One of the more illuminating forms of North Korea’s propaganda is the regime’s state-produced fiction
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Russian Ban of Stalin Satire is Part of New Wave of Censorship
Russians have taken to social media to ridicule the state for their decision to ban British satire
Lebanese film gets Oscar nod, and the filmmaker gets arrested
Forty years after it started submitting films to the Oscars, Lebanon got its first nomination for best foreign language film
Influential Chilean ‘anti-poet’ Nicanor Parra dies
Nicanor Parra revolutionized Latin American literature and won the Spanish-speaking world’s highest literary honor
Chinese Government Bans Hip-hop and Tattooed-actors
The Chinese government is tightening its grip on popular culture with a new ban on hip-hop culture and actors with tattoos—representations that are seen as disrespectful and outside the code of conduct. China’s media regulator, State Administration of Press, Publication, Broadcasting and Television, issued the ban on Friday along with “necessary standards,” according to Sina, […]
A look at Jane Fonda’s journey from celebrity to leading activist
The 80-year-old actress bares her soul in “Jane Fonda in Five Acts,” a startlingly candid documentary that premiered at the Sundance Film Festival
New Zealand’s pregnant PM is a global milestone for women
News that Jacinda Ardern will juggle the prime ministership of New Zealand with starting a family was hailed Friday as another milestone for women in politics. Here are some of the others: – Women get the vote – New Zealand has a track record of being progressive on women’s issues — in 1893 it became […]
New Jersey gets first Sikh attorney general in U.S. history
Former Bergen County Prosecutor Gurbir Grewal became the nation’s first Sikh attorney general
5 Celebrities Who Could Challenge Trump For President In 2020
There’s been quite a lot made recently of the possibility that Oprah could run for President in 2020, with even Trump addressing the possibility.
Martin Luther King on the Limits of Civil Disobedience
More than most years, 2018 will be a year filled with remembrances of Martin Luther King, Jr., because in it falls the 50th anniversary of King’s assassination. It will also be a year filled with remembrances of 1968 itself as the culminating year of the 1960s, a year in which the country seemed divided even […]