The New York Times – Film:
Mohammad Rasoulof, known for the award-winning “There Is No Evil,” had been barred from leaving Iran after his work criticized the country’s clerical leadership.
Category: Freedom of Speech and Expression
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Jeff Koons Killed Her Review
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:
The decision by an arts journal to allow a famous artist to veto a historian’s essay about his work created “a chilling effect on the critical culture,” a journalism expert said.
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Music Videos Promote Niger’s Military After a Coup
The New York Times – Music:
Music videos praising the military have proliferated since generals seized power, highlighting the army’s longstanding importance in Niger and popular dissatisfaction with civilian rule.
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Iran Sentences Director Saeed Roustaee to 6 Months Over Film
The New York Times – Film:
The Islamic Revolutionary Court said the director of “Leila’s Brothers,” Saeed Roustaee, and the film’s other producer had been “participating in the opposition’s propaganda.”
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Love Letter: Supreme Court Backs Designer Opposed to Same-Sex Marriage
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:
Plus: a record number of transgender laws, Larry Kramer’s memorial, Vows and Modern Love.
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The Strange Afterlife of George Carlin
The New York Times – Film:
Nearly 14 years after his death, his provocative humor has been embraced by people across the political spectrum. What happens when comedy outlasts the era it was made for?
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Supreme Court Leans Toward Coach in Case on School Prayer
The New York Times – Sports:
Members of the court’s conservative majority indicated that the coach, Joseph A. Kennedy, had a constitutional right to kneel and pray at the 50-yard line after games.
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Nils van der Poel Gives Away His Medal to Protest Beijing’s Abuses
The New York Times – Sports:
In a rare rebuke of Beijing, Nils van der Poel, a speedskater, handed one of his gold medals to the daughter of Gui Minhai, a book publisher imprisoned in China.