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  2. Tropic of Cancer (novel) - Wikipedia

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    Tropic of Cancer is an autobiographical novel by Henry Miller that is best known as "notorious for its candid sexuality", with the resulting social controversy considered responsible for the "free speech that we now take for granted in literature."

  3. List of most commonly challenged books in the United States

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    Tropic of Cancer: Henry Miller: Sexual content 1934 — — — Twilight (series) Stephenie Meyer: Religious viewpoint, violence, sexually explicit, unsuited to age group 2005–2008 — — — Two Boys Kissing: David Levithan: LGBT content, public displays of affection 2013 18 — — Ulysses: James Joyce: References to masturbation 1922

  4. List of books banned by governments - Wikipedia

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    Tropic of Cancer (1934) Henry Miller: 1934 1964 Novel (fictionalized memoir) Banned in the US in the 1930s until the early 1960s, seized by US Customs for sexually explicit content and vulgarity. The rest of Miller's work was also banned by the US. [285] Also banned in South Africa until the late 1980s. [286] The Grapes of Wrath (1939) John ...

  5. Lady Chatterley's Lover - Wikipedia

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    The ban on Lady Chatterley's Lover, Tropic of Cancer and Fanny Hill was fought and overturned in court with assistance by publisher Barney Rosset and lawyer Charles Rembar in 1959. [36]

  6. The Library (Seinfeld) - Wikipedia

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    Jerry learns he has a library fine from 1971, for the then-controversial book Tropic of Cancer, and that the "case" has been turned over to the library investigations officer, Lt. Bookman. George arrives at the library, where he suspects that a homeless man on the steps outside is Mr. Heyman, a physical education teacher at his high school whom ...

  7. Tom Cruise says he would 'pass out' while filming “Mission ...

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    "I had to train myself how to breathe. There were times I would pass out physically; I was unable to get back into the cockpit," Cruise says.

  8. United States obscenity law - Wikipedia

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    With the advent of Internet distribution of potentially obscene material, this question of jurisdiction and community standards has created significant controversy in the legal community, because, since material on the internet may be accessible everywhere, the most restrictive community may be able to ban it everywhere. See United States v.

  9. RFK Jr. Has Railed Against Ultra-Processed Foods. Here's ...

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    Of course, these foods have been linked to several serious health conditions, including cancer and dementia. But while experts generally agree that ultra-processed foods aren’t the healthiest ...