| Norway beats Japan in women's beach volleyball preliminary &$ &$Nila Haakedal(L) of Norway celebrates the victory during the women's preliminary pool B of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games beach volleyball event with her teammate Ingrid Toerlen against Mika Saiki and Chiaki Kusuhara of Japan in Beijing, China, Aug. 12, 2008. Ingrid Toerlen and Nila Haakedal of Norway won the match 2-0. &$&$ &$ &$Nila Ha ... english.people.com.cn |
China's Liu wins Olympic women's 200m butterfly gold in world record time China's Liu Zige won the women's 200m butterfly gold medal in a world record time at the Beijing Olympics on Thursday. &$ &$Liu Zige of China competes during the final of women's 200m butterfly at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games in the National Aquatics Center, also known as the Water Cube in Beijing, China, Aug. 14, 2008. Liu Zige won the gold medal in a new world record with 2 minutes 04.18 seconds. (Xinhua/Fan Jun)&$< ... english.people.com.cn |
Point-and-Shoot Does Not Preclude Thinking The not-so-dirty, not-so-little secret about even the simplest point-and-shoot cameras is that they work best if you know just a tiny bit about what’s going on when you snap a picture. nytimes.com |
Festival Stresses Its Italian Accent The Venice Film Festival, which this year includes films from 25 countries, opens Wednesday night with Giuseppe Tornatore's "Baaria'' -- the first of 22 domestic productions that will be shown. nytimes.com |
Allen Ginsberg’s Photos at National Gallery of Art In an exhibition of Allen Ginsberg photos at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, you watch legends take shape, beauties fade, an American era come and go. nytimes.com |