated with the gods Shiva, Indra, and Krishna. Magnum presents a look at what life is like for some of the happiest, if not the luckiest, cows on earth.

Ha, I love the title of this slide gallery. Great photos of doggy lifestyles around the world.

Quoted: As Magnum photographer Elliott Erwitt sees it, dogs are just as expressive as humans, if not more so. These photographs from across the globe chronicle his lifelong pursuit of man’s best friend—and capture a spectrum of canine lifestyles.

Slate slide show on head scarves and turbans, marking the 39th anniversary of Sikh businessmen winning the right to wear turbans in the workplace.

Quoted: This week in 1969, Sikh busmen in Wolverhampton, United Kingdom, won the right to wear turbans on duty after a long-running campaign. Abbas and other Magnum photographers illustrate the rise in head-scarf wearing and the debate surrounding the right to wear a symbolic religious article of clothing.

There's a lot of great news analysis today assessing how far we've really come since MLK's assassination 40 years ago.

Quoted: Today marks 40 years since the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. During his last speech, given the night before his death, he said what would turn out to be prophetic words: “I’ve been to the mountaintop. … I’ve seen the promised land.”