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‘Beattlejuice Beetlejuice’ and other hits from last weekend: Please, movie industry, give us something better than this

Unfortunately, the movie industry’s emphasis on violent movies is continuing. I’ve written for years about how there’s too much violence in movies, commenting every year on Academy Award nominated movies. Here are the top movies from the weekend as reported by ShowTimes.com: 1. “Beattlejuice Beattlejuice” – $51.6 million 2. “Speak... Read more →


Where to buy souvenirs when you’re on vacation

In the past, I haven’t had much of a problem buying souvenirs when I’ve been on vacation. They just seem to be plentiful at tourist spots. Madrid, Paris, London, San Francisco, Miami, Seattle. I have post cards from them all. Not so much from museums. I love museums, but I’ve... Read more →


Don’t buy or use ‘universal’ chargers with e-bikes, e-scooters, and hoverboards due to fire risk, safety agency warns

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission urges consumers of micromobility products – including e-bikes, e-scooters, self-balancing scooters or hoverboards, and e-unicycles – not to use chargers that are marketed as “universal” or suitable with general categories of micromobility devices to avoid fires and injury or death, unless they’ve been tested... Read more →


Credit card company trapped vulnerable consumers in to signing up for high-fee membership cards with limited use, CFPB says

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau sued Horizon Card Services and its CEO Robert Kane Friday for tricking consumers into signing up for its expensive membership credit card. Horizon’s credit card, which could come with almost $300 in annual fees on a card with a $500 credit limit, could only be... Read more →


Did you know Texas has created a separate court system to hear corporate cases?

The lengths to which Republican governors are going to create fiefdoms in which they can carry out their conservative ideas is mind-boggling. Questionable policies on gender identity, abortion, guns, book banning, critical race theory, elections, immigration, and more are increasingly troubling. Then I read on the Public Citizen website that... Read more →