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  • Even with the censor's bucket of black ink, a memo from Colvin reproduced in the print edition of the Globe today seems telling.

    Archive 2009-12-01 2009

  • The censor's other dilemma is the popularity of Weibo.

    Beijing's Weibo Conundrum 2011

  • "Although the central idea of the film is undoubtedly grotesque and revolting," states the censor's splendidly straight-faced report, "the board has taken legal advice which indicates that The Human Centipede is not in breach of the Obscene Publications Act [and] the scenario is so far fetched and bizarre that there is no plausible risk of emulation."

    Mark Kermode's DVD round-up Mark Kermode 2010

  • The letters also reveal how their authors sought to evade the censor's pen; a lull in shelling, for example, is described with the phrase "the rain has stopped".

    Europe's archived trove of rare Great War documents goes online 2011

  • A.S. Censorship would equate to a form of discrimination based upon the censor's opinion, would it not?

    Who Are You People? « PubliCola 2010

  • With no cinemas, youngsters can grow up missing out on the great tales of the times, and there are ludicrous new strictures on literary clubs, even before we consider the heavy scrawl of the censor's black pen.

    In praise of… Abdo Khal 2011

  • Just consider The West Wing, Seinfeld, 30 Rock, The Office, Mad Men, etc. -- shows that were/are tremendously effective even with the censor's boot on their necks.

    David Macaray: The Emperor's New Cable David Macaray 2011

  • It occurred to me as I watched, transfixed, a two dozen strong herd of male caribou chasing the female and fighting to become the grand fromage that in an independent Scotland such scenes would probably fall foul of the censor's scissors.

    Go green before it becomes compulsory | Kevin McKenna 2011

  • Finally, even before the opening, the daily local art magazine, Canvas, had felt the censor's black felt tip.

    Daniel Levin: The Dubai Art Fair and His Highness' Censors 2010

  • Finally, even before the opening, the daily local art magazine, Canvas, had felt the censor's black felt tip.

    The Dubai Art Fair and His Highness' Censors Daniel Levin 2010

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