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When Sir Ernest Shackleton and 27 crew members set sail from Buenos Aires in October 1914, they hoped to be the first expedition to trek across Antarctica in its entirety. Instead, they ended up gaining fame for something else: simply surviving. In January 1915, their ship, the Endurance, got lodged in pack ice. As it drifted along over the next 10 months, it was slowly crushed—and finally swallowed by the sea on November 21, 1915. The men then camped out on ice floes for four months and, once the ice began to melt, made for the minuscule Elephant Island in lifeboats. Within 10 days of…

Accept you (ladies) as leaders. Ladies are the leaders of our revolution; we are their continuation. True men and women originate from a woman’s lap.” — Imam Khomeini’s Sahifeh, vol. 7, pp. 132 and 338 “If you, the women, are good, both men and children would be good as well.” — Imam Khamenei, February 19, 1982 The tragic death of Mahsa Amini was bitter and unhappy for the nation and the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and from the very outbreak of the news, the country’s authorities, especially the President, in addition to contacting her family, issued an…

Iranian women lead protests with significant support from men Although the protests in Iran began at the end of the year, they have become one of the main events of 2022. The development of these protests will also be one of the events to follow in the coming year. More than 40 years after the triumph of the Islamist Revolution in the country, Iranian citizens are putting the Ayatollahs’ regime in check. It all started with the brutal murder of a 22-year-old Kurdish woman. Mahsa – or Jina – Amini had travelled to Tehran with her brother when the dreaded Morality…

I have a friend who can look her husband straight in the eyes, even when confronted with irrefutable evidence, and convincingly swear that her ‘this season’ Louboutins was purchased for an obscene discount from a hawker in Canal Street [not true – I’ve watched her in action on Fifth Avenue].  Another has the passwords of her boyfriend’s e-mail and social networking accounts while he, of course, is blissfully unaware that his every virtual move is being monitored by his seemingly un-tech savvy girlfriend. When I share the chilling tittle-tattle with my friend Jimmy, he kindly describes them as “undercover angels.” “Women,” he offers,  “are born with…

In 2008, Agent Coulson disclosed to Tony Stark the use of a task force that was in charge of cleaning up the mess caused by the events of his battle against the Iron Monger. This team within S.H.I.E.L.D., teased during the first Iron Man film in 2008, was known as Damage Control. Following the Battle of New York in 2012, it was revealed that the organization became a part of the executive branch of the United States and was a joint venture with Stark Industries, where they would be in charge of cleanup involving dangerous material. Henceforth, they would become the Department…

To me, there are five Marvel movies that are the most crucial to the success of the entire MCU, even though every movie has played a role in the success of the franchise (whether it be through critical reception, public reception, or storytelling). Today I’ll be discussing my top five movies I believe defined the MCU’s success critically and publicly as well as how they all played a part in setting the ground for the second highest-grossing film of all time, Avengers: Endgame. 5. Avengers: Infinity War Avengers: Infinity War is one of the top five most important films in the MCU’s history…

After making his highly-anticipated return to Disney+ in She-Hulk: Attorney at Law, Daredevil star Charlie Cox teased the potential for other MCU cameos in his own solo series. Before he takes on his own solo Disney+ series, Daredevil: Born Again, Cox took his place alongside the MCU’s biggest names with appearances in She-Hulk and Spider-Man: No Way Home. These two projects helped to fully integrate him into the greater MCU story before he reunites with Vincent D’Onofrio for their own solo series on Disney+, opening the doors for countless other interactions with other characters. Daredevil: Born Again will set an MCU record with an 18-episode first season on Disney+ in 2024, which could allow for a bevy…

After struggling with ɪɴꜰᴇʀᴛɪʟɪᴛʏ, this mom delivered healthy triplets. Along the way, she faced many changes she never expected. Desiree and Ryan Fortin had been happily married since 2009, but there was one thing that didn’t work – they had struggled to conceive for a long time. Doctors diagnosed Desiree with ᴘᴏʟʏᴄʏsᴛɪᴄ ᴏᴠᴀʀɪᴀɴ sʏɴᴅʀᴏᴍᴇ so she and her husband tried for three long and painful years before finally turning to ɪɴ-ᴠɪᴛʀᴏ ꜰᴇʀᴛɪʟɪᴢᴀᴛɪᴏɴ. “It wasn’t just that I couldn’t get pregnant,” she wrote of those difficult years. “[Iɴꜰᴇʀᴛɪʟɪᴛʏ] brought me more tears than I ever thought I could shed…. [It is] expensive…

With such amusing expressions, the baby deserves to be the most promising comedian of the year. Children have special moments that parents will remember forever. That’s when they have “difficult” expressions, just like a real adult. The series of photos below, which record a series of cute baby expressions, is also one of the typical examples. Wrapped in a warm blanket, she has extremely lovely facial expressions: Sometimes she purses her tiny lips, sometimes she opens her eyes wide in surprise, or she pretends to threaten the other person. The baby even brought his tiny hand close to his face,…

Each mother’s breastfeeding journey is unique and must be respected. Some relish this moment, some fight it, but no matter what her journey has been, any mother who has been breastfeeding for an extended period feels emotional. Certainly the difficulties are many, but what you gain is much more than what you sacrifice. The text this young mom sent us explains it all… “Breastfeeding is something I’ve always wanted to do, from the first time I found out I was pregnant. I didn’t want to put so much pressure on myself that it would put me into a negative headspace…

In a post on the website Love What Matters, Australian Hailey Brown recalled the challenges she faced when she received the news that two of her three children were albinos. Check out the testimony of this mother, who shares a bit of her daily life with her three children on the profile @snowwhite_sisters on Instagram. A 17-year-old couple in North Queensland, Australia, embarked on the road to parenthood at a young age. And it marked the beginning of an emotional journey that ultimately led her and her husband to become advocates for their own children and for other children with…

Typically, with triplets, two ᴇɢɢs are ꜰᴇʀᴛɪʟɪᴢᴇᴅ and one splits into two, forming twins. So two identical ones and a different one had to be born, but this time all three are identical! It happened in Wales. And the chances of having identical triplets ᴄᴏɴᴄᴇɪᴠᴇᴅ naturally are one in 200 million. This woman is one of the few who beat the odds and gave birth to identical sons. Katie Craw is 26 years old and lives in Pentre Maelor, Wales, with her partner, Rob Ellis, 29. In 2016, they had a son, Jacob, who is now 4 years old. And…

Currently underway in England is a construction project for HS2 (“High Speed 2”), an expansive, high-speed, high-capacity railway system that, according to its website, “will form the backbone of Britain’s transport network.” But before HS2 moves the country into the future, they want to ensure they didn’t inadvertently erase the past, so they assembled teams of archaeologists to excavate along planned railway routes. Their latest find is the vestiges of an ancient Roman town in Fleet Marston, a tiny village slightly under an hour’s drive northeast of Oxford. Apparently, it used to be quite a happening place: There seems to have been plenty of…

In August 1628, a hulking warship called the Vasa (named for Sweden’s royal family) began its highly anticipated maiden voyage from Stockholm. To say it didn’t go well would be the understatement of the 17th century: King Gustav II Adolf had wanted the vessel to be massive at an unprecedented scale, and builders never quite landed on the correct proportions for such a task. The future crown jewel of the Swedish navy sank before it even hit the one-mile mark. Its sister ship, Äpplet (“the apple”), had better luck. Taking notes from his recent failure, master shipbuilder Hein Jakobsson tweaked the shape of the…

Saqqara is best known for being home to the Pyramid of Djoser, also known as the Step Pyramid. Built in the 27th century BC, during the Third Dynasty, the six-tiered structure is the earliest known attempt of what the ancient civilisation became best known for. However, below the constructions lies something more sinister. Bettany Hughes revealed during her Channel 5 series “Egypt’s Great Treasures” how archaeologists are slowly uncovering a whole new city below the sand. She said last month: “It’s an Egyptian City of the Dead. “This is the incredible site of Saqqara and the whole place is an archaeological…

A MAYAN mystery was solved after the FBI helped an archaeologist’s 20-year-long hunt for stolen artwork in San Diego, a bombshell documentary revealed. The Mayans were a civilisation known for their architecture, mathematics and astronomical beliefs, who date back to as far as 2000BC. Many of their impressive constructions can still be seen in the jungles of southeast Mexico, Guatemala, Belize and western parts of Honduras. Archaeologists are constantly racing against time to get their hands on a precious piece of history before local looters swarm in. Ian Graham, who passed away in 2017, spent 20 years trying to piece…

Records for the oldest people are always some of the most popular titles in the Guinness World Records book each year – and this year’s edition contains some of the most incredible seniors yet. This year’s book includes the current record holder for the Oldest living person (male), Japan’s Masazo Nonaka who was officially verified as the current longest living man on 3 May when he was 112 years 282 days old (he’s since enjoyed his 113th birthday). But as well as Masazo, here are five other inspirational people featured in Guinness World Records 2019 who prove that it’s never too late to…

Despite the strides women have made toward equality in the past 50 years, they remain underrepresented in a variety of professions. Today we salute ten female pioneers in traditionally male-dominated fields: 1. Irina Krush (Chess Master): Unlike most competitive pursuits, chess allows women to compete alongside men, yet a woman has never won a world chess championship. In fact, only one woman, Judit Polgar, has ever cracked the Top 10 in chess’s world rankings. Big Think spoke recently with Irina Krush, who at age 14 became the youngest U.S. Women’s Champion, and she told us that chess requires masculine characteristics that most…

It’s been almost 600 years since the trial and execution of Joan of Arc, and her memory hasn’t faded. From novels, plays and movies to scholarly books and endless theories about how she heard the voices that led her to lead an army, her story has been regularly re-explored by generations in France and elsewhere. Here are a few reasons we can’t forget Saint Joan. She was a classic underdog. Joan of Arc got more done in a year than most military generals—heck, most people—do in a lifetime. Her story could start at a lot of places, but maybe the most dramatic is in February…

We’ve all heard of the likes of Ada Lovelace, Rosalind Franklin and Marie Curie, but there are many more famous women in STEM that deserve your attention. History is full of women who made enormous contributions to science. Some of them are rightfully well-known, like Marie Curie, Ada Lovelace and Rosalind Franklin. But others, like fossil hunter Mary Anning and NASA pioneer Katherine Johnson, aren’t such household names. So, we’ve put together this list of 22 women in science history who deserve to be remembered for their work. Rosalind Franklin Contributed to the discovery of the structure of DNA British chemist…

With many of the Young Avengers members already introduced throughout Phase 4, one important member is missing: Teddy Altman, aka Hulkling from the Young Avengers. So, when will we see Hulkling in the MCU? I think he may make his debut in Phase 5, and I have some theories as to what projects he could show up in. So far from the Young Avengers team, we have been introduced to Billy (Julian Hilliard) and Tommy (Jett Klyne) in WandaVision, Eli Bradley, played by Elijah Richardson in The Falcon and the Winter Soldier,  Xochitl Gomez as America Chavez in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, and Kate…

We’re now just a little less than a week until Werewolf by Night premieres on Disney+. The first ever Marvel Studios Special Presentation has already garnered many positive reactions on social media from multiple reviewers. The special, directed by Michael Giacchino, stars Gael García Bernal as Jack Russell and Laura Donnelly as Elsa Bloodstone, as well as bring to live-action a Marvel monster fan favorite – Man-Thing. In Werewolf By Night, a secret group of monster hunters convene at the Bloodstone Temple following the death of their leader. These hunters will partake in a competition for a powerful relic while encountering a dangerous monster that is currently posing as one of…

Phase Five is starting with Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania in February, and these characters are being set up as central figures of the Phase. Phase Four has been the most expansive installment of the MCU throughout the shortest amount of time, which has led to some diverging appreciation for it from the fanbase. From its beginning with WandaVision all the way to Black Panther: Wakanda Forever and The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special, Phase Four has examined the trauma and disorder caused by the events of Avengers: Endgame. It was characters like Wanda Maximoff, Loki, and unexpectedly, Wong, who were at the center of the Phase’s…

While James Cameron is currently making headlines with his work on Avatar: The Way of Water, fans also have a look into what he was planning for Marvel’s Spider-Man. Cameron is known for his incredible success in blockbuster movie franchises, although he’s largely been absent from the superhero game as Marvel and DC continue to climb to new heights. However, at one point in the mid-1990s, the writer/director had written a script for an R-rated Spider-Man film, for which he was considering casting future Oscar-winner Leonardo Dicaprio for Peter Parker and Arnold Schwarzenegger for Doctor Octopus. This Spider-Man movie would have provided a darker look into Peter’s…