| Starbucks to close 600 stores in U.S. A woman walks past a Starbucks store in Somerville, Massachusetts April 24, 2008. english.people.com.cn |
China' twins advance to the synchronized swimming event final &$ &$Jiang Wenwen and Jiang Tingting of China compete during the duet free routine preliminary at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games synchronized swimming event in Beijing, China, Aug. 19, 2008. Jiang Wenwen and Jiang Tingting ranked the fourth in preliminary and advanced to the final.&$&$ &$ &$Jiang Wenwen and Jiang Tingting of China compete dur ... english.people.com.cn |
A Leaner Film Festival Raises the Bar Leaner and nicer: that in a nutshell describes the 2009 Tribeca Film Festival. nytimes.com |
Home Team | A Pair of Artists Play House The national pavilions, where much of the Venice Biennale’s action takes place, have always reminded the artists Michael Elmgreen and Ingar Dragset of private houses. For “The Collectors,” their contribution to the Biennale, which opens June 7, they got the chance to play out their wildest domestic fantasies. In the Nordic pavilion, they saw parallels to the Case Study Houses of mid-20th-century Los Angeles and transformed it into a swanky David Hockney-meets-Austin Powers bachelor pad. The Dan... nytimes.com |
Traveling an Indian Highway to Adventure A young man picks up passengers from outside his experience while getting into and out of scrapes. movies.nytimes.com |