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One of the biggest movies still awaiting release from Warner Bros. is James Gunn’s The Suicide Squad, slated for a theatrical release on August 6, 2021. It seemed that Warner Bros. was so happy with Gunn’s work on the film that he was allowed to write a spin-off series for HBO Max based on Peacemaker, which is pending to start filming by next week. However, regarding The Suicide Squad, James Gunn confirmed to a fan that John Ostrander, the creator of the ’80s iteration of the Suicide Squad in the comics, will be making a cameo appearance playing Dr....

WandaVision is set to kick-off the ambitious Phase 4 of the MCU on January 15, 2021. So far, the inaugural Disney+ series from Marvel Studios looks promising, and this was mainly due to the sitcom-heavy influences of the show. After the events of Avengers: Endgame, not much is known about the status of Wanda Maximoff, but WandaVision suggests that the Avenger is now living a quiet life in the suburban town of Westview....

When the WELL building standard was introduced I thought it was silly, especially when it launched with a $ 50 million penthouse offering vitamin infused showers. I wrote: Then the WELL Building Standard for commercial buildings was introduced and it actually looked quite interesting. It has become quite respectable and is administered by the Well Building Institute now, with former USGBC head Rick Fedrizzi now running it. My students at the Ryerson University School of Interior Design studied it in depth last year and concluded:...

The Purina Dog Food Company lists two major dog shows on their website: The Westminster Dog Show and The National Dog Show. In addition to these shows, The American Kennel Club, the AKC, also lists conformation events under their supervision. These shows are about finding a member of each pure breed who conforms to the AKC standard of what they consider the perfect specimen of a breed. Animal rights activists don’t discriminate against the animals they seek to protect....

The eVolo skyscraper competition was “established in 2006 to recognize outstanding ideas for vertical living through the novel use of technology, materials, programs, aesthetics, and spatial organizations.” Every year since 2006 it has been a ritual of mine to diss the winners and second-guess the judges. Not this year! Yong Ju Lee’s “Vernacular Versatility” is just amazing. He takes the carpentry techniques that were used to build traditional Korean houses, a system that builds out of wood without nails, and goes up, way up....

Do you celebrate Earth Day? There are a few things you probably don’t know about this global environmental celebration. Earth Day’s Founder In 1970, U.S. Senator Gaylord Nelson was looking for a way to promote the environmental movement. He proposed the idea of “Earth Day.” His plan included classes and projects that would help the public understand what they could do to protect the environment. The first Earth Day was held on April 22, 1970....

Learn which foods taste better and keep longer if kept at room temperature. Refrigerators are marvelous inventions, but they tend to be overused by many home cooks, who assume that everything will last longer if refrigerated. The fact is, some foods do benefit from chilling, but others do much better if left at room temperature. Learn which foods you should not refrigerate for longer lasting, better tasting produce. Bananas: When put in the fridge, the ripening process slows down and the peel can turn dark....

The next Marvel Studios project on Disney+ is going to be the Oscar Isaac-led Moon Knight. But what comes after? Well, then it will finally be time to introduce the hero who missed their train last year: Ms. Marvel. Starring Iman Vellani, the show will see Kamala Khan, a superhero fangirl, receive the superpowers she’s always dreamed of having. The show was originally set to bow last year, but due to some behind-the-scenes circumstances, it was delayed into this summer—June 8 to be exact....

Aubrey Plaza continues to make her presence felt across the Hollywood landscape, and she may have a Disney+ series from the MCU in her sights next.With Kathryn Hahn now holding a place as a fan favorite in Marvel Studios lore, she’s set to bring Agatha Harkness back to the franchise in her own series spinning off from 2021’s WandaVision. In Agatha: Coven of Chaos, she’ll be the central focus of the upcoming Phase 5 story as fans learn more about the MCU’s history with witchcraft, but she won’t be alone in this endeavor....

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever officially released as the final movie in Phase 4 of the MCU, bringing an incredible cast of characters into the spotlight.After a couple of years of delays and turmoil, Marvel Studios gets the chance to celebrate its efforts on Black Panther 2 with a full return to Wakanda. Director Ryan Coogler gave his best effort to deliver a story that added a meaningful new chapter to the Marvel story, featuring one of the most impressive ensemble casts of any MCU solo movie to date....

Avoid costly store-bought versions by making your own delicious, personalized sea salts at home. These are a wonderful addition to any kitchen and also make lovely gifts. Flavour-infused sea salt is a tasty and elegant addition to food when sprinkled on salads, soups, and eggs, rubbed into meat prior to grilling, and used to finish off roasted vegetables. It also costs a fortune to buy at high-end grocers and specialty spice stores....

The Wolverine’s Hugh Jackman has posted a comical photo of him prepping for Deadpool 3 with Ryan Reynolds’ Deadpool “body double.“The year 2022 has been huge in terms of Marvel Studios news. In addition to a packed slate both in theaters and on Disney+, San Diego Comic-Con and the D23 Expo confirmed the end of Phase 4, the start of Phase 5, and a number of new MCU projects. But one of the biggest stories of the year came after September’s D23 event when Deadpool’s Ryan Reynolds posted a video on social media announcing Hugh Jackman’s return as Wolverine for Deadpool 3....

Resolution:4 Architecture demonstrates why we loved this so much. There are a lot of now-famous architects that we used to write about on TreeHugger before they got big, along with their projects. One of my favourite was Resolution: 4 Architecture, which reinvented modern modular housing with the Dwell House and went on to specialize in it, surviving the Great Recession and then thriving to this day. © Resolution 4: Architecture...

Our houses have become lifeboats. In Kansas City, Missouri, this kid built a tent over the hot air vent to keep warm. He knows more about building science than a lot of engineers; as Robert Bean has taught us, comfort is not just a matter of temperature but also clothing (and most heat loss is through the head so hats make sense); personal feelings (reading a good book helps a lot there); and Mean Radiant Temperature – that tent wall is a lot warmer than the room wall, not to mention that it’s easier to heat smaller spaces than big....

The MCU is set to take its next deep dive into the Multiverse with Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, starring the master of magic himself alongside Elizabeth Olsen’s Scarlet Witch. Following her Westview antics in Disney+’s WandaVision, it appears that Wanda Maximoff will be on the hunt for her conjured-up children, Billy and Tommy. This apparently involves the Scarlet Witch falling deeper into the grasp of the Darkhold. The first trailer for Multiverse of Madness showed Olsen’s witch still seemingly deep within her self-taught teachings, complete with the climatic costume she donned in WandaVision’s season finale....

Before Black Panther: Wakanda Forever was made, Marvel Studios initially planned on having more than one Black Panther in the MCU at once.Black Panther 2 served as an emotional tribute to the late Chadwick Boseman and his T’Challa after his passing, leading to Letitia Wright’s Shuri taking over the superhero mantle to honor her late brother. Leading up to the sequel’s release, the question of who would take over that mantle was one that drove conversations amongst fans, especially with a few worthy options on the table....

The last time fans saw Samuel L. Jackson’s Nick Fury, it was for a post-credits scene for Spider-Man: Far From Home, where it was revealed that he was never on Earth to begin with and that Talos had taken his spot on Earth for some time. Fans have been wondering when they’ll be able to catch up with the character once again. The answer? Secret Invasion. The upcoming show is a mysterious project by Marvel Studios, one that will not only bring back familiar faces such as Cobie Smulders’s Maria Hill and Ben Mendelsohn but also several new players as well....

Obi-Wan Kenobi has fully brought Darth Vader into the fold, giving Star Wars fans the darkest look at the Sith Lord yet. Hayden Christensen’s villain is singularly focused on hunting down his former master and inflicting as much pain on him as possible, which “Part III” demonstrated from start to finish. The iconic voice of James Earl Jones, aided by new Respeecher technology, dialed up the fear factor for the audience and Kenobi....

Spider-Man: No Way Home has become one of the biggest films in MCU history thanks to its massive box office returns and its conflation of three trilogies of Spider-Man films. When the movie was released in December it confirmed fans’ hopes and dreams of seeing three Spider-Men on screen together, and the love for Tobey Maguire, Andrew Garfield, and Tom Holland’s trio has only grown since. Marvel has certainly capitalized on that enthusiasm, having since released marketing materials like posters and behind-the-scenes videos featuring the three Spider-Man actors together....

Spider-Man’s popularity remains as high as ever moving further into 2022 thanks to multiple movie universes utilizing the web-slinger on the big and small screen. Sony and Marvel teamed up to deliver the biggest movie of 2021 in Spider-Man: No Way Home, while Sony also works solo on its own batch of Spidey films in a couple of different continuities. Over the next couple of years, the studio behind the friendly neighborhood Spider-Man has several new projects set to make their mark on the big screen to keep the hero going....