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In case you haven’t heard, dolphins are awesome. Sure, we come from different worlds and all, but our ocean-going mammalian counterparts possess many admirable qualities and characteristics that endear them to us like few other species on Earth. 1. They Like Dogs While some animals might consider our beloved canine companions to be clumsy, tail-wagging mounds of hair and drool (I’m looking at you, cats), dogs really are like furry gatekeepers to the human heart....

As Black Panther: Wakanda Forever hits theaters, fans and critics alike are pouring in their favorite and least favorite aspects of the much-anticipated MCU sequel. And while Marvel Studios seems to have a hit on its hands to end Phase 4, it comes with concerns and criticisms as well. The tragic passing of Chadwick Boseman left this movie in a virtually impossible position to deliver a sequel that simultaneously pays tribute to its fallen leader....

In September of 2019, I attended the Food Tank Summit in New York City to listen to some of the leading lights in the food revolution share their thoughts. People like Karen Washington, Marion Nestle, Tom Colicchio, Leah Penniman, Sam Kass, Mark Bittman, and Kimbal Musk, among others, discussed problems and solutions and it was at once depressing and inspiring. Depressing because of what a mess our food system is in, yet inspiring because of the dedicated, brilliant people working to fix it....

Transform your living room into a free ‘store’ and pass around the cocktails! Imagine being able to update your wardrobe without spending a dollar. This seemingly too-good-to-be-true scenario is entirely possible if you host a clothing swap party with friends. It’s one of those wonderful things that seems so simple, and yet can fill people with satisfaction, build a sense of community, reduce clutter, improve your outfits, and save a load of money....

Why do we spend so much time discussing mobile and modular homes? Allan Wallis, in Wheel Estate, writes: That’s why projects like the recently shown Alpod, a modular housing unit that is designed to plug and play in a round high-rise tower, are so interesting. It is an idea that I suggested harkens back to Archigram’s Plug-in City; In fact, there is an even earlier precedent, proposed by Elmer Frey of Milwaukee’s Marshfield Homes....

But let’s not oversell wood construction. Wood is a wonderful building material. When you look at its chemical composition, it’s about 50 percent carbon, pulled out of the atmosphere as the tree grows and stored for the life of the building. It’s strong, “a natural composite of cellulose fibers that are strong in tension and embedded in a matrix of lignin that resists compression.” And it’s beautiful; we have a biophilic attraction to it....

Marvel producer Stephen Broussard recently compared Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania to 2016’s Captain America: Civil War ahead of the Ant-Man threequel’s release.Ant-Man 3 will be the first movie of the MCU’s Phase 5 slate, giving Scott Lang his third solo movie as he comes face-to-face with the Multiverse Saga’s big bad, Kang the Conqueror. This will make the Ant-Man franchise the fifth in the MCU to become at least a trilogy, and considering that it will serve as a direct setup to 2025’s Avengers: The Kang Dynasty, its impact could be as big as any in the MCU’s upcoming set of movies....

The box office world of cinema has been turned upside down this year as the ongoing coronavirus pandemic closed theaters across the globe. As moviegoers are aware, this has led to almost every major release of the year seeing some kind of delay, be it a few months or a few years. Up until recently, no significant releases had dropped since the pandemic began last March except for Christopher Nolan’s Tenet....

Fans have often heard about the studio meddling that occurred with Justice League after Zack Snyder left the production due to the sudden death of his daughter. This included whole scenes being reshot, new lines added, and even the color-grading being changed. A new remaster of Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice was released on HBO Max last month, sporting improved colors and a new aspect ratio. Even before its release, Warner Bros....

Andy Serkis has commented on whether his character survived the events of Andor, as well as his own interest in directing an episode for the Star Wars Disney+ series. Lucasfilm’s latest Disney+ series may be titled Andor, but Diego Luna’s future rebel leader is far from the show’s only star. In addition to Stellan Skarsgård’s Luthen Rael and Dedra Meero played by Denise Gough, Andor’s latest fan-favorite character is prisoner Kino Loy, played by actor and director Andy Serkis....

For comic book movie fans, recent months have been both the best of times and the worst of times. Spider-Man: No Way Home was a gift in that it not only completed Tom Holland’s first trilogy but also united all three of cinema’s live-action Spideys on the big screen. But then, as a chaser to Marvel and Sony’s Multiversal web-slinging epic - and as a preview of what Sony has planned for its adjacent Venom Universe - the latter studio presented Marvel fans with Morbius....

When I learned about “Mission Blue,” the new Netflix documentary about Sylvia Earle, I discovered that the famed oceanographer and activist no longer eats fish of any kind. “We should think of fish primarily as wildlife,” says Earle, “Not food.” Given the devastating impact of overfishing, Earle may have a point. As Jane Brody noted in the New York Times recently, even if we shift our focus to more resilient wild species, the demand for fish is growing so fast worldwide that we will still need to find alternatives to fishing for sourcing a large portion of our fish....

Marvel Studios is officially two episodes away from the end of Hawkeye Season 1 on Disney+. Episode 4 pushed Jeremy Renner’s hero to face new challenges in his solo adventure series. Fans are deep into the MCU’s fifth streaming project of the year as Clint Barton and Kate Bishop work through their new partnership and attempt to figure out who’s behind the rising danger that lies in front of them. Of course, directly in front of this archer duo at the moment is Alaqua Cox’s Echo, Fra Fee’s Kazi Kazimierczak, and the Tracksuit Mafia as they peddle in stolen artifacts from the Avengers Compound post-Avengers: Endgame....

The Daredevil canon debate has been an ongoing discussion for Marvel fans across the fandom, and it has since propelled even further after the announcement of Daredevil: Born Again at San Diego Comic-Con 2022. Aside from making history on Disney+ due to its 18-episode run, the upcoming series is expected to be a must-see since it should finally address whether the events of the Netflix series are canon. Charlie Cox and Vincent D’Onofrio’s appearances as their respective Marvel characters in Spider-Man: No Way Home and Hawkeye, respectively, didn’t help in terms of answering the question regarding the Netflix shows’ canonicity....

Nearly two years ago, millions of fans were packing cinemas to watch the MCU’s first film following Avengers: Endgame. Spider-Man: Far From Home treated viewers by allowing them to take a field trip with everyone’s favorite web-slinger throughout Europe. While there, Spider-Man was introduced to the charismatic Quentin Beck, portrayed by Academy-Award nominee Jake Gyllenhaal. Gyllenhaal proved to be one of the film’s many high points with his portrayal of Beck, who turned out to be the villainous Mysterio, a mastermind illusionist that previously worked under Tony Stark at Stark Industries....

Warning: This article contains spoilers for the season finale of Loki. Marvel Studios is officially on double duty with releases both in theaters and on Disney+, which will continue through the second half of 2021 and beyond. The most recent of these debuts brought shocking reveals with the sixth and final episode of Loki Season 1 arriving worldwide on Disney+. Marvel took one of its boldest steps in the post-Infinity Saga era by introducing Jonathan Majors’ Kang the Conqueror in this episode, a villain who could rival the magnitude and intensity of Josh Brolin’s Thanos....

What If…? had a stellar first season on Disney+, ultimately leading to it being renewed for another batch of installments on the streaming service. Although the stories showcased in What If…? are not connected to the main MCU, the show still managed to unveil exciting adventures, such as the introduction of Captain Carter and a Multiversal team-up that saved every reality against a rampaging Ultron infused with Infinity Stones. During this year’s San Diego Comic-Con, Marvel officially unveiled what’s in store for What If…?...

While Tom Holland’s Spider-Man enjoys synergetic success with both Marvel Studios and Sony Pictures, the latter has been developing its own exclusive cinematic universe. Centered around Tom Hardy’s Venom, Sony’s interconnected world has utilized rogues from Peter Parker’s comic gallery, despite the wall-crawler being nowhere to be seen. With two Venom films already under its belt, Sony expands its universe with Jared Leto’s Morbius. The Living Vampire’s road to April 1 has been paved by unfortunate circumstances....

The Star Wars content just keeps on coming, as Lucasfilm has confirmed the next Disney+ project that’ll start rolling cameras.As Andor continues to air, one of the most-awaited shows from the franchise currently in development is the upcoming Dave Filoni-led series Ahsoka, which has been filming over in California. The show will see Rosario Dawson return as the titular character and will even see the likes of a handful of other Star Wars: Rebels characters, such as Sabine, Hera, and Ezra....

Have a look at your sink after you brush your teeth or shave. There is stuff all over it that you have to clean up. You can’t wash your hair in it. Alexander Kira of Cornell University looked at the bathroom sink, and toilet and tub, in the early sixties and was appalled. He wrote: Kira’s sink is deep at one end, shallow at the other. A hump in the middle spreads the running water all over the bowl to keep it clean....