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One of the mysteries surrounding Peacemaker is its finale. While certain members of the press were able to watch the first seven installments of the series before the general public, The Suicide Squad director and Peacemaker executive producer James Gunn made sure that its finale wasn’t shown ahead of time, thus fueling speculation that something major would happen. In the lead-up to episode 8, Gunn has been vocal on social media about the series, with him sharing interesting behind-the-scenes tidbits and Easter eggs that fans missed when watching every installment....

Lunch takes on a different nature when treated as an education period, rather than a recreational one. The United States and Japan couldn’t be more different when it comes to school lunch programs. While the U.S. is considering cutting funding to school food programs for underprivileged kids, saying there’s insufficient evidence that feeding kids improves academic results, Japan places a high priority on feeding its schoolchildren healthy, homemade meals on a daily basis....

Warm summer nights are filled with the creaky song of the tree frog. But these arboreal amphibians aren’t just masters of the evening serenade; they also enchant us with their beautiful colors and patterns. They spend much of their lives climbing up bark and perching on leaves, and all the while, tree frogs give even the prettiest forest flowers a run for the money. One of the sweetest and most iconic tree frogs, the green tree frog hails from Australia but also can be found in the United States....

Why you should make your own raisins and how to do it with little more than grapes, a baking sheet, and your oven. Why would anyone want to make raisins when they are so readily available to buy from the store? If you’re an obsessive do-it-yourselfer, you know the answer. But if you need convincing, consider this: • Store-bought raisins are fine, but very limited. When you make them at home you can choose the variety of grape and the texture – from dry and chewy to plump and juicy....

As the old screenwriting adage goes, “there’s no story without conflict.” Unfortunately for Marvel Studios, life imitated art in 2021 as a legal battle between Marvel star Scarlett Johansson and Disney created some serious in-studio conflict for all to see. Due to the pandemic, Johansson’s Black Widow film was released in theaters and on Disney+ Premiere Access on the same day in July 2021 as a way to enable more fans to watch the movie....

Ever since Tony Stark died in Avengers: Endgame, fans knew his legacy wasn’t over. There would still be heroes in flying suits of armor—with one key example being Rhodey’s War Machine. Another character who fits under that criteria is someone who’s about to get their big introduction in just over a month, thanks to Black Panther: Wakanda Forever: Ironheart.Played by Dominque Thorne, Riri Williams will be making her big debut on movie screens worldwide before going on to lead her own show on Disney+ next year....

Sony Pictures continues to expand its Spider-Man Universe with the upcoming Madame Web, which is currently filming and due for release in June 2023. While Dakota Johnson will lead the way as the titular hero in this Spider-Man spin-off, she’s joined by rising star Sydney Sweeney, who will take on her first-ever superhero outing.Sweeney has made her name over the last couple of years in the highly-acclaimed Euphoria, where she appears alongside Spider-Man: No Way Home’s own Zendaya....

Hybrids differ little from regular vehicles when it comes to routine maintenance items. Other than the systems that control the onboard storage batteries and the additional electric drive motor, routine maintenance for hybrids follows pretty much lockstep with your father’s Oldsmobile. Follow our routine vehicle maintenance schedule to make sure you have all of the basics covered. Full Hybrid Vehicles If operated as designed, full hybrid vehicles have the ability to shut off their internal combustion engines and operate on the electric motor only under certain conditions....

Next up on Marvel Studios’ slate is the upcoming Disney+ series, Moon Knight. The project will see Oscar Isaac’s Steven Grant struggle with Dissociative Identity Disorder as he comes to believe that he has been granted powers by the Egyptian God of the Moon, Khonshu. Grant then has to contend with figuring out what is real, and what isn’t. The creatives behind the show have teased its mind-bending qualities, and how it won’t shy away from being as dark as necessary....

What is eco-friendly technology? Also known as clean tech, green tech and environmental tech, eco-friendly technology can help preserve the environment through energy efficiency and reduction of harmful waste. Green tech innovators use the latest environmental science and green chemistry to reduce the harmful impact of human activity on the earth. Eco-Friendly Innovations Green technology is still in the earliest stages of development, but many exciting innovations have already been made in areas like renewable energy, water purification and waste management, as well as in everyday consumer products like electronics and vehicles....

It’s not a lot of fun listening to “Track 1” on “Unknown Album,” but that’s what happens in your car or home music player if the titles aren’t recognized. I’m fascinated by the process in which my computer consistently recognizes the data on even the most obscure music, but the fancy systems in the cars I test fail to properly identify even the most common music. Let me explain to you exactly why that is....

For decades now, Star Wars has been among the most celebrated franchises in the galaxy, so much so that May the 4th now serves as a day dedicated to celebrating the sci-fi series. Every year, the occasion has been commemorated with announcements and releases, with a special convention even taking place annually in the weeks surrounding the date: Star Wars Celebration. This year has been big for Star Wars, and things are just getting started....

Much of warm weather’s air conditioning load could be reduced or the air conditioning season shortened if we did simple things, many of them common before air conditioning was the norm in North America. Summer is here and the air is full of the the sound of whining air conditioners, all seriously sucking kilowatts. Yet much of that air conditioning load could be reduced or the air conditioning season shortened if we did simple things, many of them common before air conditioning was common in North America....

With Henry Cavill’s time as the DC Universe’s Superman seemingly coming to an end, the question now turns to who will play Clark Kent in the franchise’s new era.Even after making a thrilling cameo in the mid-credits scene of 2022’s Black Adam, Henry Cavill was dealt an incredibly tough hand as the DCU goes through major changes. Following a meeting with DC Studios co-CEOs James Gunn and Peter Safran, Cavill was told that he would not be playing Superman moving forward, disappointing the actor and fans alike, as Warner Bros....

Nintendo and Illumination’s The Super Mario Bros. Movie is quickly moving along with its promotional tour, with multiple new posters having just leaked online.Mario, Luigi, Peach, Bowser, and other iconic characters from the Mushroom Kingdom will finally get the chance to shine in the upcoming animated Super Mario Bros. movie, set for a theatrical debut in April 2023. The first trailer for the movie arrived in early October, only teasing a couple of epic landscapes from this video game world with sneak peeks at footage of Mario and Bowser....

After going radio silent on his appearance in Spider-Man: No Way Home, Andrew Garfield finally had the opportunity to open up on his experience joining the Marvel Cinematic Universe in 2021. Alongside his fellow Spider-Men in Tom Holland and Tobey Maguire in a fight against villains like Willem Dafoe’s Green Goblin and Jamie Foxx’s Electro, Garfield’s Amazing Spider-Man shone in this Multiversal adventure. Even for only playing a supporting role in No Way Home, Garfield remained at the center of reports and rumors since spring 2021 thanks to spending so much time denying his inclusion in the film....

Back when Ant-Man first debuted in 2015, many probably would never have guessed that he’d go on to be an instrumental part in one of the biggest movies of all time, Avengers: Endgame, and basically the key reason everyone was saved from The Blip. His upward swing in popularity is only going to continue, seeing as his next outing in Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania will put him up against the big bad of the Multiverse Saga: Kang the Conqueror....

Dear Pablo: We had a home energy audit and the auditor suggested that we switch our space and water heating from natural gas to electric to become more sustainable. Why is this? A: The changes suggested by your building auditor can indeed be part of a comprehensive strategy to make your home “carbon neutral.” Since the majority of utility-supplied electricity comes from fossil fuel sources and is by no means “carbon neutral” your strategy needs to include a source of renewable energy....

While Warner Bros. continues working to expand the DC Extended Universe, the studio still has its fair share of controversy to handle behind the scenes. This specifically concerns the ongoing defamation trial between Amber Heard and Johnny Depp with regard to her upcoming role in Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom, next year’s anticipated DC sequel. Over the past couple of weeks, Heard shared her thoughts on the matter at hand as it pertains to the damage that the lawsuit has done to her status with Warner Bros....

DC Studios’ James Gunn has addressed the rumor about the Green Lantern series planned for HBO Max within the DC Universe (DCU).Superman isn’t the only DC character who’s been missing in action in recent years. The character who holds the crown for the longest wait just may be the Green Lantern.Apart from Zack Snyder attempting to introduce a version of the Green Lantern in his cut of Justice League, the character hasn’t been seen on screen for more than a decade - his last appearance coming in Ryan Reynolds’ Green Lantern from 2011....