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Heads of State (7.2/10)

A dumb buddy comedy / action movie that is actually a fun watch. Edris Elba, the British Prime Minister and John Cena the US President but Jack Quaid steals the show with an under 10 minute cameo.

I vote for Priyanka Chopra Jonas as the new Jane Bond.

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Heads of State - Official Trailer | Prime Video
YouTube video by Prime Video
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July 7, 2025 at 10:08 PM
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Wrote a thing about one of my enduring fascinations: the life and times of Harlan Ellison thecommasplice.com/harlan-agoni...
Harlan Agonistes
Ellison was an influential writer with a colourful life and an interesting social circle. So why isn't there a decent book about it?
thecommasplice.com
June 30, 2025 at 2:42 PM
In this short documentary, inmates at a maximum-security prison in Missouri sew custom quilts for children in the foster system.

Check out “The Quilters” on Netflix
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Watch The Quilters | Netflix Official Site
In this award-winning short documentary, men in a Missouri maximum-security prison design and sew beautiful, personalized quilts for foster children.
www.netflix.com
May 21, 2025 at 6:08 PM
2004 John Woo did a pilot for Lost In Space

Brad Johnson - John Robinson
Jayne Brook - Maureen Robinson
Adrianne Palicki - Judy Robinson
Mike Erwin - Don West

Not the Lost in Space you’ve seen before. The aliens made me think of Sleestacks.

The Robinsons: Lost In Space

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Robinsons, The: Lost in Space - Unaired 2004 Pilot
YouTube video by One MG
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May 20, 2025 at 3:36 AM
I’m watching a 90 minute movie on Peacock and it has 8 commercial breaks on a service that I’m paying for. This is crazy.
May 17, 2025 at 8:49 PM
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Don't miss @wilwheaton.net on this week's The Sackhoff Show Poscast
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Wil Wheaton on His Star Trek Family and His New Podcast Storytime with Wil Wheaton
YouTube video by Katee Sackhoff
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May 13, 2025 at 1:38 PM
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Sad news: Val Kilmer has died at 65. In the 1980s and 1990s--Top Secret, Heat, Tombstone, The Doors, really all the way through Kiss Kiss Bang Bang--he was so often an interesting and surprising studio leading man: An oddball with the face of a heartthrob. His best work is very worth revisiting.
April 2, 2025 at 4:04 AM
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"Thunderbolt 5 (external storage drives are)… They're pricey but you could enjoy speeds up to 6,000 MB/s, making it almost as fast as the best PCie 4.0 internal M.2 SSDs…"
3 reasons why Thunderbolt 5 is huge for external SSDs
Ready for the latest and greatest in external storage?
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March 17, 2025 at 4:27 PM
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A new big screen adaptation of the classic sci-fi novel Starship Troopers is in development, from District 9 director Neill Blomkamp.
New Adaptation of STARSHIP TROOPERS Coming from Director Neill Blomkamp
New Adaptation of STARSHIP TROOPERS Coming from Director Neill Blomkamp
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March 19, 2025 at 1:16 AM
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Call me old fashioned, but ice cream just isn’t as good with only 7% of the plastic
March 19, 2025 at 1:22 AM
It was almost 70 degrees this morning but now…
March 19, 2025 at 12:15 AM
George Lowe, the voice of Space Ghost in Adult Swim’s Space Ghost Coast to Coast, has died at 67.

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George Lowe, Star of Adult Swim's Space Ghost, Has Died
The voice actor and comedian passed away March 2, reportedly after battling a long illness.
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March 4, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Roberto Orci, Star Trek writer, has died at 51

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Roberto Orci, Writer of Star Trek, Transformers, and More, Has Died
The prolific writer also worked on Xena, Hercules, Mission: Impossible, and others.
gizmodo.com
February 26, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Traversable Acausal Retrograde Domain In Space-time.
February 12, 2025 at 8:24 PM
David Lynch, visionary filmmaker behind 'Twin Peaks' and 'Mulholland Drive,' dies at 78

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David Lynch, visionary filmmaker behind 'Twin Peaks' and 'Mulholland Drive,' dies at 78
David Lynch has died at 78. The filmmaker was celebrated for his uniquely dark vision in such movies as “Blue Velvet” and “Mulholland Drive” and the TV series “Twin Peaks.”
apnews.com
January 16, 2025 at 7:01 PM
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In case you yearn for depressing news that is not fire-related, I went on Texas Standard and talked about our Oscar-shortlisted film about a death penalty case. It's called I Am Ready Warden: www.texasstandard.org/stories/i-am...
‘I Am Ready, Warden’ follows a man facing execution and two sons who lost their fathers
John Henry Ramirez took the life of Pablo Castro. A new documentary tells the story of how his victim’s son, and his own, tried to find peace.
www.texasstandard.org
January 16, 2025 at 4:08 PM
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In case you'd like to be depressed about something different, here is an essay I wrote for @houstonchronicle.com about why one particular death row case haunts me: www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/outl...
I thought prison couldn't take your soul. John Henry Ramirez, a Christian on death row, made me wonder. | Opinion
On death row, he became a Christian. The state could take his life. But what about his afterlife?
www.houstonchronicle.com
January 10, 2025 at 3:37 PM
New phone charges for those incarcerated in Federal Prison go into effect January 1st.

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Bureau Of Prisons Starts New Year With Changes To Phone System
During COVID-19, the Bureau of Prisons implemented a policy to allow phone calls to be free to adults in custody (AIC).
www.forbes.com
January 1, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Make sure to double and triple check you orders from Men’s Wearhouse. They don’t care if your order is shipped to the wrong store or if the items are incorrect. #CustomerService
December 31, 2024 at 3:22 PM
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Hundreds of thousands of people are locked up in state prisons where any holiday cards they receive will be scanned and photocopied before they can see them – or they can pay a prison profiteer to send an e-message.

End mail scanning policies now!
Mail scanning: A harsh and exploitative new trend in prisons
In at least 14 states, people in state prisons are falling victim to a scan: Prisons are replacing physical mail with scanned copies, a policy ...
www.prisonpolicy.org
December 25, 2024 at 2:15 PM
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Pretrial detention hurts people for the rest of their lives. It's time to start protecting the presumption of innocence so people receive a fair shot at justice — a meaningful, achievable reform

30+ other promising changes to fight for in 2025: https://www.prisonpolicy.org/reports/winnable2025.html
December 25, 2024 at 2:15 PM
The Race Card Face Up

A play by retired Federal Judge H Lee Sarokin exposing an injustice that occurred in the US Federal Judicial System. The men depicted in this play spent 8 years in federal prison for crimes they did not commit.

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The Race Card Face Up
YouTube video by Theatre Conversations
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December 24, 2024 at 1:13 PM
Moving (Korean Drama on Hulu)

This series is very good. It is reminiscent of the best season of Heroes. People with special powers are being hunted down and eliminated. Highly recommend. (Available in English closed captions or English dubbed)

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MOVING Official Trailer (2023)
YouTube video by Movie Trailers Source
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December 22, 2024 at 5:35 AM