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Beyond Apu
slate.com 3 weeks, 3 days agoPopchips pulled an advertising campaign today, in which Ashton Kutcher plays an Indian character named Raj, after a flurry of complaints that the ads were racist. In a Culturebox column originally published in 2010, Nina Rastogi wrote about the rising number of South Asians on television and their depiction. The original piece is reprinted below.
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Why Hollywood Makes America Wait For Big Movies
yahoo.com 3 weeks, 1 day agoAmerica created instant gratification. Now we have to wait for our own movies? "Journey 2: The Mysterious Island." "Battleship." Even "The Avengers", starring good ol' American superheros. (Well, except Thor and Black Widow). All those blockbusters premiered in other countries days, or even weeks, ahead of their U.S. debut. We may have ourselves to blame. [...]










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