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
&$ &$A young man (L) poses for photos with the wax figure of Olympic gymnastic champion Li Xiaoshuang at the Madame Tussauds Shanghai in east China's Shanghai Municipality, Aug. 13, 2008.(Xinhua Photo)&$&$ &$ &$A young lady (R) poses for photos with the wax figure of Guo Jingjing, a Chinese diver who just won the gold of the women's synchro ... english.people.com.cn |
Zheng/Yan win bronze at Olympic tennis women's doubles
&$ &$Yan Zi and Zheng Jie (L) of China celebrate after winning the women's doubles bronze medal match of Beijing Olympic Games tennis event against Kateryna Bondarenko and Alona Bondarenko of Ukraine in Beijing, China, Aug. 17, 2008. Zheng Jie and Yan Zi won the match and grabbed bronze medal in this event. (Xinhua Photo)&$&$ Chinese Zheng Jie and Yan Zi beat sixth seeds Alona Bondarenko/Kateryna Bondarenko of U ... english.people.com.cn |
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 |
Cinematic Soul Mates
Penélope Cruz, muse, and Pedro Almodóvar, inspiree. Or is it the other way around? nytimes.com |