| 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 |
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 |
Outsider Images in the Soviet Twilight An exhibition at the Zimmerli Art Museum in New Brunswick explores the work of four Soviet photographers in the decades before Communism fell. nytimes.com |