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
Month: November 2020
Demonstrators stand across the street from the federal courthouse in Houston, Monday, Nov. 2, 2020, before a hearing in federal court involving drive-thru ballots cast in Harris County. David J. Phillip | AP A federal judge on Monday rejected an effort by Republicans to invalidate more than 100,000 ballots cast at drive-thru voting locations in
GraphicaArtisGetty Images It feels like a masochistic exercise to consider where we were just four years ago—to think about what so many of us were feeling the day before the 2016 election, how naive many of us were about all that was to come. This time around, we’ve sobered up. The anxiety has set in.
For the last few years, Disney has been in the business of bringing their cherished animated classics to life in live action, and Pinocchio is next on the list. Currently, only Tom Hanks has been touted for a role, with the beloved actor said to be in negotiations to play the kindly woodcarver Geppetto, but
T-minus nine days until we return to the Windy City. After months of waiting, the ninth season (!) of Chicago Fire premieres on Nov. 11, and we could not be more excited. The air is rife with possibility, so let’s dive in. Titled “Rattle Second City,” Chicago Fire Season 9 Episode 1 finds Firehouse 51
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
A person wears a protective face outside the AMC 34th Street 14 movie theater as the city continues Phase 4 of re-opening following restrictions imposed to slow the spread of coronavirus on July 31, 2020 in New York City. Noam Galai | Getty Images Entertainment | Getty Images AMC, starved for cash, is looking to
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
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
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
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
Twenty years ago, the joint U.S.-Russia space mission Expedition 1 docked with the first modules of the International Space Station (International Space Station). An American astronaut and two Russian cosmonauts arrived to, in effect, bring the station to life. They turned on the lights, unpacked the boxes, and set up the kitchen. Over 136 days
Honor V40 Series may be launched in December and ahead of its alleged debut, the specifications of the smartphone have tipped on Twitter. The tipster shared information about the key hardware of the handset. According to the tipster, the Honor V40 series will have two models — V40 Pro and V40 Pro+. The phone may
President Donald Trump arrives at Southwest Florida International Airport ahead of a campaign stop in Fort Myers, Florida, U.S., October 16, 2020. Carlos Barria | Reuters For President Donald Trump, the year leading to Election Day was even more turbulent than the first three years of his tenure: an impeachment trial, racial unrest that unsettled
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
Election volunteer Nancy Gavney verifies voter and witness signatures on absentee ballots as they are counted at the City Hall during the presidential primary election held amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Beloit, Wisconsin, April 7, 2020. Daniel Acker | Reuters Record numbers of voters have already cast their ballots in the 2020 election
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
In the wake of Sean Connery’s passing, former Saturday Night Live star Darrell Hammond opened up on his popular portrayal of the legendary actor on the show’s Celebrity Jeopardy skits. Back in 1996, the SNL writers were putting together a new Celebrity Jeopardy! parody sketch with Will Ferrell as Alex Trebek. At nearly the last