"Remember remeber the fifth of November..."

Hail 406 years worth of Guy Fawkes. Hail the revolution. Hail the Gunpowder Plot.

Is this the new hope?

Welcoming a Reagan's statue in London

London Pride in pictures

Here, a bunch of pictures taken on Saturday afternoon in central London. Article will soon follow. Enjoy.

'Never trust a Tory' banner

Yeah, that's a glass

I think I know that guy with the lipstick...

The army could not miss this - and they call it a "men's" place

 I have been waiting for them all day long! In the Naaavy! Ta ta ta ra ta, In the Naaavy!

Directly from the Venice carnival

Don't ask me what they are, I have no idea - but they're great

Er.. I don't know what to say about "him", but this is probably the best way to end this album

Come si vive dietro le sbarre in California

La fotografa di Reuters Lucy Nicholson ha documentato la vita dei carcerati nella prigione statale di Chino, California. Immagini uniche, che raccolgono uno spaccato della vita della popolazione carceraria - che negli USA eccede i due milioni di individui, secondo i dati governativi, con tutti i problemi che ne seguono.

Un mondo di reclusione, di tensioni continue, di sovraffollamento, di tatuaggi che dicono chi sei, che cosa hai fatto, se meriti rispetto oppure no. L'obiettivo di Nicholson racconta questo e molto altro.

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"Look at them, father. Who are they?" 
"They are the last and lonely, my dear"

Cartoonist: Steve Bell

Bush on himself: 'I'm not a teapot'

George W Bush publishes his memor, November 2010 (Cartoonist: Steve Bell)

A collection of the best satirist's works is on display at the Cartoon Museum with the exhibition: Belle Epoque - 30 years of Steve Bell

A burrowing owl perches in front of Greenpeace activists who were arrested for raising an inflatable model of a wind turbine in front of Congress in Brasilia, Brazil (photo: Ueslei Marcelino/Reuters)

Making the most with what we have

Panda gigante

2010 landscape photographer of the year award

And the award goes to...

Corfe Castle, Dorset by Antony Spencer (Landscape Photographer of the Year 2010)

Visit Anthony Spencer's official webpage at http://www.antonyspencer.com/.

Illicit tiger trade in Burma

Below is a series of photographs documenting the illegal trade of exotic animals in the village of Mong La, Burma. Tigers, leopards, jaguars and other magnificent specimen are poached in the Burmese forests, and taken to the town's local markets to be sold.

Dealers, collectors and tourists are some of the potential buyers.

The tiger populations have decreased of 97 per cent over the last 100 years. These animals are at high risk of extinction. It is not only dealers and poachers who are responsible for the extermination. What makes their business profitable is collectors, tourists and all those people who, although not involved in the practical crime of killing these animals, seek for and buy skins or other body parts.

(Photographs source, The Guardian - The entire reportage is available here)

Cerchi il rospo e trovi le rane

Una spedizione scientifica nelle foreste della Colombia, America meridionale, ha scoperto tre nuove specie di rana, finora sconosciute. Il gruppo di ricercatori era nel nord del Paese alla ricerca di una specie di rospo ritenuta scomparsa da decenni.

Sotto: le foto delle nuove specie rinvenute (fonte Ansa)

Hello turtles in the sand

Pic of the day

One of the coolest animals (literally) on the planet, the wood frog has the ability to go into complete hibernation (including complete heart stoppage) during the winter season. The heart, lungs, and brain completely freeze. In spring, the frog thaws out and comes "back to life". Spotted at Potato Creek State Park, Indiana.

Photograph: Kevin Chodzinski