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Made with potato and wheat proteins, the Impossible Burger is renowned for the red ‘heme’ that oozes out with every bite, making it eerily similar to beef. Last Saturday evening, after attending the Reducetarian Summit at NYU in Manhattan, I went in search of the Impossible Burger. I’d heard it was available at a nearby restaurant called BareBurger – one of only a few places in the United States that sells it – and I wanted to experience it for myself....

In just a six-month span, acclaimed director James Gunn delivered two beloved projects set inside the DC Extended Universe. Gunn’s The Suicide Squad was met with praise from fans and critics alike, while spin-off series Peacemaker set streaming records for HBO Max. The latter’s success has already been doubled down on, as Gunn and company will be returning for a second season of the John Cena-led series. Much of Peacemaker’s positive word of mouth has to do with the show’s season finale, which threw everything and the kitchen sink at the fairly contained narrative....

Following the success of WandaVision and The Falcon and The Winter Soldier, Marvel Studios will look to continue the trend by showcasing Loki next. Directed by Kate Herron, the Marvel series will bring the return of Tom Hiddleston as the titular God of Mischief, but he will not turn to his villainous ways this time around. ADVERTISEMENT Instead, Loki will follow the alternate version of the character that escaped the Time Heist of Earth’s Mightiest Heroes during Avengers: Endgame....

Ms. Marvel introduced a different kind of hero to the MCU. Iman Vellani’s Kamala Khan is not only a Muslim teenager with Pakistani heritage, but she’s also a massive fan of the Avengers - particularly Brie Larson’s Captain Marvel. Having gone through her own heroic origin in her six-episode Disney+ series, Ms. Marvel will return next year to team up with Carol Danvers and Monica Rambeau in The Marvels, leading many to believe one of her new teammates would make an appearance on the small screen....

Disney officially activated its streaming platform, Disney+, in 2019 under CEO Bob Iger. Subscribers had an enormous library of movies and TV shows, both animated and live-action, that the company had produced throughout its long history. From the beginning, Disney+ was set up similar to other streaming services such as Netflix or HBO Max, but the selling point was that it was completely family-friendly.According to Disney, parents wouldn’t have to worry about their children stumbling upon an R-rated movie or a show they felt was inappropriate....

The Marvel Cinematic Universe is introducing new heroes in Phase 4, and one of them is Kamala Khan’s Ms. Marvel. The young hero is set to star in her own Disney+ series under the same name, and the character will be portrayed by newcomer Iman Vellani. Alongside Vellani, Ms. Marvel features an impressive cast that includes Aramis Knight, Saagar Shaikh, Yasmeen Fletcher, Farhan Akhtar, Rish Shah, and Zenobia Shroff. Ms. Marvel follows the origin story of Kamala as she transitions into a full-fledged hero....

Thor: Love and Thunder will bring back Chris Hemsworth’s titular Asgardian alongside old and new allies, such as Korg, Miek, Tessa Thompson’s King Valkyrie, the Guardians of the Galaxy, and the returning Jane Foster as Mighty Thor. All of them are expected to duke it out against a powerful villain named Gorr the God Butcher, with Christian Bale portraying the character on screen. Marketing has already begun for Love and Thunder, with the first official trailer showing fresh looks at Thor, Valkryie, and Mighty Thor....

Following the controversy surrounding Elon Musk’s recent Twitter takeover, Deadpool actor Ryan Reynolds has addressed the concerns as an avid user of the social media platform.Twitter has been standing with Facebook and Instagram atop the social media food chain for over a decade now. But lately, the platform has been caught up in a storm of negative headlines following Elon Musk’s $44 billion takeover of the company, leading to some bold decisions from the divisive billionaire....

Pioneering solar house was designed and engineered by women Over the years there have been many attempts at building houses that were heated by the sun; In Passive House + Magazine, Dr. Marc Ó Riain has a fresh look at the Dover Sun House, built in 1948. He notes that “there are two paradigms in low energy building. The first is based on energy replacement technologies and the second is based on energy conservation....

The hype surrounding The Mandalorian is at an all-time high since it’s only a matter of weeks before the much-anticipated premiere of the sophomore season on Disney+. Lucasfilm and Disney have been releasing captivating promotional materials for the hit Star Wars show in the past weeks, such as an impressive poster and a slew of merchandise. The second season of The Mandalorian is poised to answer noteworthy questions from the galaxy far, far away, and a fascinating one revolves around Clone Wars’ Ahsoka Tano....

Warning — This article contains spoilers for WandaVision. WandaVision is the MCU’s first project in the massive Phase 4 slate. So far, the series is off to an impressive start, as clearly shown by the overwhelmingly positive reception of the Disney+ series from fans and critics. ADVERTISEMENT Part of WandaVision’s success is the show’s intriguing storyline that is imbued with various sitcom tropes across several decades of television. This led to numerous theories from viewers, with them speculating on what’s really happening in Westview....

After World War II there a was a serious housing crisis in the USA, as thousands of young people returned home without much money or jobs and nowhere to live. It was also just after an industrial revolution where mass production techniques were refined to crank out vast volumes of planes, ships and weapons. Some designers, like Bucky Fuller, tried to apply those manufacturing technologies to the problem of housing....

Animal crackers aren’t really crackers, at least not in the way we think of crackers. They’re definitely more cookie-like, and they’re what the British would call biscuits. In fact, we have the British to thank for these kid-favorite snacks. They made them first. Origin of animal crackers The animal crackers that we’re familiar with today were first made in England in the mid-1800s. They were slightly sweet biscuits shaped like animals....

An amazing movie restored and released by MOMA shows a city that’s both the same and very different. In 1911 the Swedish company Svenska Biografteatern made a movie of a visit to New York City; the Museum of Modern Art has adjusted the speed and added a bit of a soundtrack and released it on Youtube. I do not live in New York but have spent a lot of time there, and recently have been writing about the conflicts between people who drive, bike, take transit and walk....

Marvel Studios has plenty to look forward to with its Phase 4 expansion on Disney+, most immediately including Iman Vellani’s Ms. Marvel in June and Tatiana Maslany’s She-Hulk in August. Fans are also flocking to the platform to revisit the newly added ABC and Netflix shows such as Agents of SHIELD and everything from the Defenders Saga. Rumors have already started teasing some of these potential returns for stars from the former Marvel TV era, particularly after Vincent D’Onofrio showed up in Hawkeye and Charlie Cox shocked the world in Spider-Man: No Way Home....

Whales weren’t always the big, globe-circling crooners we know today. Their ancestors were simple, deerlike land mammals, but they made a fateful move 50 million years ago: They returned to the sea, where all life began, and used its open space and ample food to grow bigger, smarter, more musical, and more migratory than any deer could hope for. Whales ruled the seas like this until a few hundred years ago when another group of land mammals started swarming into their surf....

Following an impressive run on the first and last episodes of Ms. Marvel, directors Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah are now preparing for their upcoming release of Batgirl within the DCEU. While the two didn’t have to tackle the MCU’s Multiverse during Kamala Khan’s first solo adventure, the DC Multiverse will be in full effect for their superhero debut with Warner Bros. On top of Leslie Grace’s Barbara Gordon, Batgirl is confirmed to feature characters from at least two different universes as the heroine gets her first live-action DC solo story....

HBO Max’s Pennyworth series is no doubt a Batman spin-off series, but fans have wondered if the DC hero will ever appear in the show despite being a prequel. Pennyworth’s premise revolves around the adventures of Alfred Pennyworth during his early days as the Wayne family’s butler. Given that this is a prequel that has ties to the larger Batman mythos, many are not expecting an appearance from Gotham’s protector just yet....

If you haven’t heard by now, or simply live under a rock, The Mandalorian just recently lost one of its main stars: Gina Carano, AKA Cara Dune. The reason for this was quite clear-cut. Disney, along with a good chunk of the internet, was not a big fan of her controversial tweets, as many believed them to be anti-Semitic messages that compared being a Republican to that of a Jew during the Holocaust....

A Black Panther: Wakanda Forever star has confirmed the identity of the new king of Wakanda within the MCU.Going into Black Panther 2, fans had a number of questions about what this final Phase 4 MCU film had in store. Among them were who would be the next Black Panther and who would be the MCU’s next King of Wakanda. While the first question was clearly answered in the film, the sequel’s conclusion left some fans debating about the other....