Digital Life for Analog Keepsakes
Here are three new (somewhat complicated) products to help convert photos, tape cassettes and LPs to digital files. nytimes.com |
Wax figures of athletes in Shanghai
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Fashion Forward (Not for the Fainthearted)
The International Center of Photography is inaugurating a year of fashion photography exhibitions called “2009 Year of Fashion” with four synergistic exhibitions. nytimes.com |
Coffins’ Arrival From War Becomes an Issue Again
Pentagon officials reconsidering the ban on news coverage of coffins arriving from Iraq and Afghanistan are studying the media policies of other countries. nytimes.com |
Fascism, Repression and ‘The White Ribbon’
Michael Haneke says his new film, “The White Ribbon,” should make people reflect on current issues. nytimes.com |