APhoto Of The Day — 7.2.09

British performance artist Alice Newstead, suspended from then ceiling with hooks through the skin on her back hangs in the window of a cosmetic shop in Paris Thursday while talking with Paul Watson, right, head and founder of the conservation group Sea Shepherd. Alice Newstead, a member of the Sea Sheperd, wants to illustrate how sharks are caught and killed for their fins. (AP Photo/Jacques Brinon)

Top Cutlines:

• 1. Just about out of options, Joan Rivers goes for a full body lift, ending up unfortunately with a goatee — John Austin.
• 2. When asked if she was comfortable, performance artist Alice Newstead replied, “I’d rather be working at the Nearly Naked Firweorks stand” — Nic.
• 3. Alice reacts with surprise upon learning that the scaffolding was for cleaning the windows on the outside. Her request for a safety harness was denied however since her improvised method seemed to work just fine — Sisyphus.
• HM: Herb