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A brief first look at Pixar’s Win or Lose offered a glimpse of the future for the pioneering studio. Despite theaters worldwide having reopened, some recent Pixar movies such as Turning Red have gone straight to streaming service Disney+ instead of being showcased on the big screen. However, the studio is starting to embrace the potential of streaming, now previewing the first public look at its historic-first long-form animated series, Win or Lose....

A video has shown up in my Facebook timeline several times over the past couple of days. It looks real, and there are many foods that can be grown from scraps like celery or green onions. So the concept of using part of a fruit or vegetable to grow a new edible fruit or vegetable isn’t crazy. But Can There Be a Banana-Kiwi Hybrid? Can you really take part of a banana and the end of a kiwi, put their flesh together, bury them in a pot, and grow a baniwi, as some people are calling it?...

Back in June, I asked readers if they would buy a used Nissan Leaf. As I noted at the time, prices right now are surprisingly low—especially when you consider the ridiculously low running and maintenance costs of operating a battery electric vehicle. Well, I’ve finally taken the plunge myself—buying a 2013 Nissan Leaf S last month with about 17,000 miles on the clock. Much like my series on life with a Nest learning thermostat (which, incidentally I need to post an update on after the summer), I plan on writing some follow up posts on how things go with my new car....

In the age of cinematic universes, every franchise is attempting to expand in big ways with prequels, sequels, and spin-offs. The Mad Max universe is no exception to that rule that as 2024’s Furiosa will soon explore the story of Charlize Theron’s post-apocalyptic war captain in the years leading up to the acclaimed Fury Road.This time around, the young Imperator Furiosa will instead be played by Anya Taylor-Joy, with Thor actor Chris Hemsworth joining as Warlord Dementus....

Can one device to it all? Should it? Has its time finally come? For a few years now, I have been seeing Alexandre De Gagné peddling his Minotair Pentacare Compact Air Treatment Unit at Passive House conferences, and not being a mechanical engineer, have spent some time trying to figure it out. It’s what some have called a “magic box” that pulls together a number of air-handling functions, and it is different from what we are used to; after a 2016 conference I wrote that “I spent some time trying to figure out what it did, concluded it was a sort of heat pump that acted as the most complicated HRV ever, and ran away screaming....

We know that animals have feelings. Studies have shown that animals have consciousness and emotions. But if you have a pet, you know this firsthand. Just think of how thrilled your dog is when you come home after a long day away or how your cat purrs when you open a can of food. But do our pets actually smile at us when they’re happy? When your dog is content, his mouth will be relaxed and could be slightly open, psychologist and best-selling dog author Stanley Coren, Ph....

Most of the time, sea otters are one of the cutest animals on the planet. They float around grooming themselves, cracking crabs on their chests and nibbling on urchins. But that illusion of a sweet, fuzzy little ball of joy is shattered when it comes to the realities of reproduction. Sea otter males can be just plain mean. When it comes to mating, male sea otters are aggressive. The males will grasp the female, then bite down onto her nose and hold on, usually resulting in deep cuts and gouges, sometimes with pieces of flesh torn away....

Sponsored posts are a form of advertising; they help keep the lights on at TreeHugger. They are usually anodyne and uncontroversial. So it was odd to see one on Utility Dive that is strongly dissenting of the accepted wisdom about Net-Zero. Now I have to preface this by noting that I am confused about Net Zero and never quite sure what people mean by the term; there are so many standards and variations....

But what does that mean? KZ Recreational Vehicles just introduced the Sonic X, described as “the industry’s first self-sustainable lightweight RV." Now, when I am not writing for TreeHugger, I am teaching sustainable design at the Ryerson School of Interior Design in Toronto, and one question I put on every final exam is “What is sustainable design?” I keep hoping that some day someone will give me an answer that makes sense – and I have no idea what “self-sustainable” means....

Even though Phase 4 of the MCU has ushered a number of new heroes into the fold via Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings and Eternals, the remaining OG Avengers still have a story to tell. For instance, in July 2022, fans will finally revisit Chris Hemsworth’s God of Thunder in Thor: Love and Thunder, alongside Tessa Thompson’s Valkyrie, Taika Waititi’s Korg, and the Guardians of the Galaxy. Still, that’s not all....

In case you still haven’t noticed, there is little sitcom spoof show streaming on Disney+ called WandaVision. And while only four episodes into nine (or possibly ten) episode run, the first installment of the MCU’s Phase 4 has risen, answered, and altered a lot of questions from Marvel fans. The new Marvel show is considered to be the first in a set of projects confirmed to explore the MCU’s multiverse, followed by Spider-Man 3 and Doctor Strange: In the Multiverse of Madness....

Sony Pictures’ Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse is expected to feature several Spider-Man Variants, and a new comment from its producer may have teased that Tom Holland’s MCU web-slinger may be one of those heroes that could appear. The upcoming animated sequel to the highly successful Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse has been the talk of the town in the past few weeks due to its Multiverse-sized rumors. There have reportedly been discussions about incorporating Andrew Garfield and Tobey Maguire’s Spider-Men as a cameo in the sequel or its follow-up, Beyond the Spider-Verse....

It still seems like it’s a bit much for the Lasso of Truth to be picking up all the slack, so it’s great to see that Diana’s tiara will see more use in Wonder Woman 1984 as an especially sharp and destructive boomerang. Two new clips have been released that given Wonder Woman’s headpiece a moment to shine as it arcs through the air. NEWS An exclusive clip from Wonder Woman 1984 was released for Chinese audiences, giving fuller context to the mall scene fans have now seen dozens of times....

Eliminate clutter, indecision, and stress in your closet by adopting this sensible habit. Are you tired of standing in front of your closet, struggling to figure out what to wear? How often do you have wardrobe crises, wasting precious minutes trying on multiple outfits that end up discarded on the floor? Do you ever leave the bedroom feeling like your clothes just aren’t right? Maybe it’s time to think about creating a capsule wardrobe....

Marvel Studios’ upcoming Disney+ series The Falcon and the Winter Soldier was well on its way to completing principle photography before pandemic-related shutdowns forced them to grind to a halt. The Falcon and the Winter Solider picks up where certain story threads of Avengers: Endgame left off and sees Anthony Mackie’s Sam Wilson potentially pick up the mantle of Captain America (That is, if certain other parties don’t stake claim to it instead....

As Marvel Studios readies Black Panther: Wakanda Forever for its Disney+ debut, the super-powered Hollywood giant announced the release date for the film’s Marvel Studios Assembled documentary special.Black Panther 2 is just about finished its nearly three-month theatrical run, raking in more than $835 million worldwide. Now, with a Disney+ release date set for Ryan Coogler’s MCU blockbuster and a special never-before-seen type of docu-series focusing on the film, it seems the logical next step would be a Marvel Studios Assembled episode....

Since the start of the Marvel Cinematic Universe in 2008, there’s been a widely accepted notion that Marvel Studios struggled to write a good antagonist for some of their films. Realizing that many fans felt this way, Marvel Studios took that criticism and cranked their villain game up to 11 in more recent years. Creating earthbound bad guys like Adrian Toomes and Erik Killmonger, while also upping their game on the cosmic side of things with Ronan and Hela, all while building up to the big bad boss Thanos - writing for villains is no longer an issue that Marvel Studios struggles with....

The Falcon and the Winter Soldier saw the debut of the Bradleys, a grandfather-grandson duo living a secluded life in Baltimore, Maryland. The series revealed Isaiah Bradley to be a hidden hero erased from the history books, consequently carrying out his days quietly after being betrayed by the country he fought so hard for. While Isaiah’s Super Soldier days seem to be far behind him, Eli’s might just be getting started....

You can learn a lot from Zen monks about focus, mindfulness and meditation. But did you know they can also teach you how to clean? There’s a practice in many Zen temples called soji, which takes place right after morning prayer and meditation. Soji is usually for about 20 minutes, and each monk is assigned to a specific cleaning task each day, and he does so without trying to finish the task....

With the MCU’s upcoming Disney+ series Echo now facing unexpected delays, fans got an update on the project’s status. Echo has been the subject of one delay after another over the past year, with concerns steadily rising about whether the series is of the same quality and standard that the MCU is known for. Initially set to be the second Disney+ show released during Phase 5 in Summer 2023, the series has now been pushed back and won’t release until late 2023 at the earliest, raising concerns about whether the show will be successful when it arrives....