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80 years later, sacrifices and legacy of D-Day endure
Watertown Daily Times, N.Y. via Yahoo News· 2 days agoJun. 1—WATERTOWN — Eighty years ago, the focus of Americans turned to the shores of France, where on June 6, vast allied armadas launched an invasion to begin the liberation of Europe from the ...
'My world changed overnight': 87-year-old Edith Jucker shares her Holocaust survival story
ABC13 Houston· 5 days agoEdith Jucker was only 2 years old when the Nazis invaded Poland, triggering the start of World War...
A Jewish veteran from London prepares to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings
Seattle Times· 5 days agoEven as he prepared to embark for the battlefields of Normandy, Pvt. Mervyn Kersh was summoned by...
Al Ruddy, Oscar-winning producer of ‘The Godfather,’ dies at 94
Washington Post· 5 days agoAlbert S. Ruddy, who helped create the sitcom “Hogan’s Heroes” and won Oscars for producing “The...
How the Kremlin uses comics to glorify its war in Ukraine
BBC via Yahoo News· 5 days agoRussian soldiers gave them first aid – even in war, one must remain human,” the comic reads. In fact, Russian troops have been accused of torturing and killing Ukrainian prisoners< ...
Karlovy Vary Fest Unveils Lineup With Oleh Sentsov Ukraine War Doc; Geoffrey Rush Among Jurors
The Hollywood Reporter· 6 days agoOrganizers highlighted 15 directorial or feature-directorial debuts in this year’s official...
Albert Ruddy, Oscar-winning producer of 'The Godfather' and 'Million Dollar Baby,' dies at 94
Chicago Sun-Times· 6 days agoAlbert S. Ruddy, a colorful, Canadian-born producer and writer who won Oscars for “The Godfather”...
This week’s TV: The Donald Sterling story, heroes of color in WWII, and the ‘SNL’ bottom line - The...
The Boston Globe· 10 hours agoAs if to answer the skeptics, Deadline recently profiled the ratings position of the most recent full season of “SNL.” Here are the relevant facts: The show, now approaching its 50th year, was ...
Remembering D-Day, as a new war rages in Europe
The Economist· 4 days agoBob Fagan was a 21-year-old private from Texas when he plunged from his assault craft into the cold sea off Utah Beach in Normandy, under the rattle of ...
The World’s Best LGBTQ Pride Celebrations Worth Traveling For
AFAR· 2 days agoThis June marks 55 years since the first stone was thrown at the Stonewall Inn in New York City,...