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POPSPhotoGallery / Wall Paintings in the Afghan Region of Bamiyan The world was in shock when in 2001 the Taliban destroyed two ancient colossal Buddha statues in the Afghan region of Bamiyan. Behind those statues, there are caves decorated with precious paintings from 5th to 9th century A.D. The caves also suffered from Taliban destruction, as well as from a severe natural environment, but today they have become the source of a major discovery. Scientists have proved, thanks to experiments performed at the European Synchrotron Radiation Facility (ESRF), that the paintings were made of oil, hundreds of years before the technique was “invented” in Europe.
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POPSNew Disney ads Photographed by Annie Leibovitz: Beyonce as Alice in Wonderland, David Beckham as Prince Philip (from Sleeping Beauty), Scarlett Johansson as Cinderella
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POPSThe Starving of Sudan A vulture seems to stalk a starving child in the southern Sudanese hamlet of Ayod, March 1993. This picture would win Kevin Carter the Pulitzer Prize for Feature Photography. Photo by Kevin Carter/Corbis Sygma. As the photographer chose to take a picture instead of caring for the kid's life, he suffered great pressure from public criticism and ended his life by suicide.
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POPSThrough the Looking Glass Readers of Andrew Sullivan’s Blog, The Daily Dish, sent him images of the views from their windows. Take a glimpse at an assortment of their shots, which reveal the diverse worlds one blog's audience comes from...
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