| Olympic medals handed over to BOCOG Jiang Xiaoyu (R), vice president of the Beijing Organizing Committee of Olympic Games (BOCOG), shakes hands with BHP Billiton China President Clinton Dines in fro ... english.people.com.cn |
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Footnotes The Metropolitan Museum of Art has established a memorial fund for the acquisition of works by the street photographer Helen Levitt, who died in March, The Associated Press reported. The Met said that the Helen Levitt Memorial Fund had been created through a planned gift from Kathy Levitt, the photographer’s sister-in-law, who has promised a gift of 12 photographs. The Met now has 43 Levitt photographs and will have 12 on display from May 11 through Aug. 30. ... “Paved Paradise Redux: The Art o... nytimes.com |
X-Rays, 1896 The first published account of a new photographic technique that changed many areas of science. nytimes.com |
Stars or Not, Cannes Finds Glamour The crowds love celebrities but the Cannes Film Festival’s exulting of cinema’s past, and some good films, makes it worth the trip. nytimes.com |