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This is a series where I take my lectures presented as adjunct professor teaching sustainable design at Ryerson University School of Interior Design in Toronto and distill them down to a sort of Pecha Kucha slideshow of the essentials. Building up to and during the Second World War, aluminum production capacity in the States was vastly increased to churn out airplanes. Dams were built to generate electricity specifically for making aluminum (which is sometimes known as solid electricity because it takes so much to make it)....

The Marvel Twitter account in India added a Quantumania teaser kicking off the MCU’s Phase 5.Phase 4 is all said and done. After releasing a myriad of new projects in the past two years, Marvel Studios intends to keep the train rolling, starting with Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania.The third film in the Ant-Man trilogy will not only kick off Phase 5 but also introduce the Multiverse Saga’s big bad in earnest....

As Phase 5 of the MCU gets closer, fans might be looking to prepare for the franchise’s next wave of stories by reading some of the comics that inspire them. Ahead are some comic recommendations that appear to give some insight into what to expect in Phase 5 of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. And if these comics don’t end up being what the movies and shows are about, reading them will at least familiarize fans with the characters and worlds of these stories....

Iman Vellani stars as Kamala Khan in the MCU’s latest Disney+ streaming series, Ms. Marvel. In the show, the teen hero finds herself in possession of a mysterious bangle that’s worn on the wrist. When Kamala puts it on, it unlocks fantastical superpowers, giving her the ability to create constructs made from hard light. And of course, being a huge fan of the Avengers, young Ms. Khan is completely obsessed with one Carol Danvers, aka Captain Marvel, whom she greatly looks up to and considers an inspiration....

Amidst news of Matt Reeves’ The Batman Universe co-existing with the new DCU, Barry Keoghan has addressed his hopes to return to the Robert Pattinson-led franchise as Joker. This isn’t the first time the actor responded to questions about his return, especially since his Joker was barely seen and even went uncredited in the 2022 film, leaving his character’s future in doubt. The fact that The Batman Universe isn’t just secure but expanding with sequels and spin-offs puts the question of Keoghan continuing as Joker in a new light....

Ryan Reynolds is inching closer to his Marvel Cinematic Universe debut thanks to the upcoming Deadpool 3, which is in early development. Having already completed two wildly-successful solo movies with 20th Century Fox, the stage is set for the Merc with a Mouth to join his Marvel counterparts after Disney gained the rights to the X-Men. ADVERTISEMENT Karan Soni is in the dark about his comeback as the taxi driver Dopinder while Zazie Beetz shared hope that she’ll be back to play the luck-blessed heroine Domino again....

Shower or tub? In the building industry it is a big question, for all the wrong reasons. It’s hard being a TreeHugger sometimes. We write about green living and building, go to conferences, promote energy efficiency and Net Zero and PassiveHouse and think that we are getting somewhere convincing the building industry that energy and carbon and water actually matter, and then I read Builder Magazine on The Great Bathroom Debate: Shower or Tub?...

Marvel Studios and Sony Pictures’ Spider-Man: No Way Home remains the biggest event in the entertainment industry as it climbs up the box-office charts. Featuring all three cinematic Spider-Men teaming up with iconic past villains like the Green Goblin and Doctor Octopus, this threequel became something truly special amongst its MCU counterparts. In almost unbelievable fashion, this movie’s final battle brought together all three generations of Spider-Man’s live-action movie history as the web-slinger trio administered cures to the Multiversal villains they fought....

After Super Bowl LV ended, Marvel fans began analyzing every detail of the second full trailer for The Falcon and the Winter Soldier set to premier on Disney+. In two minutes of new footage, Marvel Studios teased an exciting, action-packed story filled with tension and excitement for Anthony Mackie and Sebastian Stan’s leading characters. Following up from the debut trailer that debuted for Disney Investor Day, more of the plot details for the show revealed themselves in the Super Bowl trailer....

The Flash Season 7 is introducing a valued member to Barry Allen’s family in the form of Jordan Fisher’s Bart Allen, but details on how the speedster will arrive are still being kept under wraps. Throughout the show’s seven-season run The Flash has had its fair share of ups and downs, but the CW series has debuted a wide array of characters from from all over DC Comics. This is mainly due to the Scarlet Speedster’s ability to travel through time and explore different alternate realities....

Some spiders make fanciful additions to their webs. While theories abound, scientists remain stumped by the creations. Leave it to the spiders to do something that is compellingly beautiful and completely mysterious. Would we expect anything less? No. The craft in question is the suitably Harry-Potteresque named phenomenon of stabilimentum – also known to us muggles and non-arachnologists as “web decoration.” Bernard DUPONT / Flickr/CC BY 2.0 Daniel Schwen/CC BY 2....

When Thor was last seen in the MCU, he was a god without a path. Having mostly conquered his demons and proved himself still worthy of wielding his mystical weapon Mjolnir, he helped to take down Thanos and his forces during the finale of 2019’s Avengers: Endgame. When Dr. Jane Foster was last seen in the MCU, the astrophysicist was in England doing research when she was reunited with Thor. In Avengers: Age of Ultron, it was established that the two were dating, but in Thor: Ragnarok - about two years later in the MCU - Natalie Portman doesn’t appear as Jane and it’s explained that she and Thor broke up....

New updates from some insiders are teasing incoming news regarding Tom Holland’s MCU future in Spider-Man 4 and beyond following his incredible performance in Spider-Man: No Way Home. At the moment, Holland isn’t officially confirmed to appear in any other projects as Spider-Man aside from one unnamed MCU film.In July of this year, insider Jeff Sneider noted that plans are in place for more of the wallcrawler on screen, but he “doesn’t actually believe he has actually signed a deal yet....

After five weeks of thrilling action, fans are only days away from the sixth and final episode of Marvel Studios’ Ms. Marvel on Disney+. Iman Vellani continues to shine as the franchise’s young newcomer Kamala Khan, as she moves closer to realizing her full superhero status, which is about to come to fruition in the Season 1 finale. Episode 5 finished with some major cliffhangers for Team Kamala after Najma and the ClanDestines met their end by trying to go through the interdimensional time-traveling rift in Pakistan....

Danny Elfman is only a couple of weeks away from seeing his most prominent MCU composing work yet come to the big screen with Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. However, his list of credits in the superhero genre is seemingly more than a mile long, including projects like Michael Keaton’s Batman movies, assistance on Avengers: Age of Ultron, and Tobey Maguire’s Spider-Man trilogy. Elfman’s work on Maguire’s Spider-Man movies became one of the most memorable movie themes of the 21st century - one which even came back for key moments in last year’s Spider-Man: No Way Home....

The second DC Fandome event is well underway, opting to unleash a wide range videos-on-demand as opposed to the live format of the previous event. The event has already brought new details with it, including the announcement of the fourth season of Young Justice with the subtitle ‘Phantoms.’ Baby Yoda may also have a new rival over at DC, thanks to the announcement that an infant Bruce Wayne will be arriving in the second season of Pennyworth....

Each year, the Environmental Partnership Association in concert with the European Landowners’ Organization awards a special honor to a single tree: The European Tree of the Year. Quite frankly, I’d say there are no losers when it comes to trees – but the lovely and popular contest is a great way to shine the spotlight on our arboreal cohabitants. In singling out specific trees, we learn their stories and become a bit more emotionally invested in them....

With the Holiday Season finally upon us, here are the 12 best Black Friday deals from across the galaxy for every Star Wars fan.Gentle Giant Ltd Gentle Giant LtdGentle Giant LTD sells some of the best Star Wars statues and busts on the market, and as a part of the Black Friday festivities, it is offering $40 off statues, $30 off L3D busts, $20 off mini busts, and $15 off jumbo figures....

Even though The Falcon and the Winter Soldier on Disney+ was met with a positive reception from both critics and fans, and is even in contention for an Emmy nomination, the series had a lot to live up to back when it was released in March of this year. In addition to exploring real-world themes and transitioning two supporting characters — Sebastian Stan’s Bucky Barnes and Anthony Mackie’s Sam Wilson — into leading roles, the show was the only second Marvel series for Disney+....

Critics have shared their strong first reactions after attending the world premiere of James Cameron’s Avatar: The Way of Water. The upcoming Avatar 2 has been a long time coming. Director James Cameron has been vocal that he needed technology to catch up to his vision for the sequel, and now the time has finally come to see the results of that work.Fans will soon get the chance to return to Pandora for the first time since 2009, as Cameron debuts to the world this next installment in his “generational family saga....