Month: October 2020

Boron neutron capture therapy, which targets cancer at the cellular level, is under development by several companies worldwide. (Courtesy: Hanna Koivonoro, Neutron Therapeutics) Boron neutron capture therapy (BNCT), a technique that deposits highly targeted radiation into tumour cells, was first investigated as a cancer treatment back in the 1950s. But the field remains small, with
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Detail from a photograph of the author’s great-great-grandmother and a photograph of her mother, age eleven. Image courtesy of the author Series editor’s note: In Aracelis Girmay’s new poem, the speaker traces their lineage to an unnamed foremother, one made with the very same elements of the earth. And this foremother is not just a
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Layoffs in several of the nation’s biggest industries are making headlines this week. The list includes Disney eliminating 28,000 employees connected to the coronavirus theme park shutdowns, United Airlines and American Airlines collectively planning to put 32,000 workers on furlough, and insurer Allstate cutting almost 4,000 jobs. But MKM Partners’ Michael Darda suggests it’s not the time to
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A lucrative period for Chinese cinemas, the National Day holiday officially got underway today with the release of Jiang Ziya: Legend Of Deification. The highly-anticipated follow-up to 2019 smash Ne Zha set a new single-day record for animation in the Middle Kingdom with an estimated RMB 359M ($53M). This beats both Ne Zha‘s July opening
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The creators of This Is Spinal Tap—Christopher Guest, Rob Reiner, Harry Shearer, and Michael McKean—have signed on for a reunion benefit to assist Democrats campaigning in the swing state of Pennsylvania. Patton Oswalt will moderate the event on Wednesday, October 14, which fans can access with a donation to Pennsylvania Democrats. Find more details here.
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October has arrived, heralding the official beginning of Spooky Season™—although it’s hard to imagine what could possibly be more horrifying than the year 2020 thus far. The world is full of reasons to be terrified, which is all the more reason to lose yourself in some entirely fictional, elegantly crafted horror storytelling. Netflix’s The Haunting
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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. . In his memoir Children of the Land, Marcelo Hernandez Castillo tells the story of growing up undocumented in California and having to navigate
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Pfizer’s CEO Albert Bourla sent a memo to employees Thursday criticizing this weeks U.S. presidential debate as “disappointing,” saying the political rhetoric surrounding the outbreak and vaccine development is “undercutting public confidence.” “Once more, I was disappointed that the prevention for a deadly disease was discussed in political terms rather than scientific facts,” he wrote.
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Award-winning singer, songwriter & producer Ian Guerin is releasing his highly anticipated new single and accompanying music video “Chapter II” worldwide on October 9th, 2020. “Chapter II” was written by Guerin and produced by his long-time collaborator Azhmir for Ian’s second studio album “Irreplaceable,” and contains elements of Adult Contemporary, Pop and R&B Music which
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