Minneapolis Police officer Derek Chauvin convicted on all three charges

Minneapolis Police officer Derek Chauvin convicted on all three charges

A jury convicted Minneapolis Police officer Derek Chauvin yesterday. They convicted him on three charges: second-degree unintentional murder, third-degree murder, and second-degree manslaughter. The top conviction, second-degree unintentional murder, carries a possible 40 years in prison. I listened to some of the trial. It took me back to the 90s when OJ Simpson was on …

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The Hot Wheels Collectors Special Edition ’64 Impala

The Hot Wheels Collectors Special Edition ’64 Impala - Bent Corner

The next vehicle available for the Hot Wheels Collectors Red Line Club members to purchase is the Special Edition ’64 Impala. The car features a fake lift system to be raised and lowered like a 1/1 scale lowrider. As the photo shows, it comes with a small mirror that the car can be displayed on …

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Amazon workers overwhelmingly vote against unionization

Workers at an Alabama Amazon distribution center voted against unionization. The vote wasn’t even close. From NPR: The vast majority of votes cast by Amazon’s workers in Bessemer, Ala., were against joining the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union in a stinging defeat of the union drive. The final tally showed 1,798 votes against unionizing …

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The Blitzwing premium figure from the Transformers ‘Bumblebee’ movie

The Blitzwing premium figure from the Transformers 'Bumblebee' movie - Bent Corner

If you’re a Transformers fan and if the McDonald Douglas F-4 Phantom II is one of your favorite military aircraft, then you might be interested in buying the Blitzwing premium figure from the 2018 Bumblebee movie from ThreeA Toys. Entertainment Earth is pre-selling the Transformers Bumblebee Movie Blitzwing Premium Scale Action Figure for $519.99.  Here are …

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It turns out ‘Zach Snyder’s Justice League’ is quite good

It turns out 'Zach Snyder's Justice League' is quite good - Bent Corner

I watched Zach Snyder’s Justice League and guess what? It’s actually quite good. It was much better than the Joss Whedon version that was in theaters in 2017. I had a hard time even remembering most of that movie, other than it was boring. Zack Snyder’s Justice League is not boring.  I’m not alone thinking …

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