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| Milton Saint Malo, self-portrait |
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| Model: Paul Morris Adam |
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Business casual
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Skin gliding through the water
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| Quentin, by Gordon Nebeker |
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The dancer
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| Marcos, by Mano Martinez |
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| Marcos, by Mano Martinez |
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| Marcos, by Mano Martinez |
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| Marcos, by Mano Martinez |
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| Marcos, by Mano Martinez |
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The unicyclist
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Men in black
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| Bel Alex, by Sunboys |
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| Andy, by Light-Weaver |
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| Studio 4, by Estelar |
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| David, by Matt Hopkins |
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| David, by Reyj Photography |
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| Alexander Williams |
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The solitude of the wild lands
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| Trolltunga fjord, Norway; by Daniel Bruce Lee |
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| Photo by Pedro Ivan |
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| Milo Saint Malo, self-portrait |
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| al-Qarara, Algeria |
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| Luces de Bengala, self-portrait |
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| Edgar, 2014; by Manuel Moncayo |
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| "Home," Kentucky 2006; by Greg Reynolds |
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| Pine forest in Wales |
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Several developments today on same-sex marriage
It was a busy day today in the legal arena concerning same-sex marriage.
The United States Supreme Court today took no action on four appeals from a lower court ruling that rejected same-sex marriage in Ohio, Michigan, Kentucky and Tennessee.
The Supreme Court refused to hear a case that challenged Louisiana's ban on marriage equality.
A federal trial judge in South Dakota declared that state's marriage ban to be unconstitutional but put the ruling on hold pending the state's appeal.
The most-watched case involved the one from the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals, which encompasses the four states of Ohio, Michigan, Kentucky and Tennessee. The appeals court ruled last November that same-sex marriage was not a right under terms of the United States Constitution.
It was expected that when the Supreme Court met in conference today that the justices would agree to review the Sixth Circuit's decision. They did not but they are scheduled to confer again on Friday. They may grant review at that time.
It's almost inconceivable that the Supreme Court would not deal with the Sixth Circuit's decision somehow. Whenever there is a split among appeals courts on a major legal issue, the Supreme Court steps in to resolve the conflict. In this instance, four appeals courts have ruled in favor of same-sex marriage and one has rejected it.
If the Supreme Court were to review the marriage issue, the justices would hear oral argument from both sides and then issue a ruling by June 30. Its ruling would apply nationwide.
Also at the Supreme Court today, the justices rejected outright a plea by a same-sex couple to set aside Louisiana law stating that marriage is between one man and one woman. The justices did not say why they refused to hear the case.
In all likelihood, the justices may have felt that the plea was premature. The couple appealed directly from the ruling of a federal trial judge, rather than going through the normal appeals channels.
In South Dakota, a federal trial judge ruled that the state's ban on same-sex marriage violates the United States Constitution's provision of equal protection.
"Plaintiffs have a fundamental right to marry. South Dakota deprives them of that right solely because they are same-sex couples and without sufficient justification," District Court Judge Karen Schreier wrote today.
The state said it plans to appeal the ruling to the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals. That body has yet to address the issue of same-sex marriage.
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The United States Supreme Court today took no action on four appeals from a lower court ruling that rejected same-sex marriage in Ohio, Michigan, Kentucky and Tennessee.
The Supreme Court refused to hear a case that challenged Louisiana's ban on marriage equality.
A federal trial judge in South Dakota declared that state's marriage ban to be unconstitutional but put the ruling on hold pending the state's appeal.
The most-watched case involved the one from the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals, which encompasses the four states of Ohio, Michigan, Kentucky and Tennessee. The appeals court ruled last November that same-sex marriage was not a right under terms of the United States Constitution.
It was expected that when the Supreme Court met in conference today that the justices would agree to review the Sixth Circuit's decision. They did not but they are scheduled to confer again on Friday. They may grant review at that time.
It's almost inconceivable that the Supreme Court would not deal with the Sixth Circuit's decision somehow. Whenever there is a split among appeals courts on a major legal issue, the Supreme Court steps in to resolve the conflict. In this instance, four appeals courts have ruled in favor of same-sex marriage and one has rejected it.
If the Supreme Court were to review the marriage issue, the justices would hear oral argument from both sides and then issue a ruling by June 30. Its ruling would apply nationwide.
Also at the Supreme Court today, the justices rejected outright a plea by a same-sex couple to set aside Louisiana law stating that marriage is between one man and one woman. The justices did not say why they refused to hear the case.
In all likelihood, the justices may have felt that the plea was premature. The couple appealed directly from the ruling of a federal trial judge, rather than going through the normal appeals channels.
In South Dakota, a federal trial judge ruled that the state's ban on same-sex marriage violates the United States Constitution's provision of equal protection.
"Plaintiffs have a fundamental right to marry. South Dakota deprives them of that right solely because they are same-sex couples and without sufficient justification," District Court Judge Karen Schreier wrote today.
The state said it plans to appeal the ruling to the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals. That body has yet to address the issue of same-sex marriage.
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Mohammed: 'I am Charlie'
Charlie Hebdo revealed its cover image for this week's issue, to be printed after two gunmen opened fired on the magazine's Paris office, killing 10 of its journalists and cartoonists.
Relying on a skeleton staff, Charlie Hebdo will again take on extremism, politicians and social conventions in its usual satirical style.
The cover shows the prophet Mohammed holding an "I Am Charlie" sign below the words "all is forgiven." Three million copies of the magazine will be printed Wednesday. Normally 60,000 copies are circulated each week.
For the first time the magazine will be printed in languages other than French. English will be among them.
The content will be created only by the remaining employees of Charlie Hebdo. Contributions from other cartoonists were declined but the newspaper Liberation lent space to Charlie Hebdo's staff.
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'Get your kicks on Route 66'
Check out the guy's gray-green cap. He seems eager to travel Route 66, which extends between Chicago and Los Angeles and serves as a famed song lyric. Is he a native or a transplant? Maybe the latter. He's attending last year's World Naked Bike Ride in London.
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Enric Rubio
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| Photo by Mano Martinez |
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| Photo by Mano Martinez |
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| Photo by Mano Martinez |
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Beauties
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| Miguel Ortiz Vera |
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| Rodney Santiago |
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| Michael, October 2014; by Michael George Photography |
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| Photo by Fedya Ili |
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| Andés Gioeni, former Argentine Catholic priest, model and actor |
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| Photo by Jean Baptiste Huong |
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Marcello
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| Photo by Pedro Ivan |
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| Photo by Pedro Ivan |
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| Photo by Pedro Ivan |
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| Photo by Pedro Ivan |
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| Photo by Pedro Ivan |
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| Photo by Pedro Ivan |
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| Photo by Pedro Ivan |
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| Photo by Pedro Ivan |
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Memories of the sun and shore
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| Irish coast |
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Now, for something completely different
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| Washington Monument |
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| Rick Genest, by Mariano Vivanco |
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| "The Breath," by Umberto Frederico |
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| Photo by Giorgio Barrera |
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Ruben and Marcos
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| Photo by Mano Martinez |
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| Photo by Mano Martinez |
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| Photo by Mano Martinez |
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Railmen
R.J. Corman Railpower has a stable of eco-friendly low- to medium-horsepower locomotives. They consume half of the amount of diesel fuel and generate less emissions than conventional locomotives, and they are ideal for both branch-line and switching operations. Corman's parent company in Bardstown, Kentucky, operates 10 short-line railroads in seven states. The short lines range in size from the 14.2-mile Texas Line in Diboll to the 207-mile Pennsylvania Line based in Clearfield.
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| Photo by Michael Bidner |
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| Photo by Michael Bidner |
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Bits and pieces
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| Photo by Divasoft |
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| Photo by Abajapa |
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| Photo by Græ Andresen. |
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| Photo by Vish Studio |
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| Miguel in Barcelona, 2014; by Jean Baptiste Huong |
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| Photo by Abajapa |
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| Yuri Bex, by Cristiano Madureira |
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| Jonathan, by Ron Amato |
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Stephane and Kurtis
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| Stephane Haffner and Emiliano Simione, by David Vance |
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| Stephane Haffner and Emiliano Simione, by David Vance |
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| Stephane Haffner and Emiliano Simione, by David Vance |
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| Stephane Haffner and Emiliano Simione, by David Vance |
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Upon careful reading ...
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| Milton Saint Malo, self-portrait |
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Love the men, hate the season
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| Patrick, by James Ferringer |
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| Photo by Bobby1824 |
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| France, 2012 |
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| Dan Hancock, by Tom Clark in Sugarhouse |
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| Photo by Lipiec |
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