While we still have a bit of a ways to go (3 months, at this point) until we can fully dive into the newest iteration of Dune, here are 13 other science-fiction novels with dazzling empires, worlds, and universes that burrow deep into your mind and refuse to let go:

"If things seem hopeless right now, it's because, to be completely honest, they basically are," Oliver said, and you know what? He's right. He's absolutely right, and it's not just Amy Coney Barrett taking away rights from women (because you know, without a shadow of a doubt, that it is happening) but it's literally everything.

Many of the negative reactions stem from the idea that LGBTQ+ content is inherently inappropriate for children’s shows—that young characters (such as those as Luz’s age, and therefore the children watching her in real life) are too young to identity as queer, and that shows are pushing orientation onto kids before they're ready. To which I kindly say grow the hell up.

What do you think of Aldis Hodge as Hawkman?

Clearly, Trump and his cronies are trying to put a positive spin on the over 200K coronavirus deaths and their failed response the crisis.

The film is set to be released on July 23, 2021, but could change depending (as most things do) on the coronavirus pandemic.

In what is either the best or worst possible timing (take your pick), Gillian Flynn's twisty new series takes place in the early days of a growing flu-like pandemic.

And so it goes that Donald Trump, the worst, most corrupt president in American history, will have placed three Supreme Court justices on the bench.

Scott joined hundreds of protesters in what appeared to be an overwhelmingly peaceful assembly.

Chinese author Liu Cixin's comments in support of human rights abuses against Uighur Muslims in Xinjiang have drawn attention to The Three-Body Problem series.