The billionaire and alleged child sex-trafficker may finally face justice, and his arrest may be making some powerful people very nervous. Via

Issue #68 gets the new arc off to a rollicking start Via

Wielding his indomitable will and demonstrating an insatiable lust for power, Grand Admiral Thrawn is by far one of the vilest villains in Emperor Palpatine’s arsenal of evil… and perhaps the entire Star Wars galaxy. Now the manipulative military strategist must face the ultimate test of his Imperial fidelity in Thrawn: Treason, a calculating new Read the full article…

Directed by Quentin Tarantino. With Uma Thurman, David Carradine, Daryl Hannah, Michael Madsen. After awakening from a four-year coma, a former assassin wreaks vengeance on the team of assassins who betrayed her. I watched both Vol 1 and Vol 2 in the same night, madness, I know. I love these films, but there’s some seriously Read the full article…

The government is expanding its use of shelters to house migrant children, even as it faces scrutiny for inhumane conditions at existing facilities. Via

Ah, there it is, the twist I was expecting. It landed pretty well though! A great first issue, set between seasons, so I’m sure they’re not going to destroy the ship or kill off main characters. I’m sure they knew that people would expect that though, so they’re going in directions that fill in back Read the full article…

Directed by Christopher Nolan. With Leonardo DiCaprio, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Ellen Page, Ken Watanabe. A thief who steals corporate secrets through the use of dream-sharing technology is given the inverse task of planting an idea into the mind of a C.E.O. My wife had never seen it, so I bought it and put it on the Read the full article…

Here’s this week’s Top Posts

The city spent at least $1.7 million on security for the president’s “Salute to America.” Via

Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) on Wednesday blocked an attempt by Democrats to pass an extension of the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund.  Via

EXCLUSIVE: The Man In The High Castle creator Frank Spotnitz is developing a TV series based on Games Workshop’s Warhammer 40,000 universe. It marks the first big-budget live-action TV series based… Via

The House of Representatives is expected to vote on Wednesday to hold Attorney General William Barr and Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross in criminal contempt over a dispute related to the Trump administration’s efforts to add a citizenship question to the 2020 census. Via

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Kellyanne Conway prides herself on her combativeness with the press. It’s a trait that has long endeared her to President Donald Trump and kept her in his ever-shrinking inner circle of advisers. Via

The House voted on Tuesday night to condemn racist language from President Donald Trump, capping off a tumultuous couple of hours on Capitol Hill including a brief time in which House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was barred from speaking in the chamber. Via

The foursome of minority lawmakers were responding to the president’s “openly racist comments attacking the duly elected members of Congress,” they said in a statement. Via

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Thor 4 is officially a go, with Taika Waititi expected to return to direct the much anticipated sequel. Via

Stone, 66, a notorious Republican political operative who has described himself as a “dirty trickster,” had previously been dressed down by the judge for his public remarks about the federal criminal case in Washington, D.C. Via

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Thor 4 is officially a go, with Taika Waititi expected to return to direct the much anticipated sequel. Via

Robert Kirkman and Charlie Adlard’s zombie epic closes with issue #193. Via

Here’s a gallery of the most recent Awesome Things that have been posted to MyConfinedSpace:

I have a CANADIAN code for Aquaman that can only be redeemed by CANADIAN accounts WHILE IN CANADA. I chose to believe that I would be able to get around the CANADIANESS of the code with a VPN, but I failed in my task. If you’re IN CANADA and you have a CANADIAN google play Read the full article…

I went to the pool a couple weeks ago to participate in Water Aerobics, it was a fun time, but I had some incredibly huge blisters on my feet when I got home. They just recently resolved themselves, but I was not expecting that kind of damage from such a light sport. What’s the worst Read the full article…

Trump makes the case for editorial cartoonists pretty much every day. Are we really willing to allow such an important journalistic tradition to die out? Via

President Donald Trump used racist language on Sunday to attack progressive Democratic congresswomen, falsely implying they weren’t natural-born American citizens. Via

Senator Graham said on Sunday that he has no sympathy for the conditions seen in migrant camps over the weekend. Via

‘Why don’t they go back and help fix the totally broken and crime-infested places from which they came?’ president asks Via

Google tracks everything you buy using Gmail to gather the receipts for a Purchases list it saves. It says you can delete this by deleting the email, but three weeks after Todd Haselton deleted all his Gmail messages, the list is still there. Via

The “pro-life” movement’s disregard for the lives of children lost at the border belies its true nature. Via

The 27-year-old Romanian underdog handily defeated the formidable Serena Williams in a final that echoed a classic 2008 match. Via

A report from the House Oversight Committee provides new details on the calamity at the U.S.-Mexico border. Via

The vice president said he expected the overcrowded conditions, and blamed Congress for them. Via

Former Jackson County Deputy Zach Wester was arrested this morning on numerous charges that he planted street drugs like meth on unsuspecting motorists before hauling them off to jail. Via

The 1967 Leaf trading card set remains clouded in mystery. Via

Coffee Cup Rides is one of amusement park rides. The spinning movement is based on planetary gear. Three types of gear sets are available with different rotation speed on this model. It is very easy to exchange these gears. Furthermore, you will… Via

A woman seen in a viral video licking a carton of Blue Bell ice cream before placing it back on a store shelf could face legal repercussions. Via

Created by Melissa Rosenberg. With Krysten Ritter, Rachael Taylor, Eka Darville, Carrie-Anne Moss. Following the tragic end of her brief superhero career, Jessica Jones tries to rebuild her life as a private investigator, dealing with cases involving people with remarkable abilities in New York City. The best of the three seasons, but maybe that’s because Read the full article…

Nightflyers book. Read 336 reviews from the world’s largest community for readers. Nine misfit academics on an expedition to find the volcryn, a mythic r… I read just the Nightflyers novella, none of the other stories in this collection. It was ok, slightly different than the show and still ends on a cliffhanger of sorts. Read the full article…

Directed by Josh Cooley. With Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Annie Potts, Tony Hale. When a new toy called “Forky” joins Woody and the gang, a road trip alongside old and new friends reveals how big the world can be for a toy. Not the best Pixar film I’ve ever seen, but even Pixars worst is Read the full article…

Directed by Michael Dougherty. With Kyle Chandler, Vera Farmiga, Millie Bobby Brown, Ken Watanabe. The crypto-zoological agency Monarch faces off against a battery of god-sized monsters, including the mighty Godzilla, who collides with Mothra, Rodan, and his ultimate nemesis, the three-headed King Ghidorah. Absolutely fantastic followup to the 2014 Godzilla film, I enjoyed nearly ever Read the full article…

Directed by Mark Osborne, John Stevenson. With Jack Black, Ian McShane, Angelina Jolie, Dustin Hoffman. The Dragon Warrior has to clash against the savage Tai Lung as China’s fate hangs in the balance. However, the Dragon Warrior mantle is supposedly mistaken to be bestowed upon an obese panda who is a novice in martial arts. Read the full article…

Directed by Christopher Nolan. With Fionn Whitehead, Barry Keoghan, Mark Rylance, Tom Hardy. Allied soldiers from Belgium, the British Empire, and France are surrounded by the German Army, and evacuated during a fierce battle in World War II. Unintentionally the second story I’ve seen this week that used similar story devices of showing the same Read the full article…

Just for fun, and because I spent two whole evenings on this, here are the original pictures taken directly off the camera without any processing; plus the separate exposures with the lights on. Via

Created by Jeremy Carver. With Diane Guerrero, April Bowlby, Alan Tudyk, Matt Bomer. The adventures of an idealistic mad scientist and his field team of superpowered outcasts. A great series that suffers from season bloat, but if you consume it one episode a week it mostly works. I do love seeing Brendan Fraser back in Read the full article…

Created by Jeff Buhler. With Eoin Macken, David Ajala, Jodie Turner-Smith, Angus Sampson. A crew of scientists embark on a mission aboard a ship called the Nightflyer to investigate a mysterious alien signal, but soon begin to question if there is already something on-board the Nightflyer with them. We only got one season of this Read the full article…

Directed by Clint Eastwood. With Ryan Phillippe, Barry Pepper, Joseph Cross, Jesse Bradford. The life stories of the six men who raised the flag at the Battle of Iwo Jima, a turning point in World War II. A sad story of sad things happening off on a sad little island. I was pretty confused by Read the full article…

Hot Toys has revealed a new 2019 convention exclusive Guardians of the Galaxy 2 – Stan Lee 1/6 Scale Figure. The figure is based on Stan Lee’s traditional cameo from the film, talking with The Watchers about his past exploits. The figure includes an astronaut outfit, a removable glass dome, removabl Via

In the 1930s, a black postal carrier from Harlem named Victor Green published a book that was part travel guide and part survival guide. It was called The Negro Motorist Green Book, and it helped African-Americans navigate safe passage across America well into the 1960s. Explore some of the segregated nation’s safe havens and notorious Read the full article…

Directed by McG. With Jack Gore, Miya Cech, Benjamin Flores Jr., Alessio Scalzotto. Four misfit teenagers join forces to save the world when an alien invasion interrupts their summer camp. Fantastically low budget in all the right ways. We’ve all seen this type of movie before, and this is a great example of the genre. Read the full article…

A mother was arrested after letting her children ride in an inflatable pool on top of her vehicle. Via