Broccoli

In recent years, broccoli has gained a reputation as an excellent vegetable due to its high levels of a particularly beneficial compound called sulforaphane.With some early-stage studies showing how this compound plays a role in blood sugar control and potentially even has anti-cancer benefits, it's no wonder that broccoli pills are on the rise. However, a 2011 study showed that eating the whole vegetable gets you more sulforaphane than taking a supplement – so a team of Chinese researchers decided to try and find the…

With Stardew Valley 1.6, we’ve been blessed with four new Seeds – one for every season. While they’re not particularly hard to come by, it’s not entirely obvious where to get them at the very beginning. Don’t worry, I can help with the veggie intake, here’s how to get Broccoli in Stardew Valley. Broccoli is a Fall crop, and once you’ve planted Broccoli Seeds, they take eight days to fully grow. Once mature, Broccoli plants provide additional crops every four days, so it’s well worth setting up a field of these. At base…

The picture for the future of the James Bond movies is a bit muddier than fans would like it to be, as Bond 26 sounds like it’s a bit further off than we’d like. So for those who are tracking the betting odds and comments from producer Barbara Broccoli or any of the other EON Productions brass, the landscape has gotten all the more interesting. The most recent updates on both fronts has only proven that point further, as an odds shake up and talk of “non-star” casting has now been put on the board. (Image credit:…

A recent study at Penn State revealed that broccoli contains molecules that bind to a receptor in mice, protecting the lining of the small intestine and inhibiting the development of disease. The findings strengthen the evidence for broccoli and other cruciferous vegetables as “superfoods” that promote gut health and overall well-being.Scientists uncover that a specific molecule found in broccoli interacts with a receptor in mice, resulting in improved gut health.Broccoli is widely recognized for its health benefits. For…

Hollywood has always been drawn to true stories. Yet, for almost two decades, it rejected the idea of a film about a Black mother’s fight for justice for her 14-year-old son, who was kidnapped, tortured and murdered in Mississippi in 1955 for allegedly flirting with a white woman.Producer Barbara Broccoli told the Guardian that it has taken 18 years to get the film made, that she had tried repeatedly to interest studio executives in Mamie Till-Mobley’s struggle against racial terror, following the lynching of her child,…

James Bond producer Barbara Broccoli has recalled her “distressing” meeting with Amy Winehouse.The pair met in 2008 to discuss the possibility of Winehouse writing a ballad for the 007 franchise.Her song was meant to feature in Quantum of Solace, starring Daniel Craig.Broccoli said that “Back to Black” singer was “very fragile emotionally” when they met.“Well, that was a very, very distressing meeting. She was not at her best and my heart really went out to her,” Broccoli told Entertainment Weekly. “She was very fragile…

History has shown that some of the best stories about the James Bond movies are the ones that tell us something that could have happened. In some cases, those alternate scenarios focus on castings or collaborators that fell through, making way for movies like No Time To Die to become their final formed product. However, producer Barbara Broccoli has shared a new tale which detailed a distressing meeting that could have landed the late Amy Winehouse the theme tune to Quantum of Solace.In honor of the new Prime Video…

James Bond, the world’s most famous spy, may have an unusual connection to broccoli.Yes, the vegetable. The Bond films are currently produced by Barbara Broccoli and her half-brother Michael G Wilson.Broccoli’s father, Albert R “Cubby” Broccoli, was the original producing co-founder of the Bond franchise, turning Ian Fleming’s literary series into a cinematic behemoth.While many might assume that the Broccoli family name perhaps came after the vegetable, the family in fact claim it is the vegetable that is named after…

Screengrab via YouTube Usually, at the end of a 007 big-screen adventure, the moviegoing masses are advised, “James Bond Will Return,”as part of the end credits. Even after the polarizing ending of No Time To Die, fans casual and hardcore were able to see at the very end that he would indeed be back, even though Daniel Craig has left the role. It was a relief for the most passionate of fans, including this author, and almost confusing for others who simply don’t realize that the entire James Bond catalog doesn’t…

LONDON—Art collectors might be tiring of jaded apes and other digital works, but Adrian Boswell is betting there’s still a strong market for broccoli, whatever else is happening with crypto assets.“You just have to know your audience,” the street artist said, spray-painting another batch of the plaster-cast broccoli heads he hangs up among the boutiques and cafes of London’s hip east end. LONDON—Art collectors might be tiring of jaded apes and other digital works, but Adrian Boswellis betting there’s still a strong…