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“[W]hen my childhood friend Clay Frohman suggested we make a Holocaust-theme film based on Nechama Tec”s book Defiance, I groaned, “Not another movie about victims,”" recalls Edward Zwick in the New York Times. “”No,” he said, “this is a story about Jewish heroes. Like the Maccabees, only better.” The triumph of the three Bielski brothers, Tuvia, Zus and Asael, who fought the Nazis in the deep forests of Belarus and saved 1,200 lives, was unlike anything I had ever read about that dark time. Rather than victims wearing yellow stars, here were fighters in fur chapkas brandishing submachine guns. Instead of helplessness and submission, here were rage and resistance.”

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Since the legendary designer recently received a star on the Rodeo Drive Walk of Style and has been busy promoting the recently released documentary he stars in, we wondered if conquering tinseltown was ‘the Last Emperor’s’ next big goal.

From Rags to Riches - How Jason Wu went from playing with dolls to dressing the First Lady.

Fullmoon Sideboard Furniture.Now if you are among those who admire nature, then it is quite possible that you may appreciate this post.

Fullmoon sideboard furniture is designed by Sotirios Papadopoulos and made by Ennezero, in a limited edition of 24 pieces. By using “Eli” paint, this furniture creates special effects in the dark.

Personal Skies:

It allows you to choose a sky-from sunny blue to rainy gray-to enhance the feeling of the moment.

Private Moon:

These art installations were created by Leonid Tishkov & Boris Bendikov from Russia.

SkyCeiling:

SkyCeilings are photographic illusions of real skies which suits perfectly into standard ceiling grid systems. And using SkyCeilings and Luminous Virtual Windows, one can transform the interior design in a manner similar to a wall mural, ceiling mural, sky mural, skylight, or ceiling art for a custom ceiling. More.

Moonlight Globe Lights:

Moonlight globe lights are globe shaped contemporary lights and are available in different shapes and sizes from 15 to 30 inches. Moonlights are manufactured by Germany”s award-winning ” Moonlight - Globe Lights “. Moonlights bring the ambiance seen at the finest resorts all over the world. You can use them for home interiors with assorted changeable colors as well as for outdoors such as a floating model for your pool.

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Patricia Renick’s Triceracopter is a truly epic construction. Completed in 1976 as the Vietnam war wound down, it serves largely as a plea for the extinction of military technology. 30 feet long, the fearsome sculpture combines life sized helicopter and Triceratops parts, featuring genuine blades and weapons.

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