by Tyler | Oct 19, 2019 | Asia, Brad Pitt, Bruce Lee, China, Chinese censorship, Entertainment, Leonardo DiCaprio, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, Quentin Tarantino, Sony, Trending
Director Quentin Tarantino is reportedly refusing to re-cut his film Once Upon a Time in Hollywood to please censors in Beijing, virtually guaranteeing that the Sony release won’t play in China.
by Tyler | Oct 16, 2019 | Asia, China, Daryl Morey, Hong Kong, Hong Kong Protests, Houston Rockets, LeBron James, Los Angeles Lakers, NBA, Sports, Trending
Demonstrators in Hong Kong began burning their LeBron James jerseys and merchandise after the NBA star made comments that were critical of Daryl Morey, and cited the “negatives” of free speech.
by Tyler | Oct 15, 2019 | Asia, communism, Global Times, Hong Kong, Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act, Josh Hawley, Joshua Wong, National Security, Politics, Ted Cruz, Trending
China’s state-run propaganda outlet Global Times condemned Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) on Monday for traveling to Hong Kong and dressing in black, the color of pro-democracy protesters which, according to the outlet, made him “synonymous with a...
by Tyler | Oct 11, 2019 | Asia, blizzard entertainment, Censorship, China, Politics, Tech, Tencent, Trending
Blizzard faced harsh criticism for appeasing China from U.S senators on both sides of the aisle this week.
by Tyler | Oct 11, 2019 | Asia, blizzard entertainment, China, Economy, Masters of the Universe, NBA, Tech, Trending
Over the past week, we’ve witnessed two iconic American brands, the NBA and Blizzard Entertainment, grovel to communist China, betraying American values in the process. I propose a new phrase for this sort of behavior: “corporate communism.”
by Tyler | Oct 10, 2019 | Asia, blizzard entertainment, China, Hearthstone, Hong Kong, Hong Kong Protests, Mark Kern, National Security, Tech, Tencent, Trending, video games, World of Warcraft
Veteran software developer Mark Kern, who served as a Team Lead for Blizzard Entertainment’s World of Warcraft, published a long, sad thread to Twitter on Tuesday, calling out the company’s decisions — and their Chinese owner, Tencent.
