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Over the weekend, Marvel Studios will be back in the theatrical game with Sam Raimi and Benedict Cumberbatch’s Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. Featuring the titular master magician alongside Elizabeth Olsen’s Scarlet Witch and a host of other power players, this movie is already billed as one that could change the game in the superhero genre. The promotional tour for Doctor Strange 2 continues to reveal one new piece of shocking footage after another, so much so that Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige openly admitted that there have already been plenty of secrets revealed....

Peatlands are not easy to love. They don’t create stunning vistas like mountains or oceans, and they aren’t home to magnificent wild animals like the plains and rainforests. But just as you can’t call yourself an animal lover if the only creatures you love are cute and cuddly, you can’t say you’re an environmentalist if you’re interested only in preserving majestic scenery. Peat bogs are “wetlands where dead plants accumulate to make thick waterlogged layers,” according to the Yorkshire Wildlife Trust....

Some people just need to get away from it all every now and then, but while most of us are satisfied with a weekend trip to the mountains, others take the more committed route of moving out into the wild (aka anywhere more than 20 minutes from the nearest grocery store). Then there are those who choose to live days and even weeks away from the nearest coffee shop or ATM....

Climate action is about to get radical. I often wonder what would happen if the climate crisis we are currently facing had suddenly appeared overnight—rather than playing out as the slow-burn emergency that many of us have been talking about for years. Would the powers that be have responded with more urgency? With school strikes and Extinction Rebellion making headlines in Europe, and the fight over a Green New Deal shaping debate in the US, it really does feel like a movement is growing that is finally pushing society to act with the speed and ambition that the science tells us is necessary....

That pile of rocks and gravel on a mountainside? There’s a word for that. Wilderness travel takes more than a pair of strong legs; it requires common sense. An ability to read the land and a basic understanding of trail conditions can be the difference between embarking on a hard slog and pure bliss. Learning the lingo is part of the process, saving novices from grief and providing veterans with a cool vocabulary for the miles shared in the backcountry....

Marvel Studios confirmed that T’Challa would not be recast in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever following the tragic passing of Chadwick Boseman. And now, the sequel’s screenwriter opened up if they ever considered using CGI to replace the late MCU actor for the movie. Black Panther 2 had the insurmountable task of introducing new characters like Namor and Riri Williams into the MCU while also serving as a powerful tribute to Chadwick Boseman....

While fans were just recently introduced to Oscar Isaac’s new hero Moon Knight thanks to his recent six-episode limited series, audiences are already nearly halfway through the introduction to another: Iman Vellani’s Kamala Khan. Ms. Marvel has released two episodes so far, and both critics and audiences alike seem to be loving it. It’s great how fans seem to be taking well to the new hero, especially given how prominent she will become in the MCU going forward....

Chadwick Boseman sadly passed away in August 2020 after a four-year battle with colon cancer. At the age of 43, the tragic passing of the actor shocked many. As a veteran in the industry, Boseman played several iconic roles through the years, such as singer James Brown and baseball legend Jackie Robinson, but his popularity reached greater heights when he portrayed the MCU’s Black Panther. After being introduced in 2016’s Captain America: Civil War, Boseman led the way as the titular hero in 2018’s Black Panther, and the film went on to become a global phenomenon after positive reviews from fans and critics combined with a stellar box office haul....

Thor: Love and Thunder continues to make its run in theaters as the God of Thunder reunites with Jane Foster to protect his friends, his family, and his people in New Asgard. The latest threat to the titular hero comes in the form of Christian Bale’s Gorr the God Butcher, arguably one of the MCU’s most terrifying and intense villains to date.Leading up to Thor 4’s release, one hot topic of conversation revolved around how Bale would look as the movie’s core antagonist, bringing a villain that looked quite scary compared to many of his Marvel Comics counterparts....

14 years into the MCU, who hasn’t been rumored for a role at Marvel Studios at some point? With an ever-expanding universe filled with casting opportunities for heroes, villains, and everyday people, Marvel Studios will always be looking for talent to bring into the fray. This was more true than ever with Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness - a movie with endless rumored cameos. The cameos were ultimately contained to just the six members of Earth-838’s Illuminati, which consisted of Baron Mordo, Captain Marvel, Professor X, Captain Carter, Black Bolt, and Mr....

After years of starring in his own solo series on Netflix, Charlie Cox has finally made his way onto the big screen within the MCU as Matt Murdock, better known as Daredevil. While the debate about the show’s canonicity to the larger universe is still a hot topic, Cox had just over a minute of screen time in Spider-Man: No Way Home offering his services to Tom Holland’s Peter Parker. Now that Cox’s Daredevil is officially in play, fans are already looking forward to where he may show up next, particularly as he has yet to appear in costume as the Man Without Fear....

Spider-Man: No Way Home is currently smashing box office records, ultimately recementing the web-slinger’s popularity. Directed by Homecoming and Far From Home’s Jon Watts, the Tom Holland-led MCU threequel has been highly praised by fans and critics ever since its worldwide premiere, with the film taking over online discussion on social media across the globe. No Way Home follows the story of Peter Parker’s identity shenanigans after Mysterio shared his secret with the rest of the world....

Lucasfilm is investing heavily in Disney+ as the platform for the future of Star Wars content. Following the launch of the studio’s first live-action series The Mandalorian, it was revealed by showrunner Jon Favreau that its second season was set to release in Fall 2020, with Disney head Bob Iger later announcing October 2020 as its premiere month. Alongside the return of Din Djarin, aka Mando, and The Child (more commonly known as ‘Baby Yoda’), the Star Wars universe will expand further on Disney’s streaming service with an Obi-Wan Kenobi series and a Cassian Andor series debuting down the line....

George Lucas’ ex-wife Marcia Lucas - who served as an editor on the original trilogy of Star Wars - discussed which movie of the bunch was the “most problematic” and faced troubles in the editing room.Star Wars has always been a franchise about family, more specifically the Skywalker family, but the production also has its own family story behind it. The franchise’s infamous creator George Lucas worked on the films with his now ex-wife Marcia Lucas, who served as editor on the project....

Summer is the most difficult time of the year on plants and gardeners alike. By the end of June and through July and August, especially in the South, the combination of oppressive heat and, in most years, lack of rain, stresses the ability of plants to survive and the will of gardeners to leave the comfort of an air-conditioned home, not to mention the shock of higher water bills. If this scenario sounds all too familiar, here’s a stress-relieving guide to summer gardening care....

I didn’t know this until recently, but eggplants are classified as berries. Technically, they’re a fruit, even though they’re almost always treated as a vegetable. That’s just a fun fact to keep in mind as you search for the perfect eggplant this summer. I follow these tips for picking a ripe one from the grocery store or the farmers market: Check the color. There are several different colors of eggplant; the most common is the very dark purple, but some are lighter purple, striped or even yellow or white....

Incandescent light bulbs may be on the way out around the world, but every now and then we hear from commenters bemoaning their demise and arguing for their superiority. While the “well, they give nicer light” argument has always left me a little cold, another defense of these inefficient illuminators has given me pause for thought: Isn’t the heat they produce useful? The argument stems from one of the main criticisms of incandescents—that as much as 90% of the electricity they use goes to producing heat, not light....

This year will see the debut of a second Hulk in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Sure, all eyes may be currently on Marvel Studios’ next project, Moon Knight, but Tatiana Maslany’s debut may be one of the biggest and most unique additions to the MCU’s Disney+ slate in 2022. Maslany leads the series as Jennifer Walters, who ends up becoming a different version of what her cousin, Bruce Banner is: a Hulk....

While much of the attention from the DC fan base is centered on Zack Snyder and the release of his cut of Justice League at the moment, James Gunn is the DC director who fans will be talking about for the long haul. Despite the connected, overarching nature of the MCU, James Gunn’s Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 1 and Vol. 2 are unique in that Gunn’s voice and style were the film’s defining characteristic and talked about as much as its action and characters....

Chris Hemsworth’s Thor has had one of the toughest journeys in the MCU, having alreadylost his father, mother, best friend, and brother. As he endured the loss of his Asgardian family, the Avengers became something of a second family to Thor, which serves as one of the many reasons he suffered so much after failing to stop Thanos from erasing half of all life in the universe. Unfortunately, that family lost two members recently in Avengers: Endgame as Robert Downey Jr....