Directed by Chris Palmer. With Darren Criss, Zachary Quinto, Ike Amadi, Eugene Byrd. Daily Planet intern Clark Kent takes learning-on-the-job to new extremes when Lobo and Parasite set their sights on Metropolis. A well done origin story for a little known and seldom mentioned character named “Superman”. I’m told that this is yet another re-start Read the full article…

What Joe Biden would need to do starting from Day One to correct the course of U.S. climate policy Via

Directed by M.J. Bassett. With Megan Fox, Philip Winchester, Greg Kriek, Brandon Auret. O’Hara is a mercenary leading a squad of soldiers on their mission to rescue hostages in remote part of Africa. Unfortunately the mission goes wrong and the team are stranded, forced to survive against the local rebels. Bad CGI aside, this was Read the full article…

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A Kentucky grand jury on Wednesday indicted a single former police officer for shooting into neighboring apartments but did not move forward with charges against any… Via

Directly contradicting your agency and calling your boss names is a bad look. Via

NEW YORK (AP) — “I did the best I could,” President Donald Trump said. Huddled with aides in the West Wing last week, his eyes fixed on Fox News, Trump wasn’t talking about how he had led… Via

Directed by Peter Weir. With Russell Crowe, Paul Bettany, Billy Boyd, James D’Arcy. During the Napoleonic Wars, a brash British captain pushes his ship and crew to their limits in pursuit of a formidable French war vessel around South America. I had somehow managed to completely miss this when it came out and only saw Read the full article…

Directed by Garo Setian. With Elissa Dowling, Sadie Katz, Parry Shen, Graham Skipper. A workplace robot, AUTO, transforms into a killing machine when he discovers he will be replaced by a more efficient model. AUTO fears being terminated and will stop at nothing to prevent his own destruction. The human employees must band together to Read the full article…

Directed by Steven Bognar, Julia Reichert. With Junming ‘Jimmy’ Wang, Robert Allen, Sherrod Brown, Dave Burrows. In post-industrial Ohio, a Chinese billionaire opens a factory in an abandoned General Motors plant, hiring two thousand Americans. Early days of hope and optimism give way to setbacks as high-tech China clashes with working-class America. Absolutely horrifying to Read the full article…

Cindy McCain, the widow of longtime Republican Sen. John McCain of Arizona, said Tuesday night on Twitter that she endorses Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden. Via

“Supergirl” is officially hanging up her cape. In a joint decision, the CW and producers Warner Bros. Television and Berlanti Productions have announced that the upcoming sixth season o… Via

Democratic billionaire and former presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg is helping Florida felons pay their debts so they can vote in the presidential election. Via

Head of global affairs says Facebook could take exceptional measures. Via

This is the 50th edition of Awesome Things, which has been getting updated every other week, that’s a lot of awesome stuff!  Thank you to our Patreons for supporting the site, without their help none of this would be possible! righthandzer0 xbigblackbootsx illurian Jac Jeros mightyconan lordofruin Here’s a gallery of the most recent Awesome Things that Read the full article…

It’s four powerhouse tales in one colossal comic, as some of comics’ most legendary talents launch new tales of Firestorm, Metamorpho, Metal Men and Sugar and Spike—that’s right, Sugar and Spike! Two reason to pick this up: 1 – it sorta features one of the characters from the TV show of the same name. 2 Read the full article…

And the simple solution to keep them active. Here’s how the Bras for Girls program from Oiselle is trying to change the problem. Via

Valérian and Laureline, spatio-temporal Galaxity agents, are playing chess when they’re called by the head of the space-time department. They’re told that Xombul has escaped from prison taking with him a space-time spaceship. He is located in New York in 1986, where the world is experiencing a global collapse, a cataclysm: the explosion of an Read the full article…

  In a darkly warped near future, lucrative disease cures are brokered on Wall Street’s Genetic Stock Exchange. And the hottest consumer products are artificially synthesized humans that serve as everything from domestic slaves to combatants in savage gladiatorial games. For Jack Saxton, the young heir to genetic design powerhouse Genico Inc., these Synthates are Read the full article…

President falsely suggests the late Supreme Court justice’s dying wish not to be immediately replaced was made up by Democratic leaders Via

Critically acclaimed creators of The Elder Scrolls, Fallout, Wolfenstein, DOOM, Dishonored, Quake, Starfield and more join Team Xbox Today is a special day, as we welcome some of the most accomplished studios in the games industry to Xbox. We are thrilled to announce Microsoft has entered into an agreement to acquire ZeniMax Media, parent company Read the full article…

‘We have arrows in our quiver,’ House Speaker says in warning to president and Mitch McConnell Via

If you have no symptoms but have been exposed “you need a test,” CDC says once again. Via

“At the heart of DeJoy’s and the Postal Service’s actions is voter disenfranchisement,” writes a federal judge in a scathing ruling that seeks to protect the integrity of the 2020 elect… Via

WASHINGTON (AP) — FBI Director Chris Wray told lawmakers Thursday that antifa is an ideology, not an organization, delivering testimony that puts him at odds with President Donald Trump, who has… Via

WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal officials intercepted an envelope addressed to the White House that contained the poison ricin, a law enforcement official told The Associated Press on… Via

Census field workers say faulty technology is hampering the decennial count. Via

  “I gulped down Ballistic in one long read, staying awake half the night, and now I want the next one!” -George R. R. Martin There is a personal price to pay for having aligned with the wrong side in a reckless war. For Aden Jansen it’s the need to adopt a new identity while Read the full article…

Ginsburg, the second woman to serve on the Supreme Court, died from complications from cancer. Her death will set in motion what promises to be a tumultuous political battle over who will succeed her. Via

Jodorowsky wishes nothing but the best for Villeneuve’s upcoming adaptation of Frank Herbert’s legendary novel. Via

What I learned by reading thousands of internal emails about the Chinese mystery seeds. Via

Anthropologist Wade Davis on how COVID-19 signals the end of the American era Via

They weren’t. Via

 Frank Frazetta’s painting The Princess of Mars (1970), one of the most identifiable and influential pieces of the artists’ storied career, sold for $1.2 million at the Heritage Auctions Comics & Comic Art auction held from 10-13 September. Frazetta’s Princess wasn’t alone in smashing pre-auction expectations during the event’s first session. Lee Elias’ now-iconic artwork adorning the cover… Read the full article…

Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg died on Friday due to complications of metastatic pancreas cancer, the court announced. She was 87. Via

A Tesla driver was caught sleeping on Autopilot with their seat “fully reclined” at high speed, according to police who criminally charged the driver. Alberta RCMP (Canada federal police) reported on a strange incident involving a Tesla vehicle on Autopilot. “Alberta RCMP received a complaint of a car speeding on Highway 2 near Ponoka. The Read the full article…

A trove of internal communications records released Thursday revealed that as the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) struggled amid mounting debt and a surging global pandemic earlier this year the U.S. Department of Treasury attempted to seize operational control of the agency—making a $10 billion loan to the mail delivery service contingent upon the agency surrendering Read the full article…

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Congressional testimony by health experts is overruled hours later by the president. Via

Planned Parenthood warned that “many” of the judges have “hostile records” toward human rights and abortion Via

The woman was wearing a “McCain Hero, Trump Zero” shirt when she showed up at the polls in Exeter, N.H. The woman removed her hat and took her shirt off right there in the gym. She wasn’t wearing a bra, either. Via

Ron DeSantis rode a Trump tweet to victory in Florida. Can he keep the pandemic at bay long enough to return the favor? Via

Tatiana Maslany is nearing a deal to play the lead role of the upcoming “She-Hulk” series at Disney Plus, Variety has learned from sources. The series centers on lawyer Jennifer Walters… Via

Here’s this week’s Top Stuff Sentinel: OMG. I remember seeing this revolting piece of work in MAD magazine like 20 years ago. I never imagined I’d stumble upon it on the interwebs. bloth: Don’t measure your countertop upside down. Bolthorn: That is one complicated bridge. Any idea what’s going on there? The wood grain is very Read the full article…

State benefits are too meager to meet the required match. Via

Directed by Lee Sholem. With Charles Drake, Karin Booth, Billy Chapin, Taylor Holmes. A young boy-genius befriends his grandfather’s robot, designed as a test pilot for space travel and coveted by foreign spies. Someone posted the above movie poster, and based on just this one image I found myself searching for the movie. A full Read the full article…

When a group of Nationalists use an ancient artifact to bring a villain from Arthurian myth back from the dead, retired monster hunter Bridgette McGuire pulls her unsuspecting grandson Duncan, a museum curator, into a world of magic and mysticism to defeat a legendary threat. Now the two must navigate the complicated history of the Read the full article…

The highly anticipated paperback edition of the runaway smash thriller of the year. A decadent rock star. A deeply religious radio host. A disgraced scientist. And a teenage girl who may be the world’s last hope. From the mind of Chuck Wendig comes an astonishing tapestry of humanity that Harlan Coben calls “a suspenseful, twisty, Read the full article…

Bacteria, fungi, and other organisms may form an ecosystem in the clouds Via

Directed by Gregory Nava. With Jennifer Lopez, Edward James Olmos, Jon Seda, Jackie Guerra. The true story of Selena Quintanilla, a Texas-born Tejano singer who rose from cult status to performing at the Astrodome, as well as having chart topping albums on the Latin music charts. Selena was played by the arguably now more famous Read the full article…