Month: November 2020

Exclusive Cardi B wants the court to know what she’s already made clear to the world — she and Offset are good again, and she’s calling off the divorce … legally. Cardi’s filed docs in Georgia to officially dismiss the divorce she set in motion back in September. She should be getting used to this
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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 her first novel published in 14 years, author Julia Alvarez explores grief, isolation, and sisterhood. Afterlife follows Antonia, a writer and
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The optical physicist Nader Engheta has won the 2020 Isaac Newton Medal and Prize for “groundbreaking innovation and transformative contributions to electromagnetic complex materials and nanoscale optics, and for pioneering development of the fields of near-zero-index metamaterials, and material-inspired analogue computation and optical nanocircuitry”. Presented by the Institute of Physics (IOP), which publishes Physics World, the international award
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The opening chapter of a book is its first impression—it sets the scene, establishes tone of voice, and draws the reader into a new world. The following three books hooked me from the beginning, and specific songs came to mind that fit each narrative. Here are my pairings. Delia OwensWhere the Crawdads SingG. P. Putnam’s
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SUNDAY AM, Refresh for updates and chart: Focus Features/Amblin’s PG-13 horror movie Come Play came in much better than expected, seeing a boost on Halloween night (as opposed to expected drop) with $1.3M, +18% over Friday+preview’s $1.1M. This puts the pic’s opening weekend at $3.15M in No. 1 spot. One industry insider tells me, “Look at what
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SHANGHAI — Chinese fintech giant Lufax is laying the groundwork for international expansion over the next five years, following a cash injection from its U.S. IPO, the company’s chief executive told CNBC. Lufax started trading on the New York Stock Exchange on Friday raising around $2.36 billion. The stock fell as much as 14.3% on
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Feist has shared a cover of Cat Stevens’ song “Trouble” to encourage voter turnout in Wisconsin, as Stereogum points out. The video was released via Justin Vernon’s Eaux Claires festival voter initiative titled For Wisconsin. Check out Feist’s take on “Trouble,” as well as the original version, below. “Trouble” appears on Cat Stevens’ 1970 album
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Frazer HarrisonGetty Images Since the start of the pandemic in March, the fashion industry has been devastated in more ways than one. Cushnie, the beloved fashion brand known for its sleek, demure designs, is the latest victim to succumb to COVID-19’s damaging affects. Today, designer Carly Cushnie announced that she’s been forced to shut down
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