These magazine covers capture iconic moments in American life and they tell us where we’ve been and where we’re going. Below you can see the most interesting and intriguing 21 covers of 2010.

News & Business

1. The Advocate, February 2010: “Gays to the DNC: ‘Kiss My Ass’”

2. The Atlantic, May 2010: “Fat Nation”

3. Foreign Policy, March/April 2010: “Killer Apps”

4. The New Yorker, February 1, 2010: “First Anniversary”

5. Time, April 12, 2010: “Inside Steve’s Pad”

Most Controversial

1. The Advocate, September 2009: “President Barack Obama”

2. GQ, July 2009: “Sacha Baron Cohen”

3. Los Angeles, June 2009: “Failure.”

4. Vanity Fair, February 2010: “Tiger Woods”

Funniest

1. The Economist, January 30, 2010: “Book of Jobs”

2. The New Yorker, September 7, 2009: “Required Texts”

3. Playboy, November 2009: “Marge Simpson”

4. Sports Illustrated, December 21, 2009: “Stephen Colbert”

Most Delicious

1. Atlanta, April 2010: “Eat Cheap”

2. Edible Manhattan, July/August 2009: “Hot Dogs”

3. Saveur, August/September 2009: “The Burger Bible”

4. Texas Monthly, August 2009: “The 50 Best Burgers”

Sexiest

1. Entertainment Weekly, June 26-July 3, 2009: “Must List”

2. GQ, November 2009: “January Jones”

3. Sports Illustrated, February 12, 2010: “Swimsuit 2010”

4. Vanity Fair, November 2009: “Penélope Cruz”