Local residents walk past tiger paintings, that marks the upcoming Lunar New Year of the tiger, in front of a department store in Taipei on January 27, 2022. (Photo by Sam Yeh/AFP Photo)

A bakery worker carries fresh bread in Cairo, Egypt on August 1, 2021. (Photo by Amr Abdallah Dalsh/Reuters)

A lion statue that sits outside the New York Public Library building wears a mask in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, U.S., September 28, 2020. (Photo by Carlo Allegri/Reuters)

A tourist has her photo taken wearing a Santa hat on Christmas Day on Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia on December 25, 2018. (Photo by Peter Parks/AFP Photo)

Photographer holding digital camera during photoshoot of fashion model. (Photo by grinvalds/Getty Images)

Groups of dressed-up pals took to the streets of Leeds, United Kingdom for famous Otley run on Saturday, March 2, 2024. (Photo by NB Press LTD)

America may be a nation obsessed with automobiles, but today the bicycle is giving the car a run for its money. And while New York is just one of many cities that is implementing new bikefriendly policies, the local cyclist population stands out as one of the most diverse, inventive, and stylish in the world.

Japanese chorus girls appear to be drilling in military tactics atop their theater building as they perform salutes, June 30, 1937. The officer is from the Japanese regular army and says the girls display more rhythm in their drills than do the regular troops. (Photo by AP Photo)