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Star Wars has plenty of projects lined up in the next few years, and one of them is a rumored show revolving around the Jedi. The unannounced series is reportedly entitled Tales of the Jedi, but details surrounding this new Lucasfilm outing are still shrouded in secrecy. This topic only emerged due to a leaked crew gift from the studio that sports its logo.As a result, speculation became rampant on how Tales of the Jedi would be connected to the wider Star Wars universe or if other notable Jedi Knights or Jedi Masters would show up....

Ms. Marvel is set to introduce another young hero into the Marvel Cinematic Universe, but the character will have a different set of powers from her counterpart in the comics. Iman Vellani will portray the franchise’s Kamala Khan, and she will be joined by a stellar ensemble. The changes made to Kamala’s powers have been a subject of viral debate ever since it was teased by a series of behind-the-scenes photos....

Ten years ago I heard Stephen Kieran of Kieran Timberlake Architects complain that you can drive the cheapest Hyundai into a thunderstorm at 70 MPH and it won’t leak a drop of water inside, with its double gaskets and internal drainage channels at the doors and windows. He challenged the housing industry to do as good a job. Now Martin Holladay at the Green Building Advisor asks Do Cars Perform Better Than Houses?...

The next MCU project set to release is She-Hulk: Attorney at Law, a Disney+ series starring Tatiana Maslany and Mark Ruffalo. The two play cousins, Bruce Banner/Hulk and Jennifer Walters/She-Hulk. At San Diego Comic-Con, a new She-Hulk trailer was released, showing off more of the CGI-heavy show, its main villain, and a familiar hero entering the fold. It was also announced that this nine-episode show will be the final MCU Disney+ series of Phase 4 before Phase 5 kicks off in early 2023....

The Academy Awards has always had a strange relationship with comic book movies. The likes of Heath Ledger and Joaquin Phoenix have taken home Oscars for their portrayals of the Joker in The Dark Knight and Joker, respectively, but many fans of the fantastic have felt superhero projects are not given fair consideration at these big awards shows.Things for these larger-than-life projects have taken a turn for the better in recent years....

The biggest spectacle of any type of international exposition is often the architecture. Given the ephemeral nature of world’s fairs — the jaw-dropping, crowd-drawing structures erected for expos are also largely temporary. However, a small handful of buildings — sometimes, a single building — are built and designed to live on beyond the fair. With contemporary expos, it’s usually the fair’s “theme” building or the host country’s national pavilion that sticks around while lesser buildings are dismantled and reused for other purposes....

The songs of many bird species are highly complex and can contain dozens of notes per second. According to PBS, songbirds may take as many as 30 mini breaths per second to keep up the tune. Songbirds of the same species may have different dialects depending on their geographical area. Their songs will be slightly different depending on where they live, much the same as people who speak the same language have accents depending on where they were raised....

Dear Pablo: With the energy and water used in washing and drying, isn’t it actually more environmentally friendly to use paper napkins instead of cotton?Cloth napkins not only use water in washing and a lot of energy in drying but the making of them is also not insignificant. Cotton is a highly irrigated crop that also requires a lot of biocides and defoliant chemicals. In many cases napkins are actually made from linen, which is made from the fibers of the flax plant, and is significantly more environmentally friendly....

Marvel has revealed all fifteen songs featured in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, including Rihanna’s “Lift Me Up.“Part of the genius of the ever-expanding Marvel Cinematic Universe is that each character and their stand-alone projects are unique and distinct. While genre, writing, and direction all play a part in making each installment its own, music plays an equally important role, and perhaps more so in the MCU’s Black Panther franchise.In addition to an original, now iconic, score composed by Ludwig Göransson and which featured traditional African music, Black Panther’s 2018 soundtrack was curated by Kendrick Lamar and won two Grammy awards....

For fans of on-screen DC entertainment, the future is in question. Not only did Warner Bros. and Discovery recently merge, but The CW was put up for sale by WarnerMedia and Paramount, leading to canceled projects and intentions of new directions. The one thing that is certain, however, is studio confidence in Batman. In addition to Matt Reeves’ The Batman and its subsequent spin-offs, fans can also expect Gotham Knights, a new teen television series, in 2023....

After a long wait, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 finally has an official logo and a confirmed release date of May 5, 2023. The film is set to reunite the iconic team of Starlord, Gamora, Drax, Rocket, Groot, and Mantis for what may be their final galaxy-hopping adventure. Director James Gunn recently teased that he is currently planning for the upcoming threequel to be his last go-around with Marvel as he concludes the story of the legendary team....

Identifying a dormant tree is not nearly as complicated as it might seem at first glance. Winter tree identification will demand some dedication to apply the necessary practice to improve the skill of identifying trees without leaves. But if you follow the instructions and use your powers of observation, you will find a pleasurable and beneficial way to enhance your skills as a naturalist - even in the dead of winter....

Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness finally introduced the MCU’s version of the Illuminati, but there’s a twist. The secret society of heroes introduced in the movie is from a different universe, and not from the main Earth where the MCU is set. Marketing for the Benedict Cumberbatch-led sequel confirmed several members of the team, such as a Captain Marvel Variant, Patrick Stewart’s Charles Xavier, and surprisingly, Hayley Atwell’s Captain Carter....

Kristina Von Kroug and family live on a bus, so their choice of toilet is a major concern. They describe the one they chose in the Tiny House Blog as The toilet that will change the world. It is called the DryFlush, " a space-aged emerging technology perfect for our small bathroom space". They claim it is “a truly incredible invention that can solve so many problems for travelers, disadvantaged areas with poor plumbing and sanitary conditions, military units, off-grid homes, boaters, ice fishers, you name it!...

Grammy-winning musician Lady Gaga is set to join the DC Universe (DCU) with a role in Joker: Folie à Deux, and she’s indicated that her journey with the franchise has officially started.Joker 2 looks to follow up on the efforts of its predecessor from 2019, which shocked the world by earning 11 Oscar nominations and winning two of them for Best Score and Best Actor. Now, Joaquin Phoenix and co. look to expand on the Clown Prince of Crime’s solo journey in Todd Phillips’ second DC movie, which will feature Lady Gaga as Phoenix’s co-star in this new adventure....

According to one of the editors who worked on Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, Marvel Studios removed a potential romance plot centered on Shuri from the MCU sequel. Black Panther 2 is currently enjoying continued success at the box office, as the super-powered epic showed the MCU’s new Black Panther getting her claws and taking on a world in the wake of losing her brother. From the beginning, Wakanda Forever had been described as “very emotional,” as the cast and crew not only had to push the Marvel Studios story ahead but had to do so while mourning (both on and off screen) their fallen creative partner in Chadwick Boseman....

The wait for Black Widow has been nothing short of a journey for fans. Originally scheduled for May 1, 2020, the film was delayed several times due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It was then all lined up for a May 7, 2021 release date this year, but then yet another delay struck it down—movie theaters just weren’t ready. Thankfully, the film seems to be set for its actual release date this time around....

It was rumored near the end of 2020 that there was interest, likely from Sony, for Tom Hardy’s Eddie Brock and Venom to have a role in Spider-Man: No Way Home. However, when asked by the press about this rumor, Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige played coy about Venom’s inclusion in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. In the post-credit scene of Venom: Let There Be Carnage, it was finally confirmed to fans that one of Parker’s biggest villains had seemingly arrived in the MCU....

Thor: Love and Thunder is the fourth solo adventure of Chris Hemsworth’s titular Asgardian, marking the first time that an MCU hero has received such an achievement. Directed by Taika Waititi, the upcoming MCU film is expected to revolve around the God of Thunder’s escapades with the Guardians of the Galaxy, but an unknown mission has led him back to New Asgard on Earth. Alongside the Guardians, Love and Thunder features a stellar cast, such as Korg, Miek, Tessa Thompson’s King Valkyrie, and Natalie Portman’s Mighty Thor....

Stanger Things star Sadie Sink commented on recent rumors suggesting she has been cast in the MCU, offering her take on the rampant fan casting she finds herself attached. It is easy to get caught up in the MCU rumor machine, and that is where Sink finds herself currently. The young actress has been rumored to be a part of Marvel Studios’ X-Men plans, with the part of Jean Grey being thrown around in relation to her name....