China Tries to Ban Time TravelS  Chinese government censors have
issued new guidelines that essentially ban television programs
that feature time travel as a plot device. I really wish we
could do this, because there is no deus ex machina more overused
or annoying than time travel.  This action was supposedly taken
to prevent shows, like the popular drama Palace, from sending
characters back in time and idealizing China before the
Communist takeover. We think some Communist official is just
still more than a little miffed at the lousy Lost finale. [NYT,
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