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Tuesdays in November are a lot like Saturdays in March. You know what I mean? No? Oh well, ponder it and take your daily dose of news.

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Happy Tuesday, Internet. You wouldn’t believe how wild Monday was with dirty fiber optic cables that managed to cripple an entire office for nearly nine hours. Because it was.

But rather than relive bad memories, which are better than no memories at all, let’s look at Tuesday, which shows us a German remaking a Japanese cartoon, your guide to G.I. Joe in case you didn’t contribute to the $100 million weekend box office and a rehash of yesterday’s news. Let’s go!

• Wolfgang Petersen will reportedly adapt Paprika for live-action, compared to Satoshi Kon’s beautiful animated version. [Current]
• Once again, Topless Robot provides an FAQ for your G.I. Joe: Rise of Cobra questions. [ToplessRobot]
• Edward James Olmos will join Michel Gondry’s The Green Hornet in an unspecified way. Hoo ray! [Current]
• G.I. Joe came in #1 over the weekend and $100 million worldwide. [Current]
• Alexander Payne signed up for the Fox Searchlight “dramedy” The Descendants. That’s all. [Variety]
• And The Ballad of G.I. Joe has an awesome cameo at the end after a parody song. [FoD]

-John Lichman