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“Adaptive Boxers”

Peter Muller

Prix de la Photographie, Paris (PX3)

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Torun, Poland

Athletes compete in a heat of the men’s 1500m during the world indoor championships

Kirill Kudryavtsev

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A human head from the 1930s on display. ZUMA Press, Inc./Alamy Stock Photo

Inside The Mütter Museum Of Philadelphia, Where Some Of History’s Strangest Medical Oddities Are On Display

From President Cleveland's tumor to Albert Einstein's brain, the Mütter Museum at the College of Physicians of Philadelphia holds an array of macabre anatomical curiosities.

The skeletal remains of a fetus. ZUMA Press, Inc./Alamy Stock Photo

Various milagros, or votive offerings, from the museum's collection. These items are religious folk charms often used to heal the body parts they depict.

The death cast of Chang and Eng Bunker, the "original" Siamese twins.

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These human hands from the 19th-century collection of Dr. Thomas Dent Mütter show the effects of a condition called gout — an ailment Mütter suffered from himself later in life.

Inside The Mütter Museum Of Philadelphia, Where Some Of History’s Strangest Medical Oddities Are On Display

From President Cleveland’s tumor to Albert Einstein’s brain, the Mütter Museum at the College of Physicians of Philadelphia holds an array of macabre anatomical curiosities.

The Soap Lady is the name given to this mummified woman whose body was exhumed in Philadelphia in 1875. The corpse is unique because a fatty substance called adipocere encases the remains — essentially turning her into soap. Harry Fisher/Allentown Morning Call/MCT via Getty Images

The skeleton of conjoined twins.

A skillful anatomist cut away the outer bone layers of this child’s skull (with normal tooth development) to show the structure of the adult teeth sometime before 1941. The donor is unknown.

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Dried hands are part of the Grimm's Anatomy exhibit at the Mütter Museum, reiterating the morbidity of the fairy tales that spawned the child-friendly versions we hear today. Harry Fisher/Allentown Morning Call/MCT via Getty Images

Inside The Mütter Museum Of Philadelphia, Where Some Of History’s Strangest Medical Oddities Are On Display

From President Cleveland’s tumor to Albert Einstein’s brain, the Mütter Museum at the College of Physicians of Philadelphia holds an array of macabre anatomical curiosities.

During the Civil War, many soldiers’ amputated limbs or bodies were buried, but Union surgeons managed to save some for research purposes. Pictured here are a partial pelvis and a right hand originally prepared for the Army Medical Museum in Washington, D.C.

A donated ovarian cyst that weighed 74 pounds when it was surgically removed in 1865. Surprisingly, it is not the largest cyst on record. An astounding 182-pound cyst was removed from a Shanghai woman one year prior in 1864.

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“Piercing the Rainbow”

Kohei Kawashima

The International Photography Awards

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Anish Kapoor and Greenpeace Partner on Powerful Environmental Installation in the North Sea

Renowned artist Anish Kapoor and Greenpeace have come together for a powerful art installation in the North Sea. Created on the side of an active offshore gas site, BUTCHERED is a striking commentary on the dire consequences of fossil fuel extraction. Aimed specifically at oil giants, the artwork was installed by expert Greenpeace climbers, who scaled a Shell gas platform off the coast of England to bring Kapoor’s vision to life.

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Wei Wei, China

iPhone Photography Awards

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Rania Matar, Ciearra (in the Coneflowers), (2018) | On view at Tamara Kreisler Gallery, Madrid

5 Images from PHotoEspaña

Since its very first edition in 1998,  PHotoESPAÑA has established itself as one of the world’s leading photography and visual arts events. Nearly 16 million people have visited, and it has programmed more than 1,800 exhibitions featuring over 4,000 artists across Madrid, Alcalá de Henares, Santander, Valladolid and Zaragoza. This year, the festival’s theme is After All, examining the historical evolution of photography and its relevance to the social, political, historical and cultural environment – “not only as a document, but also as a creative tool in times of uncertainty.” 

Ayana V. Jackson, Invisible Threads I, (2025) | On view at National Museum of Anthropology, Madrid

Juliana González, La visitante, (2023) | On view at Espacio Mados, Madrid

José Guerrero | On view at MAPFRE Foundation, Madrid

Eduardo Nave | On view at the Former Hospital of Santa María la Rica, Alcalá de Henares

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Roller From The Series "Paper Shadows (Things Are Not Always What They Seem)'"

Maxine Harraway

AAP Magazine Awards

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Hundreds of Reasons not to be Religious. #96

It has been said that religion is necessary for morality. But Nazi Germany was a Christian country. Both the Catholic and Protestant churches failed to oppose this evil and allowed it to exist. Religion is not morality.

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All hail lord Trump the king of “hamberders.”

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Easter message from the church I work at.

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At a real church in NC. See you all at noon.