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Huaqing Pool 'Guifei Bathing' Statue Faces Calls for Cover-Up as Netizens Remix the Image

The column interprets the backlash as evidence of a broader conservative turn in taste linked to economic unease.

Cannes Jury Prize Winner 'Sirāt' Begins Oscar-Qualifying U.S. Run

Reneé Rapp Denounces ICE and Trump Onstage at Portland Concert

Pietro Marcello’s Duse Premieres in Competition at Venice as Critics Weigh a Stylized Portrait