The district attorney of Albany County, New York, said Tuesday that his office is criminally investigating Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who has been accused of sexually harassing multiple women. DA David Soares also said his office would “welcome any victim to contact our office with additional information” about Cuomo. And Soares said he plans to request
Month: August 2021
Norwegian rocker known for his virtuosic guitar skills and power vocals will play the lead character in the upcoming Rockin’ In Time feature film Following an arduous worldwide hunt for a “diamond in the rough,” ― as described by casting director R. Scott Leisk ― Rockin’ In Time has snagged Norwegian multi-instrumentalist, Rocky Kramer, who
A ship leaves a container port in the evening in Lianyungang in east China’s Jiangsu province Thursday, July 22, 2021. Feature China | Barcroft Media | Getty Images BEIJING — Chinese companies wanting to go global are running into shipping problems. Access to cheap manufacturing at home gave Chinese businesses an advantage overseas. But it’s
Sara Bareilles won’t be the only Waitress cast member with prior stage-diner experience when the musical reopens on Broadway in September: Producers announced today that Waitress vets Eric Anderson, Charity Angel Dawson, Christopher Fitzgerald, Caitlin Houlahan, Dakin Matthews and Joe Tippett will be back for at least part of the show’s limited engagement. Producers Barry
TAMPA, Fla. — Significantly faster communications could be coming to the International Space Station in 2024, after SpaceLink won funding to test its incoming relay satellites. The Center for the Advancement of Science in Space (CASIS), which manages the U.S. National Laboratory on the ISS, awarded the startup a contract to test its 10 gigabit
WhatsApp for iPhone now lets you send photos and videos that can only be viewed once by recipients. The new change is currently rolling out to the iPhone users through a new WhatsApp version that is available for download through the App Store. The update also changes the style of in-app message notifications. WhatsApp has
Britney Spears just told a long, bizarre story about getting locked in her bathroom in the middle of the night … and it’s eyebrow-raising for sure. The pop star just shared her wild bathroom adventure, explaining how she got trapped in there in the first place and detailing the lengths to which she and others
The “Star on the Mountain” landmark in El Paso, Texas. Courtesy of Brian Wancho | Brian Wancho Photography EL PASO, Texas — On any other evening in this vibrant west Texas city, the trademark electric lone star on the nearby Franklin Mountains sparkles against the desert sky. On Tuesday evening, though, the nearly 500-by-300-foot star
S&M is like “commedia dell’arte: a stock repertoire of stories, bits, lines, and gags,” muses writer Chris Kraus. Kraus’s short story (“Emotional Technologies”) is one of 15 in the recent anthology Kink, published earlier this year, which thoroughly explores the sexual practice. Suffice it to say, it’s pretty much the perfect companion for Hot Girl
Are you ready for Queen Sugar Season 6? OWN announced today the acclaimed drama series, created and executive produced by filmmaker Ava DuVernay (When They See Us, Cherish the Day), returns Tuesday, September 7 at 8 p.m. ET/PT on OWN. In anticipation of the series return, the season six trailer was unveiled, showing glimpses of
If you enjoy reading Electric Literature, join our mailing list! We’ll send you the best of EL each week, and you’ll be the first to know about upcoming submissions periods and virtual events. Charlotte McConaghy’s novel Once There Were Wolves takes place in the Cairngorm mountain range in the eastern Highlands of Scotland where wolves
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo sexually harassed at least 11 women and then retaliated against a former employee who complained publicly about his conduct, according to a bombshell report released Tuesday by state Attorney General Letitia James. The monthslong probe concluded that Cuomo “sexually harassed multiple women and in doing so violated federal and state
Four incredible authors share their true message about leading with the heart on The Rhonda Swan Show. Episode 3 features four amazing authors, Isabel Donadio, Jodi Vetterl, Leah Steele, and Lilith Moon. Guest Bios Isabel Donadio Isabel Donadio is the founder of Talent Support Services, LLC, the owner of Top Talent Publishing, the best-selling author of Finishing
Heart of the matter: cross-section of the designed heart-shaped phase singularity sheet (left). The extended dark region in the centre image is a cross-section of the singularity sheet. The phase (right) is undefined on the singularity sheet. (Courtesy: Daniel Lim/Harvard SEAS) Researchers in the US have shown for the first time how regions of complete
Birds over Jerash / Photo by Omar Chatriwala / Flickr The poets’ voices sing in my headacross distance, sing to reconcileto make peace through counterpointbut can’t work as they should. Forthose poets are divided from each otherwith each line obfuscating the other’sas impelled by more firepowerforcing it along. Response is shatteredby a chasm of rights
d3sign | Moment | Getty Images A Senate infrastructure measure unveiled this week would pull $31 billion from a Covid disaster-loan program for businesses. The Economic Injury Disaster Loan program was one of the mechanisms Congress used to help ailing businesses stay afloat during the pandemic. It was initially plagued by issues such as delays
Science fiction drama Nine Days from Sony Pictures Classics opens in four theaters in a specialty market buoyed by recent releases like Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain and Pig. New York’s arthouse scene, outpaced by LA of late, is perking up, distributors say (Ailey numbers were super there) and moviegoers are rewarding unique films
Space-base communications from GPS satellites would give the military an additional layer of connectivity in medium Earth orbit WASHINGTON — The next generation of Global Positioning System satellites could host additional payloads to provide communications services, the U.S. Space Force said in a request for information. The RFI issued last month by the Space and