“Project Hail Mary, the third book by Andy Weir, finds the author going back to what made him famous in the first place. Weir rose to fame with The Martian, a book (and eventually a movie) about a man stranded on Mars who uses complicated, compelling science to get himself home. While Weir’s second book, Artemis, deviated from that formula, his latest harkens back to The Martian’s formula, just with bigger stakes and one major addition.” Read more at Gizmodo. John Boyega is officially returning for a sequel to hit sci-fi comedy horror Attack the Block. Read more at The Mary Sue. 24 was one of the most unfortunately timed TV shows of the 2000s. Check out some surprising facts about it. “With its American tough guy hero and a conveyor belt of terrorist attacks to foil, 24 accidentally became the zeitgeist marker for 2000s TV. The series—which was filmed before 9/11, but didn’t air until after—starred Kiefer Sutherland as Counter Terrorist Unit (CTU) officer Jack Bauer and told an epic story of imminent threats and last-minute saves to the soundtrack of a beeping clock.” Read more at Mental Floss. HBO’s The Nevers just gave us a shocking midseason finale. Here’s what happened in episode 6 broken down. Read more at Thrillist. A blockchain analytics company estimated that the ransomeware group DarkSide reportedly extorted $90 million in Bitcoin from victims. “The ransomware group behind the Colonial Pipeline attack, DarkSide, may have disbanded. But before ceasing operations, the gang likely extracted $90 million from victims. The estimate comes from a Tuesday report by Elliptic, a company that monitors activity on the Bitcoin blockchain. The company says it uncovered 47 cryptocurrency wallets that DarkSide used to receive payments from victims.” Read more at PCMag. An easter egg in Avengers: Age of Ultron has TikTok speculating if Big Hero 6 could be MCU canon. Read more at Inverse.
