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. . (This essay contains almost immediate spoilers for The Undoing, as well as discussion of birth trauma) At the end of HBO’s prestige
Month: December 2020
Katrina Lake, founder and chief executive officer of Stitch Fix Inc. Patrick T. Fallon | Bloomberg | Getty Images Stitch Fix shares soared Monday, after the company reported a surprise profit and revenue growth of 10% from a year ago. Its stock was last up more than 32% in after hours trading. For its fiscal
by Regina Avalos, December 7, 2020 (Photo by: Peacock) Wilmore has ended its run on Peacock after one season but, it wasn’t cancelled. The late-night series aired its last episode on Friday night with Kerry Washington, Gina Yashere, and Sue Bird as guests. During its 11 episode run, Larry Wilmore also spoke with Bradley Whitford,
Investor Peter Boockvar warns bullishness is at dangerous levels. He’s worried about investor optimism touching dot-com-bubble euphoria levels. “Sentiment has gotten as ebullient as we’ve seen in early 2000,” the Bleakley Advisory Group chief investment officer told CNBC’s “Trading Nation” on Monday. “It’s all about that enthusiasm for stocks that should make somebody that is bullish
The Independent Cinema Alliance, a volunteer alliance of independent cinemas operating in North America, has responded to WarnerMedia’s theatrical-HBO Max 2021 slate day and date release strategy and they’re not pleased. They’re calling on studio of Stanley Kubrick, Clint Eastwood and Harry Potter to recommit to theatrical exclusivity, for that is what drives value to movies, not
Tom Russell, interim CEO of Millennium Space Systems, said the technology is a possible solution to the growing problem of orbital debris congestion. WASHINGTON — Boeing subsidiary Millennium Space Systems announced Dec. 7 that an experiment launched to space last month will show a small satellite can safely deorbit in about 45 days. Two Millennium
Apple iPhone 11 Pro, iPhone SE, and Infinix Note 7 are among the smartphones available at discounted prices under Flipkart’s Mobiles Bonanza sale. The four-day sale begins today (on Monday) and will go on till Thursday, December 10. Flipkart is also offering exchange offers and bank deals on brands such as Apple, Samsung, Realme, and
Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, personal attorney to U.S. President Donald Trump, speaks about the 2020 U.S. presidential election results during a news conference in Washington, November 19, 2020. Jonathan Ernst | Reuters The legislatures of Arizona and Michigan said that they would postpone work as a result of a positive coronavirus test
Exclusive Spectacular Blue Smith won’t be having a spectacular time, or any kinda time, inside Disney World — the mouse folk are pissed the rapper allegedly socked one of its employees. Sources with direct knowledge of the situation tell TMZ … the Pretty Ricky member is now prohibited from entering all of the Walt Disney
The hot housing market during the coronavirus pandemic could heat up further if more homes are put up for sale, the CEO of real estate brokerage Redfin told CNBC on Monday. “If we see people get more comfortable letting others into their home, we’re going to see more inventory on the market, and that’s what will
In episode 4 of The Crown season 4, the queen pays a visit to her eldest son in the Gloucestershire countryside, where he’s renovating his newly purchased home. As Charles walks her around the grounds, he talks her through his plans for the sprawling estate, which he’s gradually transforming from a neglected pile into an
We may not be getting a new Alien movie anytime soon, but Marvel Comics is bringing us new stories set within the classic sci-fi/horror franchise in just a few short months. The publisher has announced a new series from writer Phillip Kennedy Johnson (Empyre: Captain America) that will debut in March 2021. The series, simply
Natalie Desselle Reid has died. The actress who starred with Halle Berry on the 1997 flick B.A.P.S. and had a recurring role on Eve, died of colon cancer. She was 53. While details are scarce, TMZ noted that Desselle Reid battled colon cancer in private, and was surrounded by her family at a hospice in
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. . This week, readers on Electric Literature’s Twitter and Instagram voted to narrow a field of 32 beautiful book covers down to their
Dr. Joseph Varon, left, and other medical staff member talk to a patient in the COVID-19 intensive care unit (ICU) at the United Memorial Medical Center on December 6, 2020 in Houston, Texas. Go Nakamura | Getty Images The Food and Drug Administration could authorize a coronavirus vaccine as early as the end of this week. The
This whirlwind adventure begins with protagonist Qamar’s birth and follows her life along the titular wondrous journeys around the Mediterranean. Less novel than novella, Sonia Nimr’s Wondrous Journeys in Strange Lands (Interlink Books, 2020), first published in Arabic in 2013, sees its heroine become a slave, a pirate, a bookseller, and more, but like Qamar,
Two-level systems: two of NIST’s superconducting thermometers for measuring cryogenic temperatures are glued to the lower left and upper right of this amplifier. (Courtesy: J Wheeler/NIST) A simple miniature thermometer that can quickly and accurately measure the temperature of ultracold microwave-based devices has been built by Joel Ullom and colleagues at the National Institute of
Germany’s Constantin Film has issued an apology over dialogue in its feature game adaptation Monster Hunter which led to an online backlash in China this weekend, and subsequently resulted in the movie being pulled from Middle Kingdom cinemas. Constantin says it “sincerely apologizes to Chinese audiences for a line of dialogue contained in an early
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