The photos of U.S. soldiers posing with the corpses of Afghan bombers have shocked the globe today, and the White House is none too happy that the graphic images were published. Given to the LA Times by a soldier from the 82nd Airborne Division, the pictures show soldiers, reportedly from the 82nd Airborne Division's 4th Brigade Combat Team, striking mocking poses with the deceased. more ›

Eight years after photographs of U.S. soldiers torturing prisoners at Abu Gharib shocked the country and world, there's now a set of photographs showing U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan posing with body parts of bombers. The photo were given to the LA Times, which reports that the soliders were initially supposed to get iris scans and fingerprints to ID "the mangled remains of an insurgent suicide bomber." more ›

Authorities in Anaheim have named their suspect in a bizarre case involving sexually explicit photographs left on trails and vehicles at a popular park, according to the OC Register, and they have issued an arrest warrant for a local man who is a former Huntington Park police chief. Paul Lawrence Wadley is accused of leaving photos of male and female genitalia in the park to be found by park-goers. more ›

The Los Angeles Police Department has announced they will make public several photographs collected as evidence from the home of Lonnie Franklin, Jr, aka the "Grim Sleeper," the man suspected of killing nine women and one man over a period of over 20 years. more ›

Women exercising and relaxing at Anaheim Hills' Toyon Park have been finding sexually explicit photos left on the trail and on their parked cars, according to ABC7. One woman describes returning to her vehicle after working out to find a set of photos of male genitalia left on her windshield; her friend reports finding more of the same strewn along the popular running trail. more ›

Are moody black and white photos showing beautiful young women in sexy lingerie taking things too far for the Miss USA pageant? It seems several major news outlets think so, according to Gothamist, and Tim Winter of the Parents Television Council claims the set of 51 images shot by Fadil Berisha "obliterates" the "line between a beauty pageant and soft-core pornography." more ›

Police found over 1,000 photographs of girls and young women inside the storage locker of Rodney Alcala when he was arrested for the 1979 murder of Huntington Beach teenager Robin Samsoe, reports the Daily News. more ›

A new exhibit honoring actress Sharon Tate opened this weekend, timed to coincide with the 40th anniversary of the iconic Hollywood blonde's brutal murder by members of Charles Manson's "Family." ICON is described as a mixed media exhibition honoring the life and style of Tate which features the work of Jeremy Kenyon Lockyer Corbell. Included in this art and fashion-based showing are items from the actress' "never before revealed wardrobe," many of which were worn by model Lauren Hastings, who was photographed in the outfits. more ›

The Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) is part of 15 museums and cultural institutions nation-wide contributing to the Wikipedia Loves Art program, which kicked off yesterday and runs all February long. "Here’s how it works: for the month of February, LACMA and other museums welcome the public to photograph permanent collection objects to help Wikipedia illustrate its articles. Think of it as an art scavenger hunt," explains LACMA's Unframed blog. more ›

Stephanie Rosenthal, exhibition curator and chief curator at the Hayward Gallery, London, discusses Allan Kaprow—Art as Life, a new show at the MOCA. The exhibit is opening today and runs until the end of June. more ›

Although this pic was snapped a few months back, it still packs a tasty chuckle. Lest you think it was just celebs in Beverly Hills who are press-wearily pleading "No photos, please!" take comfort in the fact that the pastries ask the same respect for privacy from you, too. more ›

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From the Front Lines I bring you "Day One of the Strike." The mood is very light and almost jovial; this shift has only been out here three hours. I think that is going to change fast. They caused a lot of rubber necking traffic but no real problems. They did get a lot of attention. There was lots of food to go around, and an official station for people to check in. It's a... more ›

One might argue that it is hard to look bad in a Tony Duran photograph. The man most famous for taking pics of an early J. Lo (his house even has a plaque out front that says "The House That J. Lo Built") and owning the rights to syndication, thus making him a rich, rich man has a new exhibit for us to see. Visually stunning and beautiful, Duran's opening last night at Interior... more ›