SexAndTheCity-state1
Onasmalldowntownstage, twomenkisspassionately. Visitorstoanearbymuseumlookatprovocativenudesonthewall, whilereadersscourlocalmagazinesforthebestplacetobuysextoys. Thinkyou'reinNewYork? Guessagain. ThisisSingapore, thefamouslyuptightcity-statebetterknownforbanningfilmslikeEyesWideShutandLolita, 2 nottomentionmagazineslikePlayboy3.
There'snotexactlyafree -loverevolutiongoingon, butSingaporehasinrecentyearslooseneditsrestrictionsonsexinthearts. Andmorefreedomisonthehorizon: thismonththegovernment'sCensorshipReviewCommittee ( CRC) isexpectedtoissueareportfurthereasingtheguidelinesgoverningwhatSingaporeansread, watchandlistento. ThatmeansitmaynotbelongbeforeSingaporeanscanenjoyCosmopolitanmagazine, andmaybeevenracyTVshowslikeHBO'sSexandtheCity.
ThenewrulesarepartofSingapore'seffortstobolsteritsartscene . In 2002, itopenedaworld-classperforming-artscenter, theEsplanade -TheatresontheBay, whichhasquicklybecomeavisualiconandistacklingambitiousprogramslikethe 19-houroperaThePeonyPavilion4 .
Singaporestillhasalongwaytogotobecomeatruebastionofartisticfreedom. SexuallyexplicitsceneswererecentlycutfromChicagotogiveitaPGrating5. Certaintopicsremainverysensitive .
Intheend, theCRCisexpectedtorecommendrelativelysmallchanges: looseningcontrolsonpay-per-viewTV6 andclarifyingtheratingsystemforfilmsandplayssoviewersknowexactlywhattoexpect. Suchincrementalchangeseemstobeinstepwithpublictastes. Indeed, arecentsurveybytheCRCfoundthatmostpeoplefavoredremainingtruetoexistingAsianvalues. Sodon'texpecttoseePenthouseonnewsstandsanytimesoon.
练习题：
Ⅰ. TrueorFalse:
1. Singaporehasbeenfamousforitsconservativeattitudetowardsitssex.
2. Thereisexactlyafree -loverevolutioninthecity.
3. ThenewreportmeansthatSingaporeanscanenjoyCosmopolitanmagazineatonce .
Ⅱ. Questions:
1. WhytheCRCissuesnewrulestoeasetheguidelinesgoverningwhatSingaporeansreadandwatch?
2. IsthereartisticfreedominSingapore? Whatisthepresentsituation?
3. WhatistheCRCexpectedtodo?