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 |
Independently Intimate Directors
Bradley Rust Gray and So Yong Kim are joined in work and marriage, with 2 new movies. nytimes.com |
Freeze-Frame Flamenco Hints at the Mystique of a Fast, Fiery World
In time for New York’s annual Flamenco Festival, which starts on Thursday, a photography exhibition has just opened. nytimes.com |