That TIME of the Year

Reuters' 2013 in photos, Time's person of the year, Miami's new museum and more in our weekly look at the web

TIME Magazine’s annual Person of the Year title goes to Pope Francis, who beat out a diverse group of finalists that included Miley Cyrus, President Obama, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and Edward Snowden. TIME explains the rationale behind choosing Pope Francis, a man who rose to one of the most influential positions in the world after former Pope Benedict XVI unexpectedly resigned earlier this year, …

Link About It: This Week’s Picks

Reuters' 2013 in photos, Time's person of the year, Miami's new museum and more in our weekly look at the web

1. Building 88 Ways Looking to literally turn reality on its head, photographer Víctor Enrich challenged himself to digitally manipulate a Munich building into 88 different forms for a staggering series of photographs. Enrich is known for his knack of warping reality, and has done so with architecture around the world. These ultimate Photoshopper’s masterpieces are stunningly lifelike and available in print. 2. Gear System …

Road Bike Party 2

Reuters' 2013 in photos, Time's person of the year, Miami's new museum and more in our weekly look at the web

For all their technical design elements, road bikes are always meant to have two wheels on the ground traveling forward. In his second edit of the same name, world renowned mountain biker Martyn Ashton graces us with a jaw-dropping cut featuring his own two-wheeled skills as well as bicycling brethren Chris Akrigg and Danny MacAskill (known for his astonishing Red Bull clips). All of the …