A boy rides a bike past the house of kidnapped American development expert Warren Weinstein in Lahore, Pakistan, on Monday. K.M. Chaudary/AP hide caption

A polar bear makes its way across the ice in Canada's Northwest Passage. Melting ice in the Arctic will make survival increasingly difficult for wildlife in the region. Jackie Northam/NPR hide caption

Midge swarms are seen along Highway 30 in Council Bluffs, Iowa. The recent flooding in the area caused a population boom of the tiny insects. Mike Hollingshead/extremeinstability.com hide caption

Man Ray Portrait of Lee Miller - Flying Head, c. 1930 Paris Vintage gelatin silver print Lee Miller Archives hide caption

Anne Hathaway and Jim Sturgess explore two decades' worth of friendship in One Day. Giles Keyte/ hide caption

Mary Palmer brings Max in for a checkup at Belle City Veterinary Hospital in Racine, Wis., on Oct. 29, 2008. Max was stolen from his yard in Florida and turned up several months later in Chicago. Scott Anderson/AP hide caption

Bill Buckner throws out the ceremonial first pitch at a game between the Boston Red Sox and Detroit Tigers in 2008 at Fenway Park in Boston. Getty Images hide caption

Tareq Abboushi leads the New York band Shusmo with his buzuq, a kind of Middle Eastern lute. John Rogers hide caption