Red-breasted sapsuckers are so named because most of their diet is sap, but they also love to indulge in fruits as an extra sweet treat. If you look closely at how this bird is gripping the apple, you’ll notice something interesting about its feet. The red-breasted sapsucker is a member of the woodpecker family, and most species of woodpecker — as well as owls, parrots and ospreys — have zygodactyl feet....
If some new quotes are to be believed, HBO’s The Last of Us (TLOU) may have hinted at the dark twist Ellie takes in PlayStation’s The Last of Us Part II. HBO’s PlayStation adaptation received rave reviews after its first episode debuted, taking the world created by Naughty Dog in the acclaimed video game franchise and bringing it to television. While director Craig Mazin and showrunner (and original TLOU game director) Neil Druckmann have remained focused on adapting the first game, the pair also teased the idea of taking on Part II in a potential second season....
Mosquitoes are a common summer nuisance, but they’ve become more worrisome since we learned more about how many mosquitoes carry the Zika virus, the West Nile virus and even encephalitis. In some towns and cities, mass pesticide spraying aims to significantly reduce the mosquito population. But what we don’t think about is the effect these measures have on other critters — namely bees. Bees are integral to many of our agricultural crops....
The Marvel Cinematic Universe is officially in full-swing with mind-blowing content starting to arrive every week as the franchise’s first Disney+ series WandaVision comes to an end. Not only will 2021 bring the most releases of any year in MCU history with four theatrical movies and six Disney+ shows in total, production will also be in motion for numerous entries releasing in 2022 or later. Currently filming right now are both Hawkeye and Ms....
Marvel Studios has enjoyed unprecedented success on Disney+. From WandaVision’s Emmy nominations to Loki’s streaming records, the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s popularity has only increased with their weekly streaming releases. 2022 looks to replicate those triumphs beginning this Wednesday with the debut of Oscar Isaac’s Moon Knight. Even before it premieres, Moon Knight finds itself in an exclusive MCU club. Not only is the title character one of a limited company to make his full debut in his own solo project, but Moon Knight is the first ever MCU hero to kick off his rookie season on Disney+....
A new trailer for Marvel Studios’ What If..? has been released. Fans get their best look yet at the animated elseworld series diving into what the Marvel Cinematic Universe would look like if certain things happened differently. While getting a look at what this show will look and feel like is exciting, more major news comes in the casting of one of Marvel’s biggest characters. A NEW TONY STARK FOR WHAT IF....
After a brief appearance in December’s Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 trailer, new photos offered fans a good look at Will Poulter’s debut as Adam Warlock. Adam Warlock has been a long time coming to the MCU, after first being teased back in the post-credits scene of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2. And Guardians 3 seems to only just be the beginning for the gold-skinned Marvel hero, with Poulter hoping to “go on a journey” with his MCU character....
Moon Knight is one of the upcoming Marvel series slated for Disney+ in 2022. The series will showcase the debut of Oscar Isaac as the titular MCU hero, and it is directed by Mohamed Diab with a script written by Umbrella Academy scribe Jeremy Slater. Moon Knight follows the origin story of a former mercenary named Marc Spector, as he transitions into a man who becomes the host of a moon god known as Khonshu....
Marvel Studios’ Moon Knight is just around the corner. After the long three-month wait since the last MCU affair, fans are getting ready to dive into the deep end of Marc Spector’s broken psyche; one that believes he’s been gifted with superpowers thanks to the Egyptian God of the Moon. Oscar Isaac plays the titular character(s), opposite of Ethan Hawke’s villainous Arthur Harrow. There are many unique elements the upcoming series will bring to the table, but one of those will be how international the entire story is....
While fans now have more than a dozen shiny new MCU toys to look forward to in Phases 5 and 6, Phase 4 kicked off in 2021 with some incredible stories in its own right. Arguably at the top of the heap was Tom Holland’s efforts in Spider-Man: No Way Home, which became the third highest-grossing MCU movie in history and one of the franchise’s best-reviewed entries to date.No Way Home delivered some of the most incredible story beats in the MCU Spider-Man’s history, finally giving him some of his iconic moments from the comics that fans have wanted to see on screen....
With The Book of Boba Fett’s run now complete, the next top for the MandoVerse is the primary story: The Mandalorian Season 3. The next season of the hit series began production last Fall and, if everything goes according to plan, will wrap at the end of March when the extended shoot culminates. Lucasfilm currently has Season 3 slated for a late 2022 release, bringing Mando back to screens sooner than many had hoped....
Following Ms. Marvel, She-Hulk: Attorney at Law is the next live-action Disney+ series in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Marketing has been ramping up for the Tatiana Maslany-led series in the past weeks, mainly due to its imminent August release. However, one of the ongoing conversations about the show online is its heavily criticized CGI. During the premiere of She-Hulk’s trailer, fans openly criticized the show’s CGI, with some pointing out that it’s “unfinished” and “it doesn’t look great....
The Rise of Skywalker may have concluded Disney’s Star Wars Sequel Trilogy and the Skywalker Saga, but questions about its characters, story, and what went on behind-the-scenes have remained unanswered. That is, until now. When USA Today bestselling author Sariah Wilson sat down with The Last Jedi director Rian Johnson and Rey a.k.a. Daisy Ridley, she asked the questions fans have had all this time about the controversial Sequel Trilogy. Wilson has already put one lingering debate to rest in sharing Johnson intended for “Reylo” to indeed be a romantic relationship, but that’s not all she was able to confirm....
Once upon a time, before cities banished darkness and electrified the night, a glow on the horizon betrayed not the presence of civilization, but a hauntingly beautiful phenomenon known as the zodiacal light. This triangular tower of light, also known as a “false dawn,” is a fleeting specter, often appearing for less than an hour at the end of evening twilight or just before morning twilight. What’s particularly fascinating about it, however, isn’t just its ethereal glow, but what causes it to occur in the first place....
The Power Broker was published over forty years ago. Robert Caro traced the career and impact of Robert Moses, perhaps the most powerful unelected civil servant of the 20th century. Moses built bridges, highways, parks and pools in New York City and across the state. In December, Robert Caro wrote an article in The New York Times Book Review about re-reading the book that inspired me to finally read this doorstopper of 3 pounds 9 ounces and 1200 pages....
The final countdown to the return of the Marvel Cinematic Universe is here, sending the MCU fandom into a frenzy. Phase 4 of the MCU is less than a week away as Marvel and Disney prepare for the premiere of WandaVision, whose first two episodes will premiere on Disney+ this Friday. The cast and crew have been all in on the promotional tour, teasing what’s coming while also leaving the story a complete mystery for now....
The journey of the Netflix Marvel shows making their way onto Disney+ began last year when all the character rights to Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage, Iron Fist, and The Punisher finally reverted to Marvel Studios. Shortly after these characters returned, it was rumored that Charlie Cox’s Matthew Murdock would appear in Spider-Man: No Way Home. At the beginning of the year, evidence indicated these shows would leave Netflix by March 1, which turned out to be the case....
Marvel Studios officially completed its early run on Disney+ with the final episode of The Falcon and the Winter Soldier premiering recently, bringing rave reviews across the board. The action was thrilling, the drama helped push the narrative to new heights, and fans are still raving about Marvel’s accomplishments in the costume department for Sam Wilson. This episode seemed to be only the beginning of the excitement too, with news coming shortly after its release that Marvel is actively developing a fourth Captain America movie....
Some things were never meant to go in the blue bin. I have a child who is very enthusiastic about recycling. When he’s cleaning up, everything that is not organic waste goes into the blue bin. He protests vehemently when he sees me putting certain kinds of packaging in the trash and accuses me of not caring about the environment when I fish out his misplaced items. This has led to conversations about what is recyclable and what is not, and how the system with which we’re working is flawed....
No matter how many shiny, starchitect-helmed tech campuses you cram into it, the Silicon Valley’s most remarkable architectural landmark will forever be a rambling Victorian mansion continuously built over a 38-year span by a very rich, very paranoid widow. San Jose’s Winchester Mystery House stands as a National Register of Historic Places-listed testament to the fractured psyche of firearms heiress Sarah Pardee Winchester. Spanning 24,000 square feet, the labyrinthine residence is architecturally stunning despite its not-so-subtle eccentricities....
