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After a year without any new live-action Star Wars content on Disney+, 2022 looks to be a different story. Following the success of Season 1 and 2 of The Mandalorian, The Book of Boba Fett starring Temuera Morrison and Ming-Na Wen recently debuted on Disney+. The series is off to a strong start, and it’s apparently only the beginning of what Lucasfilm has in store.While fans have yet to receive actual release dates, projects like Obi-Wan Kenobi, Rogue One-prequel Andor, and possibly Season 3 of The Mandalorian are expected to debut on Disney+ in 2022, while both Ahsoka and The Acolyte are currently in development as well....

We have long debated whether one should cook, heat or make hot water with gas or electricity. I used to think that it was better to burn gas directly under food or water instead of burning coal far away to boil water to make electricity to boil water. But over the years, much has changed, and the green consensus is that electricity is the future. According to a neat article by Rick Reynolds on the Bensonwood website, it was the future back in 1905 when Harry W....

When The Mandalorian premiered alongside Disney+ in 2019, it not only breathed new life into the Star Wars franchise, but it showed fans and Lucasfilm that this medium is the way. Following Mando and Grogu/Baby Yoda’s debut, The Mandalorian became a pop-culture phenomenon that only built upon its success in its second season. And, now, nearly two years removed from its Season 2 finale, fans are more than ready for Mando’s third chapter....

Architect Jonathan Kearns shows that you can have it all. When Americans loyal to the Crown moved north after the American Revolution, many settled in Prince Edward County, projecting into Lake Ontario just about 20 miles across the lake from the USA. Many of the houses they built became Ontario classics; small, square, efficient plans with steep roofs enclosing attic rooms on the second floor. © Jonathan Kearns Charming yes, but energy efficient they are not....

Production is ramping up again around the world and the latest Marvel movie to kick-off its filming is Thor: Love and Thunder in Australia. Cast members have been flying into Sydney for months now and it looks like fans have another Avengers crossover to look forward to in Thor 4. ADVERTISEMENT Now there are some new set photos that show everyone’s favorite heroes back in costume. THOR AND STAR LORD ARE BACK The Daily Mail has posted new photos taken from the set of Thor: Love and Thunder....

In a few months, Marvel Studios will revisit the world of Wakanda in the MCU with Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, the franchise’s 30th movie since 2008. Even with the recent pandemic-induced struggles that the MCU has had, however, Black Panther 2 has dealt with far bigger troubles after tragically losing actor Chadwick Boseman. Boseman passed away in August 2020 after battling colon cancer, partially turning Black Panther 2 into a tribute to the actor’s legacy in the MCU as T’Challa departs in the story....

When a risotto recipe calls for Parmesan cheese, should you buy Parmesan or Parmigiano-Reggiano? Technically, you can use either. The difference is that Parmigiano-Reggiano is Parmesan, but not all Parmesan is Parmigiano-Reggiano. Parmesan Parmesan cheese is a hard, cow’s-milk cheese with a nutty taste and a gritty texture. It’s a staple of Italian cooking, often grated and baked into dishes or sprinkled on top. The word Parmesan is an anglicization of Parmigiano....

Q: Help! My town’s hazardous waste drop-off day was last month and I missed it. Now I have three or four CFL bulbs to recycle and nowhere to drop them off. I can’t drop it off at another county’s hazardous waste recycling event because it’s only for residents of that county. I can’t bear the thought of having to wait a whole year to recycle them. Is there anywhere else I can drop off those CFL bulbs to be recycled?...

Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness joins Avengers: Endgame as one of the MCU’s most ambitious outings yet, but with the doors to the infinite realities open, there are more opportunities for chaos than ever. There are already upwards of 18 heroes and villains near-confirmed to appear, with rumors pointing to many more appearances from Multiversal Variants and fan-favorite characters. Popular insider KC Walsh previously reported the film will have an “impressive body count” and will “use its Variants to great effect....

In March 2021, DC fans were treated to an unexpected surprise when Zack Snyder’s Justice League made its long-awaited debut on HBO Max. This film finally gave Snyder the chance to share his vision for what the DCEU team-up outing was supposed to be, and for many fans, it was an overwhelming success as DC’s biggest heroes shone in an updated story.Along with the movie’s release on HBO Max, Snyder’s director’s cut of Justice League found its way into theaters, where fans took in a four-hour version of the story that initially became the DCEU’s culmination event in 2017....

Spider-Man: No Way Home comes into 2022 having already become the biggest movie event in years with Tom Holland, Andrew Garfield, and Tobey Maguire getting plenty of attention for their web-slinger team-up. Now, the three live-action Peter Parkers are a part of the most financially successful Spider-Man solo movie in history and one of the best-reviewed comic book movies ever made. The lead-up to No Way Home’s long-awaited release was filled with news and announcements from seemingly endless sources, with new stars confirming, teasing, and denying their inclusion in the film at every turn....

Following sequels for both Doctor Strange and Thor, Marvel Studios will revisit the previously hidden world of Wakanda with Black Panther: Wakanda Forever debuting in November. After the tragic loss of Chadwick Boseman, other important supporting players look to step up into more prominent roles, which includes Boseman’s on-scree family members in Letitia Wright and Angela Bassett. Black Panther 2 will put the Wakandans into conflict with other factions in an epic battle, which is rumored to start after an incident with Dominique Thorne’s Ironheart....

While the Marvel Studios Hall H panel at San Diego Comic-Con was packed full of news, reveals, and surprises, one of the best and most talked about moments was the release of the first trailer for Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. Few films in Hollywood history have faced the challenges and expectations that Black Panther 2 has, with the most significant being the loss of its titular star, Chadwick Boseman. Leading up to Comic-Con, few fans knew what to expect from the sequel....

With one year already gone since The Mandalorian Season 2’s dramatic cliffhanger - which saw the shocking appearance of Luke Skywalker - fans have been eagerly awaiting a return to the galaxy far, far away. The Book of Boba Fett follows up on where viewers left the iconic bounty hunter as he takes over Jabba the Hutt’s former crime empire on Tattooine with the help of Ming-Na Wen’s Fennec Shand.The series premiere kicks off 2022’s packed Star Wars Disney+ slate just a few days early as the new year will also include Obi-Wan Kenobi, Andor, The Bad Batch Season 2, and potentially even The Mandalorian’s third season....

If only bristlecone pines could talk, the stories they’d tell would include dozens of centuries of change. These trees can reach upward of 5,000 years of age despite the fact that they grow in unforgiving environments. LiveScience writes, “The Great Basin Bristlecone Pine (Pinus longaeva) is considered to be one of the oldest living organisms found anywhere on Earth. Along with its genetic cousins, the Sierra Foxtail Pine (Pinus balfouriana) and the Rocky Mountain Bristlecone Pine (Pinus aristata), these ancient sentinels stand at the highest elevations of the Rocky Mountains, just below the tree line....

Following Avengers: Endgame and ahead of Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, Marvel Studios chose to recast the actress playing Cassie Lang in the 2019 film. In both Ant-Man and Ant-Man and the Wasp, Scott Lang’s daughter Cassie was played by Abby Ryder Fortson, and her character was integral to Ant-Man’s character and his hero’s journey.However, thanks to Endgame’s five-year time jump, Cassie’s return required an older actress, Emma Fuhrmann, whose brief moments on-screen packed an emotional punch....

It should be common knowledge to most by now that Christian Bale joined the cast of Thor: Love and Thunder as its villain, Gorr the God Butcher. Now, with Gorr as the main villain, it’s unlikely for audiences to only see him fighting Thor and the other Asgardian survivors without witnessing his path of carnage against other gods.Gods which Marvel Studios is seemingly introducing into the Marvel Cinematic Universe at a rapid pace, almost as if to purposefully serve them up on a silver platter for the alien butcher....

Despite having attended the opening of Avengers Campus at Disneyland Paris, Disney didn’t include the now-former Disney CEO Bob Chapek in a recap video.During his brief tenure as Disney CEO, Chapek oversaw several MCU-inspired additions to the Disney Parks and Resorts, including Disneyland Resort’s Avengers Campus, Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind at EPCOT, and Marvel Studios experiences aboard the Disney Wish. One of the last was the second-ever Avengers Campus at Disneyland Paris where Chapek was in attendance at the land’s grand opening, alongside fellow Disney brass and Captain Marvel’s Brie Larson....

Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness is already opening in theaters all over the world, with fans anticipating another massive solo movie following the efforts of Spider-Man: No Way Home. Although street-level heroes like Hawkeye and Ant-Man help drive much of the MCU’s story forward, Strange is about to fully embrace the introduction of alternate universes with an insane amount of magic. Over the last few weeks, Doctor Strange 2’s promotional tour has given fans an unexpectedly in-depth look at just how wild this movie will be, teasing some of the film’s biggest surprises....

Often marketed as educational, electronic toys have the opposite effect, resulting in parents and children speaking less to each other. Electronic toys are a poor substitute for parents’ voices, research has shown, and may impede children’s speech development. This might come as a surprise to parents and teachers who thought that the flashing, singing, and chattering battery-powered toys they’d purchased were an educational investment, but a study published last year in JAMA Pediatrics found the opposite....