News by Justine GOLDZAHL I picked this article on “The Atlantic” which looks at Chinese regulatory control on popular entertainment singing competitions. The article can be found on this link if you click here or it is just below as well. Last year, the popular television show The Voice of China dominated chatter on social media, edging out the case of Bo Xilai, a political …
A review by Michael MacRitchie This is not your typical war movie. Instead of dwelling on bloodshed on the battlefield, The Founding of a Republic focuses on the psychological war between China’s Nationalists and Communists, and the complex negotiations of their power struggle. The inclusion of archival black-and-white footage, from pivotal battles such as as those at Huaihai and Pingjin …
The US was desperate for something different after eight years of a Republican president who many say was one of the worst ever. At the end of his term, George W. Bush left the country with a major deficit, on the verge of financial collapse and mired in two wars, one of which he deftly manipulated the media to initiate. …
A photograph of the late President John Fitzgerald Kennedy is featured in a new worldwide Omega campaign for its Speedmaster chronograph watches. The Swiss brand, part of the Swatch Group, said the connection between the Speedmaster and Kennedy was a natural one. It was during his 1,000 days in office that the US’s first manned space flights took place. On …
