This week’s home entertainment releases won’t overshadow the fireworks, but there are some items of interest including Stephen Chow’s wild Hong Kong fantasy/comedy The Mermaid , a visually stunning Brazilian animated feature, the latest season of the marvelously Machiavellian political drama House of Cards , reasonably-priced collections of The Real Ghostbusters , and a bevy of interesting anime offerings led by the only Studio Ghibli film that has never been released here before and the steampunk sci-fi epic The Empire of Corpses.

Pixar’s Finding Dory is a monster hit here in North America, where it has earned over $380 million in just 18 days and topped the box office for three weeks in a row.

This week, King discusses practical tips for interviewing for a job.

Anayzing data from social media to understand the complex social structures underlying fandom.

This week, Thorne reports on events at Origins Trade Day.

This week’s home entertainment offerings include a solid animated feature that is likely to please the little ones, two of the best films about the “war on terror,” some rare De Patie Freleng animated segments from the 1970s, and a full slate of anime releases.

Roland Emmerich’s Independence Day: Resurgence became the latest high-priced Hollywood sequel to fall short at the box office, opening below expectations with an estimated $41 million.

This week, Steve Bennett uses his retailing experience to suggest a way to handle the enraged.

This week, Thorne shares his observations from Free RPG Day.

This week’s home entertainment offerings include an often brilliant science fiction road movie that will remind many of John Carpenter’s Starman, the sequel to My Big Fat Greek Wedding , the latest comedy from Sacha Baron Cohen, a chance to get the first season of the revived Doctor Who on Blu-ray, the second half of the BBC’s excellent adaptation of Shakespeare’s history plays featuring Benedict Cumberbatch as Richard III, and for the first time ever here in North America, the complete, uncut 1976 super robot anime Gaiking .

Pixar’s Finding Dory set a new record (not adjusted for inflation) for a 3-day debut by an animated movie with a $136 million opening, while the Kevin Hart/Dwayne Johnson action comedy Central Intelligence posted a solid $34.5 million weekend debut.

This week, Bennett looks at some classic cartoon properties that have been reinvented in new forms.