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China Censors Academy Award Winning Nomadland Director Chloé Zhao Over Nearly Decade-Old Criticism Of Communist Government

April 29, 2021

This past Sunday, director Chloé Zhao made history by becoming the very first Chinese woman to win an Oscar, receiving the Academy Award for Best Director for her critically praised drama Nomadland. Source:...

MiHoYo Prematurely Ends Latest Global Honkai Impact 3rd Event, Removes Promotional Video Following Complaints From Chinese Players

Spencer Baculi

April 23, 2021

Censorship, Video Games

MiHoYo has announced that they will prematurely end the latest Honkai Impact 3rd story event, a celebration of the mobile action RPG's third global anniversary, and remove a promotional video featuring the game...

Yakuza Tattoos In Netflix’s Gokushufudou The Way of the Househusband Censored In China

Spencer Baculi

April 14, 2021

Anime, Censorship

The Yakuza tattoos of Gokushufudou, The Way of the Househuband’s protagonist, which denote his plot-relevant former membership in the Japanese criminal organization, have been censored by Netflix for the series...

The Daily Stupid: Kate Winslet, Major League Baseball, And A Double Dose Of Joe Biden

John F. Trent

April 6, 2021

The Daily Stupid

Welcome to The Daily Stupid, where we cover some of the dumbest and most idiotic things happening around the world and on the internet. In this special edition, each one of our Bounding Into Comics writers p...

The Daily Stupid: Lester Holt, Volkswagen Reporters, White Supremacy, and Coca-Cola

Spencer Baculi

April 5, 2021

The Daily Stupid

Welcome to The Daily Stupid, where we cover some of the dumbest and most idiotic things happening around the world and on the internet. Today we have Lester Holt, a number of reporters who fell for an April ...

Chinese Promotional Materials For Godzilla vs. Kong Hint At Underwater Battle And More!

JB Augustine

February 26, 2021

Movies

A new Chinese poster promoting Godzilla vs. Kong's upcoming release in the country - the highly-anticipated kaiju throwdown will see a more conventional, theater-focused release plan - has made its ...

Star Wars Fans Obliterate Disney And Lucasfilm For Endorsing Chinese Slavery While Condemning Violence Against Asian-American Pacific Islanders

John F. Trent

February 24, 2021

Movies, Television

The official Star Wars Facebook account recently posted an image condemning violence against Asian-American Pacific Islanders during the Lunar New Year or the Chinese New Year. Fans responded to the post by cal...

Wonder Woman 1984 Flops Despite WarnerMedia’s Positive Spin

JB Augustine

February 4, 2021

Movies

It's official: Wonder Woman 1984 is a flop. Not only that, but based on how much money the film lost and the widespread repercussions of its release, it may even be the worst film of 2020. Related: Patty...

Wonder Woman 1984 Underperforms at Chinese Box Office

JB Augustine

December 21, 2020

Movies

Despite the heavy fan-anticipation and Warner Bros.' own confidence in the film, the premiere of Wonder Woman 1984 has failed to meet expectations in a key international market. Related: Here’s How Steve...

GOG Backtracks on Selling Horror RPG Devotion Citing Outrage from “Gamers”; Fans Speculate Pressure From China

Spencer Baculi

December 18, 2020

Censorship, Video Games

GOG has backtracked on their agreement to sell the indie-horror title Devotion, which was previously pulled from sale following the discovery of an in-game easter egg mocking Chinese President Xi Jiping, mere h...

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