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life: Few religions are as misunderstood and feared as Haitian Vodou. Countless people around the globe, shown images of a ceremony, might confidently say, “Yes, that is Vodou.” But very few, when pressed, could coherently discuss the core tenets of the belief. For photographer Anthony Karen, Vodou is at once a fascinating subject and — in a very real sense — the gateway to his vocation. “About 13 years ago, I was in a transitional point in my life. I felt Haiti calling to me. I traveled there, and had the opportunity to sit in on two Vodou ceremonies. On the same trip, I discovered my passion for photojournalism and have traveled extensively to Haiti over the years.” Here, LIFE.com presents previously unpublished pictures of a June 2011 Haitian Vodou ritual in honor of St. Francis de Assisi.

life:

Few religions are as misunderstood and feared as Haitian Vodou. Countless people around the globe, shown images of a ceremony, might confidently say, “Yes, that is Vodou.” But very few, when pressed, could coherently discuss the core tenets of the belief. For photographer Anthony Karen, Vodou is at once a fascinating subject and — in a very real sense — the gateway to his vocation.

“About 13 years ago, I was in a transitional point in my life. I felt Haiti calling to me. I traveled there, and had the opportunity to sit in on two Vodou ceremonies. On the same trip, I discovered my passion for photojournalism and have traveled extensively to Haiti over the years.”

Here, LIFE.com presents previously unpublished pictures of a June 2011 Haitian Vodou ritual in honor of St. Francis de Assisi.

thatsassyarab: From a collection titled “Today’s Life and War” by Iranian photographer Gohar Dashti.  Click on the photo to look at more.

thatsassyarab:

From a collection titled “Today’s Life and War” by Iranian photographer Gohar Dashti. 

Click on the photo to look at more.

(Source: iradeh, via obliquecity)

femmedandy: somethinganomalous: Androgyny. I just love this photo I took in the balcony of a condominium. It just has that RAW feel to it. Model: Beth Wilson Make-up: Thea de Rivera Stylist: Celine Trinidad Clothes provided by stylist. I am an Anomaly. Photo ©Joseph Bernabe RAW indeed! I love the feathery shirt & huge rose rings — and of course, the daring expression.

femmedandy:

somethinganomalous:

Androgyny.

I just love this photo I took in the balcony of a condominium.

It just has that RAW feel to it.

Model: Beth Wilson

Make-up: Thea de Rivera

Stylist: Celine Trinidad

Clothes provided by stylist.

I am an Anomaly.

Photo ©Joseph Bernabe

RAW indeed!

I love the feathery shirt & huge rose rings — and of course, the daring expression.

nationalpost: Muammar Gaddafi dead: Former Libyan dictator found hiding in a sewer waving a golden gunFormer Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi was found hiding in a drainage culvert waving a golden gun as he tried to flee National Transitional Council fighters who had overran his hometown and final bastion on Thursday.According to various sources, the former Libyan dictator may have tried to break out of his final redoubt at dawn in a convoy of vehicles after weeks of dogged resistance.However, he was stopped by a NATO airstrike and captured, possibly three or four hours later, after gunbattles with NTC fighters who found him hiding in a drainage culvert.Moments later, his bloodied body was stripped and displayed around the world from cellphone video. (Photo: Thaier al-Sudani/Reuters)

nationalpost:

Muammar Gaddafi dead: Former Libyan dictator found hiding in a sewer waving a golden gun
Former Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi was found hiding in a drainage culvert waving a golden gun as he tried to flee National Transitional Council fighters who had overran his hometown and final bastion on Thursday.

According to various sources, the former Libyan dictator may have tried to break out of his final redoubt at dawn in a convoy of vehicles after weeks of dogged resistance.

However, he was stopped by a NATO airstrike and captured, possibly three or four hours later, after gunbattles with NTC fighters who found him hiding in a drainage culvert.

Moments later, his bloodied body was stripped and displayed around the world from cellphone video. (Photo: Thaier al-Sudani/Reuters)

nationalpost: Good news: 100-year-old becomes world’s oldest marathon runner; Bad news: Runner, 27, dies in waterfront marathonMere seconds from completing the Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon on Sunday, a 27-year-old man collapsed and died just short of the finish line.The half-marathon runner had just 300 metres to go when he dropped near the intersection of King and Wellington streets at 11:15 a.m. and never got up, race organizers say. He was transported to hospital “with no vital signs,” the race’s medical director Bruce Minnes said in an emailed statement, but not before a bystander rushed in to help by administering CPR with the help of the Marathon’s first responder units. Their efforts to revive him failed.But there was indeed joy at the race’s finish despite the runner’s tragic death. 100-year-old Fauja Singh of India broke a record Sunday, becoming the world’s oldest marathon runner when he crossed the finish line approximately eight hours after his start. The centarian’s feat will go down in the Guinness Book of World Records. Kenyan Kenneth Mungara won his fourth consecutive marathon title, finishing the race in two hours, nine minutes and 51 seconds — the time it takes many runners to complete the half marathon. (Photo: CNW Group/Scotiabank)

nationalpost:

Good news: 100-year-old becomes world’s oldest marathon runner; Bad news: Runner, 27, dies in waterfront marathon
Mere seconds from completing the Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon on Sunday, a 27-year-old man collapsed and died just short of the finish line.

The half-marathon runner had just 300 metres to go when he dropped near the intersection of King and Wellington streets at 11:15 a.m. and never got up, race organizers say. He was transported to hospital “with no vital signs,” the race’s medical director Bruce Minnes said in an emailed statement, but not before a bystander rushed in to help by administering CPR with the help of the Marathon’s first responder units. Their efforts to revive him failed.

But there was indeed joy at the race’s finish despite the runner’s tragic death. 100-year-old Fauja Singh of India broke a record Sunday, becoming the world’s oldest marathon runner when he crossed the finish line approximately eight hours after his start. The centarian’s feat will go down in the Guinness Book of World Records. Kenyan Kenneth Mungara won his fourth consecutive marathon title, finishing the race in two hours, nine minutes and 51 seconds — the time it takes many runners to complete the half marathon. (Photo: CNW Group/Scotiabank)

nationalpost: ‘Slow the f— down,’ road sign tells Winnipeg drivers If fines and suspensions don’t work, then maybe a little profanity will? On Sunday, some drivers in Winnipeg were likely surprised to see an electronic road sign instructing them to “Slow The F— Down.”But Manitoba Public Insurance didn’t just finally snap on lead-footed drivers.Rather, the sign — used by the provincial insurer under contract — was apparently hacked by a digitally savvy mischief-maker. (Photo: Karen Chapman for the Winnipeg Free Press)

nationalpost:

‘Slow the f— down,’ road sign tells Winnipeg drivers
If fines and suspensions don’t work, then maybe a little profanity will? On Sunday, some drivers in Winnipeg were likely surprised to see an electronic road sign instructing them to “Slow The F— Down.”

But Manitoba Public Insurance didn’t just finally snap on lead-footed drivers.

Rather, the sign — used by the provincial insurer under contract — was apparently hacked by a digitally savvy mischief-maker. (Photo: Karen Chapman for the Winnipeg Free Press)