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U.K.: The Observer View on How Hollywood’s Strikes Show That We Can’t Trust Corporations with AI

Lalatendu Das - July 25, 2023. Published in The Guardian

The key question for democracies is: how can we ensure that AI is used for human flourishing rather than corporate gain?

Spain: Dreams on Strike

Marta Quirós Alarcón - July 24, 2023. Published in El País

Hollywood is on fire.

India: Hollywood Strikes

Lalatendu Das - May 4, 2023. Published in The Statesman

The writers, often considered the backbone of Hollywood, say they face an existential threat.

Austria: No Surprises, Please!

Robin Koerner - January 30, 2023. Published in Wiener Zeitung

It is sad when predictability is the only conceivable status quo.

U.K.: Hollywood’s Commitment to Diversity and Inclusivity Needs To Be More Than Just a Fad

Lalatendu Das - October 17, 2022. Published in Independent

Promises made in the wake of ... the Black Lives Matter movement are in jeopardy.

U.K.: The Guardian View on China’s Censors: the Sense of an (Acceptable) Ending

Lalatendu Das - August 25, 2022. Published in The Guardian

In more recent times, Hollywood has embraced amorality, but insisted on a triumph for uncomplicated good in movies.

Canada: Guns: Laws Must Change, Not the Movies

Robin Koerner - June 18, 2022. Published in Le Journal de Montréal

[Y]ou must have your head buried in the sand to think ... if you see a character on screen put the safety catch on their gun, it’s going to change anything.

Israel: Hollywood: Wake Up and Smell the Antisemitism

Lalatendu Das - January 27, 2022. Published in The Jerusalem Post

Hollywood has produced quite a few TV shows and films that portray traditional Jews as racist, misogynistic and backward people.

Tanzania: What the Legendary Actor Sidney Poitier Taught Us

Lalatendu Das - January 18, 2022. Published in The Citizen

Poitier is among the most significant Black players of human history.

U.K.: Sidney Poitier’s Defiance, Grace and Style Changed Me – and Shaped My Life as an Actor

Lalatendu Das - January 8, 2022. Published in The Guardian

' Sir, with Love,' 'Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner' – Poitier’s roles in those films mirrored my own experiences.

Taiwan: The Future of US-China Relations, as Seen from the Box Office

Robin Koerner - August 25, 2021. Published in UDN

[A]s Hollywood becomes more interested in the Chinese [film]market, this business relationship will become a two-way street.

Egypt: Hollywood: Password for Islamophobia

Robin Koerner - May 3, 2021. Published in AL Ahram

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