Naked Cowboy -- prominent, disputed fixture on Times Square
Robert John Burck, 37, plays guitar on the Times Square in New York City, the United States, June 18, 2008. Robert Burck, better known as the Naked Cowboy, whose ... english.people.com.cn |
Isinbaeva sets new world record
&$ &$Russia's Elena Isinbaeva poses for photos with her new world record after the women's pole vault final at the National Stadium, also known as the Bird's Nest, during Beijing 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China, Aug. 18, 2008. Isinbaeva claimed the title in the event and set a new world record. (Xinhua Photo)&$&$ Pole vault tsarina Elena Isinbaeva on Monday evening cleared the new world record of 5.05 meters, ... english.people.com.cn |
Schedule Complete for TriBeCa Festival
A new movie written by Adrienne Shelly will make its debut at the Tribeca Film Festival, which announced its remaining feature selections on Wednesday. “Serious Moonlight,” written by Ms. Shelly, who was killed by a worker in her apartment building in 2006, stars Meg Ryan, right, as a lawyer who discovers her husband (Timothy Hutton) is having an affair with a younger woman (Kristen Bell); it is directed by Cheryl Hines (of “Curb Your Enthusiasm”), who starred in “Waitress,” a film Ms. Shelly d... nytimes.com |
A Vanished San Francisco, Black, White and Colorful
Photographs by Gerald Ratto poignantly recall the vanished landscape of the Fillmore district of San Francisco in 1952. nytimes.com |
He Asked. They Told.
A photographer uses his art to push for social change for gays in the military. nytimes.com |