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MCU Fans Realize Phase Four Keeps Busting Out the Same Formula

via Marvel Studios The MCU‘s Phase Four might only be a year and a half old but, thanks to Marvel Studios’ increased output, it’s already released enough entries to have wracked up its own tropes. In the wake of Avengers: Endgame, the franchise’s current phase has been all about expanding the universe by introducing new heroes and exploring new corners of the mythos. Even so, fans have realized that pretty much all the films of Phase Four so far have ended the same way. Twitter user @bigmonkeong opened folks’…

The Jokes Come Fast After Fans Realize Indiana Jones Turns 123 Today

Image via Lucasfilm Every day comes with the opportunity to celebrate something, and July 1 is far from an exception. And while some folks may choose to celebrate the birthdays of Dan Aykroyd, Princess Diana, or Canada, one particular slice of r/movies is observing the 123rd birthday of one of Harrison Ford’s most iconic characters; Indiana Jones, born this day in the year 1899 until George Lucas decides to change that. Of course, there would only be so much reward in sincere birthday wishes for a fictional…

Racism Drives Environmental Inequality–But Most Americans Don’t Realize

Most Americans do not think that Black people are any more likely to be affected by pollution than white people, despite significant evidence that racism is a root cause of environmental injustice in the United States, a survey has found. Numerous research papers over the years have shown that people of colour and poor people are significantly more likely to live in areas of high pollution — a result of the deliberate construction of polluting industries in these communities, says Dylan Bugden, an environmental…

Consumers spend $133 more monthly on subscriptions than they realize

Jose Luis Pelaez Inc | DigitalVision | Getty ImagesThere's a decent chance you don't have a good handle on how much your subscriptions are really costing you.Consumers' offhand guess of how much they spend monthly on subscriptions averaged $86, according to a survey commissioned by market research firm C+R Research. Yet when asked about subscriptions in specific categories, the actual amount was $219 on average — $133 more than estimated."It's a slippery slope with subscriptions because it just happens automatically and…

Rupa Subramanya: Liberals slow to realize vaccine mandates are past their best by date

Breadcrumb Trail Links NP Comment Time for the Trudeau government to end its vaccine mandate for federal employees Publishing date: May 18, 2022  •  10 minutes ago  •  5 minute read  •  105 Comments It's time for the Liberal government to drop its vaccine mandate for federal employees, writes Rupa Subramanya. Photo by Getty Images Article content At a press conference on Oct. 6, 2021, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland…