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If you’ve seen “The Last Jedi,”, you’ve likely already spied a few of the bizarre and imaginative creatures in the “Star Wars” universe. As you might expect, many of these alien species, from the graceful fathiers to the enigmatic caretakers, have physical characteristics inspired by life here on Earth. Below are just a few of the cute, bizarre and beautiful alien faces featured in “The Last Jedi.” Porgs Porgs, those wide-eyed cute fur balls that won over even the most jaded “Star Wars” fans, came about due to a problem that director Rian Johnson ran into while filming on Skellig Michael off the coast of Ireland....

The Flash Season 9 is poised to show many surprises, and a new comment from its showrunner may have teased the possibility of seeing Barry Allen and Iris West-Allen’s child. The upcoming season is already filled with surprising Arrowverse guest stars and jam-packed with crossovers. However, many are still wondering how the show would end. The Flash showrunner Eric Wallace recently promised that the show would have a “happy ending,” indicating that this may finally be the season where Barry and Iris’ children will be conceived....

As Loki on Disney+ draws near, fans have been reflecting on their favorite moments with the God of Mischief throughout his MCU tenure. Tom Hiddleston’s Loki has been a fan favorite since his first appearance in 2011’s Thor, and his character arc from backstabbing villain to reluctant do-gooder was an extremely enjoyable one. For many, though, Loki’s death while attempting to assassinate Josh Brolin’s Thanos in Avengers: Infinity War didn’t make a lot of sense....

After a successful premiere with its first two episodes, WandaVision has set an exciting narrative that should tantalize fans over the coming months. Marvel Studios took a big risk by positioning WandaVision as its headliner for Phase 4, particularly with its reliance on black-and-white sitcoms to inspire its first two chapters. ADVERTISEMENT With television commercials and potential villains to look forward to, there is a lot in the pipeline for Marvel Studios’ first television production....

After weeks of mysteries and fan theories, WandaVision has aired its final episode. With nine episodes all wrapped up, audiences are now able to look back at the show and consider it as a whole story. WandaVision earned high praise very early on from critics, and fans have been enjoying pondering over the Easter eggs hidden within the show. Everything from WandaVision’s commercials to Evan Peters’ role in the show, to the identity of the mysterious aerospace engineer, has been the cause of much speculation....

Only a couple of weeks ahead of Marvel Studios’ first Phase 5 movie debuting in theaters, Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania brought its first full clip into the spotlight for MCU viewers.Ant-Man 3 is nearly ready to kick off its run in theaters as the MCU’s first 2023 movie, giving Paul Rudd and Evangeline Lilly their third MCU solo film since 2015’s Ant-Man. This one will set them on a crash course with the eventual big bad of the Multiverse Saga, Kang the Conqueror, all while they take a deep dive into the Quantum Realm for the first time....

The private car has dominated our design dreaming for a hundred years; no wonder it is so hard to break the habit. Darren Garrett has written a wonderful series, A Visual History of the Future, where he asks, “Could fantastical plans for the cities of tomorrow solve the real problems of urban life?” He writes: We have shown a lot of them on TreeHugger, and found that, in fact, they were showing what was pretty much a version of what we already had, with more cars and more highways....

For many marine mammals living near the poles, pack ice is of critical importance. It provides shelter and a place to rest near food sources. Without it, seals would have to travel great distances to reach any sort of a shoreline, a journey that would greatly weaken them and lower their chances of survival in an already unforgiving environment. The ice is also a safer place to keep away from predators, which is particularly critical during pupping season....

There are a lot of food drives during the holidays. What food banks need most is cash, but when the Scouts come knocking at your door collecting food or you’re asked to bring a non-perishable item as entrance to the school’s holiday concert, food is in order. NPR did a piece on the types of pantry staples that can help those who rely on food banks to build healthy meals. Food banks say the focus should be on “on whole, unprocessed or minimally processed foods” to help people create healthy meals....

Marvel Studios has taken action to remove a spoilery episode from Disney+ ahead of The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special.Disney+ just recently stirred up controversy among fans after accidentally revealing a major spoiler from The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special just two days ahead of its Friday, November 25 release.As has been tradition for the MCU’s Phase 4, the lead-up to the Special Presentation was accompanied by new episodes of the Legends Disney+ series to recap the history of its two starring heroes, Drax and Mantis....

After a six-week run, The Falcon and the Winter Soldier will conclude its first season on Disney+. The series has been packed with plenty of twists and turns along the way from a surprise Wakandan arrival to bloody and brutal murder. The Disney+ epic has largely acted in place of a fourth installment in the Captain America franchise, with the inclusion of many of the films’ main and side characters. As such, the series has followed up on plot points and character arcs from across the entire MCU, making it a confusing watch for some fans....

Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness is filled with interesting characters, and one of them is Xochitl Gomez’s America Chavez. The MCU hero is one of the latest new faces in the franchise’s Phase 4. In the months leading to its premiere, a good chunk of the sequel’s marketing featured Chavez, thus clearly indicating that the character will be an integral part of the future due to her Multiverse-related portal powers....

Outdoor sports were often impractical at night until the 20th century, when electric floodlights began to spark a new fascination with night games. The first night game in professional baseball was a 1930 minor-league contest in Iowa, followed by Major League Baseball’s first night game five years later in Cincinnati. Today, countless ball fields, tennis courts and other athletic facilities are regularly bathed in artificial light after dark — sometimes from dusk until dawn, even if no one is using them....

Benedict Cumberbatch and Elizabeth Olsen are a week into their run with Marvel Studios’ Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, a movie that is quickly becoming one of the biggest game-changers in MCU history. Rumors and reports pointed to everybody from John Krasinski’s Mr. Fantastic to Ryan Reynolds’ Deadpool joining the fray through the Multiverse, and now, fans are finding out for themselves what’s real and what’s a lie. Warning - the rest of this article contains spoilers for Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness....

After a years-long campaign from DC fans, Zack Snyder’s Justice League finally became a reality in March 2021 as it premiered on HBO Max. The four-hour cut of Snyder’s vision for Justice League became one of the ten most-watched movies digitally in the world since the pandemic started in 2020, although its positive reception from fans hasn’t done much to adjust the minds of Warner Bros.’ top executives regarding DC’s future....

Ms. Marvel is set to feature the MCU debut of Iman Vellani as the titular hero, marking the newcomer’s first acting role. Before being cast as Kamala Khan, it was revealed that Vellani was part of the Next Wave Committee at the 2019 Toronto Film Festival “which was tasked with adding a special tag to films” that “would resonate with their peers,” meaning that the actress is already making an effort to “help diversify the industry....

While one might not have predicted it, Zachary Levi’s Shazam! ended up being one of the most critically acclaimed DCEU movies when it first premiered. The hero was a complete unknown, yet the projects’s success pulled him into the global spotlight. Now, it’s finally time to start preparing for the sequel, Shazam! Fury of the Gods. San Diego Comic-Con is in full swing, and it’s inching closer and closer to Warner Bros....

Superhero romances have always been at the crux of the genre, but She-Hulk: Attorney at Law has particularly centered around Jennifer Walters’ search for love. From Tinder dates to a short-lived romance with the untrustworthy Josh, Walters has had a tough time finding the man of her dreams, until now.WARNING - The rest of this article contains spoilers for She-Hulk: Attorney at Law Episode 8, “Ribbit or Rip It.“With the latest episode of She-Hulk came the long-awaited return of Charlie Cox’s Matt Murdock, aka Daredevil, and the two struck up quite a spark....

As Marvel Studios and Sony Pictures reap incredible rewards from Spider-Man: No Way Home’s run at the box office, Sony continues working diligently to build its own universe of Spider-Man characters. While the first two Venom movies became somewhat successful, financially more than critically, things have not gone so well for the studio in recent times. Sony is currently reeling from the disappointing reception to Jared Leto’s Morbius, which was widely panned by critics and turned in one of the lowest opening weekend box office totals in more than a decade....

Spider-Man: No Way Home is finally out on home release for fans to buy for themselves and watch as many times as one’s heart may desire. It’s almost hard to believe that just a few months ago everyone was begging for more footage, and scrounging the internet for even the smallest leak possible. Remember when no one knew for sure if Tobey Maguire or Andrew Garfield were in the movie in the first place?...