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Gbagbo’s Unmasking. ”The killing in Ivory Coast came to an end with the capture of former president Laurent Gbagbo after a weeklong siege of his residence. Seen here with his wife, Gbagbo’s appearance confounds expectations—we find not the violent warlord in chains, but a vulnerable old man sitti...

Gbagbo’s Unmasking. ”The killing in Ivory Coast came to an end with the capture of former president Laurent Gbagbo after a weeklong siege of his residence. Seen here with his wife, Gbagbo’s appearance confounds expectations—we find not the violent warlord in chains, but a vulnerable old man sitti...

Gbagbo’s Unmasking Photo from AFP/Getty Images Gaga’s Treats Photo by Terry Richardson January’s Legs Photo by Craig McDean Rough Patch Photo by David Cannon/Getty Images The Killings Photo by Robert Stolarik Fire and Water Photo by Francis R. Malasig/EPA Fallen Soldier Photo by Marwan Naamani/AFP Dust-Up Photo by Denis Sinyakov/Reuters The Boat Photo by Damir Sagolj/Reuters The Car Photo by Yasuyoshi Chiba/AFP/Getty Images Parking Place Photo by Kevin Frayer/AP
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Gbagbo’s Unmasking Photo from AFP/Getty Images Gbagbo’s Unmasking. ”The killing in Ivory Coast came to an end with the capture of former president Laurent Gbagbo after a weeklong siege of his residence. Seen here with his wife, Gbagbo’s appearance confounds expectations—we find not the violent warlord in chains, but a vulnerable old man sitti... Gaga’s Treats Photo by Terry Richardson Gaga’s Treats. ”Lady Gaga’s appearance also confounds expectations, but that is the expectation. The performer and fashion icon is what former defense secretary Donald Rumsfeld might call a known unknown.” Photo by Terry Richardson, Harper’s Bazaar, May 2011 January’s Legs Photo by Craig McDean January’s Legs. ”Having risen to fame as a neglected housewife on television’s Mad Men, actress January Jones will soon appear in the movie reboot of X-Men, in which she plays a sexy mutant. For the cover of W, she stands tall, no men of any kind in sight.” Photo by Craig McDean, W, May 2011 Rough Patch Photo by David Cannon/Getty Images Rough Patch. ”The Masters golf tournament is one of the surest signs of spring, which is one reason why even casual fans of the sport love to watch it. Crowd favorite Phil Mickelson was probably not enjoying the flowering azaleas that brightened Augusta National golf course in Georgia over the we... The Killings Photo by Robert Stolarik The Killings. ”Police search for human remains on Long Island, NewYork, where the bodies of ten people, at least four believed to be prostitutes, have been found along a highway near a popular beach. The evocative image—misty and mysterious—is loaded with narrative power. This is no Stieg Larsson... Fire and Water Photo by Francis R. Malasig/EPA Fire and Water. ”Residents of Paranaque City in the Philippines try to control a fire that left 1,200 families homeless.” Photo by Francis R. Malasig/EPA, ”Lens”, New York Times Fallen Soldier Photo by Marwan Naamani/AFP Fallen Soldier. ”A Libyan rebel falls after being shot in the head during a firefight in Ajdabiya.” Photo by Marwan Naamani/AFP, ”Framework”, Los Angeles Times Dust-Up Photo by Denis Sinyakov/Reuters Dust-Up. ”A U.S. Army pilot from C Company, 1-1214 Aviation Regiment runs for cover as a sandstorm hits his base in Helmond Province, Afghanistan.” Photo by Denis Sinyakov/Reuters, ”Framework”, Los Angeles Times The Boat Photo by Damir Sagolj/Reuters The Boat. ”A woman walks her bicycle through a sea of debris left in Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture, by last month’s tsunami.” Photo by Damir Sagolj/Reuters, ”In Focus”, The Atlantic The Car Photo by Yasuyoshi Chiba/AFP/Getty Images The Car. ”A boy in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, plays in a toy car in front of a real car swept up in the March tsunami.” Photo by Yasuyoshi Chiba/AFP/Getty Images, ”In Focus,” The Atlantic Parking Place Photo by Kevin Frayer/AP Parking Place. ”Luckily for the driver of this SUV, a parking place opened up along a roadside in New Delhi, India.” Photo by Kevin Frayer/AP, Washington Post