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Wii Sports fans rejoice - Nintendo Switch Sports is here and it is glorious. Announced as a spiritual successor to the classic Wii pack-in, this new Nintendo Switch title brings together a collection of six different activities for players to take part in. Returning favorites like Tennis and Bowing are joined by new disciplines in Soccer, Badminton Chambara, and Volleyball. It is a fun package sure to be the spark of some competitive fun in the family room....

Photos emerged from the set of DC’s The Flash Season 9 which highlights the return of Stephen Amell’s Green Arrow, along with several other Arrowverse icons.The Flash Season 9 is preparing to bring the long-running CW series to an end, but with that, the Arrowverse as a whole seems to be winding down. Nonetheless, DC appears determined to send off its decade-long superhero universe with a bang, bringing back many fan favorites, including the one who started it all....

The James Gunn era of the Marvel Cinematic Universe is coming to a close and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 is the swan song. After several years on the bench of the MCU bench, the Guardians of the Galaxy have made a comeback this year after joining the God of Thunder for Thor: Love and Thunder before starring Disney+’s fun and heartfelt Holiday Special. The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special marked the sixth MCU appearance of the integalactic team across eight years; but alas, all good things must come to an end as their story will come to an “emotional” end in May 2023 with Vol....

I remember making spiced pomander balls for Christmas presents as a Girl Scout years ago. We started with bowls of whole cloves and tangy oranges and ended with pretty, fragrant gifts and achy fingers from pushing dozens of spiky cloves through that tough citrus skin. Pomander balls are incredibly easy and fun to make and fortunately with a few tips from the DIY experts (my troop leaders didn’t have the Internet way back then) your fingers will be spared any crafting pain....

After Lucasfilm released the first trailer for Indiana Jones 5, fans shared their reactions to seeing Harrison Ford being de-aged.Ford’s fifth Indiana Jones movie has been a long time coming for the 80-year-old star as he looks to bring the iconic action hero back for one final ride with Disney and Lucasfilm. The studios brought the first look at this new adventure at the 2022 D23 Fan Expo in Anaheim this past summer, showing off a number of new costumes and teasing what’s in store for the cast of Ford’s latest action effort....

The mess of garbage in Toronto’s restored Grange Park shows the need for producer responsibility. Grange Park is an oasis in the heart of Toronto, surrounded by Frank Gehry’s Art Gallery of Ontario and Will Alsop’s famous tabletop in the sky. It just re-opened last week after a long renovation and everything is bright and spanking new. Even the trash bins are different than the usual ones in Toronto parks....

A new report indicates that Jonathan Majors’ Kang the Conqueror will play a much larger role in the second season of Tom Hiddleston’s Disney+ series Loki.Warning - the rest of this article contains spoilers for Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania.Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania didn’t just introduce audiences to the leading “Warrior” Variant of Majors’ villain—it also showcased hundreds of them.The first post-credits tag saw Immortus, Rama-Tut, and Scarlet Centurion call their Variants throughout existence for an important meeting....

For the first time in MCU history, Marvel Studios will give one of its live-action Disney+ shows a second season with Tom Hiddleston’s Loki Season 2 arriving in 2023 during Phase 5. With more than a decade of movie appearances and all of Season 1 under his belt, Hiddleston will now move to arguably his craziest adventure yet in the MCU - one that sends him spiraling through space and time....

With Marvel Studios’ Disney+ slate for 2022 mostly accounted for, little is known about what the MCU has in store beyond the end of the year. Included in this is Secret Invasion, of which very little is currently known plot-wise. The upcoming Disney+ series will showcase the MCU return of Samuel L. Jackson’s Nick Fury and Ben Mendelsohn’s Talos, marking the pair’s reunion after 2019’s Captain Marvel. The veteran actors will be joined by a stellar cast that includes Emilia Clarke, Kingsley Ben-Adir, and the returning Maria Hill....

Marvel Studios’ Phase 4 slate has introduced a wide range of new heroes and villains into the MCU; but within that ever-growing roster, there are a few characters who don’t quite fall into either category. In addition to Yelena Belova, Abomination, and even Baron Zemo, U.S. Agent John Walker - who first made his debut in The Falcon and the Winter Soldier - is an MCU antihero and one who Marvel audiences are expecting to see again....

As the Infinity Saga gradually built closer to its climax, the scale of the Avengers blockbusters grew immensely before culminating in the one-two combo of Infinity War and Endgame. With the Multiverse Saga well underway, many have been eager to discover where it’s all heading and when Avengers 5 will finally be pushing toward theaters. Every chapter of the MCU so far has concluded with an Avengers flick, so fans have naturally been questioning the absence of an ensemble epic on the Phase 4 slate....

Moon Knight has already finished its six-episode run on Disney+, managing to avoid MCU connections aside from a single line of dialogue about Madripoor. Although it is set alongside the world of Earth’s Mightiest Heroes, the show’s executive producer Grant Curtis first revealed that the series will not be attached to the current MCU, reiterating that the titular hero will be “brand-new” and “going on a brand-new adventure.” The Marvel producer also explained that fans will not need to watch anything from the MCU to understand Moon Knight’s narrative, saying that there will be something to enjoy as long as people are “(fans) of really good storytelling....

So you say you don’t have a green thumb. You kill every plant you try to grow, including the so-called “unkillable” plants that everyone else on the planet seems to have no problem with. Or you’re really busy, and you don’t think you have the time to grow a garden. Surprise: you can grow a perfectly respectable vegetable garden (in the ground or in containers) and eat fresh food from your own yard or balcony all summer long....

Marvel Studios is well known for many different reasons. For one, there’s the fact that it is the largest cinematic universe to ever exist, and it’s something many studios have tried to replicate, yet no one has even come close; the DCEU has come the closest, but its execution is quite messy—just ask Zack Snyder fans. Something else synonymous with Marvel Studios? Secrecy. It’s a a common joke around fans how Marvel Studios has snipers trained on its actors during interviews with the press, ready to pull the trigger if any secrets slip through their lips....

These things should be banned, or at least they should come with a real warning. Last year I complained about the elaborate displays of bathtubs at the Interior Design Show in Toronto, and it seems that the fashion for free-standing tubs is continuing unabated. I complained how awful these are, how they are not ergonomic and not safe; I wrote: Is this a bathtub?/ Lloyd Alter/CC BY 2.0 Gathering around the tub on opening night/ Lloyd Alter/CC BY 2....

Sony’s Marvel universe is expanding after the successful introduction of Tom Hardy’s Venom. The next Spider-Man spin-off series that will take center stage is Jared Leto’s Morbius, a movie that centers around the titular living vampire. Although the character is a villain to the web-slinger in the comics, the upcoming film will depict Morbius as an anti-hero, similar to Venom. In the past year, Morbius experienced numerous delays due to the pandemic....

The rumor mill around Spider-Man: No Way Home has been unprecedented.Emma Stone was recently asked about possibly returning to her role as Gwen Stacy in the film. This is on top of Alfred Molina confirming that he will return as Doc Ock, Jamie Foxx reportedly returning as Electro, and Doctor Strange playing a key role; all signs point to this being a multiverse-jumping adventure.The possibility of Tobey Maguire and Andrew Garfield returning as their respective Spider-Man roles has got comic book movie fans buzzing....

Marvel fans the world over are celebrating the release of Sony Pictures’ Spider-Man: No Way Home. The latest Marvel Cinematic Universe installment film has released in markets around the globe and many agree that it’s a love letter to the Peter Parker character. This movie features much in the way of surprises and special appearances from Marvel’s past, expertly riding the balance of nostalgia and payoff. Producer Amy Pascal, who was a Sony executive during the development of both Sam Raimi and Marc Webb’s Spider-Man franchises, recently announced that there were plans to develop a second Spider-Man trilogy starring Tom Holland....

The exact month for the launch of Lucasfilms’ third phase of the High Republic’s storytelling was revealed.Lucasfilm recently put into motion a new publishing initiative that focuses on an entirely new era of Star Wars, one set across the span of 100-250 years before The Phantom Menance.The company separated these new stories into three phases, each mirroring how the Skywalker Saga was told. Phase 1 took place roughly 100 years before Episode 1, the second jumped even further back, taking place about 150 years prior to that, while the third would then continue the original storylines from the first set of stories....

One of the most popular characters for Marvel fans to share their fan casting picks for these days is Wolverine, who will finally make his way into the MCU along with the other X-Men in the coming years. After Hugh Jackman’s incredible 17-year run as James Logan, there are some big claws to fill for the next take on the role, although there are plenty of impressive contenders in the mix....