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First Reported May 24 2012 - Updated 7 hours ago - 4 Documents

Lady Gaga won’t tone down shows for censors

Singapore – Pop superstar Lady Gaga would rather cancel dates in her world tour than make changes to appease censors and religious groups, the US singer’s manager has said as controversy dogs her in Asia.Troy Carter said that in any case, nothing would ... [ Published 23 hours ago by City Press ]
First Reported May 23 2012 - Updated May 24 2012 - 2 Documents

Painting prompts forum tonight at art center

MANSFIELD -- A painting in the May Show has sparked a public forum on "Expression, Decency and Censorship" to be held from 7 to 9 p.m. today at Mansfield Art Center, 700 Marion Ave.The event is a response to a painting that was juried into the art center’s ... [ Published May 23 2012 by Mansfield News Journal ]
First Reported May 24 2012 - Updated May 24 2012 - 1 Documents

Iranian film explores separation in terms of marriage

IF YOU GO "A SEPARATION"When: 7 p.m. Thursday, May 24; 7 p.m. Friday, May 25Where: DiFebo's at Bear Trap Dunes, Ocean View; Upstairs Screening Room, Movies at Midway, Rehoboth BeachCost: $4 for card-carrying RBFS members; $6 for future membersCall: 3 ... [ Published May 24 2012 by Delmarva Daily Times ]
First Reported May 23 2012 - Updated May 24 2012 - 1 Documents

Google rejects porn filter proposals

Google has hit out at proposals to introduce a mandatory adult content filter across all internet service packages.The search engine giant warned that bringing in an opt-in system with private companies managing lists on inappropriate websites would be ... [ Published May 23 2012 by Digital Spy ]
First Reported May 24 2012 - Updated May 24 2012 - 1 Documents

Letter: The Value of Opera Reviews

To the Editor: Re (Arts pages, May 23):The great opera composer Giuseppe Verdi spent much of his career fighting political censors in his role as a leader of the successful movement to unify Italy.In that spirit, there was no better way to honor the coming ... [ Published May 24 2012 by New York Times ]
First Reported May 23 2012 - Updated May 23 2012 - 1 Documents

Common Sense Media

An article posted yesterday on HuffingtonPost.com asked the question, “Should Young Adult (YA) books be given movie-style ratings?”As I read the article, I thought of other posts I’ve seen asking whether or not Christian fiction eBooks should be labeled. ... [ Published May 23 2012 by Roanoke Times ]
First Reported May 23 2012 - Updated May 23 2012 - 1 Documents

One Day in Spring: 24 Hours in the Middle East – review

Òran Mór, Glasgow WWhat makes you a revolutionary, says Egyptian actor Sara Shaarawi, is "saying what you really think". There's a powerful sense in this irreverent compendium of voices from the countries of the Arab spring that to do that, however flippant ... [ Published May 23 2012 by Guardian.co.uk ]
First Reported May 23 2012 - Updated May 23 2012 - 2 Documents

Should the arts be completely free from restrictions?

The final episode in the current series of the Doha Debates, filmed this week at Georgetown University in Qatar, saw a majority of the audience decry censorship and declare that it makes a mockery of the arts.Seen as an oppressor of truth and beauty, ... [ Published May 23 2012 by Gulf in the Media ]
First Reported May 23 2012 - Updated May 23 2012 - 1 Documents

Don’t censor controversial painting – artists

CENSORING Brett Murray’s controversial painting, The Spear, would take artists’ right back to the apartheid era. That is the opinion of Eastern Cape artists who have come out in full support of Murray. ... [ Published May 23 2012 by The Herald Online ]
First Reported May 23 2012 - Updated May 23 2012 - 2 Documents

Ken Loach attacks film censors' attitude to the c-word

Pete Doherty film Confession of a Child of the Century pannedCannes film festival - in picturesCannes festival 2012: 10 films to watchCannes accused of sexism over men-only Palme d'Or shortlist Director whose film The Angels' Share is showing at Cannes ... [ Published May 23 2012 by First Post ]
First Reported May 23 2012 - Updated May 23 2012 - 1 Documents

Doha Debates audience reject Arab censorship of art

AMMAN — An audience at the Doha Debates has publicly expressed opposition to state censorship of the arts, still strongly enforced in the Gulf and the wider Middle East, according to a statement issued by the organisers on Tuesday.In a live session where ... [ Published May 23 2012 by Jordan Times ]
First Reported May 23 2012 - Updated May 23 2012 - 1 Documents

Andrew Losowsky: Should YA Books Be Given Movie-Style Ratings?

Should Young Adult (YA) books be given movie-style ratings?Yes, according to Dr Sarah Coyne , an assistant professor at Brigham Young University, who is one of four authors of an academic journal article published on May 18th, detailing the prevalence ... [ Published May 23 2012 by Huffington Post ]

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Orwell prize gets political [ Published 22 hours ago by Guardian.co.uk ]
Lady Gaga won’t tone down shows for censors [ Published 23 hours ago by City Press ]
Zuma painting: court application postponed inde... [ Published May 24 2012 by Business Day ]
Banjaras up in arms against Marathi film Ajintha [ Published May 24 2012 by India TV ]
Lady Gaga not toning down her performances, say... [ Published May 24 2012 by zeenews.com ]
Thais go Gaga: singer’s ‘fake rolex’ tweet spar... [ Published May 24 2012 by London Evening Standard ]
One Murray painting pulled from Goodman [ Published May 24 2012 by IOL ]
In a Flurry Over Murray - Painting of Zuma Has ... [ Published May 24 2012 by AllAfrica.com ]
Dignity vs free expression: Zuma painting in court [ Published May 24 2012 by Business Day ]
Iranian film explores separation in terms of ma... [ Published May 24 2012 by Delmarva Daily Times ]
Lady Gaga won't tone it down [ Published May 24 2012 by iafrica.com ]
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Artist Brett Murray Explains Why He Painted “Th... [ Published 5 hours ago by 2oceansvibe.com - Work is a sideline, live the ... ]
Brett Murray So far we’ve heard from everyone regarding the controversial Jacob Zuma painting, “The Spear” , apart from the actual artist himself. In an affidavit to the police leading to his court case, Brett Murray explains why he created this ...
Film And Publication Board Postpones Zuma Penis... [ Published May 23 2012 by 2oceansvibe.com - Work is a sideline, live the ... ]
The Film and Publication Board sent a team of five classifiers to view and classify Brett Murray’s “The Spear”. In other words, it stands a chance of receiving an age-restriction. The classifiers were supposed to meet this morning to discuss the size, ...
Is It Time To Rate Young Adult Books for Mature... [ Published May 22 2012 by Oh No They Didn't! ]
A new report finds that nearly all young adult bestsellers contain at least some profanityMost parents are happy to see their kids nose down in a book, but according to a new report, they might want to check out what they're reading more closely. Among ...
Italian Art Director Burns His Museum's Collect... [ Published May 22 2012 by Gawker ]
Usually burning art at a protest is a call for censorship, but Antonio Manfredi has a far nobler cause — the director of the Casoria Contemporary Art Museum is burning pieces of his museum's collection to protest Italy's drastic budget cuts to the arts. ...
Italian Art Director Burns His Museum's Collect... [ Published May 22 2012 by Gawker ]
Usually burning art at a protest is a call for censorship, but Antonio Manfredi has a far nobler cause — the director of the Casoria Contemporary Art Museum is burning pieces of his museum's collection to protest Italy's drastic budget cuts to the ...
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Panel Discusses AP Reporter's WWII Scoop [ Published May 09 2012 by Associated Press - YouTube ]
China censors CNN's 'AC360' [ Published May 04 2012 by CNN International - YouTube ]
Jimmy Kimmel debuts a special "Unnecessary Cens... [ Published Apr 30 2012 by CNN International - YouTube ]
China censors squelch web searches in activist ... [ Published Apr 30 2012 by France 24 English - YouTube ]
Open government in action: Yemen, beating censo... [ Published Apr 17 2012 by The Guardian - YouTube ]
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