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Doctor Who Lux review: Hope can change the world
2025-05-06 22:45:04| Spiritual Career Counseling
Spoilers for Lux.Its an interesting time to be a long-running science fantasy media property in the streaming TV age. Star Trek is in the grip of an existential crisis as it (wrongly) fears its too old-aged to be relevant. Star Wars became a battlefield in the culture war and, to duck all future bad faith criticism, gave us The Rise of Skywalker. And then theres Doctor Who, which is somehow managing to plough a 62-year furrow and still fill it with original ideas. Dont believe me? This week the Doctor and Belinda go up against a sentient cartoon holding the patrons of a 1950s cinema hostage.Its 1952 in a sparsely populated cinema as the audience watches a breathless newsreel on the power of the atomic bomb. The projectionist flips over to a Merrie Melodies-style cartoon of Mr. Ring-A-Ding (voiced by Alan Cumming), an old-timey song-and-dance character. Just then, a beam of moonlight shines through the window, reflecting off a teaspoon and strikes the screen. Mr. Ring-A-Ding come...
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Lionel Messi, Inter Miami win chaotic Champions Cup comeback v LAFC
2025-05-06 16:45:05| Spiritual Career Counseling
Lionel Messi and Inter Miami are through to the semi-finals of the Concacaf Champions Cup after a wild, come-from-behind 3-1 victory over Los Angeles FC at Chase Stadium in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.Messi himself buried the decisive goal from the penalty spot in the 84th minute while LAFC missed a raft of chances late on to either put the two-legged series beyond doubt or snatch what would have been a shocking late victory.With the win, Miami not only advance one step farther than they did with Messi in last years edition of Concacafs continental competition, but did so with a willingness to be the aggressors in any given situation throughout the match. Its an attitude that has been a more overt part of Miamis game since Javier Mascherano took over as head coach, and its exactly that type of approach that Concacaf competitions tend to reward.The second leg of the sides quarter-final boiled with intensity, with LAFCs Aaron Long surprisingly opening the scoring after just 10 minute...
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Can climate change really create zombie fungi, like in "The Last of Us"?
2025-05-06 16:45:05| Spiritual Career Counseling
Science By Sarah Metz April 12, 2025 / 7:05 AM EDT / CBS News With the hit HBO series "The Last of Us" returning for Season 2 on April 13, fans captivated by the terrifying concept of a fungal pandemic that turns humans into zombies once again face the question: How much of this chilling storyline is rooted in reality?While the idea of fungi creating zombie-like humans may sound far-fetched, real scientists have studied the connection behind fungal evolution and climate change and the threats fungi can pose to different species. Here's what we know about the science that inspired the show's premise:Can cordyceps infect humans?In "The Last of Us," cordyceps a real fungus that infects insects evolves into a harmful pathogen for humans due to a warming climate. In reality, "zombie-ant fungus" or Ophiocordyceps unilateralis, is a parasitic fungus that infects and manipulates the behavior of carpenter ants, ultimately leading to their death.Dr. Jim Kronstad, a microbiologist at the Univ...
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