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Among the many misperceptions about the Holocaust that well-meaning Hollywood creators have unwittingly perpetuated, the most damaging has been the idea that Jews were passive victims, complacently herded into airless train cars to be exterminated at death camps. Bloody revenge fantasies like Quentin Tarantino’s Inglourious Basterds aside, realistic accounts of Jewish self-defense in the face of Nazi annihilation have been few and far between. We Were the Lucky Ones, Hulu’s eight-part adaptation of the novel by Georgia Hunter, provides a rare counter-narrative of courageous resistance.

I hated going shopping with my friends. Most of the stores my friends shopped at didnt carry my size, and Id just stand there awkwardly looking at all the cute clothes surrounding me, knowing theyd never fit. I was the fat friend, and I felt so much embarrassment even suggesting we go browse in a store with clothing in my size. When my husband and I started having babies, I started gaining even more weight, and before I knew it, I had gained over 120 pounds in 11 years of marriage.

Late Wednesday night, American Apparel fired to its controversy-courting founder Dov Charney as chief executive due to an “ongoing investigation into alleged misconduct.” At the same time that scandal clung to Charney, the company’s financial performance faltered. Shares in the company have fallen 84 percent over the past five years. Charney was the subject of lawsuits for sexual harassment and violence aimed at employees, charges routinely denied by American Apparel.

These languages possess their own names and special writing characters, so unfamiliar and unique that at first glance, you might be totally clueless about what they mean if you're not a native speaker or familiar with the language. While some languages, such as Portuguese, French, Spanish, and several Nigerian local languages like Igbo, Hausa, and Yoruba, have diacritics that blend the English alphabet with slight modifications in pronunciation, many other languages are completely different.

Alfred Nobel, the inventor of dynamite, was sure his creation would help bring about the end of war. "When two armies of equal strength can annihilate each other in an instant," he once wrote, "then all civilized nations will retreat and disband their troops." Things didn't quite go according to plan. What has worked out, however, is the annual set of awards, established in 1901, that bear his name. They remain the most prestigious intellectual awards in the world.

An Amtrak train derailed Monday in Halifax County, North Carolina, toppling one of its cars and injuring at least 55 people. The train’s conductor and at least 54 passengers were among the injured, the Associated Press reported. Of those taken to the hospital following the accident, one was seriously injured while the rest escaped with non-life threatening injuries, according to officials. Federal authorities said they believed 62 people were injured, but there was no confirmation on the final number.

A man stands before a mirror painting his face. “Strange how everything is turning out to be larger and smaller at the same time,” he says. Applying the color to his forehead, he looks in the mirror with fascination. “Now I’m seeing windows all over, windows, windows. Suddenly, my face becomes like a window picture.” He quickly fills in his blank cheeks with a network of lines. “What I’m painting now are the nerves beneath my face.

The boxer in a Facebook post on Tuesday, February 27, 2024, recounted the series of ordeals he suffered for 17 years in his quest to host the Guinness World Record Boxing Championship Fight in Nigeria. Ali who has a dream to become Nigeria's President when he turns 70, said his stand against corruption in boxing cost him dearly. He wrote: “Today Tuesday, February 27 is my birthday. ADVERTISEMENT