Decommissioned and suspended commercial aircrafts are seen stored in Pinal Airpark on May 16, 2020 in Marana, Arizona. Christian Petersen | Getty Images News | Getty Images The Covid-19 pandemic has been brutal for U.S. airlines and significant relief isn’t expected until the second half of 2021. U.S. carriers’ 2020 net losses likely topped $35
Month: January 2021
Robert Downey Jr. is just as happy as the rest of us to leave 2020 behind, literally jumping into 2021 to the music of Van Halen. On Instagram, RDJ posted a video of himself in a golfer’s cap and an all-white outfit, jumping and dancing in a small pool of very dirty water. All the
RuPaul’s Drag Race is already shaking things up for 2021. (And it’s only the first day of the year!) During RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 13 Episode 1, we expected some competition and fierceness as a cast of new queens entered for their chance to be America’s Next Drag Superstar. But, to throw them into the
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, European Council President Charles Michel, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, French President Emmanuel Macron and Chinese President Xi Jinping are seen on a screen during a video conference to approve an investment pact between China and the European Union on December 30, 2020. Johanna Geron | AFP | Getty
ESPN Monday Night Football Studio Analysts Louis Riddick during the NFL regular season football game between the Cleveland Browns and the San Francisco 49ers on Monday, Oct. 7, 2019 at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif. Ric Tapia | Icon Sportswire | Getty Images In 2020, the National Football League has certainly talked about its
It’s historically been a week when we’re reporting on Star Wars movies doing a daily box office average of $20M, but in this distressed Covid environment where 60% of all U.S. and Canadian theaters are closed, we have only to highlight that Warner Bros.’ Wonder Woman 1984 did an estimated $22.5M in its first week. Eeesh. Now
The New Year’s Day vote to pass the NDAA marked the first time Congress successfully overturned Trump’s veto. WASHINGTON — The Senate voted 81-13 on Jan. 1 to override President Trump’s veto of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021. The New Year’s Day vote marked the first time Congress successfully overturned Trump’s
Samsung Galaxy S21 battery performance has been tipped to improve over the Galaxy S20. The new flagship model is speculated to come in Snapdragon and Exynos variants (just like its predecessors) and both variants are tipped to get significant improvement in battery life. However, an earlier tipster had suggested that the Galaxy S21 — expected
Bill Callahan and Bonnie “Prince” Billy are continuing their covers series with a rendition of Lou Reed’s Legendary Hearts closer “Rooftop Garden.” The cover features Cretan lute player George Xylouris (of Xylouris White). Check out the accompanying music video, directed by Kris Rey, below. Bill Callahan and Bonnie “Prince” Billy began their covers series with
Modern Health founder and CEO founder Alyson Watson Modern Health Alyson Watson had an important message for her team. It was May 1, six weeks after the coronavirus pandemic forced employees into isolation. Her company, Modern Health, was busier than ever. Watson, 30, started Modern Health three years earlier to help expand the availability of
Beyoncé shared a four-minute-long video on her Instagram story in which she reflected on 2020. “Cheers to 2020,” the video reads. It starts with a video of the 2020 countdown, then shows footage of Bey Good and Tina Lawson’s COVID-19 testing efforts on May of this year. Also featured were Bey’s many uplifting speeches she
Cobra Kai is back to kick off the new year with the release of season 3 on Netflix. Originally a YouTube Red exclusive, Cobra Kai made the move to Netflix after releasing its first two seasons. With those episodes streaming on Netflix for the past several months, a larger audience has made the series even
F*ck yeah, we finally are getting the Johnny and Daniel team up we’ve wanted! New allegiances, a little redemption, and nostalgia were the name of the game for Cobra Kai Season 3 Episode 9 and Cobra Kai Season 3 Episode 10. It was a wonderful crescendo, which make the third season feel like a warm- up for
There’s till time to support exciting, relevant, and inclusive literature in 2020! If you enjoyed reading Electric Literature this year, please make a year-end contribution today. Last year was a difficult one, but there were at least 40 up sides: debut authors, with fresh voices and viewpoints, whose work offered us perspective or escape. As
Source: NYSE photo Art Cashin couldn’t lead the New York Stock Exchange in the singing of “Wait til the Sun Shines Nellie” this year, but he penned this poem for UBS and its clients, and is sharing it with us here. Happy New Year, Art. Look forward to seeing you on the floor in 2021. Subscribe
The Patty Jenkins-directed DC sequel has grossed more than $100M worldwide according to Warner Bros. Wonder Woman 1984 opened to $16.7M domestic last weekend in the U.S. and Canada where 60% of 5,5k theaters are shutdown. The film is also available on the studio’s streaming service HBO Max which is only available stateside, but will expand
SpaceX will launch these satellites from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. The Space Development Agency estimates they will be ready to launch in late 2022. WASHINGTON — SpaceX has been awarded a $150.4 million contract to launch as many as 28 satellites for the Pentagon’s space agency, the Defense Department announced Dec. 31. The contract is