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In the MCU, Tom Holland’s Spider-Man has been to Germany, Washington, D.C., Venice, London, and even space. Where he hasn’t been is on a cruise ship. However, that wasn’t always the plan. In addition to starring in WEB SLINGERS: A Spider-Man Adventure at the Disneyland Resort, Disney had plans to feature the web-head aboard Disney Cruise Line’s Avengers: Quantum Encounter. Avengers: Quantum Encounter is an MCU-themed mini-movie/interactive experience presented in the Worlds of Marvel restaurant on the Disney Wish....

In less than a month, the galaxy far, far away returns to Disney+ with Star Wars: Andor. The 12-episode first season sees the return of Diego Luna’s Cassian Andor, shining a light on the early days of the man who would become a hero of the Rebellion in Rogue One.Lucasfilm has a trio of prequels on their hands, as Andor is to Rogue One what the spin-off film is to A New Hope - it will just take a little longer for the show to resolve itself....

Following the fairly average success of 2016’s Doctor Strange, his upcoming multiverse-hopping sequel is one of the most anticipated of the MCU Phase Four slate. The film has been described by Kevin Feige as the MCU’s first scary flick, making legendary horror director Sam Raimi the perfect fit for the project. Alongside Benedict Cumberbatch in the titular role, Elizabeth Olsen will return as the Scarlet Witch, following her magical transformation in WandaVision’s climactic finale....

While Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness delivered one of the most expansive stories in MCU history with its characters and plotlines, it also brought one of the MCU’s most focused stories to date as it highlighted both Wanda Maximoff and Doctor Stephen Strange. As Wanda’s journey continued in the aftermath of WandaVision, Strange met a few of his Variants and learned more about himself than ever in his second solo movie....

Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness’ filmmakers were once considering a Nazi-involved war scene, as now shown in new concept art.With the MCU movie titled Multiverse of Madness, many assumed that the Doctor Strange sequel was going to be a crazy ride through multiple realities. While there certainly were other realities present in the final product, it wasn’t nearly as many as some fans had hoped.The one audiences spent the most time in was on Earth-838, where Benedict Cumberbatch’s Doctor Strange met the likes of John Krasinski’s Reed Richards and Patrick Stewart’s Professor X....

It was reported at the tail end of July that actress Scarlett Johansson filed a lawsuit against Disney. According to the suit’s allegations, “Disney intentionally induced Marvel’s breach of agreement” to prevent Johansson “from realizing the full benefit of her bargain with Marvel” for the Black Widow theatrical release. Disney claimed that the lawsuit had “no merit whatsoever” to the embarrassment of Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige and Johansson for such a “callous” response....

The return is almost here! Charlie Cox’s Daredevil/MattMurdock is about to come back to TV screens everywhere as the character shows up in She-Hulk: Attorney at Law. After Cox first returned to the franchise last December in Spider-Man: No Way Home, fans have been itching to see the actor in costume again. And they are about to get their wish in full force. Not only will the character show up in She-Hulk, but as revealed at this year’s San Diego Comic-Con, he will star in his own series titled Daredevil: Born Again....

A lenticular cloud, or by the more scientific name Altocumulus lenticularis, is a fascinating cloud formation, if simply for its strangeness. Want to know how to spot one of these saucer-like clouds? Click through to find out where, when and how these clouds form to boost your odds. She’ll be comin’ round the mountain You’re most likely to spot a lenticular cloud near hills or mountains. They need a certain air current to form, and just the right conditions tend to happen around the topographical formations that encourage the right air currents....

It’s truly a miracle that something like the Marvel Cinematic Universe exists. One of the key reasons behind that is due to its sheer scope—every project has to adhere to a mind-bogglingly complex and ever-expanding continuity. It seems like it would be impossible to keep up with.To make matters even more confusing, with the Multiverse Saga, storytellers have to keep a litany of alternate realities in mind while playing in the Marvel sandbox....

Only a few weeks remain until Lucasfilm returns to live-action storytelling with Ewan McGregor’s Obi-Wan Kenobi series adding to the Star Wars legacy. Filling in some of the post-Episode III gaps in the Skywalker Saga while also utilizing other canon aspects of the story from animated shows like Rebels, Obi-Wan has plenty of new material to tackle with its debut.Just as The Mandalorian and The Book of Boba Fett did before it, Obi-Wan Kenobi will bring a new piece of material into the live-action Star Wars universe that started off in the animated sphere before the days of Disney+....

She-Hulk: Attorney at Law is finally here, and now the Marvel Cinematic Universe can officially say that it has a sitcom amongst its ranks. The new show features Tatiana Maslany as the lead character, who wants nothing to do with using her new abilities to be a superhero—instead, she intends to continue furthering her career as a lawyer. As great as Maslany is, rumor had it that back while the show was still in development, another actress was being considered: Alison Brie—or at least an “Alison Brie-type”....

The world of Star Wars is currently expanding bigger than ever thanks to Disney+, but many are eager to see the franchise return to the big screen. Disney has so far released five blockbuster adventures in the galaxy far, far away, being Solo, Rogue One, and the controversial sequel trilogy from directors J.J. Abrams and Rian Johnson. Even though the current focus remains on Disney+ and the MandoVerse, there are a number of big-screen outings in the works with major creatives attached....

While it will still be some time until Star Wars moves back to the big screen after the Skywalker Saga ended with Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker, the TV universe is carrying the load for the franchise for the time being. Those efforts started with The Mandalorian in 2019, featuring Pedro Pascal in the leading role as Din Djarin, a character who took the world by storm upon his debut....

While Andor may have just started its journey on Disney+, the streaming service will always be synonymous with The Mandalorian. The story of Din Djarin and Grogu has quickly become one of the most popular parts of the entire Star Wars franchise.Fans have been patiently waiting for the show’s third season to arrive, which is now slated to land at some point in 2023. Though, if the trailer release at D23 is any indication, it’ll be well worth the wait....

Eudryas grata is known by its common name, beautiful wood nymph It seems like a bit of a joke considering this moth purposefully looks like bird poop but indeed the common name for this species is “beautiful wood nymph.” Scientifically, however, it is Eudryas grata, one of three species in the genus. And yes, all three have evolved to camouflage themselves as droppings. The technique is strange but brilliant. Few (if any) creatures that would dine on moths would also dine on bird droppings, so the camouflage is an ingenious twist of evolution....

The first deleted scene from Black Panther: Wakanda Forever has arrived, and it teases an interesting alternate path for a key MCU character.The second trip to Wakanda is a notably long journey—clocking at roughly three hours. However, fans know it could have been longer.An editor for the film previously mentioned how, at one point, the project was upwards of four hours. According to them, a good chunk of that was scenes between Letitia Wright’s Shuri and Dominique Thorne’s Riri Williams as they were held in Talokan....

Rick Reynolds of Bensonwood takes a stab at the question. We have tried to answer this question so many times on TreeHugger. We have read Lance Hosey’s book on the subject, The Shape of Green. We have studied Steve Mouzon’s Original Green but still never have come up with a great definition. Now Rick Reynolds of Bensonwood, the big timber frame company, has a shot at it. He illustrates his post with some of his monster second homes in the countryside, so this is, to some degree, a “do as I say, not as I do” list; but the company is also responsible for the Unity Homes prefabs that we love, so he gets a pass on that....

More than 9 million people visit Great Smoky Mountains National Park, making it the most visited of our national parks. And who can blame them? There’s something for everyone: sweeping mountain peak vistas, thundering waterfalls, abundant wildlife, cold and clear streams, lush landscapes supporting an almost uncountable variety of life. The park’s peaks and valleys (called coves in this part of the country) and more than 2,100 miles of streams offer ample opportunities for hiking, biking, fishing and splashing about a stream, turning over rocks looking for salamanders....

Take some breathtaking scenery combined with the opportunity to work with a pack of gifted canine athletes, add a few flashes of aurora borealis and a wintry lodge or two and what do you have? A dog sledding vacation; wilderness travel that’s part Arctic nostalgia and part Inuit homage, resulting in a rather unique way to see northern country. Humans and sled dogs have lived and worked together in the northern reaches of the globe for millennia–archeological evidence puts the earliest date at over 4,000 years ago....

Canadian-born photographer and performance artist Michael Grab began exploring the ancient discipline of rock balancing in the summer of 2008 while hiking around Boulder Creek in Boulder, Colorado. It has since become a daily meditative practice for him, and it’s not uncommon for him to draw small crowds of spectators as he creates these meticulous, ephemeral installations. “I am constantly in awe at the stillness, let alone possibility, of such precarious formations, amidst sometimes very turbulent conditions,” Grab explains on his website, Gravity Glue....