| China's Wang Xin/Chen Ruolin win synchro platform diving gold &$ &$Chinese Wang Xin/Chen Ruolin won the women's 10-meter synchronized platform diving gold medal with 363.54 points at the Olympic Games in "Water Cube" - the National Aquatics Center, in Beijing, on Aug 12. Australia's Briony Cole/Melissa Wu claimed the silver with 335.16 points and Mexico's Paola Espinosa and Tatiana Ortiz got the bronze with 330.06.&$&$&$ english.people.com.cn |
Miles From Glitter Town A chronicler of scraps and hulks seeks both remnants of the city’s past and portents of its future. nytimes.com |
Julius Shulman, Photographer of Modernist California Architecture, Dies at 98 Mr. Shulman’s photographs depicted modern houses as the ultimate expressions of modern living and helped idealize the California lifestyle in the postwar years. nytimes.com |
First Day of Polaroid Sale Sets Ansel Adams Record The first day of a forced sale of photographs owned by the Polaroid Company brought in more than $7 million on Monday at Sotheby’s. nytimes.com |
Secret Corps of Filmmakers Documented Nuclear Bomb Tests A secret corps of moviemakers risked their lives to make 6,500 films documenting the power of atomic bombs. nytimes.com |