This is a theory that has been floating around for a while, but it’s undeniable: The rings of Kang’s Quantum City from Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania bear an unmistakable resemblance to Shang-Chi’s Ten Rings, as well as numerous other mystical artifacts strewn across the Marvel Cinematic Universe. But how are all these Marvel MacGuffins connected?That’s the subject of our latest Quantumania video, which looks at Kang’s technology and sees how it compares to a variety of other powerful objects in the MCU. As to how Kang’s tech could also connect to the Ten Rings, if Wenwu held it for years and years…
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24 Mar 2023 Explore the Human Experience with These Nonfiction Books Biographies and memoirs offer a unique opportunity to explore the human experience through the eyes of others. These books give us a glimpse into the lives of people from all walks of life, sharing their struggles, triumphs, and lessons learned. Whether you’re looking for inspiration, insight, or just a good story, these new biography and memoir releases are perfect for you! Facebook’s Oldest Intern: How a 60-year-old Fitness Trainer Reinvented Himself With the Most Unlikely of Companies by Howard Waldstreicher Release Date: March 6, 2023 Was I a test…
For the first time, scientists may have discovered indirect evidence that large amounts of invisible dark matter surround black holes. The discovery, if confirmed, could represent a major breakthrough in dark matter research.Dark matter makes up around 85% of all matter in the universe, but it is almost completely invisible to astronomers. This is because, unlike the matter that comprises stars, planets and everything else around us, dark matter doesn’t interact with light and can’t be seen.Fortunately, dark matter does interact gravitationally, enabling researchers to infer the presence of dark matter by looking at its gravitational effects on ordinary matter…
Charlotte Flair and Rhea Ripley are counting down to their massive rematch at WrestleMania over the weekend of April 1-2. It’s not the first time the duo have met in the ring, of course. Back in 2020, Flair defeated Ripley for the NXT women’s championship at the WWE Performance Center, but that encounter was watched by zero fans because of Covid lockdown. Three years later it’s Ripley facing Flair for the SmackDown title in a marquee battle at WrestleMania 39 before a packed SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles. Here champion and challenger open up about their evolution heading into the…
If you’ve been standing in line at a Glossier retail location, here’s some good news: Glossier is now available online and in-store at Sephora. The collaboration with Sephora marks the first retailer Glossier has ever worked with. (Although some eagle-eyed Glossier fans have recently spotted the brand at TJ Maxx.) Glossier has always been known as a direct-to-consumer brand, meaning their stores and website have been the only place you could buy their products– until now.Many consumers who were interested in trying Glossier products had no option but to buy online and hope they enjoyed them. Unless you could visit…
Facebook warned on Friday that it may block sharing of news content on its platform in Canada over concerns about legislation that would compel digital platforms to pay news publishers.The Online News Act, introduced in April, laid out rules to force platforms like Meta’s Facebook and Alphabet’s Google to negotiate commercial deals and pay news publishers for their content, in a move similar to a ground-breaking law passed in Australia last year.The legislation is under consideration at a parliamentary committee, to which the US social media company said it has not been invited to share its concerns.”We believe the Online…
[] Skip to main content Hokies supporters began belting the chorus to the heavy metal 1991 classic a capella during Friday night’s game against Chattanooga. Metallica Tim Saccenti Nothing can stop Virginia Tech students from supporting their team. This year, the NCAA is hoping to keep on-campus host sites as neutral as possible by fining a host for playing traditional hype songs, such as Virginia Tech playing “Enter Sandman” as it usually does during women’s basketball games at Cassell Coliseum. Virginia Tech started playing the Metallica hit back in 2000 during the season opener for football at Lane Stadium. While…
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This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. When it comes to science fiction, there is a fine line for the suspension of belief. To truly sit within the science fiction genre, you have to have some element of realism with your science. Otherwise, it is simply fantasy (which is okay and I have no problem with this, but at least be honest with yourself). Real science fiction takes what we know about science and then adds the story on top. To be fair, science has been leaping forward every day…
Tardigrades — those darling, near-microscopic critters that are nearly indestructible — carry proteins that could keep critical drugs and medical treatments stable without refrigeration, scientists say.In a study published Monday (March 20) in the journal Scientific Reports (opens in new tab), scientists tested this idea with human blood clotting factor VIII, a protein used to treat an inherited bleeding disorder called hemophilia A. Due to a genetic mutation, people with this disorder don’t make enough factor VIII (opens in new tab) and their blood can’t clot properly. People with hemophilia A bleed spontaneously, and bleed excessively after injury or surgery. Treating…
In New York City in 1999, two former strangers named Lindsay and Miguel fall in love and discover that the single greatest obstacle to finding happiness together might just be themselves — and the memories, obsessions, fears, and fantasies that lives inside their heads. Those Up Here mental gymnastics are expressed through song in Hulu‘s new musical series, streaming as of Friday, March 24. Mae Whitman and Carlos Valdes bring these songs to life along with their merry band of musical players. With songs from the EGOT-winning musical duo behind Frozen (real-life married couple Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez), Up…
Photography by Getty Images The cast is committing to the bit, and we’re not complaining. By Natalie Michie Date March 17, 2023 When it was announced that Daisy Jones & The Six would be adapted for the small screen, there was a lot of nervous fan anticipation. The viral Taylor Jenkins Reid novel, based on a fictional Fleetwood Mac-inspired rock band in the ’70s, is beloved for its vivid imagery of a particularly magical time in rock-n-roll lore. How does that type of nostalgia translate to TV without feeling gimmicky? The answer is actually quite simple: fashion. RELATED: 20 Years…
“I’ve got no strings to hold me down, to make me fret or make me frown …” You’d think, wouldn’t you, that if it was good enough for Pinocchio then it should be good enough for the rest of us? And it’s true, there’s a lot to be said for basic convenience (in general) and losing the strings (in particular). If you’re using wireless earbuds when you’re out and about, or wire-free headphones for focused listening at home, the flexibility of movement and lack of trip-or-twang hazards makes plenty of sense.Wireless headphones, though, come with a few key compromises: a…
[] Skip to main content The tennis star is currently expecting her first child with Cordae. Cordae and Naomi Osaka attend 2021 Costume Institute Benefit – In America: A Lexicon of Fashion at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on September 13, 2021 in New York City. Sean Zanni/Patrick McMullan via GI Naomi Osaka took to social media on Tuesday (March 21) to show off her baby bump, just months after it was revealed she’s expecting her first child with Cordae. The tennis pro shared a series of snaps from a street in Japan, wearing a cropped green jersey with her…
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What’s the story behind the story? What inspired you to write New York Stories? I get a lot my inspirations from current events, news stories, and what people are talking about, bits of overheard conversations. The themes in New York Stories: crime, the police, the homeless, global warming, the decline of democracy, war and global politics, China, massive multiplayer online RPGs, online banking, and insurance companies… are all in the news and are constantly being talked about. Actually, I got the idea to use life insurance to collect on debts from a Japanese news story on how some Yakuza guys…
On April 26, 1986, an accident at Ukraine’s Chernobyl nuclear power plant caused some 350,000 people to flee their homes as thick plumes of radioactive material spewed into the sky, according to the World Nuclear Association (opens in new tab). Upon evacuating, they would have had to decontaminate their clothes, bodies and any items to avoid being exposed to and spreading toxic radioactive substances. Later, the surrounding region would have to be cleaned up as well.But how do you decontaminate objects and people that have been exposed to dangerous levels of radiation? To answer that question, it’s important to understand…
Dare we say things are looking up for Dr. Teddy Altman (Kim Raver) and Dr. Owen Hunt (Kevin McKidd) on Grey’s Anatomy? But will it stay that way? At the end of the episode “Training Day,” which Raver directed, things seemed the best they’ve been in a long time for the couple, but could that be because the weight is off both of them as individuals now that they’ve settled into where they should be professionally, her as chief of surgery and him as chief of trauma? “I think they made so many really messed up choices, really bad choices.…
The vaginal microbiome is the community of the bacteria and other microorganisms that live in the vagina. Many people think of the term “vaginal microbiome” as chiefly referring to the vagina’s bacterial environment, which includes more than 300 bacteria species, according to a 2020 study published in the journal Nature Communications (opens in new tab). However, the microbiome also includes non-bacterial organisms in the vagina, such as yeasts, as well as viruses — although viruses are not technically “alive.”A person’s vaginal microbiome changes throughout their lifetime and in response to specific events. “We have the menstrual cycle, we have sex, we have…
When I look back at photos of myself, I’m furious with myself for wasting so much time and energy examining every pore. Despite my critical inner monologue that likes to think things like, ‘Ew look at that forehead wrinkle,’ the fact is, I’ve had good skin my entire life. Because I’ll spend the rest of this story complaining, let me get this out of the way: I’m lucky! Of course, I’d get a breakout from time to time, but on most days my skin could chug along like a charming middle child, needing no attention because the other kids (my…
The banks providing $13 billion (roughly Rs. 1,07,300 crore) in financing for Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s acquisition of Twitter have abandoned plans to sell the debt to investors because of uncertainty around the social media company’s fortunes and losses, people familiar with the matter said.The banks are not planning to syndicate the debt as is typical with such acquisitions, and are instead planning to keep it on their balance sheets until there is more investor appetite, the sources said.The banks, which include Morgan Stanley and Barclays, did not respond to requests for comment. Bank of America declined to comment. Representatives…
Boygenius have released the music video for a new song called “Not Strong Enough.” The clip finds Julien Baker, Phoebe Bridgers, and Lucy Dacus spending time at the amusement park. They self-shot the visual, which got edited by Bridgers’ brother, Jackson. Watch the new video below.“Not Strong Enough” is the fourth offering from Boygenius’ debut album, The Record, following “$20,” “Emily I’m Sorry,” and “True Blue.” The new album, which follows 2018’s Boygenius EP, is out March 31.Tonight (March 1), Boygenius are performing at the Tibet House US Benefit Concert at Carnegie Hall in New York. Next month, the group…
Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania is the 31st film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe — and that doesn’t even include all the Disney+ shows and short films in the MCU. At this point, things are bound to get a little confusing from time to time in the world of Marvel — and we have heard from a lot of ScreenCrush viewers and readers about issues they had with Quantumania; potential plot holes that they felt didn’t add up.That’s what our latest Ant-Man video is all about. We solicited your questions on Twitter, and then we used all our prodigious nerd knowledge to…
Delaware Before the Railroads: A Diamond Among the States by Dave Tabler What’s it About? A recreation of Delaware’s history through photography and detailed commentary. Fresh out of college, Dave Tabler provided the photography for a book entitled The Illustrated History of American Civil War Relics, which taught him how to work with museum curators, collectors and white cotton gloves. He moved to Delaware in 2010 and became love-struck with the state’s rich past. His experience working with curators and collectors came in handy when he got the urge to photograph what he calls “a love letter to Delaware’s early…
The James Webb Space Telescope has spotted the earliest known galaxy to ever be “quenched” — suddenly and mysteriously halting its star formation — and scientists think the supermassive black hole in its center could be to blame.The galaxy, called GS-9209, formed most of its stars during a hyperactive burst of activity between 600 million and 800 million years after the Big Bang. Then, more than 12.5 billion years ago, it suddenly stopped. The researchers published the discovery Jan. 26 on the preprint server arXiv (opens in new tab), so it has yet to be peer-reviewed.”The thing that’s particularly surprising…
Are you ready for Scandoval to hit screens? Bravo on Monday unveiled the midseason trailer for Vanderpump Rules Season 10, and it features the first look at footage filmed after Tom Sandoval’s affair with Raquel Leviss was exposed. As previously reported, producers fired up the cameras again to film additional scenes for the hit reality series to capture the fallout of the scandal that rocked fans around the world. The footage involving Tom and Ariana was filmed just days after the affair was uncovered, and it sure looks like there won’t be time for any pleasantries. “I wish we both…
As POPSUGAR editors, we independently select and write about stuff we love and think you’ll like too. If you buy a product we have recommended, we may receive affiliate commission, which in turn supports our work. With so much nostalgic ’90s fashion continuing to trend — from the return of miniskirts and lug-sole platforms to the ubiquity of crop tops and slip dresses — it’s no surprise baggy jeans are also making a comeback. Slouchy, low-slung, straight-leg silhouettes are usually called “dad jeans,” while loose, tapered silhouettes embody more of that “mom jean” vibe (this style typically features high rises…
Shares of Snap sank about 25 percent before the bell on Friday, after the owner of photo messaging app Snapchat forecast zero revenue growth for the current quarter, triggering a slide in other social media stocks dependent on advertising revenue.YouTube-parent Alphabet, Facebook-parent Meta Platform, Pinterest and Twitter all slid between 1.7 percent and 9.2 percent in premarket trade.”We believe Snap is facing increased competition, primarily from TikTok, both for time spent and increasingly for ad dollars, which is compounding the challenges of a softer macro and Apple’s (privacy-related) changes,” Atlantic Equities analysts said in a note.The brokerage said competition is…
Rodney Crowell, the 72-year-old country artist, has announced a new album produced by Jeff Tweedy. The Chicago Sessions is out May 5 via New West. The Texan singer-songwriter recorded the album at Wilco’s Loft studio in Chicago. Tweedy appears throughout the album, including the lead single “Everything at Once.” Tweedy’s son, Spencer, plays drums on the record. Watch the video, filmed during the album’s sessions, below.Crowell has written hit songs for legends including Waylon Jennings, Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson, and George Strait. “The way that Rodney writes is deeply connected to a classic era of country songwriters that I’ve always…