The H-PCAACA Weekly News Roundup is a collection of news items and quirky stories that may be of interest to scholars and students of popular, American, and world culture
For David Bowie, Japanese style was more than just fashion
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2013/06/11/style/for-david-bowie-japanese-style-was-more-...
No one wants to buy the house from Silence of the Lambs. Wonder why?
http://www.esquire.com/entertainment/movies/news/a41153/silence-of-the-lambs-house-for-sal...
Library of Congress names graphic novelist Gene Luen Yang as National Ambassador for Young People's Literature
http://www.npr.org/sections/monkeysee/2016/01/05/462020653/the-war-over-comics-for-kids-is...
Japan revamps tourist map symbols
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2016/01/12/national/japan-revamps-map-symbols-baffle-tour...
The National Archives answers why old films are sometimes pink
http://unwritten-record.blogs.archives.gov/2016/01/11/film-preservation-101-why-are-old-fi...
Russian City Opens Cultural Center Celebrating Stalin
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/jan/11/stalin-russia-penza-cultural-centre-meduza
Golden Statue of Mao Zedong Appears, Disappears
http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/01/08/462370743/mysterious-giant-golden-statue...
Five year old girl passes exam, becomes ghost expert.
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2015/11/26/national/okayama-girl-5-youngest-deemed-yokai-...
Online adult content trial in China captivates Chinese netizens and raises questions about government censorship (SFW)
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2016/01/12/the-porn-trial-thats-captivating-chinas-inte...
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