In the upcoming sequel to 2013's "Gravity", a crew of astronauts are trapped in orbit due to fiscal bickering in Congress, and must figure out how to get back to Earth before their oxygen runs out. Spoiler alert: everyone dies.

Meanwhile, in Actual Space:

You're right. I read webcomics and alternative/indie graphic novels on a regular basis. I should've said, "This is why I don't read superhero comics".

I hate to be a dick about it, but this is why I don't read comic books.

A correction: Evidence of the Prester John legend appears in Europe before the rise of Genghis Khan. It seems Europeans conflated the existing legendary figure with the newly reported warlord after the fact.

You're right – I should've checked the exact timelines. After a bit more research, it seems that the Prester John legend preceded Genghis Khan and was attached to him after the fact.

That's a fair point – I should've checked the exact timelines. After a bit more research, it seems that the Prester John legend preceded Genghis Khan and was attached to him after the fact.

Interestingly enough, Genghis Khan's court included Nestorian Christians. Those utopian Mongols practiced a surprising amount of religious tolerance.

Fun fact: there's some evidence that "Prester John" was, in fact, Genghis Khan. In the early 1200s, when the Christian peoples of Europe were well into their Crusades against the Muslims in the Middle-East, rumors started floating back to Europe that someone else was attacking the Muslim world - from the east. Having…

Fun fact: there's some evidence that "Prestor John" was, in fact Genghis Khan. In the early 1200s, when the Christian peoples of Europe were well into their Crusades against the Muslims in the Middle-East, rumors started floating back to Europe that someone else was attacking the Muslim world - from the east. Having…

Wow. Just glancing at that gave me an immediate, physical reaction. Like, fight-or-flight gut response.

I was going to make more or less the same comment - it seems like the majority of the remakes cited in these comments are just alternate adaptations of books or plays or comics. They repurpose the original source material without reference to previous filmed work.

We've become so stupid we don't even know what's worth banning anymore.

Tesla already has at least two monuments in New York – there's "Nikola Tesla Corner" at 6th Ave and 40th St, and a bust at St. Sava Cathedral. Not complaining about the new one, just a point of information.

This avenue of neuroscience is amazing and I'm all for it, but man, when we finally figure out what neural networks actually do on a fine level, all these early implants are going to look like Medieval bloodletting or Civil War field amputations. Future people won't even be able to wrap their heads around how blunt…

The first rule of Polish Knight Fighting League is – eh, forget it.

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This guy, obviously.