An anonymous reader shares a report: In November 2019, just a few days after Disney+ launched, Netflix (NFLX) content chief (now co-CEO) Ted Sarandos, speaking at a Paley Center for Media event, said that Disney (DIS) is “bound by” its content universes, a reference mostly to Marvel and Star Wars. He continued: “I do think the risk of being bound in…
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1,200-year-old pagan temple to Thor and Odin unearthed in Norway
The remains of a 1,200-year-old pagan temple to the Old Norse gods such as Thor and Odin have been discovered in Norway. Source: https://www.livescience.com/ancient-viking-temple-to-thor-odin-unearthed.html
Ruthless Australian ‘assassin flies’ named for Thor, Deadpool — and Stan Lee
Biologists named 5 newly-described species of Australian “assassin flies” after Thor, Loki and other Marvel heroes. Source: https://www.livescience.com/australian-assassin-flies-marvel-hero-names.html
Chrome and Firefox Are Getting Support For the New AVIF Image Format
The new lightweight and royalty-free AVIF image format is coming to web browsers. Work is almost complete on adding AVIF support to Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox. From a report: The new image format is considered one of the lightest and most optimized image compression formats, and has already gained praise from companies such as Netflix, which considers it superior to…
NGC 2359: Thor’s Helmet
NGC 2359 is a helmet-shaped cosmic cloud with Source: https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap200612.html…
Rigel in Orion is blue-white
Rigel, brightest star in the easy-to-see constellation of Orion the Hunter, shines with a blue-white color. Hidden behind its brilliant classic beauty is a fascinating and complex stellar life history. Source: https://earthsky.org/brightest-stars/blue-white-rigel-is-orions-brightest-star…
Comic-Con Trailers Include ‘Star Trek: Picard’ and HBO’s ‘Watchmen’ Series
“At Comic-Con, Sir Patrick Stewart took to the Hall H stage Saturday afternoon to discuss his new series, Star Trek: Picard,” reports CBS News: The series will focus on what caused famed captain and admiral Jean-Luc Picard to leave Starfleet, and his life since…. Patrick Stewart — who is also an executive producer — answered questions about the show. “We never…
Today in science: 1st Telstar launch
Telstar was the 1st satellite to relay television signals between Europe and North America. It launched on this date … and helped change the world. Source: https://earthsky.org/human-world/this-date-in-science-the-launch-of-telstar-1…
The Cast of Avengers: Endgame Rendered in Traditional Japanese Ukiyo-e Style
Wherever in the world you live, you’ve heard of Avengers: Endgame, and may well have seen it already — or, depending on your enthusiasm for superheroes, may well have seen it more than a few times. It comes, as fans need not be reminded, as the culmination of a 22-film series in the Marvel Cinematic Universe […]
The Cast of <i>Avengers: Endgame</i> Rendered…
Jane Foster Is Becoming an Asgardian Valkyrie in Her New Marvel Series
During Jane Foster’s time as Thor, Asgardian goddess of thunder, she accomplished a number of things the Odinson never could and proved to the universe that her inherent heroism made her every bit as worthy as anyone who’d ever wielded Mjölnir before. In the time since Jane hung up her cape and helmet, she’s been…Read more…Source: https://io9.gizmodo.com/jane-foster-is-becoming-an-asgardian-valkyrie-in-her-ne-1834168403…