Holocaust survivor beauty pageant│大屠殺中生存下來的非凡女性

Miss Holocaust Survivor Beauty Pageant celebrates the remarkable women who survived the genocide of the Jews

Commemorating the atrocities committed by the Nazis is usually a sombre duty, not a cause for joy. But at the Miss Holocaust Survivor Beauty Pageant, the emphasis is firmly on celebrating the remarkable women who survived the genocide of the Jews.

說到納粹大屠殺，腦袋中不乏都是暴行的場景、受害者的臉孔，而慶祝納粹所犯下的暴行更是一種殘酷的行為，且並非是一件讓人感到歡樂的事情。但在"大屠殺倖存小姐選美比賽"中其代表著不同的意義，這個比賽強調的是堅決地慶祝這些從大屠殺中生存下來的非凡女性。

• Holocaust (n.) 納粹大屠殺
• Beauty Pageant 選美比賽
• Genocide (n.) 種族滅絕；集體屠殺
• Commemorate (v.) 慶祝；紀念
• Atrocity (n.) 暴行
• Somber (adj.) 嚴峻的；昏暗的；陰沉的；憂鬱的；悶悶不樂的

Can you believe this picture was taken with an iPhone│令人難以忘懷的照片皆來自iPhone？

Dial P for photo: The award-winning images that capture the haunting beauty of the world... all taken on an iPhone

When the iPhone was first introduced, it revolutionized how we record and document our lives. Suddenly, everyone could carry a small, very high-quality point-and-shoot camera in their pockets, with the ability to instantly upload and share their work.

自從iPhone問世以來，它便徹底改變了我們的生活習慣和記錄生活的方式。突然間，人們不再需要一台笨重的三腳架相機，大家都能隨身攜帶一個小型、高品質的傻瓜相機在口袋裡，可以及時上傳、隨時隨地分享他們的工作與生活。

• Haunting (adj.) 難以忘懷的
• Revolutionize (v.) 徹底改革；在‥.方面有突破性大變革

Automation has revolutionized industry. 自動化使工業發生了徹底變革。

It’s not always black and white│顛覆你印象中的黑白色貓熊！

The rare BROWN panda found only in remote mountains of western China

That would have been awkward│當珍妮佛·安妮斯頓遇上安吉麗娜·朱莉將擦出怎樣的火花？

Jennifer Aniston reschedules flight to avoid Angelina Jolie... who was booked in the same first class section

It would have been a rather uncomfortable run-in to say the least. 

But fortunately Jennifer Aniston narrowly avoided an awkward encounter with her ex-husband Brad Pitt's fiancée Angelina Jolie on Sunday. 

Disney Princesses living unhappily ever after│迪士尼系列公主從此過著不快樂的生活？

Fallen Princesses: Cynical photo series shows Disney Princesses living unhappily ever after

Fairy tales would have you believe that every princess has a happy ending, but one photographer's striking series challenges that notion.

Fallen Princesses, a project by Vancouver, Canada-based photographer Dina Goldstein, shows Snow White, Jasmine, Pocahontas and other iconic characters succumbing to tragic fates including cancer, alcoholism and unhappy marriages.

童話故事總讓你相信故事裡的公主們在經過重重困難後，永遠都過著幸福快樂的日子，但有一位加拿大攝影師Dina Goldstein以公主們為主角，拍攝出一系列令人驚艷的作品集《Fallen Princesses》，故事中的代表性人物屈服於悲慘的命運，例如：癌症、酗酒和不幸福的婚姻…等，挑戰我們記憶裡童話故事永遠是美好結局的概念。