#Nonprofit Report Slams Hollywood for “Normalizing” Self-Censorship of Films for China

#Nonprofit Report Slams Hollywood for “Normalizing” Self-Censorship of Films for China

“#Nonprofit Report Slams Hollywood for “Normalizing” Self-Censorship of Films for China” A new report from the nonprofit PEN America slammed Hollywood studios and A-list directors for increasingly self-censoring its films “based on an effort to avoid antagonizing Chinese officials.” The report digs into the troubling signs that Hollywood self-censorship is become increasingly “normalized,” as the industry tiptoes…

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#‘The Rental’ Tops U.S. Pandemic Box Office, ‘Interstellar’ Re-Release Adds Some Fuel to International Theaters

#‘The Rental’ Tops U.S. Pandemic Box Office, ‘Interstellar’ Re-Release Adds Some Fuel to International Theaters

“#‘The Rental’ Tops U.S. Pandemic Box Office, ‘Interstellar’ Re-Release Adds Some Fuel to International Theaters” A new movie topped the U.S. pandemic box office for once, with audiences showing up in — well, not droves, but respectable numbers for The Rental, Dave Franco’s feature directorial debut. While catalog titles filled up the rest of the top…

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#Ancient bird figurine recovered from refuse heap the oldest instance of East Asian 3-D art

“#Ancient bird figurine recovered from refuse heap the oldest instance of East Asian 3-D art” Photograph and 3D μ-CT reconstitution of the miniature bird figurine discovered at Lingjing (Henan Province, China), dated to 13 500 years ago. Credit: Francesco d’Errico and Luc Doyon A small bird carving—the oldest instance of East Asian three-dimensional art ever…

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