The Faroe Islands are not, in the strictest sense, in the middle of nowhere. But neither are they in the middle of anywhere particularly notable. The archipelago nation is an hour-and-a-half flight north of Scotland, about that far west of Norway, and roughly halfway between Norway and Iceland. It’s not easy to get to there. And once you do, the North Atlantic weather can be wildly unpredictable and, depending upon the moment, utterly unwelcoming....
Nietzsche said, “All truly great thoughts are conceived while walking.” There’s nothing like the combination of fresh air and physical activity to make one feel good while fuelling creativity. What’s not to love about that? The world has been flooded with brilliant sunshine for the last few days. It’s still cold outside, usually below freezing for the first part of the day, but the sun and clear blue sky make it easier to bear....
It’s time for a little self-examination. Cleaning a house can feel like endless work. By the time you get everything organized, it falls back into a state of messiness and the whole cycle begins again. But if you’re feeling particularly overwhelmed by keeping a tidy home, there could be some obstacles making it even harder for you. Consider the following list of problems (taken in part from this article on Apartment Therapy) and assess whether these are making your cleaning efforts less effective than they could be otherwise....
It seems that a major character from Loki’s first season was gender-swapped before filming began.It’s not too surprising to hear that someone ended up being far different than originally conceived. After all, the series does feature Sylvie, a female Variant of Tom Hiddleston’s iconic character.The show is also all about alternate versions of one’s self—something that the project doesn’t even limit to being different genders. Someone could be a bird in another life, or an alligator, like the God of Mischief himself....
Around 26,471 trees are chopped down every year to make the paper for that space. People get so worked up about such silly things, such as whether one should put two spaces after a period or just one. According to Avi Selk of the Washington Post, “this schism has actually existed throughout most of typed history.” However, in a recent study, ‘Are two spaces better than one? The effect of spacing following periods and commas during reading’, the researchers tracked the eye movements of sixty students and found that reading speed improved when there were two spaces....
A year ago I wrote If You Really Want To Get Off Oil, Move To Buffalo, about its incredible infrastructure. I wrote: Guaranty Building I concluded: And indeed, while at the conference in Buffalo, that is what I saw, a rebirth and revitalization of a city that I remembered very differently. Old industrial buildings were being turned into lofts, you could eat off the floors of the bus station, the streets were clean and the people just couldn’t do enough for you....
Marvel Studios has plans for a jam-packed 2022 in theaters and on Disney+, and 2023 and beyond won’t be lacking in comparison. That year will kick off with Paul Rudd’s increasingly massive threequel Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, which will take the story of the first two movies to new levels of insanity. One thing building hype for this release is the theatrical debut of Jonathan Majors’ Kang the Conqueror, who will continue his reign of terror that began its early stages in Loki....
If you’ve ever seen a praying mantis in person before you knew of its existence, you may have been frightened by its exotic looks. Its face alone would give anyone seeing it for the first time pause. The law of human nature dictates we fear what we don’t know. But most would be fascinated and want to know what it is. Ladybugs must have better public relations people because everyone is happy to see a ladybug land on or near them....
Dear Pablo: My city wants to put in a desalination plant for drinking water. Environmentalists are opposed, which makes me wonder: What’s so bad about desalination?Desalination is any process whereby salt and/or minerals are removed from water to make it potable. In most cases desalination is used in arid coastal regions to turn sea water into drinking water but it is also used inland, where local ground or surface water is brackish....
Superman’s return in Black Adam has been the main subject of conversation among DC fans in the weeks leading to the movie’s premiere, mainly due to the barrage of rumors centered on the character’s comeback. Details on how Superman appears in the Dwayne Johnson-led movie started to emerge, with one insider indicating that the DC hero’s appearance is much more substantial than a headless cameo. Moreover, controversial behind-the-scenes tidbits on how Henry Cavill’s return materialized in the movie also became a subject of a report, with it revealing that Johnson had a major role in pushing for his comeback....
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever set an official Disney+ record in regard to other MCU films after it finally hit the streaming service.The MCU’s final send-off to Phase 4 hit Disney+ on February 1, allowing subscribers to have the entire MCU library at their fingertips aside from a select few projects (The Incredible Hulk and the MCU Spider-Man trilogy) due to studio rights.Black Panther 2 already broke one Disney+ streaming record with the longest time between the theatrical release date and the streaming release date of an MCU film at 82 days....
WandaVision may have ended in early 2021 on Disney+, but the series was actually just the start for many of its characters. Wanda Maximoff’s personal story continued (and possibly concluded) in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, which also featured the return of her twin sons, Billy and Tommy. But now, it’s Agatha Harkness’ turn. During Disney+ Day in November 2021, Marvel announced that Kathyrn Hahn’s Agatha Harkness would receive her own solo series for Disney+ titled Agatha: House of Harkness....
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness gave Elizabeth Olsen’s Wanda Maximoff a new role as the story’s primary antagonist, coming after she fully realized her Scarlet Witch persona. Going on a different path than her journey of self-discovery and grief in WandaVision, Wanda made her presence felt in the sequel almost immediately upon entering the fray. Following an epic opening battle between Gargantos and Doctor Strange, Wanda revealed that she was the one that sent the giant octopus as she tried to take America Chavez’s powers for herself....
PRODUCTION During last year’s San Diego Comic-Con, Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige revealed that the official title for the Doctor Strange sequel would be Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. The film was originally scheduled to release next year on May 7, but due to the coronavirus pandemic, The Walt Disney Company made the decision to push the release back to November 5, 2021. Disney has since pushed the film’s release back to March 25, 2022....
To many fans’ surprise, Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness has been publicly chosen as the best movie of 2022, beating fan favorites like The Batman, Top Gun: Maverick, and more.It’s been an interesting year for comic book movie fans. For one, both Multiverse of Madness and Thor: Love and Thunder were met with mixed reactions from both fans and critics. Then, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever became easily the most highly praised MCU installment since Spider-Man: No Way Home....
Black Adam will not only introduce a new DCEU anti-hero in the form of Dwayne Johnson’s Teth-Adam, but it will also showcase the debut of the Justice Society of America. The upcoming movie is expected to explore the origin story of the titular anti-hero while also dealing with his adventures with the aforementioned super-team. The exact plot details are still being kept under wraps, but marketing for the movie appears to hint that the JSA will play a significant role....
Among the blockbuster slate of Phase 4 that has already delivered shocking Multiversal surprises and game-changing twists, Marvel Studios will soon wind things down a little for I Am Groot. The Disney+ shorts series will premiere all five of its episodes on August 10, just one week before She-Hulk: Attorney at Law. Whether these shorts are canon to the MCU remains up for debate, but they appear to take place after Guardians of the Galaxy and before Avengers: Infinity War as Vin Diesel’s talking tree stays in his iconic Baby Groot form....
As a species, coyotes are living the American dream. After humans wiped out most U.S. wolves last century, coyotes began expanding from western North America to seize new opportunities all over the continent. And beyond filling an empty ecological niche, the wily entrepreneurs have shown further savvy by moving into cities, settling down in human neighborhoods and raising pups under our noses. Once known as “ghosts of the plains,” coyotes now inhabit rural towns, suburbs and even major cities across North America, from Los Angeles and Seattle to Chicago and New York (further proof they can make it anywhere)....
Our bet: no. The Montreal Protocol was signed by President Reagan thirty years ago to get rid of ozone-destroying chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) that are used as refrigerants. It is one of the world’s great environmental success stories, and has been responsible for a dramatic shrinking of the “ozone hole”. Even with some backsliding, it continues to make a difference. In 2016 most countries, including the USA under President Obama, agreed to the Kilgali Amendment that would phase out hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), which were adopted to replace CFCs but still cause problems as they are serious greenhouse gases....
Disney+ has recently kicked off production on their new series Percy Jackson and the Olympians. The much beloved young-adult novels are being adapted into a big budget streaming show on the Disney-owned platform. What’s more is that Rick Riordan, creator and author of the Percy Jackson series of books is taking a very hands-on role in the show’s development as an executive producer.Special effects have certainly come a long way since the early days of television and cinema....
