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Racebending in Art and Pulp: Views from Back East on Cloud Atlas, The Impossible, and Red Dawn

“Why are those stupid Americans always so petty about issues like race?” asks my Belgian colleague. I shrug my shoulders, because after ten years in America, I still don’t have that view that political correctness directly leads to equality–it’s a … Continue reading

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The Impossible Trailer Features Pretty White People Surviving Indonesian Tsunami

http://youtu.be/sI6rUOnOGuw Based on the true life events of the 2004 tsunami that devastated Indonesia and killed over 200,000 people, Hollywood has decided to make a film called The Impossible that stars Ewan McGregor and Naomi Watts as wealthy European tourists caught … Continue reading

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