Update: A lot has happened since I first introduced you to the blind and deaf hurricane of a puppy called Whibbles Magoo. When this story originally ran, a lot of people were smitten with this fluffy puppy, but one particular woman simply fell in love with him. Angie, a former veterinary technician in South Carolina who competes in dog sports with her two rescued herding dogs, had been following his progress....
You are right that glass bottles are heavy and you are right to question their use. In a paper that I wrote about the greenhouse gas emissions from wine production and distribution my co-author, Tyler Coleman of DrVino.com, and I determined that transportation emissions can be a very significant part of the product’s overall life cycle emissions. But, unlike milk, wine is typically transported over very far distances. So the question is do the heavier glass bottles make a significant difference to greenhouse gas emissions over the much shorter distances that milk is usually shipped?...
Wonder Woman 1984 released worldwide a little over a week ago, and viewers have spent that time dissecting every detail imaginable about the DC Extended Universe’s ninth full-length film. New additions to the universe, specifically Pedro Pascal’s Maxwell Lord and Kristen Wiig’s Barbara Minerva/Cheetah, have received plenty of praise for their performances, although the general agreement is that the sequel’s plot doesn’t live up to that of 2017’s Wonder Woman. Director Patty Jenkins and the movie’s cast have been fully invested in interviews promoting the movie, all while revealing previously unknown Easter Eggs and explaining their views on what went down in the film....
While it isn’t a concept that’s entirely new to Marvel Studios, MCU fans are about to get increasingly familiar with a fun method of cinematic storytelling - breaking the fourth wall. To put it simply, this is when a character in any given movie or TV show speaks directly to the audience or references the fact that they’re in a movie or TV show, and it’s about to be used a whole lot more in the MCU....
Hygge is a warm and cozy concept that’s difficult to define. You’ll know it when you feel it and you typically feel it — at least in Danish culture — when the calendar turns to the cold, solitude-filled days of wintertime. It’s a feeling and way of life that centers around coziness and companionship, including family and warm food as a buffer against loneliness, darkness and the cold. The people of Denmark have long been obsessed with hygge (pronounced HYU-gah), but they aren’t the only culture that practices this warm tradition of togetherness....
HYDRA made its MCU debut as a Nazi-affiliated scientific organization back in Captain America: The First Avenger. The evil group has since been exposed to have spent decades hiding within SHIELD, but since then, HYDRA has been rather silent, with its only significant appearances coming in the Agents of SHIELD TV series - one which remains questionable in terms of its canonicity. Even with HYDRA dismantled in the main MCU timeline, that’s not to say that’s the case for the rest of the Multiverse....
New rumors suggested that Marvel Studios intends to release Doctor Strange 3 sooner rather than later. While it’s true that Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness was only released in May 2022, despite being a commercial success, the film set up more than it accomplished.Following the announcement of the Multiverse Saga and Avengers: The Kang Dynasty and Secret Wars, fans questioned Stephen Strange’s involvement and how his sequel would contribute....
You’ve likely heard the argument to support the “eat local” movement: Local purchases support local farms and small businesses. The food is less likely to be sprayed with pesticides and chemical fertilizer because smaller farms are more likely to use organic methods. It doesn’t have to travel for hundreds or thousands of miles, so it’s better for the planet. It all makes sense and it’s great for all those reasons — but it might not be the most ideal way to reduce your carbon footprint....
For thousands of years, Judean date palm trees were one of the most recognizable and welcome sights for people living in the Middle East – widely cultivated throughout the region for their sweet fruit, and for the cool shade they offered from the blazing desert sun. From its founding some 3,000 years ago, to the dawn of the Common Era, the trees became a staple crop in the Kingdom of Judea, even garnering several shout-outs in the Old Testament....
With some time having passed since the debut of Thor: Love and Thunder, it’s become clear that the project has been somewhat divisive amongst fans. Some disliked the direction in which director Taika Waititi took the movie, while others absolutely loved it. But something most people can agree on is the excitement that came from the introduction of one character in particular: Hercules.The surprise came in the mid-credits scene for the movie, as Russell Crowe’s Zeus monologued about his anger towards Chris Hemsworth’s Thor....
First Batgirl, and now Batman? As Warner Bros. Discovery continues to clean house and lay the groundwork for changes to HBO Max and the future of the DCU, it appears that not even the Dark Knight is safe. In recent weeks, the studio has canceled the bulk of DC-related content on The CW, along with Strange Adventures on HBO Max, and even James Wan’s own animated series, Aquaman: King of Atlantis....
Marvel Studios has put a renewed focus on providing more representation in its projects across theaters and on Disney+. Studio president Kevin Feige has publicly confirmed on numerous occasions that the MCU intends to expand in this area, and the franchise is taking small steps forward in that regard for the Multiverse saga. Phase 4’s final movie, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, will reportedly put Danai Gurira’s General Okoye into a same-sex relationship as the Wakandans find their own place in the world....
As Phase 4 of the Marvel Cinematic Universe comes to an end, viewers have noticed one important theme that’s been present in nearly every new entry kicking off the Multiverse Saga.Black Panther: Wakanda Forever recently became the MCU’s latest theatrical release, marking the seventh movie in Phase 4 to hit the big screen, accompanied by its seven live-action series on Disney+. And as the public lets the events of Black Panther 2 sink in, largely earning incredible reviews in the process, the movie becomes the latest to use one overarching theme that’s been consistent in the MCU for the past two years....
More so than ever before, the MCU is adding more content for its younger demographic with younger actors filling some of the most important roles as Phase 4 moves along. Tom Holland leads the way in this effort on the movie side with Spider-Man: No Way Home and Marvel’s next Disney+ series will continue that trend with Iman Vellani’s Ms. Marvel.Taking inspiration straight from her comic counterpart, Ms. Marvel will show Kamala Khan’s place in the MCU as a die-hard Avengers fangirl before gaining her own set of powers....
Morbius may be the worst movie that fans have ever asked to come back to theaters. The vampiric Spider-Man spin-off is Sony Pictures’s latest wall-crawling side story meant to flesh out the smaller characters adjacent to Peter Parker. Since the webhead himself is off having fun in the MCU, the Sony Spider-Man Universe has served as a place where the studio can profit from this portfolio of Marvel names without touching acknowledging the Marvel Studios canon (at least too much)....
Boxy But Beautiful designs have been around for a long time, and there is a real logic to them. When writing In praise of the dumb box, I quoted architect Mike Eliason who noted that “‘dumb boxes’ are the least expensive, the least carbon intensive, the most resilient, and have some of the lowest operational costs compared to a more varied and intensive massing.” I got into a Twitter discussion with builder Tedd Benson of Unity Homes, in which I mentioned one of his designs as being my favorite because it was so simple and classic....
Daredevil: Born Again is set to feature a brand-new story for Charlie Cox’s titular hero. The upcoming Disney+ series is set to make history with its 18-episode count, meaning that it has more room to showcase Daredevil’s fighting skills and cameos from other MCU characters. She-Hulk: Attorney at Law revealed a glimpse of the new fighting style of Cox’s hero, with him leaning on more acrobatics. The actor even shared his hopes for “a tiny bit more CGI” in the Disney+ series that would improve the “action sequences” but only to emphasize the character’s “gymnastic abilities....
If Warner Bros. is looking for a champion film with mass appeal, the studio’s upcoming sequel to 2019’s Shazam! just might be it.One of the most well-received DCU films in recent memory, Shazam! starred Zachary Levi as the superhero persona of young Billy Batson played by Asher Angel. The film’s sequel titled Shazam! Fury of the Gods looks to continue Batson’s story, with Levi and Angel reprising their roles, while also introducing a few new characters played by Helen Mirren, Rachel Zegler, and Lucy Liu....
Almost no movie in recent memory has made an impact on the same level as Spider-Man: No Way Home, which broke the box office and the internet alike as 2021 came to an end. Becoming one of the best-reviewed blockbusters this century and one of the most successful movies to ever play in theaters, No Way Home was a cultural phenomenon as three generations of web-slinger stories came together in one adventure....
The anticipation for The Batman is sky-high as the film’s release inches closer. Directed by Matt Reeves, the upcoming DC film will introduce a brand-new take on The Dark Knight, portrayed by Robert Pattinson. The Batman is set to explore Bruce Wayne’s second year as Gotham’s protector, with the film doing a deep dive into the character’s detective roots amidst the city’s crime-infested roots. In the film, Pattinson will be joined by characters straight from Batman’s rogue’s gallery, which includes Zoë Kravitz as Selina Kyle, Colin Farrell as Penguin, and Paul Dano as the main villain, Riddler....
