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Oz is China

Shanghai Puppet Theatre

  • Nigel Bruce

Nigel Bruce

Jul 31, 2023
Shanghai Puppet Theatre

The Wizard of Oz in China?

Wizard of Oz Shanghai Puppet Theatre
Zombies come from Africa? Nowadays they are mostly White.

Zombies come from Africa? Nowadays they are mostly White.

Zombies, compared with vampires and other monsters, are a recent cultural phenomenon. They only entered Western mass culture (along with Voodoo) in the 1920's with the United States' disgraceful occupation of Haiti, from 1915-1934. When the first reports started coming in of "zombies," the
Oct 3, 2026 5 min read
When did St. Sebastian discover he was gay?

When did St. Sebastian discover he was gay?

Saint Sebastian wasn't always gay. In his early years he was a Roman soldier and militant Christian in the Pete Hegseth style but, after making himself unpopular converting people, the authorities shot him full of arrows. He didn't die. That came later, when he was clubbed
Sep 26, 2026 4 min read
The best 'Odyssey' movie is not Christopher Nolan's

The best 'Odyssey' movie is not Christopher Nolan's

Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey has come and gone and, in keeping with our troubled times, it was successful in part because it banished sex and romance from Homer's story. Why is no one interested in sex or romance anymore? An article in The Atlantic asked recently:
Sep 19, 2026 5 min read
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  • A Tale of Two Women
  • The Age of Consent
  • Alice's Mirrors
  • Angel Incarnate
  • Beauty & the Beast
  • Dreaming of the Virgin Mary
  • From Russia with Love
  • Homer's Women
  • The House of Incest
  • How to Look at a Naked Lady
  • Immortal Beloved
  • The Judgment of Paris
  • Kama Sutra
  • Letters from Africa
  • Life as Opera
  • Loki's Children
  • Oz is China
  • Poison Pen Letters
  • Precious Bodily Fluids
  • Sacred Prostitute
  • Spinster
  • The Sorcerer's Apprentice
  • Splendour in the Grass
  • The Town Square
  • Vampires in Venice
  • Voices and Saints
  • The Whore's Revenge
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  • Women in Trousers
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