Category: Face Of The Day

The Photoelastic Touch, a transparent user interface using LCD is shown on April 7, 2010 Laval, France. More info on the project here. Video of the technology in action here. By Alaian Jocard/AFP/Getty Images.

Will Chevalier presents himself to the jury of a beard competition held on March 27, 2010 in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany. The event is part of the 25th Garmisch-Partenkirchen Beard Champioships. By Johannes Simon/Getty Images.

Souvenir gifts featuring the face of Pope Benedict XVI are shown in St. Peter’s Square on March 25, 2010 in Vatican City, Vatican. The Pope is facing increasing pressure over abuse allegations which involved the German, American and Irish Catholic Church. By Franco Origlia/Getty Images.

25-year-old Anna Blinow wears seniority simulating equipment called 'MAX' on March 23, 2010 in Hanover, Germany, during the fair 'Altenpflege 2010' (Care of the Elderly 2010). The gear simulates the perception of elderly persons with its possible limitations in seeing, hearing, moving and the loss of strength. By Nigel Treblin/AFP/Getty Images.

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (R) holds a pen given to her by US President Barack Obama after signing the healthcare insurance reform legislation during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House in Washington on March 23, 2010. By Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images.

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton pauses while speaking during the 2010 American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) conference March 22, 2010 in Washington, DC. Secretary Clinton spoke to the pro-Israel lobbying group about the relationship between the United States and Israel and issues facing the Middle East. By Brendan Smialowski/Getty Images.

A two-year old Arabian Class 8 Colts, owned by Saudi Prince Abdul Aziz bin Ahmed bin Abdul Aziz, is paraded during the Dubai International Arabian Horse Championship in the Gulf emirate on March 19, 2010. The championship is a competition for purebred Arabian horses which parade during the three-day event to showcase their beauty and talents. By Karim Sahib/AFP/Getty Images.

Auto Straddle is collecting prom pictures:

So this girl Constance McMillen wanted to take a girl to prom, and wear a tux, and the principal was like hell to the no, and then the ACLU got involved, and then the school just decided it would be better to cancel prom altogether. Why are they so afraid of how cute girls look in menswear?…We have a feeling, even though we are old, that some girls are bringing girls to homecoming/prom/fancy-wear day dances these days…Are you one of those girls/boys? Well let’s celebrate those photos everyone is so f*cking afraid of!

The above picture is captioned, "Bakersfield, California. 1994."

(Hat tip: Matt)

A swan swims at Lake Toepper (Toeppersee) in the western German city of Duisburg on March 11, 2010. Small signs of the approaching spring can be seen in many parts of Germany, despite continuing cold weather. By Jens Schlueter/AFP/Getty Images.

Rocky Galloway (L) and Reggie Stanley (R) hug each other during their wedding on March 9, 2010, the first day same-sex couples are legal to wed in Washington, DC. The couple's two daughters attended the wedding. By Alex Wong/Getty Images.

A live video of the first same-sex marriage in DC – a simple must-see – is here.