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. . Plagued by a throbbing hangover, having just rendezvoused with her father’s colleague in her parent’s coat closet and then seducing her roommate’s
Month: November 2020
Henrique Dubugras, founder and chief executive office of Brex Inc., speaks during the Bridge Forum conference in San Francisco, California, U.S., on Wednesday, April 17, 2019. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images The coronavirus pandemic should’ve meant disaster for Brex, the high-flying Silicon Valley start-up that lends to thousands of other start-ups. Founded
Robot-like fish provide insight into how fish can save energy by swimming in schools. Credit: Liang Li, Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior (MPI-AB) Swimming in schools helps fish avoid predators, but it also allows them to conserve energy. This is the finding of researchers in Germany, China and Hungary who used fish-like robots to
When the coronavirus pandemic hit, many Americans not only switched to working remotely and cooking more meals. They began checking off tasks on the “to do list,” from painting walls to replacing old appliances. Home Depot and Lowe’s reported that appetite for home improvement continued in the third quarter, as consumers invested in one of
Amazon will release their acquisition of Paramount Pictures’ Eddie Murphy sequel Coming 2 America on March 5, 2021. The movie was originally slated for a Dec. 18 theatrical release before Paramount unloaded the feature to Amazon for $125M in a global rights deal, as we first told you. It’s another be global pic launch for Amazon
SAN FRANCISCO – AAC Clyde Space announced a 19 million euro ($22.5 million) contract backed by the U.K. Space Agency to develop a 10-cubesat communications and Earth-observation constellation. As part of the three-year project called xSPANCION, AAC Clyde Space will develop and manufacture satellites to provide space-based services to companies eager to harness satellites to
Instagram has announced new updates for branded content on its platform, including the ‘Branded Content Tag’ feature in Reels. Instagram has launched the branded content tag to Reels, and it will soon be launched to Live as well. “We want to ensure creators can clearly disclose when they’re creating branded content, no matter what format
Georgia Secretary of State Ben Raffensperger holds a press conference on the status of ballot counting on November 6, 2020 in Atlanta, Georgia. Jessica McGowan | Getty Images The secretary of state of Georgia on Friday officially certified the results of its presidential election race, confirming that President-elect Joe Biden defeated President Donald Trump. That
Bonnie “Prince” Billy and Matt Sweeney have shared a new song called “Make Worry for Me.” It follows the Superwolf collaborators’ March charity track “You’ll Get Eaten, Too.” Hear “Make Worry for Me” and check out the single artwork, made by Harmony Korine, below. In recent weeks, Bonnie “Prince” Billy has teamed up with Bill
The Dean of Brown University’s School of Public Health, Dr. Ashish Jha, warned that the United States could “see another 100,000 deaths by Inauguration Day” as the coronavirus death rate climbs and public health professionals raise the alarm. “Once we get into the spring we easily could be at 450,000 or even 500,000 deaths,” Jha
Bretman Rock is a work of art. When the social media star and beauty influencer is not expertly beating his face with his non-dominant hand or rating Trix cereal an eight out of ten (“I would say it’s slightly better than Fruit Loops”), he’s directing his focus to the camera for 7.89 million YouTube subscribers
Following Black Panther star Letitia Wright’s suggestion that Star Wars star John Boyega should be the next James Bond; some impressive new fan art has emerged to give us an idea of what that might look like. Created by Digital Artist ApexForm, the image puts Boyega in the iconic tuxedo as he looks nonchalantly away
Did Liz manage to get the answers she needed? On The Blacklist Season 8 Episode 2, it was all hands on deck as her pursuit of Red continued, but what did she learn about her mother? Meanwhile, the Task Force continued to try to get through to Liz, but her actions threatened to shut them down
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. . The fête that is the National Book Awards didn’t lose steam because we were separated in our homes due to quarantine. There
Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Zoom Video — Shares of the video-conferencing company jumped more than 6% amid a rise in Covid-19 cases. Zoom has been one of the key “stay-at-home” trades, and shares are up 550% this year. Nikola — The electric vehicle maker declined more than 3%, despite Loop
Conan O’Brien’s late-night series on TBS, Conan, is coming to an end in June after 10 seasons. This will end his 28-year run as a late-night host, previously leading Late Night with Conan O’Brien (1993-2009) and The Tonight Show with Conan O’Brien (2009-10) on NBC. However, the comedian will continue to make his Conan Without
Amazon is set to find the beat with the upcoming Sound of Metal starring Riz Ahmed which hits select theaters today before moving to Prime Video on December 4. The film marks the feature directorial debut of Darius Marder, who co-wrote the movie with Abraham Marder. Sound of Metal follows punk-metal drummer Ruben (Ahmed) who begins to experience intermittent hearing
VALLETTA, Malta — The head of Italian rocket manufacturer Avio assured customers Nov. 19 that the company was working hard to return Vega to service following the rocket’s second failure in its last three launches. In a video statement, Avio CEO Giulio Ranzo said that in initial investigation into Vega’s Nov. 16 failure had identified
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