Astronauts conducting second spacewalk
Two U.S. astronauts stepped out of the International Space Station for their second spacewalk on Thursday, doing some chores for the orbital outpost, NASA TV broadcast. Spacewalkers Michael Fossum and Ronald Garan began the second s ... english.people.com.cn |
China loses to U.S. 3-0 in men's volleyball preliminary
&$ &$US players (front) block the ball during men's volleyball Preliminary Pool A match between US and China at Beijing Olympic Games in Beijing, China, Aug. 16, 2008. US beat China 3-0. (Xinhua/Zhao Zhongzhi)&$ &$〠1 】 &$&$〠2 】 &$ english.people.com.cn |
Cheerleaders wow crowd at Wukesong
&$ &$Cheerleaders keep the crowd entertained during a break in a basketball game at Wukesong Indoor Basketball Stadium on Monday, August 18, 2008. (Photo: Xinhuanet)&$ &$[1] &$&$[2] &$&$[3] &$ english.people.com.cn |
Viewing Journalism as a Work of Art
The news photograph of Barack Obama that was appropriated by the artist Shepard Fairey for his “Hope” poster is now on sale at a Chelsea gallery. 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 |