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If you’re not already backlogged on reading all the sci-fi, fantasy, and horror books that are in line to be adapted (past io9 lists here,
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It’s halfway to Christmas and even so you’re not ready to behold the confoundingly chaotic trailer for Red One.

A man in Oklahoma City who used a fake Amazon van to transport pot has been sentenced to nine years in federal prison, according to a press release from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ).
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A major revamp of the Alexa platform is on the horizon, and it looks as if it’s going to cost you.
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Amazon is trying to eliminate plastic that doesn't get recycled. It's actually making some progress.
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