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The Chinese government sometimes shuts down the Internet and mobile services in specific areas where unrest occurs.


Rebecca MacKinnon

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REBECCA LOOS I am utterly in love with my son and my boyfriend and live in the most magical place on Earth. I'...
REBECCA LOOS As a writer, I am not goddess of the universes I create. I am at most a stage manager of the plentif...
REBECCA WELLS Some of my acting heroes have built careers on playing characters who do horrendous things - they...
REBECCA HALL Since 'Christine' started screening, I'm overwhelmed by the response from women and men ...
REBECCA HALL I really think that 'Christine' is one in a million in terms of independent or studio.
REBECCA HALL These days we have Smartphones, Smartcars, Smartboards, Smarteverything, but consider this: if techn...
REBECCA MCNUTT The magic of the street is the mingling of the errand and the epiphany.
REBECCA SOLNIT I like walking because it is slow, and I suspect that the mind, like the feet, works at about three ...
REBECCA SOLNIT I don't think that anyone can really understand anything until it's understood on a cellular...
REBECCA HALL I definitely got my philanthropic genes from my mom and dad. They taught me from a very early age to...
REBECCA GAYHEART An airplane should never lean too much to the left or the right, because it puts every passenger int...
REBECCA MCNUTT