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The glorious winter solstice is near, for those of us in the Northern Hemisphere at least. Arriving on Saturday, December 21, at 11:19 PM EST, the shortest day of the year marks the beginning of astronomical winter (for those in the Southern Hemisphere it’s the beginning of summer). The days have been getting shorter and shorter, but after the solstice, the daylight will slowly begin to stretch out again. In New York City, the 21st will deliver 9 hours, 16 minutes, and 10 seconds of daylight, by the time the summer solstice rolls around in June, we will be back up to 15 hours, 5 minutes, and 24 seconds of daylight....

When a family decides to bring a new dog into the household, the first option for many is a puppy. However, there’s another kind of dog often found in rescue organizations that’s just as deserving of a home that could be a far better match for your household. The surprising secret is that older dogs offer a lot of benefits to their potential new families — in fact, these sweet examples of senior adoptions will make your heart melt....

How often are you overwhelmed or confused by labels at the store? Organic, non-GMO, fair trade, cruelty-free … the list goes on. With mounting concerns about what’s in our products, where they come from, and how they are made, more and more people are craving transparency and sustainability with the things they buy. And it doesn’t stop at the products inside. In a world dialed into the impacts of single-use packaging and disposability on the environment, what’s on the outside counts as well....

Before the end of the year, HBO Max will deliver exclusive DC movie streaming release with Leslie Grace’s Batgirl, the first live-action solo outing for Barbara Gordon. This film will also see DC veteran Michael Keaton returning to play his version of Batman, which will be his first time returning to the franchise in 30 years after last starring in 1992’s Batman Returns. Keaton’s comeback has been the hot topic of the DC Universe for the better part of two years after news first broke that he would reprise the role in Ezra Miller’s The Flash, opening DC’s Multiverse for the first time....

It has been more than a decade in the making, but Black Adam is finally just around the corner. Star Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson has spent many years getting the film to the big screen so that Teth-Adam could make his theatrical debut. And it is not just all about Adam in this blockbuster, as he’s alongside the iconic anti-hero is the Justice Society of America. Black Adam’s JSA looks a little different than that of the comics universe, including Doctor Fate (played by Pierce Brosnan), Hawkman (played by Aldis Hodge), Atom Smasher (played by Noah Centineo), and Cyclone (played by Quintessa Swindell)....

Daisy Ridley recently revealed why she would make a comeback to the galaxy far, far away to portray Rey in a future project.It has been over three years since a Star Wars movie was on the big screen. That also means that the same amount of time has passed since Ridley and the rest of the sequel trilogy cast has been able to act as their respective characters.The films themselves received quite a bit of backlash when they were first released, and even though some time has passed since, opinions on them haven’t seemed to change....

Eternals introduced a new batch of interesting characters into the MCU that includes the likes of Gemma Chan’s Sersi, Angelina Jolie’s Thena, and Kit Harington’s Dane Whitman. The Chloé Zhao-directed Marvel movie is a unique entry in the franchise’s Phase 4 slate as it focuses on cosmic immortals who have been living on Earth for millennia. While the film ended on a massive cliffhanger, it still managed to showcase surprises, and one of them was the arrival of Starfox and Pip the Troll in the mid-credits sequence....

One of the driving forces behind the story of The Falcon and the Winter Soldier is the aftermath of The Blip. While the series’ two main characters, Sam Wilson and Bucky Barnes, were among the half of the universe that was gone during the five years between Thanos’ infamous snap that caused their disappearance and the Hulk’s that brought them back, others featured on the show lived through those five years, most notably Karli Morgenthau....

Why are we not surprised? Just yesterday I almost got run down by someone driving in the bike lane so that she could make a right turn more quickly. I don’t think she even noticed me, but if she had, she might have thought me a lower form of life. According to a new study, Dehumanization of cyclists predicts self-reported aggressive behaviour toward them, most drivers of cars do think people on bikes are not really people at all....

The premiere of Titans Season 4 is fast approaching, meaning that marketing has been ramping up for its release. The upcoming season is confirmed to feature a showdown between the titular team and Joseph Morgan’s Brother Blood.Aside from the threat from Brother Blood’s supernatural cult, another iconic DC villain is set to arrive in the form of Titus Welliver’s Lex Luthor. The show’s official synopsis revealed that the team will have a “stop at Metropolis” along their journey, indicating that Luthor and other familiar faces from the city will have a significant role....

After the MCU kicked off its story with 2008’s Iron Man, Marvel Studios built the most successful interconnected universe in entertainment history in the 14 years that followed. The latest release in the franchise, Moon Knight, already takes a direction never before seen in the MCU with its dive into supernatural storytelling and ancient Egyptian mythology. While Robert Downey Jr’s Tony Stark ended his story nearly three years ago, he continues to have a heavy presence over everything Marvel Studios brings to Phase 4 and beyond....

Moon Knight’s introduction of a brand-new hero into the Marvel Cinematic Universe has led to speculation about if this character will eventually join the ranks of the Avengers. The upcoming Marvel series will showcase the debut of Oscar Isaac as the titular vigilante, with him going up against Ethan Hawke’s Arthur Harrow. Although the series is clearly set within the MCU, the show’s executive producer, Grant Curtis, unveiled that it will have “no attachment to the current MCU” as he will be “brand-new” and “going on a brand-new adventure....

It is important to remember why cities were building highways through the fifties and sixties; why the federal government was promoting low-density suburban development and why companies were moving their corporate head offices to campuses in the country: Civil defense. One of the best defenses against nuclear bombs is sprawl; the devastation of a bomb can only cover so much area. Shawn Lawrence Otto wrote in Fool Me Twice: But the strategy had to change after the development of the more powerful hydrogen bomb, and with it, the realization that having people living in the suburbs but working downtown was a problem....

Marvel Studios head Kevin Feige is reportedly sizing up a new role at Disney Studios.As President of Marvel Studios, Feige has become an industry legend for bringing the Marvel Cinematic Universe to life and has overseen four phases of movies and series, with many more on the way.That being said, Feige does have interests beyond just the MCU. The exec has been tapped to produce a movie in the Star Wars universe for some time now, working on it with fellow Marvel alum Michael Waldron, who’s writing the project....

As another year comes to a close, the MCU faithful look back at the biggest and best announcements of the past 12 months. 2022 was another banner year for Marvel Studios and their super-powered franchise, continuing a record number of projects for the big and small screen in Phase 4.It was a year that came with a lot of change, as a new slate was announced, the next generation of Marvel heroes continued to make their presence known, and one of the most beloved corporate figures of all time made his triumphant return....

After a year and a half with no new releases, Marvel Studios is firmly back on top of the entertainment world by kicking off Phase 4 of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. WandaVision is already receiving high praise for its nine-episode run, which ended this past weekend before the story continues with Anthony Mackie and Sebastian Stan teaming up for The Falcon and the Winter Soldier. Eight more Disney+ shows and movies are set to debut in 2021 alone, bringing the biggest year in MCU history after 23 movies in the Infinity Saga from 2008 to 2019....

The MCU may have a certain “house style”, but it has also dived into a few different specific genres over the years of its existence. From the political thrills of Captain America: The Winter Soldier to the heist antics of Ant-Man, the franchise has managed to go in a number of different directions while maintaining continuity and consistency. The upcoming Disney+ series Moon Knight will take the story into a whole new genre in the form of a dark adventure tale....

An exciting update on a potential second season for Ms. Marvel on Disney+ recently hit the web.This isn’t the first fans have heard about a sophomore effort for the hit Disney+ series. Back in September of last year, scooper Daniel Richtman revealed that Marvel Studios had reportedly greenlit another round of episodes.This prospect was teased by Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah, two directors for Season 1, when they asked fans in an interview, “who’s ready for Season 2?...

In an earlier version of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, Elizabeth Olsen’s Scarlet Witch actually teamed up alongside Benedict Cumberbatch’s Doctor Strange.The sequel to 2016’s Doctor Strange was originally intended to be directed by horror aficionado Scott Derrickson, who helmed the first film and originally planned on taking the sequel in an entirely different direction than Sam Raimi did when he took over.Past reports stated that Derrickson desired Nightmare to be the villain instead of Wanda Maximoff, who ended up being the main antagonist in the sequel....

After 17 years, live-action Star Wars finally returned to that “more civilized age” in Obi-Wan Kenobi on Disney+. While the series was set a decade after 2005’s Revenge of the Sith, Obi-Wan Kenobi reunited Ewan McGregor’s Jedi Master with his fallen padawan and brother, Anakin Skywalker, while also revisiting the events of that fateful night of Order 66. “Part l” of Obi-Wan Kenobi opened with a new perspective of Order 66 and the Jedi who defended the temple and its younglings....