Genghis Khan - tyrant, conqueror, grandpa?! | What’s happening to Winnie the Pooh? | Media, Minions, and sharp-dressed men.

07/25/22 • 22 min

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1) Genghis Khan was an awful man - it’s impossible to argue otherwise. But it would also be hard to argue that he’s not your great-great-great-great-great-great grandfather.
2) Coming soon to a theater near you - a horror movie about...Winnie The Pooh?! How?!
3) The film “Minions: The Rise of Gru” is a box office darling. But what’s this - teenagers are wearing suits to go see it?
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https://variety.com/2022/film/news/winnie-the-pooh-blood-and-honey-director-1235278405/
https://www.forbes.com/sites/danidiplacido/2022/07/06/minions-nabbed-the-meme-crowd-that-morbius-missed/

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Don’t mess with, or mess up, Texas. | Crypto Currency Fallout. | Not your Grandfather’s RadioShack.

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1) Texas once had a litter problem, one the state government was spending $20 million per year to address. This week we explore how the Texan battle cry, Don’t Mess with Texas, helped turn things around.
2) Crypto Currency has lately taken a dive. While celebrities like Matt Damon were trying to convince you to “be brave” and invest, other industries were going down with the ship.
3) RadioShack was THE go-to electronic store for decades - until the business model failed to adapt to competition from online retailers. After filing for bankruptcy twice the company was thought to be dead. Then the vulgar tweets started.
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