This week, Thorne uses the concept of derived demand to explain the collapse of Hastings.

This week’s home entertainment offerings include a trio disappointing sequels that debuted during the crowded summer movie season of 2016, Independence Day: Resurgence , Alice Through the Looking Glass , and God Is Not Dead 2 , plus a slight, but entertaining period comedy from Woody Allen, and a Doctor Who compilation that features one of the most popular monster creations from the revived series.

There was a sort of retro vibe to this weekend’s box office report as “star” vehicles dominated the top of the charts.

This week, Bennett talks about Wonder Woman, New York Comic Con, Doctor Who and Ben 10 .

This week, Thorne takes look at the consumer decision making process.

This week’s home entertainment releases include two films that were box office “failures,” but are well worth checking out, plus the latest entry in the Ice Age franchise, the sixth season of the brilliant Adventure Time cartoon series, and a stunningly restored version of Fritz Lang’s first great film.

Tate Taylor’s The Girl on a Train took the top spot at the weekend box office will a $24.7 million debut, but Nate Parker’s Birth of a Nation fell short of expectations, and the overall box office was down about 13% from the same frame last year.

This week, Bennett offers thoughts on the news of Wonder Woman’s sexuality, the character of Sam Bullit, the new Josie and the Pussycats series, and the return of Happy Hogan to the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

It was once said of the comic strip Nancy that “it’s easier to read it than to not read it.” Amazon apparently aspires to be the Ernie Bushmiller of retail.

This week, King shares some of the lessons he’s learned in his 30 years of owning a game store.

This week, Thorne looks at Paizo's new program to encourage in-store sales to Pathfinder players.

This week’s home entertainment offerings include one of this summer’s big comic book superhero films, the first seasons of two Vertigo-inspired TV series, Venture Bros ., and Peanuts animated releases, plus a strangely relevant horror film, and a host mecha-themed anime releases as well as the latest Final Fantasy anime feature film.