I'd rather GO NAKED than wear fur - Joanna Krupa

Foto set of naked Joanna Krupa in a PETA "I'd rather go naked than wear fur" campaign.

Hong Kong's dazzling East Asian Games fireworks display

Foto set of the spectacular opening of Hong Kong's East Asian Games with plenty of fireworks display. The city launched the East Asian Games in impressive and costly style, impressing hundreds of thousands of onlookers and tourists with a water-borne show on Victoria Harbour that concluded with yet another amazing fireworks display and night floats.



















The East Asian Games runs Dec 5-13 and is the first major international multi-sport event to be held in Hong Kong. (Competition actually began Dec 2).

Over 2,300 athletes are competing for more than 262 gold medals across 22 sports. Nine teams are competing: China, Macau, Hong Kong, Japan, North and South Korea, Chinese Taipei, Guam and Mongolia.

Photos: AP/Getty
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Naked Joanna Krupa in PETA Photo

"Dancing With The Stars" contestant and playboy model Joanna Krupa has found herself at the center of controversy with the launch of a new PETA campaign. Krupa is seen posing with nothing but a halo and carefully placed crucifix to promote pet adoption. Catholic critics have not received the ad well.

PETA is known for its shock tactics, and use of naked celebrities in its campaigns. This is Krupa's second photo shoot with the animal welfare charity. The first ran with the signature tagline, "I'd rather go naked than wear fur."


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Victoria's Secret fashion show

Heidi Klum and her post-baby body led the parade at the annual Victoria's Secret fashion show, which returned to New York with some fresh faces after four years on the road. The lingerie retailer inducted five more women into its "Angel" ranks - a designation reserved for top models at the Lexington Avenue Armory. This year show brought together balloons, lace, fake fur, thigh high boots...oh, and a $3 million, diamond-encrusted bra.

Heidi Klum


Erin Heatherton


Abbey Lee Kershaw


Candice Swanepoe


Doutzen Kroes


Doutzen Kroes


Chanel Iman


Chanel Iman

Foto Set of Inside The World's Largest Cruise Ship

The Oasis Of The Seas , the new cruise ship from Royal Caribbean International, is also the world's largest ship. What do you think? In the light of the global recession, is this luminous luxury or idiotic extravagance? Are you dying to get on board or would you rather row?


Oasis of the Seas: The Finnish built 225,282-ton ship owned by Royal Caribbean International has a capacity of 5,400 passengers and is set for its debut voyage in the Caribbean Dec. 1, 2009. 15 decks house 4 main swimming pools, a park promenade, surf simulators, rock climbing, and miniature golf.


The Room: A two story crown loft suite with 2-story window and balcony on board.


The Elevator Bar: An elevator bar floats up and down between 3 levels on the ship.


Putting Practice: Crew play golf on board.


Pools on the ship: One of the pools on board.


Surf Simulator: Royal Caribbean sports staff member Colin Kerr tries out one of two surf simulators on board.


Lots of Balconies: Some of the balconies on the ship.


Floating park: Live greenery, trees and tropical plants are among the features of Central Park, a football field sized promenade on board.

Largest swimwear parade at one time

People in swimsuits dance during an attempt to break the Guinness World Record for the largest swimwear parade at one time, in Sydney November 12, 2009.



Men in swimsuits pose for pictures during an attempt to break the Guinness World Record for the largest swimwear parade at one time, in Sydney November 12, 2009.





A skater in swimsuit dances behind a policeman during an attempt to break the Guinness World Record for the largest swimwear parade at one time, in Sydney November 12, 2009.

Photos: REUTERS/Daniel Munoz

Foto Set of Amazing Futuristic Chairs

Foto set of amazing futuristic designer chairs. Great ideas great designs.


This colorful set of suitcases could be combined into a sofa (with lots of storage space) when you need to take a load off.


This isn't your grandmother's rocking. Novague's rocking chair would contain a dyanmo within that could convert the mechanic energy produced by your rocking on the chair to power its LED reading lamp.


Named after Morpheus, the ancient Greek god of sleep, the Morfeo sofa-bed has bendable Shrek-like reading lamp "ears" on either side.


This sofa doubles as a sitting device and a thought-portrait. Designers Lucas Maassen and Dries Verbruggen build the customized sofa by capturing just seconds of brain activity through EEG, then using the "brain waves" to carve your mental map into a block of foam.


The Obelisk is a tower of stackable lawn furniture. It can be four chairs and a table -- or a giant sculptural pod.


The design concept for "Untitled Chair" features 100 gas shock absorbers that allow the piece of furniture to respond to pressure and adjust its shape around a human's form.


The Breathing Chair, inspired by plant cells, looks like a big block of tofu. The designer carefully calculated the size and location of the triangular voids in the chair to ensure that they could bend and flex around pressure. The block compresses into a chair-like shape when a person sits down.


The Robotic Chair can self-destruct, then put itself back together again. With a "brain" in its seat controlling its movement, the chair can collapse into a heap, then gradually stabilize itself, finding its footing, and piecing its legs back together again.


The ultimate chair for music lovers and people who always have to be plugged in. The Sonic Chair has a silver arm that can hold a computer or iPod, or even be attached to a computer monitor. Speakers inside the pod ensure the ultimate music-listening experience.


Gabriel Canas's colorful Tetris Chair is inspired by the computer game


The Stardust line of sofas and pillows look innocuous during the day -- simple, white boxy furniture -- then come alive in the evening, glowing from within.