The top domestic earning film this weekend was  Superman . $196,616,498.  There have been dozens of  Superman films,  with 11 of them considered to be re-makes. #1 the weekend of July 4-6 was  Jurassic World:  Rebirth   $152,305,936. #1 the weekend of June 27-29 was  F1: The Movie   $124,133,275. The latest  Worldwide box office  ( in 100 million $, with Rotten Tomatoes rating in parentheses ): #1     Ne Zha 2   $1.90 or, $1.9 billion ( 96/99 ) #2      Lilo & Stitch   $0.99 ( 52/71 ) #3     A Minecraft Movie   $0.96 ( 47/85 ) #4     Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning   $0.58 ( 80/88 ) #5     How to Train Your Dragon   $0.56 ( 77/97 ) #6     Jurassic World: Rebirth   $0.53 ( 52/71 ). #7     Captain America: Brave New World   $0.42 ( 47/77 ) #8     F1: The Movie ...

That   confidential Epstein file   of A-listers who participated in his sex-trafficking efforts, which is roiling around the Trump administration, and was the pivotal issue in finally killing the partnership of Donald Trump and Elon Musk, could well be real and life-ruining.  Speaking on The Sean Spicer Show,   Alan Dershowitz , famous Harvard lawyer, who is known to be one of those in the file, now then serving as Epstein's lawyer, said he knew names so referenced.  So this issue will continue to fester, and perhaps someday explode.  Is our president a pedophile? But on to the "spiritual" topic of the day, check the internet, and you essentially get the same answer to  how best to increase your longevity for a long and healthy life. Prioritize regular exercise. Adopt a healthy and balanced diet. Cultivate strong social connects. Effectively manage stress. Don't smoke, limit alcohol (and the latest info is, eliminate this liquid), hydrate (drink e...

Remember when you were a child and something like ice cream or watermelon made you happy?  Maybe they still do.  In any case, a scientific research study conducted by the Behavioral and Brain Lab at the Free University of Communication in Milan, Italy contends that eating a bowl of pasta makes you happier.  Said Professor Vincenzo Russo:   through this study, science has put itself at the service of emotions to certify that pasta and happiness are one . Okay, this was not a definitive research effort, as there were only 40 participants.  Further this study occurred in Italy, where 99% of the population eat pasta an average of 5 times per week.  In comparison, Google AI Overview indicates that 73% of Americans consume past pasta at least once per week, and around 33% up to three times/week. Interestingly enough, in a  ranking of obesity , the USA was #10 ( #1 is the worst, and this location is American Samoa ) vs Italy at #117.   So how d...

This is not a great day for the USA, Planet Earth and Humanity.  MAGA for Donald Trump and our country today could well be the acronym for Make American Grim Again.  We've had worse days, but from all fronts, life is grueling. President Donald and Melania Trump went to Texas today, where flash flooding killed 120 people last weekend, with another 161 still missing.  Even though he will be in a Republican stronghold, he will be faced with the fact that  he cut back on FEMA and NOAA funding  that no doubt exacerbated the debacle.  This will not be a crowd that will heckle him for downplaying global warming, but the media will. The State Department will today fire 1300 employees, further drawing the U.S. into isolationism.  The Supreme Court this week cleared the way for these layoffs. The department has already dismantled the entire U.S. Agency for International Development. Is Elon Musk's American Party a concern? To Republicans and Donald Trump, yes. M...