Super Briefs: The week of March 16

Our Super Briefs column is carefully crafted by our editorial team in an effort to provide busy readers with all the information they may have missed in the past week.

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Great shades of Elvis! Superman, the tracking of development in “Metropolis” and beyond, and a fan-favorite Viking leaves Minneapolis for Georgia. Catch up on everything you may have missed in the past week.


News

BUSINESS & FINANCE | CRIME | KASEY’S KORNER | METROPOLIS | MINNESOTA | POLITICS | SPORTS | US | WORLD

Faster than a speeding bullet. More powerful than a locomotive. Able to leap tall buildings in a single bound? Well, thanks to The Development Tracker (TDT), we’re all able to know exactly what that building is going to be.

Quarterback Kirk Cousins is leaving the Minnesota Vikings in favor of a deal with the Atlanta Falcons in Georgia.

It was a busy week for Minneapolis hotels on March 3-9 as more than 200,000 people visited the city for one or more events, including the American Physical Society March Meeting at the Minneapolis Convention Center and the Big Ten Women’s Basketball Tournament at Target Center, according to hospitality industry data provider Smith Travel Research (STR).


Superman

We’re the Daily Planet, of course we’re going to cover Superman! Catch up on our favorite newsmaker here.


Entertainment

BOOKS | BRI’S BINGE | FILM | GAMING | MUSIC | TV

The 96th Academy Awards happened last night with “Oppenheimer” nuking the list with seven wins. The film, directed by Mstyslav Chernov, secured accolades for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, and Best Supporting Actor.


Culture

ART | BEAUTY | | FASHION | FOOD | RELIGION | THEATER

On April 5 and 6, 2024, Nur-D will partner with the Minnesota Orchestra for a pair of energetic debut concerts.


The Planet

AUTO | EDUCATION | HEALTH & WELLNESS | HOME & GARDEN | MEMORIALS | NATURE | SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY | TIPS & TRICKS | TRAVEL

Discover how gas leaks can endanger lives and significantly strain your facility’s budget, often in ways that are unexpected and overlooked.


Voices

ABBIE’S ADVENTURES | CREATIVE WORKS | EDITORIALS | EXCLUSIVES | OPINION | POETRY | REVIEWS

What was life like for Twin Cities Metro resident Abbie Wells this past week? Let’s find out in this Abbie’s Adventures video column for the week of March 2-8, 2024.


Comics

DARK HORSE | DC | IDW | IMAGE | INDEPENDENT | MANGA | MARVEL | VALIANT

DC’s Eisner and Ringo award-winning Pride comic book anthology returns for 2024 in the form of a universe-spanning travelogue like you’ve never seen.


Audio

The Daily Planet proudly boosts a series of podcasts from across the multiverse. Catch them all here.

Host Anthony Desiato and guest Bernie Gerstmayr (Aw Yeah Comics in Skokie, IL) dig into the 2013 film “Man of Steel” directed by Zack Snyder and starring Henry Cavill as Clark Kent/Superman. 

Tyler Patrick and James (Superman Red), along with Solo, are joined by Anthony Desiato from Digging for Krptonite to rank Superman TV shows.

A possible conspiracy surrounding the destruction of Krypton begins to take shape, and the Totality arrives on Earth, coinciding the formation of the Legion of Doom on the latest from Truth, Justice, and Hope. 


Print

See our latest Winter Magazine and Online Edition highlighting impactful articles in an exciting and familiar visual way.


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Zack Benz

Zack Benz has been a fan of the Daily Planet since he was eight years old. The Daily Planet has always been a beacon of hope for him and it’s his life’s mission to make it shine in a similar light to so many around the world. Zack graduated with a degree in journalism and art from the University of Minnesota Duluth in 2019.

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