Bootleg DVDs are easy to come by. They come to you when you're eating at a fast food restaurant and a salesman approaches you saying, "CD/DVD, $5." But before you ...

Never has the phrase "Were we even watching the same show?!" been so applicable. Bootleg DVD covers sometimes provide a few chuckles thanks mostly to language barriers, but never has more been lost in ...

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Translating movies and television for international markets can be a tricky business, as we discovered last year when we assembled this collection of 20 titles that got lost in translation. But if you ...

A former writer called me a few years back and said, “I just returned from Thailand, and I brought you a present.” My mind recoiled at the seedy possibilities. But eventually he dropped by my office ...

Perhaps sensing that the world needs a good guffaw or two after weeks of grim headlines, considerate Imgur user zhuzu20 has helpfully compiled a brief but satisfying gallery of awkwardly and ...

When Hollywood DVD’s are illegally reproduced and sold in foreign countries, sometimes the poorly translated titles are more entertaining than the movies themselves.

Behold a stunning piece of graphic design coming to a subway car or sidewalk blanket near you. Let's run down the reasons this is the best: Eiffel Tower replica in the Las Vegas skyline (show takes ...