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As if the landscape of fire and ice wasn’t wonderful enough, the stories of its magical creatures make it all the more wondrous. Most cultures have their own breed of impish creatures invisible to human eyes. In the United States we have a fairy who takes our teeth, a rabbit that delivers chocolate, and a team of toy-building workers in the North Pole. But while our belief in magical creatures generally fades away with childhood, in Iceland, elves aren’t just for kids....

To this day, the two-part culmination of the Infinity Saga remains Marvel Studios’ highest achievement. Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame were released in consecutive years, totaling 331 minutes of content. The lengthy runtimes did not hurt the receipts either, as both films sit comfortably in the top five worldwide lifetime grosses of all time. Infinity War and Endgame made Marvel Studios a collective $4.8 billion. The Joe and Anthony Russo-directed crossover events are the only Marvel Cinematic Universe installments to individually pass the $2 billion mark, and both did it with relative ease....

No trip along California’s central coast feels complete without stopping at Big Sur. Big Sur is filled with nature reserves, beaches and a marine protected area off shore so visitors have an opportunity to enjoy the great outdoors and an incredible diversity of flora and fauna. Click through this gallery to see the sights, activities, and wildlife that you’ll enjoy while visiting this beautiful and beloved stretch of California coastline....

Complaining about the humidity is a go-to conversation starter in the summer, but we should be aiming our ire at the dew point. Yes, both of these things — humidity and dew point — are related to the moisture in the air, but they refer to different things, and that difference matters when it comes to how comfortable you are outside. Relative humidity vs. dew point When we talk about humidity, we’re actually talking about the relative humidity, and all this means is how much moisture is in the air relative to the amount that’s required for the air to be completely saturated with moisture....

Details of Michael Gandolfini’s contract may have revealed Daredevil: Born Again’s potential second season. The return of Charlie Cox as Matt Murdock in the Marvel Cinematic Universe has been one of the biggest stories of the post-Infinity Saga era. Spider-Man: No Way Home was collecting the wood, She-Hulk: Attorney At Law lit the match, and the announcement of Daredevil: Born Again was the perennial fuel on the fire.Fans are in for an 18-episode ride with the Devil in Hell’s Kitchen releasing in Spring 2024....

Daredevil: Born Again Star Charlie Cox revealed how his upcoming Disney+ series, which could be a reboot of the original Netflix outing, will make one key change.Many fans hold Cox’s former show in extremely high regard. When talking about the old slate of Marvel series’, fans almost unanimously put Daredevil at the top—with Jessica Jones being the closest behind it.One aspect of Born Again that might upset fans is how it won’t be “as gory” as the hero’s adventures were previously....

Have you ever wondered why you’re able to buy U.S. grown apples at the grocery store in June? Washington state, where 58% of U.S. apples are grown, ends its harvest in November, according to Pick Your Own. New York, second to Washington in number of apples produced, is usually done harvesting by the end of October. So how do U.S. apples end up in the produce section months after harvest ends?...

The legacy of Robert Downey Jr.’s Iron Man is still sending shock waves across the MCU three years after he met his demise in Avengers: Endgame. The memory of the armored Avenger proved paramount to Tom Holland’s subsequent Spider-Man sequels and will soon have significant influence over both Armor Wars and Ironheart. Much of Spider-Man: Far From Home revolved around who was going to be the next Iron Man, as the world believed that to be Peter Parker....

After Marvel Studios officially moved the Defenders Saga from Netflix over to Disney+, many started speculating that it was only a matter of time before they appeared in the MCU. Charlie Cox’s Matt Murdock and Vincent D’Onofrio’s Wilson Fisk have already shown up in Spider-Man: No Way Home and Hawkeye, and recently it was confirmed that they would be returning in the upcoming Disney+ series, Daredevil: Born Again. After those two characters officially joined the MCU, rumors that Krysten Ritter would be coming back as Jessica Jones began to swirl....

After five weeks of theories and agonizing waiting, there is finally light at the end of the tunnel to the Loki finale. Last week’s penultimate installment concluded with Loki and Sylvie approaching a portal out of the Void to the hiding place of the person truly behind the TVA. Meanwhile, Owen Wilson’s Mobius was last seen heading back to the sinister organization to burn it to the ground. ADVERTISEMENT Naturally, speculation is at an all-time high amongst fans regarding what twists and turns the finale may include....

WARNING: This article contains spoilers for Episode 4 of Moon Knight. The Marvel Studios Disney+ series Moon Knight just aired its fourth episode, and fans across the world are undoubtedly still processing everything that happened within it. Layla and Steven got some bonding time, Arthur got to have a good talk with Marc’s wife, and the two heroes of the story barely survived being hunted down by a mysterious creature. ADVERTISEMENT...

The MCU’s Phase 4 has brought many new heroes into the fold, among the most popular of which is Hailee Steinfeld’s Kate Bishop. The actress had been fan-cast as Clint Barton’s apprentice for months before her casting became official, and it’s safe to say it panned out well when she made her debut in Hawkeye. Hawkeye Season 2 has yet to be confirmed, but recent evidence points to it being on the cards....

What does it feel like to be an arch? Very different from how it feels like to be a cantilever. Cornwall’s Tintagel Castle used to be connected by a long-gone land bridge. Now a new bridge has just opened, with a competition- winning design by Brussels-based engineering firm Ney & Partners with William Matthews, who used to work with Renzo Piano and worked on the Shard in London. According to English Heritage:...

New evidence may have spoiled whether Paul Rudd’s Ant-Man will survive his fight with Kang the Conqueror in Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania.Not only will Quantumania kickstart the MCU’s Phase 5, but it will also prove to be a major piece of the Multiverse Saga puzzle as Jonathan Majors’ Kang finally enters the fold before antagonizing Earth’s Mightiest Heroes in Avengers: The Kang Dynasty, and there’s no denying he will be no small threat....

WandaVision was the first of Marvel’s many slated Disney+ projects to be released, and it was a phenomenal success. The show gave fans a look at Elizabeth Olsen’s Wanda Maximoff living an idyllic life with her deceased husband, Paul Bettany’s Vision. While both actors delivered incredible performances, Bettany stirred up a fair bit of drama among speculative fans when he teased a cameo from “an actor I’ve longed to work with all of my life” and claimed fans would be “massively surprised” by the show’s ending....

We have noted that UltraTouch insulation from recycled cotton is great stuff, but I still get upset when I see their pictures of kids putting their heads on it; it has borax, a known respiratory irritant, added as a fire retardant and to keep out vermin. All cellulose insulations do. Now Alex Wilson at BuildingGreen shows us a non-cellulose alternative to the dreaded fiberglass: Dow Ultratouch, made from 100% polyester....

The last two movies to release within the MCU have been arguably the franchise’s biggest solo films to date, largely due to their use of the Multiverse. Sam Raimi just delivered Dr Strange 2, which is already making waves in the theaters, while Jon Watts took Spider-Man: No Way Home to incredible highs behind Tom Holland, two other Spideys, and a handful of classic villains.Raimi also has a notable connection to the Spider-Man franchise as he directed the original Tobey Maguire-led trilogy from 2002 to 2007, which housed three villains that wound up in No Way Home....

A new book announcement could be the first hint at Star Wars exploring the origin story of Emilia Clarke’s Qi’ra. Clarke’s Solo: A Star Wars Story character has remained fairly quiet since her 2018 debut. The character has made a number of comic appearances (the latest of which was described as Qi’ra’s “endgame”) after taking on a leadership role in the criminal Crimson Dawn organization. And an on-screen future for Clarke’s hero has even been teased....

David Ayer, director of the 2016 DCEU epic Suicide Squad, took to Twitter to defend his director’s cut of the film yet again.The moment Warner Bros. allowed Zack Snyder to put out his version of Justice League, a can of worms was opened. This led to the movement for the Ayer Cut, which quickly gained strength as fans fought for the director’s original version of Suicide Squad to be released.While the Ayer Cut may still not have seen a wide release, it has been screened....

Mando needed knowledge, and Ahsoka was able to provide it to him by way of interacting with the Child. In “Chapter 13,” we and Mando learned that Baby Yoda’s real name is Grogu, and the youngling once resided in the Jedi Temple on Coruscant as an initiate. The skills Ahsoka displayed with her white lightsabers served as an example of how far she’s come and how talented Grogu could someday be, and the occasion is being celebrated with a variety of new promotional pieces…...