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Month: July 2020
Pedestrians walk past Leavitt & Peirce in Harvard Square in Cambridge, MA on June 30, 2020. Lane Turner | The Boston Globe via Getty Images The city of Clemson, South Carolina, grows nearly four times its size from 8,000 to around 40,000 when Clemson University students return every fall. On football game days, the number
by Regina Avalos, July 15, 2020 Evel will not ride on USA Network. The limited series, based on the life of 1970s daredevil Evel Knievel, was ordered by the cable network last year, and production was set to begin in March. However, the COVID-19 pandemic caused the shutdown of production, and that has caused some
Photo courtesy of the author Judging an English Olympiad in Kyrgyzstan, the author witnesses her native tongue “being sliced and slivered like a summer melon” while the heart of each speech, the ideas expressed, remain untouched. Someone must have told the students to wear only black and white that day because that was how they
The Los Angeles production of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Hamilton won’t be arriving at the Hollywood Pantages Theatre until next April, more than a year after its originally scheduled premiere. After repeated postponements due to the COVID-19 shutdown, producers have officially scotched the latest start-up target of September, canceling all performances currently on sale between September 8,
HELSINKI — China is preparing to launch its Tianwen-1 Mars orbiter and rover next week with the rollout of the mission’s Long March 5 launch vehicle. The roughly 878-metric-ton heavy-lift Long March 5 was vertically transferred to its launch area at the coastal Wenchang Satellite Launch Center late Thursday Eastern. The rollout indicates that China
U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) speaks to reporters during her weekly news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, July 16, 2020. Tom Brenner | Reuters Democrats and Republicans need to resolve several disputes about what to include in a developing coronavirus relief bill as the pandemic wreaks havoc across the United States and financial
Tinashe has released a new single called “Rascal (Superstar).” She’s also shared a pastel-hued music video along with the track. Watch Tinashe dance, make colorful cakes, and sing to a pink drone in the Jasper Soloff-directed visual below. Tinashe’s most recent studio album was last year’s Songs for You, which marked her first release after
U.S. government debt prices ticked higher Friday, as investors digested the fact that the number of new coronavirus cases in the U.S. shows no sign of slowing. The yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury note was lower around 0.6037% in early trading, while the yield on the 30-year Treasury bond slipped to around 1.2975%. Bond yields fall as their prices
Since its 2019 launch, Serena Williams’ eponymous jewelry collection has been a celebration of strength, authenticity, and individuality. Now, Williams returns with a limited-edition collection aptly named after a word that has followed her throughout her entire career—unstoppable. The Unstoppable Collection introduces two pieces—a necklace and a bracelet—both crafted from sterling silver and molded into
While the plan remains, for theaters to open their doors again by the end of the month, as we’ve seen this year, things can change. At the very least, movie lovers have a couple of weeks before they can truly think about heading to a theater. But fear not, as there are plenty of new
Did Sutton manage to snap out of her funk? On The Bold Type Season 4 Episode 16, she visited her hometown and fell into some old habits that could have some ramification for Jacqueline. Meanwhile, Kat continued to pursue a new relationship that could divide her from her best friends. Elsewhere, Alex was being viewed poorly
Electric Lit relies on contributions from our readers to help make literature more exciting, relevant, and inclusive. Please support our work by becoming a member today, or making a one-time donation here. . When I was a young adjunct, I bonded with a student in my class over our shared experiences of grief. A decade
The skyline of the Lujiazui financial district in Shanghai, China. Hector Retamal | AFP | Getty Images Chinese banks have so far emerged relatively unscathed as the coronavirus pandemic hit economies around the world — but that could change in the coming months. Rising bad loans are set to squeeze margins and reduce profits, said analysts. China’s
A button for launching the Netflix application is seen on a remote control in this photo illustration in Warsaw, Poland on April 25, 2019. Jaap Arriens | NurPhoto | Getty Images While streamers have benefited from the influx of consumers stuck at home, platforms like Netflix are not immune to the woes of film and
Nature in all its glorious diversity has come up with some very clever solutions to difficult problems. In this episode of the Physics World Weekly podcast the science writer Michael Allen talks about a longhorn beetle from southeast Asia, whose ability to survive sizzling temperatures has inspired the creation of a highly reflective material that
by Regina Avalos, July 16, 2020 Sexy Beast is not moving forward at Paramount Network. The network ordered the series last year, and it was still in development when COVID-19 hit. However, the merger that created Viacom CBS has caused more issues. With budget cuts, the series is seeing itself cut. Per Variety, “the [
In the wake of the China Film Administration announcing yesterday the reopening of cinemas on July 20, there’s been several questions as to what China is determining to be a low or high risk COVID-19 area. We heard from a number of industry sources today that the majority of the country’s exhibitors can reopen except
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