Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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‘Hotel Transylvania: Transformania’ Now Available on Digital and Blu-ray
Prepare to join Drac and the gang on another spooky adventure! Hotel Transylvania: Transformania is now available on digital, Blu-ray, and DVD! Fans can pick up the newest film in this family favorite franchise or purchase a new four-film DVD collection beginning August 15. Hotel Transylvania: Transformania follows Drac and his monster friends as they…
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Missed Jared and Genevieve Padalecki on ‘Celebrity Family Feud’? Watch it Now!
Jared and Genevieve appeared on last night’s newest episode of Celebrity Family Feud, airing on ABC. The show, which was filmed a few months ago, featured the Padaleckis with a few of their close friends; Charlie Capen, Michelle Henning, and Anson Gordon. The team battled comedian Pete Holmes’ and his family and the winner received…
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Caitlin Long on Why Politics Should Stay Out of Banking
After 22 years on Wall Street, Caitlin Long got intrigued by bitcoin and the blockchain in 2012. From 2018 through 2020 she served as a member of the Wyoming Blockchain Task Force, which made the Cowboy State the most welcoming for blockchain companies. Long is the founder and CEO of Custodia Bank, a bitcoin-focused “full…
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Was the Radical Left Correct About the IMF and World Bank?
The global movement against free trade and capitalism that burst into public consciousness at the 1999 protests against the World Trade Organization coalesced around the idea that Western elites had ensnared Third World nations in a debt trap to coerce them into adopting neoliberal policies. When poor nations couldn’t afford to repay what they owed…
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Japan Resumes Trusted Traveler Program Registrations & Card Issuance
On Friday (August 4, 2023), Japan suspended the registration and card issuance for its Trusted Traveler Program with no advance notice but resumed the service today (August 7, 2023). Japan launched a Trusted Travel Program (TTP) in 2017 with very scarce information about its eligibility requirements (read more here, here, and here). You can access…
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Japan Suspends New Trusted Traveler Program Registrations & Card Issuance
Japan launched a Trusted Travel Program (TTP) in 2017 with very scarce information about its eligibility requirements (read more here, here, and here). The program was relaunched with little fanfare in early 2023, and the eligibility criteria were significantly expanded. Sebastian and I wrote about our application experiences (read more here and here). You can…
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Russia E-Visa Now Available For Nationals Of 55 Countries
Russia has launched an E-Visa facility that allows nationals of 55 countries to apply for a 16-day visa, which is electronically issued within four days, including weekends and holidays. There has previously been a complimentary e-visa for St. Petersburg, Kaliningrad, and Vladivostok regions, and Russia was supposed to release a nationwide visa in 2021 that…
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Check Out the First Four Minutes of ‘Heartstopper’ Season 2
Ahead of tomorrow’s release, Netflix has teased fans with the first four minutes of season 2 of their adaptation of Alice Oseman’s Heartstopper. Picking up the day after the season 1 finale, season 2 will carry Charlie (Joe Locke) and Nick (Kit Connor) through their budding relationship. From Nick making choices about when and how…
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Congressman Talks Smack About Bitcoin Creator 'Saratoshi Nagamoto'
In a Financial Services Committee hearing this week, Rep. Brad Sherman (D–Calif.) had some choice words for bitcoin bros: JUST IN: ???????? US Congressman says #Bitcoin creator “Saratoshi Nagamoto” was not innovative. pic.twitter.com/3i0AhKOcSN — Watcher.Guru (@WatcherGuru) July 26, 2023 “We are told that cryptocurrency is very innovative,” said Sherman. “Look at the incredible financial innovation…
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Brand New ‘Haunted Mansion’ Trailer Released
A brand new trailer for Disney’s Haunted Mansion has been released! The film, which is based on the popular Disney attraction of the same name, is set to be released later this month on July 28. The film stars LaKeith Stanfield, Tiffany Haddish, Owen Wilson, Danny DeVito, Rosario Dawson, Chase W. Dillon and Daniel Levy,…
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