The last of the samurai – in pictures Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share via Email A collection of rare photographs of samurai presented by Daniella Dangoor is being exhibited at The London Photograph Fair. Most photographs purporting to be of samurai are actually not and were taken after 1877, when the samurai system was abolished. These images are of genuine samurai, taken between 1860 and 1877. Read More...
SAN FRANCISCO — Chinese President Xi Jinping signaled that China will send new pandas to the United States, calling them "envoys of friendship between the Chinese and American peoples."
"We are ready to continue our cooperation with the United States on panda conservation, and do our best to meet the wishes of the Californians so as to deepen the friendly ties between our two peoples," Xi said Wednesday during a dinner speech with business leaders. Read More...
Island Records has appointed Shahendra Ohneswere to the newly created position of head of creative strategy to oversee multi-platform content, art and video as well as digital marketing initiatives across the label. Based in New York, Ohneswere will report directly to Island Co-CEOs Imran Majid and Justin Eshak.
“Shahendra has carved out a unique position in the industry and helped orchestrate some of the biggest global breakthroughs of the past decade,” said Eshak. Read More...