It seems like this planet of ours spins faster and faster each day, leaving us with busy-filled lives that often lacks time for information and news intake. That’s why we’ve created our Super Briefs newsletter! A carefully curated news recap from the past week highlighting articles, videos, podcasts and more in each of our categories from the past week. Here’s everything we think you should know.
Announcements
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News
BUSINESS & FINANCE | CRIME | KASEY’S KORNER | METROPOLIS | MINNESOTA | POLITICS | SPORTS | US | WORLD
On April 9, Warner Bros. and DC Studios unveiled a plethora of Superman-related material during the CinemaCon presentation that will excite fans and audiences alike.
In what has been dubbed by the media as the “Great North American Eclipse,” Earth’s moon passed in front of our sun for roughly four minutes today in some parts of Canada, Mexico, and the United States — darkening the skies in its path and providing America with the first eclipse of its kind in nearly a decade.
Superman
We’re the Daily Planet, of course we’re going to cover Superman! Catch up on our favorite newsmaker here.
Superman’s 1938 debut title “Action Comics” no. 1 shattered records recently when it was sold at auction for over $6 million.
Entertainment
BOOKS | BRI’S BINGE | FILM | GAMING | MUSIC | TV
The City of Minneapolis’ Arts & Cultural Affairs Department will launch a city-wide music census on Friday, April 12.
Culture
ART | BEAUTY | | FASHION | FOOD | RELIGION | THEATER
Celebrating the “Roaring Twenties,” programming centers works from the era, including Ravel’s jazz-inspired Piano Concerto in G, Gershwin’s Concerto in F, selections inspired by Harlem’s nightclubs and the film “An American in Paris” performed live in concert.
The Planet
AUTO | EDUCATION | HEALTH & WELLNESS | HOME & GARDEN | MEMORIALS | NATURE | SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY | TIPS & TRICKS | TRAVEL
NASA astronaut Loral O’Hara returned to Earth after a six-month research mission aboard the International Space Station on Saturday, along with Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Novitskiy, and Belarus spaceflight participant Marina Vasilevskaya.
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? In this weekly vlog, Abbie works on pushing her boundaries by attending a sign language class and planning a trip to Asheville, North Carolina.
Comics
DARK HORSE | DC | IDW | IMAGE | INDEPENDENT | MANGA | MARVEL | VALIANT
A trailer has dropped for DC’s upcoming musical and psychological thriller “Joker: Folie à Deux,” which stars Joaquin Phoenix reprising his role as the Clown Prince of Crime and Lady Gaga as Harley Quinn. The film follows the hit thrill ride from 2019, “Joker.”
Audio
The Daily Planet proudly boosts a series of podcasts from across the multiverse. Catch them all here.
On this Krypton Report host Tyler Patrick and James (Superman Red) treat everyone to one of their Patreon level Commentaries, specifically their “Aquaman & the Lost Kingdom.”
Host Anthony Desiato and guest Bernie Gerstmayr (Aw Yeah Comics – Skokie) dig into “The Kingdom” — Mark Waid’s follow-up to “Kingdom Come” that introduced the concept of Hypertime and recently celebrated its 25th anniversary — as well as the just-completed “Return to Kingdom Come” arc from “World’s Finest” by Waid and artist Dan Mora, featuring the origin of Magog.
Alan and Rob are joined by “Superman & Lois” staff writer Adam Mallinger to chat all about working on the first three seasons of the incredible series, missing out on working on another CW show and landing his dream job writing for the Man of Steel.
Host Anthony Desiato ushers in the return of the podcast with a special interview! In this standalone installment before coverage of Season 2 begins, Anthony speaks with Adventures of Superman historian Jim Nolt (The Adventures Continue) about his fandom and experience with the show.
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