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Dear Pablo: Too often I hear politicians, lobbyists, and others advocating for nuclear power, but doesn’t the processing of the fuel take a huge amount of energy? So how can they call it carbon neutral?The short answer is that nuclear energy is not “carbon neutral.” Wind and solar can also not be said to be entirely without greenhouse gas emissions. But with truly renewable energy sources such as solar and wind we are talking about a one-time “investment” of greenhouse gas emissions when the solar panels or windmills are built....

One of Dwayne Johnson’s co-stars from Black Adam recently broke his silence on the major reboot coming for the DC Universe (DCU), especially after Johnson’s exit.New DC Studios co-CEOs James Gunn and Peter Safran are almost ready to announce their initial plans for the newly-renovated DCU following Black Adam’s release in theaters, which brought mixed reactions on all fronts. Only a couple of months after the movie debuted, Johnson announced that he was stepping back from his role in the DC Universe as the studio looked to inject new life into the DC story....

Shipping container housing has gone so mainstream that USA Today covers it; on seeing the picture of Peter DeMaria’s Redondo Beach house I was reminded of a question that I had when I first learned about it. One of the major problems with dealing with steel containers is insulation; the inside dimensions aren’t big, and if you furr out and insulate them there is not much left inside. If you insulate outside, they don’t exactly look like shipping containers anymore....

Fans have gotten their first tease of these characters coming to the MCU thanks to Patrick Stewart’s inclusion in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness and the announcement of Jon Watts’ Fantastic Four film. However, many are still wondering when a true MCU X-Men movie will be on the way, and more importantly, who will play this version of the mutant team. ADVERTISEMENT One name that has come up plenty is Daniel Radcliffe as the adamantium-infused Wolverine....

The MCU continues to roll on strong more than a decade after its inception. The blockbuster franchise has found a way to seamlessly tell a cohesive story between big-screen theatrical films, Disney+ streaming series, and, at one point, a couple of in-canon one-shots. While the movies and shows have enjoyed continued success, these smaller one-shots have seemingly been abandoned by Marvel Studios. All of these smaller side stories - which were primarily extras found on early MCU DVDs - have made their way onto Disney+....

Every bag they make is different, which creates a real marketing and display problem. FREITAG has been making bags out of used vinyl fabric from the sides of European trucks since 1993, and I suspect that almost every single one is still in service. The fabric is tough and the straps are old seat belts, all materials that last almost forever. Margaret described them: Lloyd Alter/ a truck on the autobahn/CC BY 2....

Why can’t we do this in North America? When it comes to protecting the lives of people who walk or bike, nothing much ever happens in North America. When it comes to improving transit, New York got a bus lane. Where I live in Toronto, we have had ten years of inaction, wasted millions, changed plans, promises – and nothing. The Innovative Way Ghent Removed Cars From The City from STREETFILMS on Vimeo....

Thor: Love and Thunder is about to add a new thrilling story to the MCU lore, with the franchise’s gods all facing considerable danger thanks to Christian Bale’s Gorr the God Butcher. This comes as the second MCU project this year alone to tackle the franchise’s deities after Disney+’s Moon Knight dealt with more than one god throughout its six-episode run. Even though the Thor and Moon Knight franchises are seemingly separate from each other for the most part, their connections to the gods are certainly interesting to look at in the grand scheme of the MCU....

Regain control over your wardrobe, simplify your morning routine, and feel fabulous in the process. If you have trouble figuring out what to wear in the morning… if your closet and dresser are overflowing with so many clothes that it’s hard to dig through them… if you’ve ever caught yourself saying, “I have nothing to wear!”… then perhaps it’s time to create a capsule wardrobe. The term ‘capsule wardrobe’ has been around for a while – Wikipedia says it was coined by a London boutique owner in the 1970s – but it has reached a new level of popularity in recent years as more and more people grow weary of the burden of living with so much stuff....

Warning - This article contains spoilers from Episode 5 of Loki. Disney+‘s Loki is one week away from coming to a close. Episode 5, “Journey Into Mystery,” mainly took place in The Void, a dormant place at the end of time that is filled with disregarded Variants and items that were pruned by the Time Variance Authority. In this episode, the audience meets a variety of different Lokis, including Richard E....

Ms. Marvel just aired its sixth and final episode on Disney+, completing an exciting origin story for Iman Vellani’s Kamala Khan as she fully evolved into an MCU superhero. However, even though the young star has seen impressive success in her first Marvel Studios venture, Ms. Marvel has also had to deal with more than its fair share of criticism over the past six weeks. The worst part about this criticism is that much of it came before Ms....

Marvel fans across the world have quite the surplus of material to enjoy thanks to the upcoming release of What If…? Episode 2 before the premiere of Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings. This is all coming before one of the MCU’s potentially most impactful outings in Eternals, which is just over two months from debuting worldwide.Bringing arguably the biggest cast of new players ever into the MCU, Oscar-winning director Chloé Zhao is set to gather Marvel’s team of immortals into play and expand their legacy on the big screen....

With its embrace of wild swimming, foraging, and stargazing, this cultural trend is spot-on for the modern world. As much as I really do love the Danish and Swedish lifestyle concepts of hygge and lagom, to be honest, there’s only so much coziness and coffee I can take. Yes, candles and cuddly socks are great, but it’s almost as if it’s too wholesome, if that’s possible. Maybe it’s the New Yorker in me, but I need a little edge....

When it comes to animation, there’s one film which has risen as the frontrunner within the last decade: Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse. The project is consistently touted as many fans’ favorite movies centered on the iconic webhead. So, it’s only fair that when an animation-hybrid project like Chip ‘n Dale Rescue Rangers is released, Miles Morales’ story gets a shoutout. For those who don’t know, Disney+ just released a brand new tale featuring the classic character....

Peter Hatch knows good dirt when he sees it. Hatch recently retired after 34 years as director of gardens and grounds at Monticello, the historic home of Thomas Jefferson, author of the Declaration of Independence and America’s third president. Hatch led the interpretation, restoration, maintenance and conservation of what he calls Jefferson’s crowning achievement, a 1,000-foot-long vegetable garden carved by slaves out of a hillside on Jefferson’s beloved estate overlooking Charlottesville, Va....

Japan is dotted with bold archways that stand apart from the regular landscape. Some are more elaborate than others, but the basics remain: two pillars adjoined by one or two beams. Called torii, these gateways aren’t mere decoration. In the Shinto religion, they symbolize the transition from the mundane to the sacred. They mark the entrance into a shrine. Many are a bright vermilion color, others more subtle in color — made of stone or wood — and still others are made of copper or stainless steel....

WandaVision is set to properly introduce the multiverse through Wanda Maximoff’s reality-shifting abilities. The character, who was introduced to the MCU during 2015’s Avengers: Age of Ultron, has evolved through the years as her powers have grown exponentially. Marvel Studios president CCO Kevin Feige recently confirmed that Wanda is the MCU’s most powerful Avenger, and WandaVision will look to expand on that title. While a good chunk of the show’s marketing is focused on the sitcom-heavy influences of the MCU series, it’s clear that the core storyline of WandaVision will dive deep into the origins of Wanda’s powers....

Some dogs just can’t help it. Let them loose in the backyard and the temptation is just too great. Their front paws become a crazy set of whirring garden tools as they furiously set to work digging a hole. Although you may not be thrilled with the flying dirt, digging is a very natural behavior for dogs. There are plenty of reasons why they do it and ways you can (sometimes) get them to stop....

One of the rituals that gardeners endure every winter is to periodically brave bitter temperatures and biting winds to check their plants to see what havoc the weather has wrought. But even the most devoted gardeners aren’t likely to give much thought to what’s happening beneath their feet as they crunch across ground that has become hard as a rock. If they did, they’d probably be surprised. The frozen soil is still teeming with life....

Land biomes are the world’s major land habitats. These biomes support life on the planet, influence weather patterns, and help to regulate temperature. Some biomes are characterized by extremely cold temperatures and treeless, frozen landscapes. Others are characterized by dense vegetation, seasonally warm temperatures, and abundant rainfall. The animals and plants in a biome have adaptations that are suited for their environment. Destructive changes that occur in an ecosystem disrupt food chains and could lead to the endangerment or extinction of organisms....