| Australian PM visits Indonesia Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd walks past the honour guard during the welcoming ceremony at the presidential palace in Jakarta June 13, 2008.(Xinhua/Reuters ... english.people.com.cn |
Russian Dementieva wins women's singles tennis Olympic gold &$ &$Elena Dementieva of Russia returns the ball during the women's singles gold medal match of Beijing Olympic Games tennis event against Dinara Safina of Russia in Beijing, China, Aug. 17, 2008. Elena Dementieva won the match and claimed the title in this event. (Xinhua Photo)&$&$ Elena Dementieva defeated Dinara Safina 2-1 in an all-Russian final to win the women's singles tennis gold medal at the Beijing Oly ... english.people.com.cn |
Ten Years Later, Photographer Finds Old Portrait Shots Are in Demand On Oct. 7, 1999, a young photographer hauled his camera gear to the Lipstick Building in Manhattan for a portrait assignment of an investor named Bernard L. Madoff. nytimes.com |
Cinematic Soul Mates Penélope Cruz, muse, and Pedro Almodóvar, inspiree. Or is it the other way around? nytimes.com |
Uzbek Case Stirs Angers in Artistic Circles Umida Akhmedova was found guilty Wednesday of slandering Uzbekistan with her photography, only to be saved from a prison sentence by the anniversary of the country’s independence. nytimes.com |