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THE ONLINE THREAT Should we be worried about a cyber war?

Posted on 06/08/2014 by | 6 comments

BY SEYMOUR M. HERSH

NOVEMBER 1, 2010


Some experts say that the real danger lies in confusing cyber espionage with cyber war.Some experts say that the real danger lies in confusing cyber espionage with cyber war. Continue reading →

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Animal Farm: Watch the Animated Adaptation of Orwell’s Novel Funded by the CIA (1954)

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In the middle of the twentieth century, America’s Central Intelligence Agency saw art and culture as a weapon: they secretly funded not just abstract expressionist Continue reading →

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“Secret societies still exist today, but the advent of the Internet has made real secrets much harder to keep.”

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Posted: 05/28/2014 7:44 am EDT Updated: 05/28/2014 7:59 am EDT

Freemasons reportedly have a number of secret handshakes that they employ when meeting fellow travelers. Thumbs are pressed against knuckles or wrists in various permutations depending on the greeters’ Continue reading →

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Chinese Blogger Han Han Takes His Writing to the Big Screen

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9:10 am HKT  May 30, 2014

One of China’s most prolific writers, blogger Han Han will soon put his directorial debut to the big screen.

“Hou Hui Wuqi (Never to Meet Again),” a movie about a cross-country road trip by a group of young people that Mr. Han started working on earlier this year, is expected to hit Chinese theaters on July 24. Continue reading →

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Beijing Fast Forwards to the Future

Posted on 05/27/2014 by | Beijing Fast Forwards to the Future已关闭评论

05.22.14

By Gary Shteyngart

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The headlong rush of Beijing’s booming scene, as seen by T+L—old-school restaurants, futuristic architecture, Internet entrepreneurs, and over-the-top nightclubs.

In Beijing, the past trembles Continue reading →

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Q & A: Chan Koonchung on Tibet, Sex and Censorship

Posted on 05/26/2014 by | 2 comments

By JOYCE LAU MAY 25, 2014 6:00 PM

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Chan Koonchung checking the offerings at the People’s Recreation Community bookstore in Hong Kong.
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The shopkeeper at the small Hong Kong bookstore Continue reading →

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