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. In traditional folklore, villainous women wield more power than their lawful good contemporaries. The sea witches and evil queens of European fairy
Moving forward: A trade deal late last year between the UK and the EU came as a relief to many scientists as it allows continued British participation in the Horizon Europe programme. (Courtesy: iStock/microstockhub) Following years of negotiations, delays and disagreements, on Christmas Eve the United Kingdom and the European Union finally agreed a trade
A doctor on his village rounds confronts the same symptoms again and again, including uncontrollable laughter. The first patient of the day is an old woman. The doctor hears her laughter as he walks through the doorless entryway of the small house. Today it is a quiet, throaty laugh, measured but sustained, coming from a
Matteo Colombo | DigitalVision | Getty Images For most investors these days, it’s literally a “PIPE dream.” PIPEs, or private investments in public equity, are mechanisms for companies to raise capital from a select group of investors outside the market. But as PIPEs are increasingly being deployed in conjunction with a surge in SPAC mergers,
Struggling AMC Entertainment said early Monday it has raised or signed commitments for $917 million including additional financing since December, calling it “enough cash to “make it through this dark, coronavirus-impacted winter.” “This means that any talk of an imminent bankruptcy for AMC is completely off the table,” said CEO Adam Aron in a statement.
For the first time in decades, the space industry is proving to be very popular again. With the recent successes of SpaceX’s crewed missions, the upcoming landing NASA’s Mars 2020 rover, Japan’s returned sample from the asteroid Ryugu, China’s lunar landing, and the test flights of Elon Musk’s Starship, public sentiment is becoming extremely positive
An Apple Watch helped the police track down a kidnapped woman in the US. Police in Selma, Texas were able to reportedly use the emergency SOS feature on Apple Watch to locate a kidnapped woman and rescue her. The Apple Watch offered accurate location data of the victim, thanks to which the police were able to
Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, personal attorney to U.S. President Donald Trump, gestures after media announced that Democratic U.S. presidential nominee Joe Biden has won the 2020 U.S. presidential election, in, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S., November 7, 2020. Eduardo Munoz | Reuters Dominion Voting Systems filed a defamation lawsuit Monday against former President Donald
Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com 8:49 PM PT — A law enforcement source tells us Songz was arrested for trespassing, resisting arrest — both misdemeanors — and for assaulting a police officer … a low grade felony. We’re told he’s on a 24-hour hold, and will likely be released tomorrow night. Trey Songz found himself
The Twitter App loads on an iPhone in this illustration photograph taken in Los Angeles, California. Mike Blake | Reuters Exclusive looks into the Golden Globes, Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade and other live NBC events are headed to Twitter. Comcast‘s NBCUniversal and Twitter on Monday announced a multi-year global content partnership, in an effort to
Cardi B seems to have caught on to a very important pandemic-era truth: When public outings are rare, you have to make them count. On Friday, she stepped out with her husband, Offset, for a shopping trip in Beverly Hills—wearing a sheer silhouette, which just happened to also be a white knit dress. Truly. Mindblowing.
It is getting down to that time of year again. The NFL season is almost over, which means the Super Bowl is right around the corner. Despite a complicated and messy year, the NFL managed to get through all 16 regular-season games, and the playoffs, arriving at the big game, which will take place on
I called it. You called it. We all called it. Ciara is still alive. And on Days of Our Lives during the week of 1-25-21, we’re finally getting our first look at where she’s been since her disappearance. It was predictable that Ciara would join the ranks of the recently resurrected or the presumed-dead-while-alive club.
One Fjord Away from a Second Date 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. Compaction Birds Early Saturday morning I drove up the coast from the border, toward Thy.
U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Allyson Black, a registered nurse, cares for Covid-19 patients in a makeshift ICU (Intensive Care Unit) at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center on January 21, 2021 in Torrance, California. Mario Tama | Getty Images News | Getty Images LONDON — Health experts have warned that even with restrictions the U.S. is likely
U.S. stock index futures were modestly higher in overnight trading on Sunday, as Wall Street prepares for the busiest week of earnings, which will include reports from some of the largest tech companies. Futures contracts tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 39 points, indicating a 56-point jump at the open. S&P 500 futures
The specialty box office found some shine this weekend with four new titles starting with the Gravitas Ventures pic Our Friend starring Jason Segel, Casey Affleck and Dakota Johnson. The Gabriela Cowperthwaite-directed drama based on Matthew Teague’s book The Friend: Love Is Not a Big Enough Word debuted at 543 locations and grossed an estimated $250K on
WASHINGTON — A SpaceX Falcon 9 launched 143 small satellites for a wide range of customers Jan. 24 on the company’s first dedicated rideshare mission, a service that poses a competitive threat to emerging small launch vehicles. The Falcon 9 lifted off from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida