Topic

Media & Censorship

A collection of 13 issues

Burn After Reading: The Extreme Secrecy Behind Tarantino's 'Once Upon A Time In Hollywood' Ending

Scarred by a past script leak, Quentin Tarantino went to extraordinary lengths to protect the shocking finale of "Once Upon A Time In Hollywood." He kept the only copy of the third act in a safe, forcing even his biggest stars to read it under lock and key at his home.

Watching Paint Dry: The Story of a 10-Hour Protest Film That Trolled the Censors

To protest the UK's expensive film classification system, filmmaker Charlie Lyne crowdfunded a 10-hour movie of paint drying. He then forced the British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) to watch the entire tedious spectacle to grant it a rating, highlighting censorship by cost.

Your Heartbeat Betrays the Machine: The Dutch Secret to Spotting Early Deepfakes

The Netherlands Forensic Institute (NFI) pioneered a method to unmask deepfakes by detecting subtle facial color shifts caused by a person's heartbeat. This invisible biological signature, a detail early AI couldn't replicate, offered a unique way to distinguish real people from forgeries.