| American Peirsol breaks world record to win men's 100m backstroke gold &$ &$Aaron Peirsol of the United States celebrates after winning the men's 100m backstroke final at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games in the National Aquatics Center, also known as the Water Cube in Beijing, China, Aug. 12, 2008. Peirsol set a new world record and won the gold medal in the event with 52.54 seconds. &$&$ &$ &$Aaron Peirsol of ... english.people.com.cn |
Karl Bissinger, Portraitist, Dies at 94 Mr. Bissinger’s lustrous black and white portraits created a memorable gallery of the leading figures on the postwar American arts scene. nytimes.com |
By the Gowanus, a Lens on the Ruins Amid a Rebirth Who needs Renoir’s barges on the Seine? Jose Gaytan is enraptured by scows on the Gowanus. nytimes.com |
Gimme 5! A few weeks ago, sitting with Miuccia Prada and talking about the last golden years of fashion and the present financial crisis, I asked her if she thought people would change their attitude and not spend on fashion. Her answer was short and precise: we will always buy clothes because they let us live our dreams. Ah yes, dreams. The stuff of Hollywood and fashion. While actors rely on costumes, sometimes even prosthetics, to become another person, the rest of us depend on a great-looking pair o... nytimes.com |
Max’s Kansas City Recalled in Two Exhibitions Two coming exhibitions shed new light on the glory days of Max’s Kansas City, an oasis for artists in the 1960s and ’70s. nytimes.com |