It doesn’t have to be October in Chicago for you to find a haunted hotel or mansion. Real life stories of murder, suicide, and accidents haunt these attractions just as much as their ghosts. Not for the faint of heart, these are the 10 creepiest places in the city. Whether you’re looking for a scare or trying to figure out which parts of town to avoid, this article will point you in the right direction....
Looking for an opportunity to escape your hectic life for an experience that’s a little quieter and a little slower? Heading out into Arizona’s remote areas is a great solution and it can easily be done during your next day off from work. So, pack up an overnight bag, some extra water, and your hiking shoes and get ready to enjoy a few of Arizona’s most beautiful remote locations. Aravaipa Canyon Bureau of Land Management/Flickr When the temperatures are cool, plan a hiking or camping trip to Aravaipa Canyon located about two hours away from Tucson....
Nebraska is a special place to be all year, but it’s especially magical in spring when everything is quickly coming back to life. Some years it seems like someone just flips a switch; one day everything is brown and quiet and the next, there are splotches of bright green and tiny flower buds as far as you can see. To make the most of spring this year, get out and explore some of these special Nebraska places, listed here in no particular order....
Summer in South Carolina is a lot of things and the biggest one is: it’s full of opportunities. Longer days mean there’s actually some time when you get home from work to do some fun stuff before nightfall. We’ve compiled a list of amazing activities that are perfect for enjoying that extra sunshine after work, or for filling your weekends with a bevy of fun things to do. In reality, there’s likely a never-ending list of these things, but here are 15 to start:...
New Mexico has plenty of well-known cities and attractions. From Santa Fe and Taos to destinations like Bandelier, White Sands, and Carlsbad, there are all sorts of must-visit spots here in the Land of Enchantment. But New Mexico also houses plenty of underrated destinations. Whether you have heard of these places or not, you should give these New Mexico towns a second look. Mesilla Flickr/Jasperdo Though considered part of the Las Cruces metropolitan area, Mesilla has its own special character....
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever has given the MCU another group of heroes: The Midnight Angels. But, how did these warriors of justice come to be? Well, they originate in DOOMWAR #5 back in 2010. However, the movie depiction differs slightly from what happens in Wakanda Forever. For starters, their formation as an elite strike-force comes from Doctor Doom attacking Wakanda rather than Namor. In essence, the Angels are the Black Panther’s version of X-Force....
Daniel Kaluuya hinted that his Barney movie will be a lot darker than the TV show. The Hollywood Reporter sat down with the NOPE star to talk about all the projects he’s got in the pipeline. During the chat, he mentioned that there was some basis in kids movie for his foray into the world of the purple dinosaur. Pointedly, he wondered why we look down on kids movies so much....
Thunder Rosa announced during a backstage promo on this week’s AEW Dynamite that, due to an injury, she’d be unable to defend her AEW Women’s World Championship against Toni Storm at the Sept. 4 All Out pay-per-view. It was quickly announced that an interim champion would be crowned at the pay-per-view via a four-way between Storm, Dr. Britt Baker, Jamie Hayter and Hikaru Shida. More information about the situation has since been reported, including news from Dave Meltzer via Wrestling Observer Radio that Rosa was booked to drop the title had her one-on-one match with Storm happened as planned....
Earlier this week, it was announced that the Rocky Cinematic Universe was expanding once again. It’s been over 45 years since Sylvester Stallone first starred in Rocky, the beloved boxing movie that spawned multiple sequels as well as the spin-off, Creed. Now, MGM is continuing the story with another spinoff titled Drago. In Rocky IV, Apollo Creed (Carl Weathers) was killed in the ring by Soviet Olympic boxer Ivan Drago (Dolph Lundgren) and the Dragos made their return in Creed II back in 2018 when Adonis Creed (Michael B....
If you’re from New York, then you know that scattered throughout our state we have a pretty spooky assortment of ghost stories and haunted locations. One of the most saddening, publicized murders the Adirondack region has ever experienced, the story behind this haunted lake will send shivers down your spine: The upsetting tale begins with a young girl who grew up on a dairy farm in the Otselic Valley by the name of Grace Brown....
WWE announced on Monday that this week’s NXT will feature a group of WWE Hall of Famers — Molly Holly, Road Dogg, X-Pac and Alundra Blayze — to assist Shawn Michaels in picking the competitors for the Iron Survivor Challenge at NXT Deadline next month. As recently explained by Michaels, the Iron Survivor Challenge match is essentially an Iron Man Match mixed with a Gauntlet Match. Two competitors will start, a new wrestler will join the match every five minutes and the bout doesn’t end until 25 minutes have passed....
Christian Bale is known for many iconic roles ranging from Batman in Christopher Nolan’s DC trilogy to Gorr the God Butcher in Thor: Love and Thunder, but many fans knew him first as Patrick Bateman. Back in 2000, Bale starred in American Psycho, which was based on Bret Easton Ellis’s 1991 novel. The movie followed Bateman as he lived his life as a New York City investment banker while also leading a double life as a serial killer....
Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania just revealed a new look at Kang the Conqueror in Empire Magazine. In the new issue, Jonathan Majors’ villain is front and center. Among the new images is a plaintive looking Conqueror sitting in what looks to be a chair much like his iconic throne in the comics. Marvel Studios made it a point to go very close to Kang’s original design with the costuming. While He Who Remains in Loki might have had a bit of a bohemian streak to him....
Filmmaker Kevin Smith took to social media today to reveal the second in a series of promotional images for Clerks III, counting down to the film’s official trailer release on Wednesday. That trailer will give fans their first look at many of Smith’s “View Askewniverse” characters since Clerks II in 2006. In spite of having a major studio distribute the film – something that Smith has not sought for his last few movies – the filmmaker is still doing a roadshow tour with the picture, and will put tickets on sale for the first handful of cities when the trailer drops....
Minions: The Rise of Gru, the fifth movie in the Despicable Me franchise, has announced when it will be available on a streaming service. The movie stars The Office’s Steve Carell returns as a young Gru, as fans get to witness his supervillain origin story alongside the adorable yellow minions. The #1 animated movie of the year will drop on Peacock September 23rd, and will be joined by 2015’s Minions as well, making Peacock the exclusive streaming home of both films....
Porphyrin By: BD Editors Last Updated: March 15, 2018 Porphyrin Definition A porphyrin is a large ring molecule consisting of 4 pyrroles, which are smaller rings made from 4 carbons and 1 nitrogen. These pyrrole molecules are connected together through a series of single and double bonds which forms the molecule into a large ring. The technical name for 4 pyrroles connected together is a tetrapyrrole. The ring is flat in space, and the distribution of electrons is fairly equal around the circumference of the ring....
Attendees at the Marvel Animation panel at Comic-Con 2022 got the very first look at images from Spider-Man: Freshman Year, a new animated series that takes place before the events of Captain America: Civil War. Unfortunately, fans have a long wait ahead of them to see Spidey swing on the animated screen, as Spider-Man: Freshman Year will not arrive on Disney+ until 2024. However, a large amount of reveals were dropped during the animation panel, including a list of guest stars that include Charlie Cox’s Daredevil, a member of the Runaways, and Norman Osborn....
Stop Codon By: Sarah Knapp Last Updated: May 17, 2020 A stop codon is a genetic code that signals the end of protein manufacturing inside the cell, like a period at the end of a sentence. The three stop codons are nucleotide base triplets that play an important role in intracellular protein synthesis; physiological and/or anatomical changes are possible if a stop codon is in the wrong position on a DNA or RNA strand, or if the code sequence is changed....
Thanksgiving is almost upon us, and soon after that December will be here already. Whether we like it or not, the holidays are coming and going at a rapid pace, and we only have a few more weeks left to enjoy all the festivities. This time of year is no exception to the phrase “everything’s bigger in Texas.” Even our smallest towns celebrate in the biggest way possible, decking the streets, trees, and buildings with lights and hosting festivals with dazzling decorations....
Living in New York is every explorer’s paradise, there are so many amazing places right at our finger tips where we can escape from our busy lives and get back to nature. Any one of our adventurous residents or out-of-town visitors will tell you that there’s nothing quite like the feeling of taking on one of our trails. But, do you want to know an even greater feeling? Being able to say that you’ve completed one of our hiking challenges....
