Dirk van Graver

[Titus O'Reily @TitusOReily]

If the Carlton Football Club’s sole purpose is to torture Carlton fans, they are the most successful organisation in history. #AFLSwansBlues

[Dirk van Graver @Dirky_Minded]

I will die on this hill.

[Brendan Hodges @metaplexmovies]

My hot take of the day is that Jon Bernthal is one of the most under-utilized actors of his generation, and while he’s doing terrific work popping up in small character-actor roles he hasn’t yet gotten a lead role worthy of his amazing talents.

[Dirk van Graver @Dirky_Minded]

“Across industry sectors, China wields its economic influence to coerce private companies to endorse its territorial claims over Taiwan and, more broadly, promote its world view… It’s time all US sectors – from Hollywood to Silicon Valley – rekindled their competitive mindset.”

[Dirk van Graver @Dirky_Minded]

‘Top Gun: Maverick’ lost its Chinese investor, Tencent, due to pro-US messaging - WSJ @erichschwartzel https://t.co/Va8ovyLpb1

[Dirk van Graver @Dirky_Minded]

Re-upping my 2019 @LowyInstitute Interpreter piece here: https://t.co/T7KQJ8khKx

[Adam Mastroianni @a_m_mastroianni]

Chart-topping original movies have gone extinct. People have a lot of explanations for this, but they're all incomplete because they don't realize the same thing is happening everywhere. An oligopoly has conquered all of popular culture.

[Carl Miller @carljackmiller]

When we say Kyiv is winning the information war, far too often we only mean information spaces we inhabit.

Pulling apart the most obvious RU info op to date (as we did using semantic modelling), very clear it is targeting BRICS, Africa, Asia. Not the West really at all.

[cella 🤌 @mikeVcella]

the CDC says it's not omicron unless it comes from the Omicrônne region of France, otherwise it's just sparkling covid

[Bethany 貝書穎 @BethanyAllenEbr]

I think we have just witnessed the power of celebrity support (Serena Williams, Gerard Piqué) for people in China whose rights have been egregiously violated.

Let us no longer overlook the significance of China's silencing of Hollywood and many other celebrities.

[Fergus Ryan @fryan]

A new piece by me in @ASPI_org 's The Strategist:

Beijing’s propagandists flounder as the world asks, ‘Where is Peng Shuai?’

https://t.co/fAtgDlcfbW #WhereIsPengShuai

[Dirk van Graver @Dirky_Minded]

On June 4, 2018, Anthony Bourdain posted a final photo to Instagram. Today, exactly three years after Bourdain’s death, that seemingly mundane Instagram post has transformed into something of a virtual tombstone and still receives comments daily https://t.co/ZVQgsV48rd

[Dirk van Graver @Dirky_Minded]

“so far the studios appear to have calculated that they have much more to lose by crossing China’s red lines and speaking out on such issues... they risk giving up their entire China business. After all, China can giveth and China can taketh away” https://t.co/1a9QrN6Rz6

[Dirk van Graver @Dirky_Minded]

John Cena is ‘very sorry’ to Chinese fans for referring to Taiwan as a country in Fast and Furious 9 promotional interview https://t.co/nKxbmy3FyC

[Dirk van Graver @Dirky_Minded]

Here’s the video https://t.co/3tHGJnQAzs

[Tony Lin @tony_zy]

It is worth noting that, in Chinese subtitle, John Cena addresses himself with Chinese alias “赵喜娜”, a typically female and somewhat ironic name coined by Chinese fans.

[Dirk van Graver @Dirky_Minded]

In his resignation letter, Zhang said he wanted to avoid the “trap of the CEO becoming overly central”. That reflects a concern of the central government, which has for a long time fretted about the power of tech leaders.

[FT China @ftchina]

ByteDance staff and investors shocked as founder steps back https://t.co/vCmRdVUTgE

[Dirk van Graver @Dirky_Minded]

The Chip Shortage Keeps Getting Worse. Why Can���t We Just Make More? https://t.co/t0TUjQzyht

[The Associated Press @AP]

Chloé Zhao’s history-making Oscars sweep is being met with a muted response in China, her country of birth, and even censorship. In contrast, South Korea’s Youn Yuh-jung was being celebrated for her best supporting actress win. https://t.co/27vmnStBZ9

[Dirk van Graver @Dirky_Minded]

A deep dive into an inglorious but profitable slice of the film industry that is built around a certain category of actor — the kind of action stars and leading men who once ruled Hollywood and now make very good money appearing in very bad movies https://t.co/F6vlPcTuAb

[SBS News @SBSNews]

Vladimir Putin has given final approval to legislation allowing him to hold office for two additional six-year terms, opening the possibility for him to stay in power until 2036. https://t.co/lxtv3w7FD6

[Meta Newsroom @MetaNewsroom]

Taking Action Against Hackers in China https://t.co/I99dbkTi4H