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Controversy Over Crouching Tiger Review in the Guardian
Although lauded by British film critics and winning Golden Globes for Best Foreign Language Film and Best Director, Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon was so much a "crashing bore" to the Guardian columnist, Charlotte Raven that she even walked out early. Her emotive review has drawn controversy, criticism and for many Chinese readers, caused offence.
Read Editor comments |
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Although lauded by British film critics and winning Golden Globes for Best Foreign Language Film and Best Director, Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon was so much a "crashing bore" to the Guardian columnist, Charlotte Raven that she even walked out early. Her emotive review has drawn controversy, criticism and for many Chinese readers, caused offence. Read Dimsum's view after Jack spoke with the G2 Editor |
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Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon was so much a "crashing bore" to the Guardian columnist, Charlotte Raven that she even walked out early. Her emotive review has drawn controversy, criticism and for many Chinese readers, caused offence.
Guardian's G2 editor Ian Katz replies to comments. |
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Although lauded by British film critics and winning Golden Globes for Best Foreign Language Film and Best Director, Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon was so much a "crashing bore" to the Guardian columnist, Charlotte Raven that she even walked out early. Her emotive review has drawn controversy, criticism and for many Chinese readers, caused offence. Read readers comments. |
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Although lauded by British film critics and winning Golden Globes for Best Foreign Language Film and Best Director, Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon was so much a "crashing bore" to the Guardian columnist, Charlotte Raven that she even walked out early. Her emotive review has drawn controversy, criticism and for many Chinese readers, caused offence. Read readers comments. |
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Chinese new year is the most important festival in the Chinese calendar. But many in the Chinese community have to keep working. Jack thinks wishfully about a Chinese New Year holiday. |
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After nine months recovering from two operations, Alan Chan returned to his job only to find out that he would be made redundant. He had been at the receiving end of racist verbal abuse for some time and believes that the motivation to target him for redundancy was partly because he was Chinese |
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 AFTER FEMINISM made women visible to themselves, it made men visible to themselves as well. Now it appears as if men in general are the object of a lot of media and cultural attention. As the new decade settles in they are responding to this scrutiny in some interesting ways. |
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In November we published a report by Len Aldis of the Britain Vietnam Friendship Society (BVFS) on the effects of Agent Orange on the people of Vietnam. Signatures were collected and a petition was sent to the US Embassy in London at the end of November, asking for the US administration to compensate the Vietnamese victims.
The US embassy has replied refusing to admit liability much less agree to compensation. In addition they have refused to receive the petitions. Instead they have incurred delay by asking BVFS to send the petitions to the Pentagon themselves.
Read the US Embassy's letter. |
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In November we published a report by Len Aldis of the Britain Vietnam Friendship Society (BVFS) on the effects of Agent Orange on the people of Vietnam. Signatures were collected and a petition was sent to the US Embassy in London at the end of November, asking for the US administration to compensate the Vietnamese victims.
The US embassy has replied refusing to admit liability much less agree to compensation. In addition they have refused to receive the petitions. Instead they have incurred delay by asking BVFS to send the petitions to the Pentagon themselves.
Read BVFS' public reply. |
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Immigration and nationality laws are a powerful tool in stopping various categories of people from entering. Countries everywhere will restrict people according to their wealth, profession, family ties, health and race. Jack overviews immigration laws and the construction of nationality along ethnic lines. |
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