| Exhibition highlights China's 5000-year civilization &$ &$A boy looks at a jade suit sewn with gold thread from Western Han Dynasty (206 B.C.-25 A.D.) during the exhibition "Chinese Memory-treasures of a 5000-year Civilization" at the Capital Museum in Beijing, Aug. 12, 2008. A total of 169 of the best pieces from 55 museums across China were on display here from July 29 to Oct. 7. (Xinhua/Li Mingfang)&$&$ &$ english.people.com.cn |
Coventry: I give it everything &$ &$Kirsty Coventry of Zimbabwe reacts after finishing the women's 200m backstroke at the Beijing Olympic Games on Saturday. Kirsty Coventry of Zimbabwe broke the world record of the event. (Xinhua Photo)&$&$ "It was my last race and I wanted to give it everything," said Zimbabwe's Kirsty Coventry after winning the women's 200 meters backstroke on Saturday. "It's awesome. It was a painful race and my legs ... english.people.com.cn |
Carolyn George, City Ballet Soloist, Dies at 81 Ms. George was a photographer and a former soloist with the New York City Ballet whose performances contributed to the young company’s early impact in the 1950s. nytimes.com |
Fringe Festival STYLE MAP MELBOURNE In Australia’s cultural capital (sorry, Sydney), it’s all about the ’burbs. And the city’s questing bohemians have recently alighted on the adjacent neighborhoods of Fitzroy and Collingwood. Brunswick Street was once the style hub, but now the indie spirit has spread to the surrounding blocks, where the focus is on experimental fashion and quirky design that reimagines the past. CARRIE HUTCHINSON. travel.nytimes.com |
Joao Silva, Times Photographer, Wounded by Afghan Mine Joao Silva, a longtime contract photographer for The New York Times, was severely wounded when he stepped on a mine while on patrol with American soldiers. nytimes.com |