Among the many Holocaust anecdotes I heard again and again as a child—my grandparents were the kind of survivors who liked to talk—certain stories took on the force of fables. And none was more common than the tale of the brother who stayed and the brother who left. Different versions of this basic narrative abounded, set in 1933, in 1938, in 1941. One brother couldn’t bear to abandon his small shop or his parents or his homeland, while another
Nicole Hockley has done all of this before. The bewildering phone call in the middle of the day. The anxious drive, followed by the waiting, the endless waiting, alongside other frantic or frozen parents. Then, at last, learning the impossible, mind-numbing news: Your child is dead. The tiny person you made with your own body, whom you fed, dressed, and taught to say thank you, was shot to death in his classroom.
Hockley’s son Dylan was 6 years old
Hoda Kotb said she feels ‘good and strong’ about her decision to split from her fiancé Joel Schiffman, but admitted that she is not dating at the moment, so that she could ‘focus on her kids.’
The mom-of-two, 57, first revealed that she and Joel, 64, had split back in January on her show, Hoda & Jenna, explaining that the former couple were ‘better as friends and parents than they are as an engaged couple’.
Now, she has spoken out
Rom-coms combine the best of both worlds: love and laughter. So when we set out to find the best romantic comedies of all time, there were dozens of beloved rom-coms to choose from. From Meg Ryan classics like Sleepless in Seattle and When Harry Met Sally to newer flicks like Crazy Rich Asians and Palm Springs, rom-coms have been around for decades (or even centuries, according to some experts who consider Shakespeare plays some of the best romantic comedies), … Read more
When you set out to make a docuseries about Bill Cosby, you’re basically opening yourself up to be pummeled by people’s opinions. Many won’t be favorable, but all will be valid.
And yet, in addition to the heap of sexual assault allegations against Cosby over the course of several decades, he’s also venerated for being a groundbreaking comedian and activist — particularly in the Black community. So, to say this is a knotty, even infuriating, discussion to pursue would be
Few Saudi officials are more candid or colorful these days than Prince Turki al-Faisal, a son of the late King Faisal and former ambassador to Washington. Although he no longer holds a government position, the prince retains influence and insight into the kingdom and, thanks to a two-decade-long career as Riyadh’s intelligence chief, understands better than anyone its rivalry with Iran. So I was mildly surprised by his frank assessment of the current state of affairs. “The Iranians,” he
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