Category: Face Of The Day

This is one of a series of photographs celebrating red-heads: "Root Ginger". Money quote from the artist:

“The book is a tribute to people with this hair colour," says Wicks, “but it is also an investigation into the genetic lottery that we all play… I was interested to explore the phenomenon of recessive genes as well as the human tendency to judge and make snap decisions about people who simply look different to them."

The deepest philosophical treatment of this question I know of can be found after the jump:

Rocky Mountain News reporter Myung Oak Kim pauses before leaving the newsroom on her last day of work on February 27, 2009 in Denver, Colorado. Today’s edition was the last for the nearly 150-year-old daily, Colorado’s oldest newspaper. Parent company E.W. Scripps Co. announced yesterday that the paper would close after efforts to find a buyer failed. Kim was one of some 200 staffers to lose their jobs. By John Moore/Getty.

Construction worker Victor Saume prays after receiving ashes during Ash Wednesday celebrations at St. Paul’s Chapel February 25, 2009 in New York City. The historic chapel where George Washington worshiped is located directly across the street from the World Trade Center site and housed rescue workers and others in the aftermath of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. By Mario Tama/Getty.

A new statue of Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother stands on the Mall on February 24, 2009 in London, England. The tribute, which had been kept secret until now stands in front of a statue of her late husband King George VI on the Mall in central London. It is just a short way from the Queen Mother’s former homes Buckingham Palace and Clarence House and includes a 9.5ft statue of the Royal matriarch. By Dan Kitwood/Getty.

A man working in a gold mine is pictured on February 23, 2009 in Chudja, near Bunia, north eastern Congo. The conflict in Congo has often been linked to a struggle for control over its resources. Congo is rich in mineral resources such as gold, diamonds, tin, and cobalt. The Democratic Republic of Congo government and the main former rebel group reached preliminary agreement on a wider peace deal for the east of the country on February 22, sources on both sides said. By Lionel Healing/AFP/Getty Images.

An activist of the Ukrainian Progressive Socialist shouts during an anti-government rally in the center of the eastern industrial city of Donetsk on February 21, 2009. Participants in the rally demanded President Viktor Yushchenko’s resignation. By Alexander Khudoteply/AFP/Getty.

An injured man is taken to a ward in the main hospital of Colombo on February 20, 2009 after he was wounded following a rebel Tamil Tiger attack. Tamil Tigers carried out a kamikaze-style attack in Sri Lanka’s capital late tonight, smashing a light aircraft into the main tax building, killing two people and wounding 50, officials said. Sri Lanka’s air force said anti aircraft guns shot down one of the light aircraft that had flown over the tightly-guarded capital while the remains of the second was found inside the Inland Revenue building, which caught fire. By Ishara S. Kodikara/AFP/Getty.

Palestinian Ibrahim Fudah, 40, poses next to what is left of his belongings inside an improvised shack in the the heavily damaged al-Atatra district of the northern Gaza Strip refugee camp of Beit Lahia on February 17, 2009. By Marco Longari/AFP/Getty.

Baby Mandrill Blanca plays at Bioparco zoo in Rome on February 16, 2009. Blanca was born on February 1, 2009 and weighted around half a kilo. After a gestation period of 220 days, females give birth to one infant. The skin colors of Mandrills brighten as the animal gets more excited. By Tiziana Fabi/AFP/Getty.

The Limited Edition Bernie ‘Made Off With My Money’ Madoff Action Figure by ModelWorks on display during the opening day of the 2009 Toy Fair at the Jacob Javits Center in New York February 15. The Toy Fair is the largest toy trade show in the Western Hemisphere. By Timothy A. Clary/AFP/Getty.