| Making zongzi to greet Dragon Boat Festival Foreign teachers of Jiangsu University learn to make zongzi, a pyramid-shaped dumpling made of glutinous rice, in Zhenjiang city, east China's Jiangsu province, M ... english.people.com.cn |
Miss Indonesia crowned &$ &$Winner of the Miss Indonesia beauty contest Zivanna Lethisa Siregar (C) celebrates with other contestants during the pageant's final in Jakarta August 15, 2008. Thirty-three contestants from 38 provinces in Indonesia took part in the pageant.(Xinhua/Reuters Photo)&$&$ &$ &$Miss Universe 2008 Dayana Mendoza of Venezuela (R) poses with win ... english.people.com.cn |
Multinational Forces at the Berlin Film Festival Many filmmakers presenting at this year’s festival, which ends Sunday, seemed to measure the worth and seriousness of their work in terms of geographic scope. nytimes.com |
Capturing a Nation’s Thirst for Energy The photographer Mitch Epstein routinely came under suspicion while taking pictures of dams and power plants for his new book, “American Power.” nytimes.com |
Gritty Scene, Mostly Male and White A show at the Grey Art Gallery reminds us what the arts communities in the East Village, SoHo and TriBeCa were like at the height of the AIDS epidemic. nytimes.com |