The New York Times – Music:
Kidz Bop 50 is here, marking the latest of the enduring brand’s kid-friendly sanitization of pop music.
Category: Censorship
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Life Imitates Art as a ‘Master and Margarita’ Movie Stirs Russia
The New York Times – Film:
An American director’s adaptation of the beloved novel is resonating with moviegoers, who may recognize some similarities in its satire of authoritarian rule.
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North Carolina Radio Station Won’t Ban Met Opera Broadcasts After All
The New York Times – Music:
The station, which had called the Met’s newer operas unsuitable because of their “difficult music” and “adult themes and harsh language,” reversed course.
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An Unexpected Hotbed of Y.A. Authors: Utah
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:
A tight-knit community of young-adult writers who belong to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has yielded smashes like “Twilight.” But religious doctrine can clash with creative freedoms.
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What’s Lost When Censors Tamper With Classic Films
The New York Times – Film:
A new edit of ‘The French Connection’ removes a racial slur. But nit-picking old artworks for breaking today’s rules inevitably makes it harder to see the complete picture.
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Pema Tseden, Pioneering Tibetan Filmmaker, Is Dead at 53
The New York Times – Film:
His films captured contemporary Tibetan life as Tibetans saw it, devoid of the stereotypes long associated with their homeland.