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Sosa says cosmetic cream caused lighter skin

Sammy Sosa says a cosmetic cream he uses to soften his skin is the reason for his lighter skin tone.

Dartmouth scientist says Oswald rifle photo real

The infamous photograph of Lee Harvey Oswald holding a rifle in his backyard would have been nearly impossible to fake, according to a new analysis by a Dartmouth College professor.

Slideshow: 7 cutting-edge and weird robots

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Model in altered Ralph Lauren ad speaks out

A former Ralph Lauren model whose image in a roundly criticized advertisement was digitally slenderized said Wednesday that the apparel maker did not renew her contract because she was "too large."

Tate Modern replaces nude image of Brooke Shields

Britain's Tate Modern museum has replaced a nude image of 10-year-old Brooke Shields with a photograph of the actress as an adult.

Venezuela folk religion seen in secretive rituals

Thousands of Venezuelans congregated for candlelit rituals on a remote mountainside where adherents make an annual pilgrimage to pay homage to an indigenous goddess known as Maria Lionza.

Slideshow: 8 amazing bionic animals

Technology doesn't help only humans. These amazing ideas and inventions helped ailing animals live a better life.

Gizmodo Gallery: The future (and past) is now

Gizmodo Gallery has gadgets galore, but it’s not so much consumer electronics as it is about “Awesome!” Click to view the images.

2 LAPD officers on leave in Rihanna probe

Two police officers have been placed on leave as part of a probe into who leaked a photo of pop singer Rihanna's battered face after she was assaulted by her former boyfriend Chris Brown, the officers' attorneys said Friday.

AP picture of wounded Marine sparks debate

Defense Secretary Robert Gates expressed disappointment Friday at news outlets that used a picture taken and distributed by The Associated Press depicting a U.S. Marine mortally wounded in combat in Afghanistan.

Coast Guard debunks 'Russian sub' photo

A photograph purporting to show a Russian submarine surfacing off New Jersey actually shows dredging equipment, the Coast Guard says. Msnbc.com's Mike Stuckey reports.

Researchers: Capa Civil War photo likely staged

Robert Capa's photograph of a falling Spanish Civil War militiaman became one of the most famous and enduring images of conflict in the 20th century. Now, Spanish researchers who have studied events surrounding the picture believe it may have been staged.

New York Times says magazine photos manipulated

The New York Times inadvertently published digitally manipulated photographs in the latest issue of its Sunday magazine, the newspaper said Thursday.

Print of iconic Einstein photo sells for $74K

One of the original signed prints of Albert Einstein sticking his tongue out at photographers has been sold by a New Hampshire auction house for $74,324.

Rose says gang sign photo was mistake

Chicago Bulls point guard Derrick Rose said he used "extremely poor judgment" in posing for a photo flashing a gang sign.

Mo. family Christmas photo turns up in Czech ad

It's an international mystery: How did a Missouri family's Christmas card photo end up in the Czech Republic, splashed across a huge storefront advertisement? Danielle Smith said Wednesday that the photo taken of her family last year got sent to family and friends, and was posted on her blog and a few social networking sites. The photo showed her and her husband Jeff holding their two young children.

New angle on iconic Tiananmen moment

As tanks clattered across Beijing's Tiananmen Square and onlookers shrieked and stumbled from a volley of gun shots, then-Associated Press reporter Terril Jones snapped a photo he didn't think much of at the time.

Nude Carla Bruni photo auctioned in Berlin

A revealing photograph of former model and France's current first lady Carla Bruni was bought for $19,600 by an anonymous bidder Thursday at a Berlin auction house.

Wesleyan posts wrong man's photo in shooting case

Cornell University professor Stephen Morgan thought it was bad enough that he shares the name of a man accused of murder.

Ohio GOP leader compares bald Specter to Dr. Evil

An Ohio Republican leader is being criticized for a blog post that used a photo of Pennsylvania Sen. Arlen Specter, bald from chemotherapy, and one of the hairless Dr. Evil from the "Austin Powers" movies.

3 charged in theft from benefit for sick NJ boy

Three people face charges in the theft of an NBA player's autographed photo that was being auctioned to benefit a New Jersey boy sick with a rare blood disorder.

Bruce photo raffle to benefit FoodBank of NJ

Help fight hunger and you just might end up with a rare Bruce Springsteen photo.

Summit ends without second group photo

The parting group photo of the Fifth Summit of Americas never happened.

Startup embeds Web photos with shopping links

Inspiration comes in many forms, and in the case of James Everingham, it appeared as a pair of knockoff Christian Dior shoes.

Mexican tradition of massage lives on in Tijuana

They work in the U.S. as gardeners, maids and bricklayers.

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A Few Words of Advice on Nudity and Hindsight

Somewhere out there, there's a picture of me naked. It's a Polaroid shot taken with an instant camera (y'know, back when cameras needed film). I'm lying on a bed, wearing nothing but me birthday suit.

AMAZING PHOTO: Supernatural Object?
Source: coasttocoastam.com

I took this photo behind a historic restaurant in Castle Rock, CO (on 01/2008). I was shooting 35mm film out of my old Minolta on a tripod. I took three consecutive images, this photo was the second frame.

Man gives own wanted photo
Source: Straits Times Interactive - SINGAPORE

LONDON - A BRITISH man on the run from police sent a picture of himself to his local paper because he disliked the mugshot they had printed of him as part of a public appeal to track him down.

Fury over three-year-old's retouched school photo
Source: Thelocal.de

The father of a three-year-old girl from northern Sweden is outraged that school photographers have retouched his daughter's school picture for the second year in a row.

Nine E-Readers to Gawk At - Photo Essays - TIME
Source: TIME

Photo Essay from Time Magazine. Not sure how old this E-Reader list is. But I didn't know there were other companies outside of Sony and the Kindle that were selling competitive E-readers. Cool. Would love to buy one of these.

Art work is beautiful even in paint by the numbers

Trying to add a photo, but don't know how to add a photo here of the art work on cardboard like material. Wild animals of Africa.

Caught on camera: naked love rival flees furious husband
Source: Telegraph

A naked man who climbed out of a window and hid on the ledge to escape his lover's furious husband has been caught on camera.

Robertlynn the Sapper Man took you West Coast I have some East Coast

A little tour from the comfort of you own puter have fun folks an enjoy : ) PNV

Mark Steyn: Limbaugh bad, Mao good
Source: The Orange County Register

"Rush Limbaugh is so "divisive" that to get him fired Leftie agitators have to invent racist sound bites to put in his mouth.

Sneak Peek: Susan Boyle's new album cover
Source: She Knows

Susan Boyle's photograph on the cover of her debut album is surprisingly youthful and unpretentious. Her wrinkles have not been airbrushed out (altho personally this may be an advanced mockup and her wrinkles could be airbrushed or softened in the final version).

A Challenge to Photographers Jay's attempt

I used GraphicConverter to do this 1. Trimmed from larger size photo 2 Effect--> Feathered 3. Picture--> Simple Brightness/Contrast: brightness a -6, Contrast a +28 Saturaton a +14 4. Effect--> Edge and Frame--> Twril 5. Trimmed to present size

First Photo: Kidnap Survivor Jaycee Dugard Emerges from the Shadows
Source: PEOPLE.com

After being held against her will for 18 years, much of it in a backyard hell straight out of a horror film, Jaycee Dugard wants the world to know: "I'm so happy to be back with my family," she tells PEOPLE.

(Pics) Tyra Banks Drops From Size 16 to Size 8; Flaunts Svelte Figure in Photo Shoot
Source: omg.yahoo.com

Two years after telling the world to "kiss her fat a--" when an unflattering bathing suit photo took the Internet by storm, Tyra Banks proudly showed off her new, more streamlined figure in a New York City photo shoot Monday.

Highest Military Court to hear appeal in Abu Ghraib abuse case
Source: hosted.ap.org

The U.S. military's highest court is scheduled Thursday to hear the appeal of a former Army dog handler convicted in the abuse of detainees at Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq.

The Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition - Slide Show
Source: The Times

The Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition Slide Show

Camera shows albatrosses feeding with killer whale
Source: The Times

Pictures taken by cameras attached to the backs of albatrosses show that the huge seabirds use killer whales to help find their food for them.

Sexy geeks, hot girls, sci-fi, video games- Photo Gallery
Source: South Florida Sun-Sentinel

Hot girls like fantasy entertainment too. Trust us! Just because a hot girl likes to lounge in lingerie, that doesn't mean she can't appreciate an all-night frag session.

Leaked video: Glenn Beck "uses Vicks to cry on cue"
Source: Raw Story

A video posted to YouTube a few weeks ago making the rounds across the internet apparently shows Fox News Channel host Glenn Beck having Vicks applied under his eyes in order to cry on cue for a photo shoot.

Snap catches out 'bigfoot'
Source: The Sun Newspaper Online

THIS grainy snap of a mystery beast lurking in a garden could finally prove the existence of the mythical bigfoot.

Discussion on the Publication of Photographs of Wounded or Dying Soldiers
Source: The New York Times

...a large number of readers believe that journalists who insist on depicting the "horrors of war" are, in fact, advocating a pacifist political agenda — with one eye on a Pulitzer. More Articles

Wisconsin pot suspect tries to disable camera, provides mug shot instead
Source: The St. Paul Pioneer Press

A suspected pot grower attempted to disable a surveillance camera but succeed only in providing police a close up.

"Tea Party" photo shows huge crowd...at different event
Source: Politifact.com

In the competitive world of Washington protests, crowd size is often a matter of dispute. Organizers usually boast of huge crowds, while police and the news media offer much smaller estimates.

How to Photograph a Rainbow
Source: Digital Photography School

A Rainbow is something that has the power to stop you in your tracks when it unexpectedly appears when you're least expecting to see one. They're beautiful - but how do you photograph a rainbow?

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