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. . Science journalist and debut author Angela Chen remembers the first time she saw the word “asexuality”—online, on the Asexual Visibility and Education
Month: September 2020
Sheep’s Head Lighthouse / Photo by John Finn / Flickr Author’s note: For about seven years now, Kwame Dawes and I have been writing long poem-dialogues that have so far appeared as four books with Peepal Tree Press, most recently In the Names of Our Families. The following extract is from our work in progress
US app maker Blix on Monday took its fight against Apple to Europe as it laid out its grievances against the iPhone maker to EU antitrust chief Margrethe Vestager, saying that Apple is not playing fair. Blix’s criticism came amid Vestager’s ongoing investigation into Apple’s App Store and mobile payment system Apple Pay as she
The newly formed CRRG will bring together physicists, engineers, and other medical and biological experts to collaborate on COVID-19 research. (Courtesy: iStock/RomoloTavani) Physics has an important role to play in tackling the COVID-19 pandemic. Many physicists are already contributing to COVID-related research, in areas including computational modelling, medical imaging and development of protective and therapeutic
Emmy Trophies Greg Doherty/Getty Images The 72nd Emmy Awards Sunday night promise to be an awards show like no other. The event, hosted by Jimmy Kimmel, won’t have an audience or a red carpet. Instead, nominees have been sent their own camera kit to broadcast live from their living rooms as Hollywood doles out trophies
The majority of the specialty box office has shifted to virtual debut, streaming and digital-only since theaters have shuttered due to the pandemic, but as physical theaters begin to open their doors, titles have returned to the big screen, slowly pumping life into the long-dormant specialty space. Bleecker Street’s post-WWII thriller The Secrets We Keep opened
“China’s Space Narrative” was released Sept. 17 by the U.S. Air Force Air University’s China Aerospace Studies Institute and the CNA nonprofit research center. WASHINGTON — A new study by the U.S. Air Force’s university think tank confirms the widely held view that China’s anti-satellite weapons pose a national security threat to the United States.
Outside organizations are gearing up for a battle in the Senate over the Supreme Court seat once held by Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Many of those leading the effort say the various campaigns will spend millions to sway lawmakers after President Donald Trump chooses Ginsburg’s replacement, who died on Friday after serving on the court for over
Fleet Foxes appear to be teasing a new album. Earlier today (September 22), someone tweeted an image of Fleet Foxes posters plastered on the side of a building. The fliers read, “Fleet Foxes, Shore 22/9/2020.” Frontman Robin Pecknold shared an Instagram video with footage of flowers set to guitar strums, culminating with the word “Shore.”
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo listens during the third annual U.S.-Qatar Strategic Dialogue at the State Department in Washington, U.S., September 14, 2020. Erin Scott | Reuters WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is set to announce a slew of fresh sanctions and additional measures in support of Washington’s maximum pressure campaign against the Iranian
Jennifer Aniston brought out her red carpet best, even if the Emmys are being conducted virtually tonight. The actress wore a sleeveless black dress with diamonds on the Emmy stage, where she served as the night’s first in-person presenter. Her hair was styled down in loose waves. ABC ABC This is a big night for
Melissa McCarthy and Warner Bros. are being sued for alleged copyright infringement over the story for Life of the Party. The movie wasn’t exactly a hit, as it received mixed reviews upon its release. It did earn McCarthy a People’s Choice Award for playing a woman who attended college with her daughter after her husband
One Chicago is returning to NBC later this year, but each of the three shows will be returning with smaller seasons than usual. Per Spoiler TV, Chicago Fire, Chicago Med, and Chicago PD will each have 15 episodes for their upcoming seasons. A smaller episode order was expected given the late premiere dates for the shows, and
Realme Narzo 20 Pro, Realme Narzo 20A, and the Realme Narzo 20 will be launching in India on September 21 and are expected to carry Android 11-based Realme UI 2.0. That’s pretty all that has been officially revealed about the series by the company; however, there have been several leaks and rumours surrounding the phones.
People visit the Charging Bull Statue during Covid-19 pandemic in Lower Manhattan, New York City, United States on May 25, 2020. Tayfun Coskun | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images U.S. stock futures dipped on Sunday night as the market tried to bounce back from its longest weekly losing streak in about a year. Dow Jones
The World Health Organization warned Friday that the coronavirus is “not going away,” noting that it’s still killing about 50,000 people a week. “That is not where we want to be,” Dr. Mike Ryan, executive director of the WHO’s health emergencies program, said of Covid-19 deaths during a news conference at the agency’s Geneva headquarters.
As box offices start to test the waters, Roger Michell’s family drama Blackbird starring Susan Sarandon is set to open in theaters and on demand starting today. Known for My Cousin Rachel and Notting Hill, Michell directs a script by Christian Torpe, who wrote the 2014 Danish film, Silent Heart of which the family drama is based. In it,
WASHINGTON — The NASA directorate responsible for human spaceflight efforts has completed a long-anticipated internal reorganization intended to better align activities ranging from the International Space Station to Artemis. At a Sept. 16 Washington Space Business Roundtable webinar, Kathy Lueders, who took over as NASA associate administrator for human exploration and operations three months ago,
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