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As the Prairies wait for the latest round of snow from a powerful storm system to melt, other parts of Canada bid farewell to the white stuff a long time ago.But what is left behind can be more of a pain than the snow itself.At Regina's snow storage facility, for instance, nearly 24,000 loads of snow are brought to the open plot of land in the city's northeast each winter.What once were tall, white mountains have now become shrinking piles that look more like dirt.Regina's snow storage facility sees, on average, about…

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeLisa Niemi, the surviving wife of the late Dirty Dancing star Patrick Swayze, has reminisced about the “unlikely start” to their love story.The pair were married from 1975 until his death at the age of 57 in 2009, 22 months after he was diagnosed with stage four pancreatic cancer.Now, 13 years after the actor’s death, Niemi has teamed up with the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network to…

The best – and arguably only – way to enjoy 2008’s critical and commercial calamity Punisher: War Zone is to watch it as an absurdist comedy, even though we’re not sure that’s what the intention was. Marking Frank Castle’s third attempt at silver screen stardom, Ray Stevenson followed in the footsteps of Dolph Lundgren and Thomas Jane before him by headlining a box office dud that didn’t even come close to sniffing a sequel. Not only that, but it’s one of the heftiest…

Image via Presley Ann/FilmMagic The Jonathan Majors situation over at Marvel keeps getting messier. The next several Phases of the MCU were constructed around the 33-year-old’s Kang the Conqueror, and the groundwork has already been laid for Majors to dominate several future Marvel releases. With allegations of assault weighing Majors down, and his PR and management agency reportedly stepping back, the actor’s future in Disney’s superhero franchise is hazy. Many fans expect the role of Kang to be recast any day…

The world of cryptocurrency is ever-evolving and constantly changing, and things will never be the same as they once were, much like the Flux Capacitor from Doc’s DeLorean, which, of course, was capable of time travel. Two of the biggest meme cryptos, Dogecoin and Shiba Inu have continued to be at each other’s jugular since the birth of the latter.  In this article, we will examine the continued rift between them, as well as spotlight the giant strides currently being carried out by new crypto, Signuptoken.com Dogecoin –…

Ben Affleck Will Be Making A Brief Appearance In The Flash ( Photo Credit – Movie Still ) While DCU continues to take a new shape, one of the pre-James Gunn and Peter Safran era movies making news is The Flash. Starring Ezra Miller in the lead, the film has had its own share of controversies, delays, and bad press to keep it in the limelight all the time, and most of it was for all the wrong reasons. While a significant chunk of the audience continues to resist from watching a movie that stars a controversial star…

You don’t always need Python or R to fit models — Postgresql has covered the basicsPhoto by Michael Dziedzic on UnsplashSQL programmers hardly fit any ML models.Someone else will do it unless they have either Python or R knowledge. While Python and scikit-learn are often my go-to tools for machine learning, it is worth noting that SQL can also do some quick and dirty model fitting.Regression models are a common one almost everyone needs. I remember using it in high school physics for the first time.In such situations, if…

The first thing I noticed about the Velotric Nomad 1 was the screaming yellow color (technically called “Mango”). But the second thing, and perhaps more important, was just how much fun the bike is to take off-road where the asphalt ends and the adventures begin. Technically there are several nice colors, but I instantly fell in love with this bright Mango colorway that feels both fun and like a nod towards safety via high-visibility. But of course an e-bike is more about performance than…

Photo via Warner Bros. Remember when Shazam! came out in Easter 2019 and, while it didn’t blow up the box office, it was one of the most harmless, least-antagonizing comic book films of the decade? Honestly, it’s hard to recall that time now, in the wake of its sequel Shazam! Fury of the Gods inciting so much controversy and backlash online. To such an extent, in fact, that star Zachary Levi has, in a surprising move, taken to Instagram Live to spill some behind-the-scenes secrets in a bid to stem all the hate.…

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeTom Cruise was in the unlikely company of Denise Welch at Sir Michael Caine’s 90th birthday party in London on Tuesday (14 March).The Loose Women star shared a number of photos and videos from the event on Instagram on Wednesday (15 March), including one showing a rather crude speech she gave.“Such an honour to be asked by Shakira to say a few words at Sir Michael Caines’ 90th…