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Does anyone else have experience with MoviePass? I just bought a pass for about $89 for a year. The first time I used it everything went well. Today I tried but it wouldn't finish the process. The theater clerk said they are having a lot of problems with their app. I went ahead and bought a matinee ticket for $5.95 since I was already there. Do you think MoviePass will refund me? There has been a lot in the press about how financially sketchy this company is. They are paying ten dollars a ticket, even for those that might sell for $5.95! Conceivably I could lose most of my $89. But, they just bought MovieFone so I doubt they plan to wrap things up soon. But toda…

From Khaosod English BANGKOK — Despite blazing heat, crowds poured onto a centuries-old Chinese trading pier to admire sand pagodas and pay respect to their elders with a splash of scented water before continuing on to enjoy its vintage, riverside Sino-Thai architecture. The revival of Lhong 1919 and other old communities along the Chao Phraya River has brought new life – and revenue – to its dilapidated banks, as will commercial megaprojects such as the Iconsiam, which opens in October. Then there’s the government which, until a few days ago, was pushing hard for seven kilometers of concrete boardwalks. Bangkok seems intent on remaking its defining featu…

With the seizure of Backpage (and arrest of owner...) and Craigslist 'voluntarily' shutting down, where do the boys go? I bet there's going to be a lot of late rent next month. Of course there's Rentmen.eu and Rentboy.pro and of course they've hosted overseas after what happened to rentboy.com but.. the owners of rentboy.com and Backpage being arrested makes me wonder if that's enough, at least if you wanted to live and spend money in America. If the sites attract the attention of the US's puritanical brigade I doubt they'd be able to withstand it. There's also always a handful of other escort sites in various stages of growth or disrepair. Been seeing Mint ar…

From South China Morning Post Bangkok’s Chinatown braces for gentrification now subway station is about to open Most Sino-Thai clans quit Sampheng, a warren of narrow lanes, years ago, but few sold their properties, and its patchwork of ownership may save the historic neighbourhood from mass development – though change will inevitably come Suwilai Boonthawatchai, 63, was born and raised in Sampheng, the narrow street that for two centuries defined the commercial heart of Bangkok, known today as Chinatown. “At night we could walk to the street food stalls wearing our pyjamas,” Suwilai recalls of her childhood in the area. “It was comfortable and safe. The…

I am curious, if we separated the forum from the main site and said it had to do with new regulations would you all applaud and tell me how brilliant this is and offer to donate money to keep my massive server configuration going and constant work needed to keep the website going? Would I finally get the accolades I think I deserve? Would I be invited on trips paid for at member's expense? Would you all donate miles for me to travel? Rooms for me to stay in? Sex with sexy twinks for me to play with? Tell me.. I need to know! Curiosity killed the cat! Tell me!

The press is finally starting to line up in defense of sex workers. Only a beginning, but at least that. Sex workers fear violence as US cracks down on online ads: 'Girls will die' https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/apr/10/sex-workers-fear-violence-as-us-cracks-down-on-online-ads-girls-will-die

America's newest sweetheart (although Grandma cant stand her) Adam Rippon, the darling of the Gay ice ring is back with her next calculated move. She'll be bringing her flaming fabulousness to Dancing with the Stars, Atletes Edition premiering Apr 30th at 8 pm on ABC... Cant wait to see all her sequin bodysuits with poppin booty and padded crotch....although I wish they would have paired her with a MALE partner.... Giving Ms Rippon some fierce competition will be comeback queen Tonya Harding.... Cant wait to see all the girls taking their spins on the dance floor. Will YOU be watching ? I'm the WINNER Baby !

The chief executive officer of sex-solicitation website Backpage.com pleaded guilty to money laundering and conspiracy charges in California three days after the site, which was also used by human traffickers, was permanently closed. More: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-04-12/backpage-com-ceo-pleads-guilty-after-sex-site-permanently-shut?utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=socialflow-organic&utm_content=business&cmpid=socialflow-twitter-business&utm_source=twitter

... if you are a DC resident: call your city counselor and lobby ir this law, introduced last October: https://legiscan.com/DC/bill/B22-0516/2017

From Bangkok Post The Bank of Thailand has further eased rules to encourage more capital outflows by allowing a greater number of retail investors to directly put money into overseas securities. The move is part of efforts to reign in the stronger baht. The latest relaxation of capital outflows came shortly after the central bank announced a further easing of related regulations by increasing the cap for agents to send money overseas to 800,000 baht a day per customer, up from 200,000, retroactively coming into effect from Jan 12, 2018. https://www.bangkokpost.com/business/finance/1406142/bot-eases-capital-outflow-rules-to-cool-down-baht

I don't believe that you have to be a sports fan to appreciate the current episode of "60 Minutes." It's about what could be the the first successor to Babe Ruth, the player who began his career as a pitcher but is better remembered for his slugging. The most followed baseball player in Japan has signed to play with the Los Angeles Angels. Many feel the personable but reserved dual threat may have an impact on the game unparalleled since the "The Bambino" (aka "The sultan of swat) played for the Yankees 82 years ago.. This 6-4, 22-year-old has graceful movements that rival anything you're likely to find on stage. It's simply a pleasure to watch him perform. F…

From NYTimes Where to Find Bangkok’s Best Street Food While You CanWill the city ban its famed street food offerings? It’s unclear. In the meantime, a quest to find the best fishball noodle stands and much more. It was a few minutes after 6 p.m., and Lim Lao Sa, a fishball noodle stand tucked into an alleyway near the Chao Phraya River in Bangkok, had just opened. Rain was falling, hard. A series of deftly arranged tarps sheltered patrons sitting on red plastic stools at a handful of tables. Water drizzled off the tarp edges, down the concrete walls and past exposed wiring. Fluorescent bulbs cast harsh shadows. Lim Lao Sa’s owners — a brother and sister who’d…

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From The Economist Once the wildest of emerging markets, Thailand is ageing fast. Its economic policymakers need to change course TWENTY years ago Thailand was the most torrid of emerging markets. After a spell of overheated growth and wide current-account deficits, it had exhausted its foreign-exchange reserves and lost its currency’s peg to the dollar. In the aftermath, inflation approached 10% and the Bank of Thailand (BoT) struggled to restore confidence in the baht. In a widely cited paper by Romain Rancière of the University of Southern California and two co-authors, Thailand was used as a stark illustration that dynamism and danger, fast growth and occasi…

Excerpted from South China Morning Post Harlan Goldstein, the self-proclaimed “celebrity chef of Hong Kong”, is back – but this time he is about to open a restaurant in Pattaya, just outside the city by Mabphrachan Lake. Called Harlan Goldstein’s Comfort, the restaurant – which has the tagline “Food for Friends” – opened on March 28 and serve an eclectic menu of various cuisines. “The dining scene in Pattaya is like Hong Kong 30 years ago,” he says, perhaps hinting that he has been down that road before. Goldstein also says that he is happy to be back in the kitchen, unlike in Hong Kong where he was managing several restaurants at once. Goldstein sa…

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Excerpts from Deseret News The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints released an artistic rendering of the Bangkok Thailand Temple on Monday. The rendering depicts a six-story, 44,405-square-foot design featuring several spires, according to Mormon Newsroom. The temple will be located on Petchaburi Road in the center of a business and residential area of Bangkok on property the church has owned for a decade. An existing office building there houses the Thailand Bangkok Mission as well as the church’s welfare offices for the country. The property is located near the Makkasen Station of the Airport Rail Link line that runs from the Suvarnabhumi Airport t…

This is so great. Augusta feels enhancing effect of Tiger Woods’ return to combat https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2018/apr/03/augusta-feels-effect-tiger-woods-return-masters

Watch this video. Read this article. Sinclair Broadcast Group is buying up local stations all over the country & using them to push their extremely biased Trump agenda. https://theconcourse.deadspin.com/how-americas-largest-local-tv-owner-turned-its-news-anc-1824233490/amp?__twitter_impression=true

SpaceX gains official approval to launch high-speed satellite Internet service SpaceX has received official permission from the U.S. government to launch a fleet of satellites designed to beam high-speed Internet signals down to Earth. The decision marks a major milestone for chief executive Elon Musk as he pursues a dream of putting 12,000 small satellites into low Earth orbit, connecting rural and developing parts of the world to the Internet. In more-connected areas, the technology could inject a new competitor into markets that have historically been dominated by one or two Internet providers — potentially driving down prices, increasing speeds and impro…