| 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 |
Who Said Print Was Dead? “STAR SOCIETY,” BY WILLY RIZZO (1994) This coffee-table book devoted to the work of the glamorati photographer Willy Rizzo has “amazing portraits from the ’60s to the ’80s,” Hall says, including oft-overlooked shots of Yves Saint Laurent and Guy Bourdin. $100. nytimes.com |
PANASONIC INTRODUCES TWO NEW FS-SERIES CAMERAS TO POPULAR LUMIX DIGITAL STILL CAMERA LINE LUMIX DMC-FS7 and DMC-FS15 Feature Enhanced Intelligent Auto Technologies to Combine Simple Operation with Slim, Stylish Design takegreatpictures.com |
At Venice Festival, a 1959 Masterpiece Takes Center Stage Mario Monicelli's "La grande guerra,'' which won a Golden Lion in 1959, upstaged Giuseppe Tornatore's "Baaria," the opening in-competition film at the Venice Film Festival. 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 |