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In matching uniforms of the hip male movie star are, from left, Robin Williams, Jeff Goldblum and Billy Crystal, at a Hollywood party for Triggerstreet.com on June 15, 2006.
Cast members of a theatrical production of "Priscilla, Queen of the Desert," from left, Nick Hardcastle, Trevor Ashley and Damien Ross, pose June 20, 2006, in front of the bus made famous in the film version. A musical based on the Australian movie about drag queens on a road trip is scheduled to open at Sydney's Lyric Theatre this fall.
Selina Spensant, 19, wears Stars and Stripes body paint on June 17, 2006 in Kaiserslautern, Germany. Despite the enthusiastic support of Selina and thousands of other Americans in the stands, Team USA didn't make it out of the first round of the World Cup, thanks to a loss to Ghana.
He recently celebrated his 18th birthday, and he no longer sees dead people, as far as we know. Actor Haley Joel Osment attends the re-launch of Triggerstreet.com on June 15, 2006, in Hollywood. Triggerstreet is a site devoted to developing the careers of young independent filmmakers.
A model shows an outfit by Spanish designer Agatha Ruiz de la Prada during a fashion show on June 19, 2006, that highlighted textiles produced without toxic chemicals. Greenpeace asked 16 Spanish designers to show fashions made of fabrics produced without harm to the environment.
A Turkish model wears an outfit from French fashion house Pierre Cardin in Istanbul, Turkey, on June 21, 2006. The fashion show, a retrospective of Cardin's career, was promoting an agreement with the Turkish textile group Aydinli.
A model wears a dress by Chanel in a fashion show June 22, 2006, in the picturesque mountain village of Deir al-Qamar, southeast of Beirut, Lebanon. The event was sponsored by the new magazine "Elle Orient," a Middle Eastern version of Elle magazine.
A Turkish model wears an outfit from French fashion house Pierre Cardin in Istanbul, Turkey, on June 21, 2006.
Shaquille O'Neal of the NBA champion Miami Heat sports an appropriate shirt for the premiere of "Superman Returns" in Los Angeles on June 21, 2006.
On June 22, 2006, a woman arrives for Ladies Day at Royal Ascot wearing a replica of the costume worn by Audrey Hepburn in "My Fair Lady" in a scene set at the same race course. Extravagant hats and fancy dresses have been an annual tradition since 1711 at the five-day Royal Ascot racing event, a must on England's high-society calendar.
A woman stands above the parade ring on Ladies Day at the annual Royal Ascot horse race meeting, in Ascot, England, June 22, 2006. Ladies Day is traditionally the third day of the five-day Royal Ascot meeting, which is attended by Britain's Queen Elizabeth II and other members of Britain's Royal Family.
What exactly happens to this pile of ribbons in a strong breeze? A model walks the catwalk for Jean Paul Gaultier on June 22, 2006, in Deir al-Qamar, a village in the Shouf region southeast of Beirut, Lebanon, at a fashion show launching the French-language fashion magazine "Elle Orient," aimed at Middle Eastern women.
A fiberglass cow named "Top Model" by artist Eric Colmet Daage is displayed in Paris, June 19, 2006. It's one of 150 cows on display as part of the Vach'Art exhibition and auction, an annual charity benefit. "Top Model" has had a rough time lately: the sculpture was stolen by two thieves who gave it to a friend as an anniversary gift, but the recipient returned it.
The Portland Museum of Art is breaking attendance records with a painting of a dark beauty with a mysterious smile. She bears a striking resemblance to the Mona Lisa in The Louvre. Experts say this portrait dates from the same era, before 1510, but can't agree on whether Leonardo might have painted it, perhaps as a preparatory study, or if it's a student's copy.
Jack Larson and Noel Neill reunite at the film premiere of "Superman Returns" in Los Angeles, June 21, 2006. Larson and Neill are the original Jimmy Olsen and the second Lois Lane from the "Superman" TV series of the 1950s.
Dave the Chameleon might be too cute for his own good. The costumed actor is sent out by Britain's Labour Party to trail opposition Conservative leader David Cameron on public appearances. The symbolism is obvious, but some say it could backfire because the big blue guy is too lovable. Here, Dave stands outside a parenting conference, held on June 20, 2006, in London.
Members of a group calling itself "Inflorescence of the Sun" march in the Fremont Solstice Parade in Seattle on June 17, 2006. The 31st Fremont Fair turned into a creative competition of sorts, and was led by dozens of naked bicyclists.
Carriage master Nick Rayfield leaves F.A. Albin & Sons funeral home in London on June 16, 2006, in a 200--year-old horse-drawn hearse. Despite the rising cost of funerals, the British funeral industry reports a revived interest in the pomp of a Victorian-style funeral.