Poet, writer, and educator Tanaya Winder is an enrolled member of the Duckwater Shoshone Tribe and has ancestors from the Southern Ute, Pyramid Lake Paiute, Navajo, and Black tribes. She grew up on the Southern Ute reservation in Ignacio, Colorado, and earned her BA at Stanford and an MFA from the University of New Mexico.
Month: September 2020
Elon Musk, chief executive officer of Tesla Inc., arrives at federal court in New York, U.S., on Thursday, April 4, 2019. The SEC says Musk violated his agreement with the agency when he tweeted on February 19 that Tesla would make about half a million cars in 2019, before tweeting a few hours later that
Here’s a list of TV shows that aired (or are expected to air) during the 2017-18 season (roughly September 2017 through August 2018) but won’t be back for the 2018-19 season. Not finding a show that you believe has been cancelled? Check the 2015-16 season list or the 2018-19 season list. Most recent additions: Pink Collar Crimes
Disney’s live-action take on its 1998 Oscar-nominated animated classic Mulan has finally been set for a China release on September 11. A new poster with the date was released today on the studio’s official Weibo account with a note that said, “Looking forward to meeting you and witnessing the blooming of Mulan together!” The Niki
The 2,400 Air Force space operators who are transferring to the Space Force are spread across 175 locations around the world WASHINGTON — The U.S. Space Force in the coming weeks will add more than 2,400 new members who agreed to leave the Air Force and volunteered to join the space service. With restrictions on
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration announced Tuesday that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will invoke its authority to halt evictions through the end of the year in an effort to slow the spread of the coronavirus pandemic. The moratorium – a draft of which was posted to the Federal Register – is the
DJ Erick Morillo — best known for his 1993 hit, “I Like to Move It” — has died … TMZ has learned. Law enforcement sources tell us the DJ and music producer’s body was found this morning in Miami Beach … the circumstances surrounding his death are currently unclear. Best known for his work in
U.S. government debt prices moved lower Wednesday morning as investors awaited fresh employment data. At around 2:20 a.m. ET, the yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury note rose to 0.6803% while the yield on the 30-year Treasury bond moved higher to 1.4388%. Yields move inversely to prices. The moves come after the U.S. bond market saw some momentum on Tuesday
This fall will likely feel pretty different than last year. For starters, you might be wrapped up in your favorite scarf on your couch, instead of throwing it on for your commute. But some of your go-to items for this season needn’t change just because you’re spending more time at home. Take it from beauty
A groundbreaking, action-packed comic book adaptation gets the 4K Ultra HD treatment when Kick-Ass arrives on 4K Ultra HD Combo Pack (plus Blu-ray and Digital) November 3 from Lionsgate. From acclaimed director Matthew Vaughn, the film features an all-star cast including Golden Globe winner Aaron Taylor-Johnson (2017, Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting
For standard broadcast fare, it’s impressive how innovative NBC has been with not just outside of the box hits but shows about communities you might not often see over the last decade. One of the channels being known for the hallmarks of American television introduced us to shows like Outsourced (set in India), Sunnyside (a community
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. . Seyward Darby’s Sisters in Hate: American Women on the Front Lines of White Nationalism opens with the author witnessing another white woman
Convalescent plasma from a recovered coronavirus disease (COVID-19) patient is seen at the Central Seattle Donor Center of Bloodworks Northwest during the outbreak in Seattle, Washington, April 17, 2020. Lindsey Wasson | Reuters A panel of experts convened by the National Institutes of Health said Tuesday there is “insufficient data” to show convalescent plasma works against
Three in one: photograph of a blue whirl flame. (Courtesy: University of Maryland) “Blue whirls” are small, spinning flames that were first spotted in 2016. Now computer simulations suggest that this soot-free mode of combustion involves three different flames. Joseph Chung, Xiao Zhang, Carolyn Kaplan and Elaine Oran at the University of Maryland came to this
by Trevor Kimball, September 1, 2020 (Ali Goldstein/Netflix) Did the teen genius see this coming? Netflix has cancelled the Ashley Garcia: Genius in Love comedy series. There won’t be a second season but, the multi-camera sitcom’s not over quite yet. Created by Mario Lopez and Seth Kurland, Ashley Garcia: Genius in Love stars Paulina Chávez,
September may look much calmer than Wall Street anticipates. According to CFRA’s Sam Stovall, an election year trend going back to the 1940s suggests volatility won’t make a comeback in this month. “A lot of strategists are saying that as we head into the election, markets are likely to get a lot more volatile,” the
This just in. AMC will have 70% of its circuit open this weekend, counting 420 locations. This includes San Diego, CA following the state Governor Newsom’s reopening provisions last Friday. In total, 140 additional AMC theaters will reopen this weekend. Distribution sources tell me that San Francisco, CA will likely be back online the weekend
DoD report: China intends to pursue ASAT weapons despite its rhetoric against the militarization of space. WASHINGTON — China is progressing with the development of missiles and electronic weapons that could target satellites in low and high orbits, the Pentagon says in a new report released Sept. 1. China already has operational ground-based missiles that