David Shrigleys new exhibition [Brain Activity] opens at the Hayward Gallery in London, England. Known for his crude and comedic observations Shrigleys [Brain Activity] is the first major survey of his work and will run from February 1 to May 13, 2012.
Photo: A taxidermied artwork of a Jack Russell dog entitled [Im Dead]....
7 year old Soni has a basket of coal lifted onto her head by her mother, 28 year old Savita, after having scavenged coal illegally from an open-cast coal mine in the village of Bokapahari on February 08, 2012 near to Jharia, India. (Photo by Daniel Berehulak /Getty Images)...
[The Waterloo Cup was a coursing event. The three day event was run annually at Great Altcar in Lancashire, England from 1836 to 2005 and it used to attract tens of thousands of spectators to watch and gamble on the coursing matches. It was founded by William Philip Molyneux, 2nd Earl of Sefton, and, originally, was supported by his patronage]. – Wikipedia
Photo: A Greyhound races after Hare at the last Waterloo Cup Hare coursing event, February 14, 2005, near Liverpool, England. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)...
Russian Prime Minister and presidential candidate Vladimir Putin speaks during a rally after Putin claimed victory in the presidential election at the Manezhnya Square March, 4, 2012 in Moscow, Russia. Exit polls showed Putin had over 60 percent of the vote according to state television in an election that has been alleged to be marred by widespread violations. (Photo by Oleg Nikishin/Epsilon/Getty Images)...
(L-R) Diana, Renata, Marina, Sveta and Anastasia of the Showtime reality show [Russian Dolls] visit [The Chaunce Hayden Show] on GFQ Network at Sapphire New York on August 17, 2011 in New York City. (Photo by Theo Wargo/Getty Images)...
Suspension artist and LUSH Cosmetics employee Alice Newstead inspects shark hooks that she had pierced into her skin during a demonstration against the shark fin trade at a LUSH Cosmetic store on August 24, 2011 in San Francisco, California....
Actress Brooke Shields (center) attends a private burlesque performance at Nurse Bettie on September 25, 2011 in New York City. (Photo by Astrid Stawiarz/Getty Images for Tina Turnbow)...
Chinese woman Duo Zirong feeds stray cats at her home February 14, 2006 in Shanghai, China. Duo Zirong, a Daur ethnic minority group woman from Inner Mongolia and reported as the [Cat Woman], has housed about 300 cats with her Shanghainese husband Liu Junluo and mother-in-law. (Photo by China Photos/Getty Images)...
Tom Nevins guts a feral pig sow during hunting on Silver Plains Station on October 8, 2011 outside of Coen, Australia. Feral pigs are recognised as environmental and agricultural pests reported to have a population of up to 23.5 million over around half of Australia. The Cooktown Hog Hunt is held annually with this years hunting window open from registration at 2pm on Friday to the end of weigh in at 2pm on Sunday afternoon. (Photo by Mark Kolbe/Getty Images)...
[Jacob «Jack» Kevorkian (May 26, 1928 – June 3, 2011), commonly known as [Dr. Death], was an American pathologist, euthanasia activist, painter, composer and instrumentalist. He is best known for publicly championing a terminal patients right to die via physician-assisted suicide; he said he assisted at least 130 patients to that end. He famously said, «dying is not a crime»]. – Wikipedia
Photo: The [Thanatron], often referred to as the [Death Machine], is displayed during a press preview of an auction of the personal effects of Dr. Jack Kevorkian at the New York Institute...