They may not be colorful, vibrant, or particularly interesting vegetables, but learn how to grow turnips and you’ll find that these often-overlooked vegetables have a lot to offer. A popular staple since ancient times, turnips have tender potato-like roots that are mild when cooked and can be mashed, baked, boiled, and added to soups and stews. They’re rich in fiber, vitamin C and vitamin B6 and help promote colon and lung health....
It has been five full years since Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 was released in theaters. And despite appearances in two Avengers movies, and an upcoming role in Thor: Love and Thunder and their very own Holiday Special, fans have waited for the return of Marvel Studios’ most galactic franchise for a long time. That wait gets shorter and shorter with every passing day and every milestone is enough to grab the attention of Guardians fans....
The MCU has become infamous for its presence at major conventions as Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige stands before a crowd of ecstatic fans to reveal plans for the future. Due to the pandemic, that, unfortunately, wasn’t able to happen for a while, but Feige just made his big return to San Diego Comic-Con this year to deliver quite the splash. After various conflicting rumors as to what the studio had in store, Marvel Studios went all-out with the reveal of the complete Phase 4 and 5 slate, along with confirmation of Avengers: The Kang Dynasty and Secret Wars completing Phase 6 in 2025 to round out the Multiverse Saga....
Thanks to my childhood, I have a soft spot for garishly dyed eggs in all their messy glory, achieved through means of commercial Easter egg dying kits and their distinct breed of synthetic color. But as a grown-up, I am head over heels for the magic of natural pigments. There is no shortage of formulas describing methods for coloring eggs using everything from onion skins to beets to turmeric. (Case in point, our very own from last year: How to make all-natural Easter egg dyes....
Following Marvel Studios’ efforts with Moon Knight, the next Disney+ series on the docket is Iman Vellani’s Ms. Marvel, with the young heroine set to make her long-awaited MCU debut in June. While fans are surely excited to see Kamala Khan find her way in the Marvel universe, especially ahead of her inclusion in The Marvels, her superpowers have been a hot topic in the last few weeks. The first full trailer for Ms....
After a number of series centered around pre-established characters in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Ms. Marvel will be the next Marvel Studios Disney+ series to focus on an all-new hero. A lack of solid information has led to doubts about the show releasing this year, with Hawkeye currently set to close 2021 out for the MCU on Disney+. Clint Barton’s solo show is supposedly the next series to hit the streaming service after What If…?...
Not to overly play into the stereotype of the TreeHugger moniker, but today is 4/20 so a quick review of all the great uses for industrial hemp–you know, that non-psychoactive relative of marijuana that for myriad moronic reasons is more or less illegal* to cultivate in the United States but not work with and sell–seemed apropos. From clothing, to food, to fuel, to a whole host of consumer and building products, not to mention helping in cleaning up soil pollution, it’s only slightly hyperbole to call hemp a wonder crop:...
Tata kills the world’s cheapest car that nobody wanted. I worried about its implications in 2008. Daniel Kessler worried: But in fact, the Nano never did catch on, and according to Bloomberg, it is now dead. They are blunt: “While consumers may be value-conscious, cutting costs to the bone in pursuit of a gimmicky claim to fame is no use if the end result is a second-rate vehicle with a tendency to catch fire....
A few years ago I was shocked to learn than in much of the USA, homeowners are responsible for the maintenance of the sidewalks in front of their property. I wrote at the time about Atlanta: But they don’t. Randy Garbin writes in CityLab about where he lives, Jenkintown, Pennsylvania, where he just got hit with a $3,000 bill to fix the sidewalk in front of his house. He recognizes the importance of sidewalks:...
Andor is one of many projects under the Star Wars brand that is set to hit Disney+ in 2022. The series is set prior to the events of Rogue One and will feature the return of Diego Luna’s Cassian Andor as the Rebel Alliance gets sparked into existence. There have been reports that Ben Mendelsohn’s Orson Krennic and Forrest Whitaker’s Saw Gerrera are also returning, and some rumors suggest that the series could be released sometime in August 2022....
Marvel Studios and Sony Pictures have the MCU fandom on pins and needles waiting for the theatrical release of Tom Holland’s Spider-Man: No Way Home, which is mere days away from arriving. The threequel’s promotional tour is kicking into high gear as its cast and crew tease what’s coming in interviews and press releases, which only continues building the hype that’s existed for more than a year. No Way Home is set to deliver arguably the most ambitious solo movie in MCU history thanks to appearances by at least five villains from past Spider-Man movies, which is just the start of the madness....
While WandaVision largely centered on Elizabeth Olsen’s Wanda Maximoff in her journey towards self-discovery, Paul Bettany’s Vision played an equally large role in the story while adding to his record-long MCU tenure. Now, the franchise’s longest-standing star is reportedly in for his own moment of glory even after WandaVision seemingly brought his story to an emotional end in 2021.A recent rumor hinted that Marvel Studios is days away from opening a writer’s room for a Disney+ show titled Vision Quest, which would give Paul Bettany the leading role for the first time in his 14-year MCU career....
A new report from the NRDC has some surprises. Insulation is a touchy subject in green building. Many designers just want the best R value and tightest seal, which you can get from plastic foams. They say “solid petrochemicals are a lesser of two evils when compared to CO2” and deride my concerns as “an example of ‘Perfect is the enemy of good’.” But some organizations have been looking beyond CO2 at the issues of health....
The first bell peppers of summer are green, and there can be an overabundance of them in the garden before the other colored peppers show up. But no one likes to waste fresh garden bounty. As the abundance flows in from the garden, farmers markets and CSA boxes, you can use these recipes — one for each night of the week — to create a variety of dishes so you don’t feel as if you’re eating the same thing over and over....
Like most people who like to cook, and even some who just like to eat, you’ve probably got stacks of cookbooks on the shelves full of awesome recipes for foods of all kinds. But when you’re looking to cook up some non-edibles, things can get a little trickier. We’ve gathered up some of the best green cleaning recipes out there to clean and conquer almost anything life can throw at you....
John Muir was a naturalist, writer and conservationist perhaps best known as the founder of the Sierra Club. The man called the father of our national park system helped establish Yosemite and Sequoia national parks at a time when we didn’t have the extensive system we enjoy today. He loved nature from his earliest days, and it was a theme that would define his life. There are so many interesting stories about this famed explorer whose 180th birthday is April 21 — fittingly, right before Earth Day....
Sure, you might have friends who live to camp under the stars or hike for miles in the wilderness. But what about the ones who simply appreciate nature? Maybe that means walking in the woods or just watching birds from the window. Whatever their way of celebrating friluftsliv — the Nordic concept of “open air life” — we’ve got some gift ideas to celebrate their outdoors-y spirit. Cozy Blanket A Great Read Maybe your giftee would appreciate a deep dive into forest bathing (“Shinrin-yoku”) or perhaps a better understanding of why nature is the best prescription....
Collective nouns for animals are weird and wonderful – here’s where they came from. Most people know that when lions get together they form a pride, and that if you get enough fish in one place its called a school – but were you aware that a group of ravens is known as an unkindness? Actually, there’s a bevy of bizarre names for animal groups – in fact, a bevy is what a multiple number of otters is called....
After years of waiting, fans finally have not one, but two Avengers films to look forward to on the MCU slate. The first of which, Avengers: The Kang Dynasty, will hit theaters in May 2025 with Avengers: Secret Wars following it up in the Fall of the same year. While not much is currently known about Secret Wars, The Kang Dynasty has made headlines with a writer and even a director in Shang-Chi’s Destin Daniel Cretton....
With King T’Challa confirmed to have passed on in Black Panther’s latest MCU outing, someone else has stepped in to take control of Wakanda.In Marvel’s newest film Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, the technologically advanced nation seems to be in a state of transition.Their king, Chadwick Boseman’s T’Challa is gone, the nation grieves his loss, and to add insult to injury, Wakanda is drawn into a conflict with Namor, the undersea ruler of Talokan....
