The Thursday Edition - Jul 27, 2023
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Big on the Internet, Dimension 20, Hide From Homepage, Tabletop Gaming, TTRPG

Dimension 20 Drops Trailer, Release Date For Season 19: ‘Mentopolis’

Brennan Lee Mulligan as The Game Master in Dimension 20 Mentopolis (via Dropout)

A new party of "prefrontal PI's" will embark on a "lobe-spanning" mystery when Dimension 20's Mentopolis hits streaming early August.

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Movies, anime, Bong Joon-Ho, Horror, Junji Ito

The Best East Asian Horror Movies

The best East Asian horror movies, featuring (clockwise from top left): 'Incantation,' 'The Host,' 'Ju-on: The Grudge,' 'I Saw the Devil,' and 'Gyo: Tokyo Fish Attack'

In my humble opinion, East Asian horror has Western horror beat. Here are some of the finest examples of the genre.

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News, LOL, Marjorie Taylor Greene, politics

Marjorie Taylor Greene Learned She Got Booted From the Freedom Caucus via Twitter

Marjorie Taylor Greene Fired From Freedom Caucus Via Twitter

Ultimately this is a group of terrible people fighting because their egos are as monstrous as they are.

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TV, A Black Lady Sketch Show, costumes, homelessness, Los Angeles, Robin Thede, tiktok

‘A Black Lady Sketch Show’ Ends With a Final Gift To Black Women

'Girl Trippin'' music video from 'A Black Lady Sketch Show' season 4. Six women in different pajamas. (

This donation feels like continuing the tradition of Black women bringing up people behind them.

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Books, Agatha Christie, mystery books

The Best Agatha Christie Novels, Ranked

A selection of Agatha Christie book covers on an abstract background

A totally objective and unbiased list, of course.

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Movies, Oppenheimer, Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons

Nuclear Disarmament Org, Fallout Survivors Warned About Exactly What’s Happening With ‘Oppenheimer’

Cillian Murphy as Robert J. Oppenheimer in Oppenheimer

In preparation for the film's release, an open letter was released.

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TV, motherhood, Netflix, The Witcher (TV series)

This Line in ‘The Witcher’ Season 3 Broke Me

Geralt (Henry Caill), Ciri (Freya Allan), and Yen (Anya Chalotra) in 'The Witcher' on Netflix.

I never expected Yennefer (Anya Chalotra) to grow as much as she did this season.

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News, Mitch McConnell, politics

Mitch McConnell Keeps Falling. Why Not Retire Already?

Senator Mitch McConnell Keeps Falling. Why Not Retire?

It sucks to admit it, but this guy has accomplished his terrible agenda absolutely. So in that regard, what else is there for him to reasonably do?

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Anime, Cowboy Bebop, John Wick, Lazarus, Shinichiro Watanabe

‘Cowboy Bebop,’ and ‘John Wick’ Directors Team Up for Original Sci-Fi Anime and I Am Screamcrythrowingup

Movies, action movies, Mission Impossible, movies, Rebecca Ferguson

Mission: Impossible — Dead Reckoning Part One: Ilsa Deserved Better

Rebecca Ferguson as Ilsa in Mission Impossible Dead Reckoning Part One (via Paramount)

Ilsa Faust broke the mold for what female characters in the Mission: Impossible character could be–too bad her departure doesn't honor that.

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Movies, blaxploitation, Jamie Foxx, John Boyega, Teyonah Parris, They Cloned Tyrone

Yes, the Weekend Belonged to Barbenheimer, but Don’t Sleep on the #1 Movie on Netflix

Fontaine, Yo-Yo, & Slick Charles looking shocked in They Cloned Tyrone

This Juel Taylor-directed science fiction comedy mystery has been quietly gaining acclaim as a must-see for any admirer of mind-bending cinema.

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Space, government, music, UFO

We All Owe Tom DeLonge a Big Apology

Mark Hoppus and Tom DeLonge of Blink-182 perform onstage.

Tom DeLonge, prodigal son of pop punk, has all but been proven right when it comes to his alien conspiracy obsession.

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TV, Jeopardy!, WGA Strike 2023

‘Jeopardy!’ Champions Become Labor Champions by Refusing To Play, in Support of Writers’ Strike

Image of the 6x6 grid of screens that make up the question board on the set of 'Jeopardy!' There are no questions or categories on the screens. The top six screens feature the 'Jeopardy!' logo in each one, and the rest of the screens each contain an image that add up to one larger 'Jeopardy!' logo.

"'Jeopardy!' champions demonstrated this quality in response to the Writers Guild of America Strike in 2023." What is 'solidarity?'

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Movies & TV, Colin Farrell, SAG-AFTRA Strike 2023, WGA Strike 2023

SAG-AFTRA and WGA Continue To Ramp Up Efforts With Star-Studded Strike

Colin Farrell at the picket line

The strikes for SAG-AFTRA and the WGA are still very much underway.

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Books, Foundation, Hide From Homepage

Dive Into the World of ‘Foundation’ With the Ultimate Reading Guide

Leah Harvey in “Foundation,” premiering September 24, 2021 on Apple TV+.

If you want to give Isaac Asimov's series a go but don’t know where to start, here’s a reading guide to help navigate all seven novels.

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Movies, Love in Taipei, Paramount

Abigail Hing Wen’s Beloved Novel ‘Loveboat, Taipei’ Comes To Life in Movie Trailer

Love in Taipei promo image, based on the hit book Loveboat, Taipei.

Love in Taipei looks utterly delightful!

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Movies & TV, Star Trek (franchise), Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Star Trek: Discovery, Star Trek: The Next Generation, Star Trek: The Original Series, Star Trek: Voyager

The Best Captains in ‘Star Trek’ History, Ranked

Best 'Star Trek' captains: Benjamin Sisko, Michael Burnham, and James T. Kirk

When it comes to Star Trek, it's the captain who sets much of the tone for the series (or movie).

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News, labor strike, unions, UPS

‘Historic’ Tentative Deal Won by UPS Workers Shows Just How Basic Unions’ Demands Really Are

A UPS driver sits in the driver's seat of a UPS truck

An increase in pay and new safety measures, are the biggest wins for Teamsters in this new agreement.

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Movies, Benji Dunn, Mission Impossible, Simon Pegg

Five Movies Later, Simon Pegg Remains ‘Mission: Impossible’s Unlikely MVP

Simon Pegg as Benji Dunn in Mission Impossible 3 and Mission_ Impossible - Deack Reckoning Part One (via Paramout)

From one-off tech support to a crucial member of the field team, Simon Pegg's Benji is *still* the Mission: Impossible MVP.

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TV, Henry Cavill, Netflix, The Witcher (TV series)

Henry Cavill’s Geralt Goes Out Fighting in ‘The Witcher’

Henry Cavill battles for the last time as Geralt in The Witcher.

Let's go over how the dust settled around everyone at the end of season 3 because there is a lot of drama to unpack.

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