UN chief visits Bird's Nest
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (C) receives a model of China's National Stadium, known as the Bird's Nest, during his visit to the stadium in Beijing, capital o ... english.people.com.cn |
From Snapshots, a 3-D View
New technology from Microsoft turns a bunch of overlapping photos into a 3-D panorama. nytimes.com |
A Long-Ago Bay Shore, and the Man Who Captured It
43 years after his death, the photographs of James T. Johnathan, an African-American renaissance man, will be shown for the first time in a gallery exhibition. nytimes.com |
Uzbek Case Stirs Angers in Artistic Circles
Umida Akhmedova was found guilty Wednesday of slandering Uzbekistan with her photography, only to be saved from a prison sentence by the anniversary of the country’s independence. nytimes.com |
‘Tournée’: Burlesque on Tour and Broken Dreams
Mathieu Amalric’s comedy in competition at the Cannes Film Festival tells the story of a troupe of burlesque strippers lost in the French provinces and their beleaguered manager. nytimes.com |