Listen to this story and more on our podcast, Here & Now Anytime. Ten years after his celebrated “Southern Reach” trilogy, novelist Jeff VanderMeer is out with a surprise prequel. “Absolution” tells ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

While Taken turned Liam Neeson into an action star, Absolution is much more of a character study. Neeson told ComingSoon Editor-in-Chief why the movie appealed to him, plus his thoughts on the ...

My greatest fear about Netflix's Dragon Age: Absolution was that it might spoil the grand debut of Dragon Age: Dreadwolf's new setting in Tevinter. When I finally get to play Deadwolf, I want to ...

Cardinal Mauro Piacenza, head of the Apostolic Penitentiary, has said that the coronavirus pandemic may justify the use of general absolution, in extraordinary circumstances, for Catholics unable to ...

The COVID-19 pandemic has forced governments and individuals to operate as if every day brings with it a new contingency plan. The Catholic Church is no different, in a sense, at least when it comes ...

Rituals of purification or moral cleansing are common in many religious traditions. For example, ritual washing before prayer, public worship, (re)inclusion, or other religious activities is present ...

Jeff VanderMeer’s new novel Absolution works as both a prequel and a sequel to his “Southern Reach trilogy” — appropriate, considering the slippy, surreal lineage of Annihilation, Authority, and ...

AWA Studios announced today its latest action, sci-fi series, ABSOLUTION featuring a female assassin from legendary British writer Peter Milligan (X-FORCE) with the darkly realistic art from acclaimed ...

Wake up, kiddo. It's time to take your annual dose of another Liam Neeson action movie. Ever since starring in the viral smash-hit Taken, Liam Neeson has become the king of "old man action movies," ...