Hootie & the Blowfish Killed My Rock and Roll Dreams Electric Lit is 12 years old! Help support the next dozen years by helping us raise $12,000 for 12 years, and get exclusive merch! The death of college rock: September 5, 1995 I’m drunk on a Tuesday at the old Knitting Factory and stumble into
Additive advantage: A magneto-optical trap (MOT) constructed with 3D-printed components. (Courtesy: Somaya Madkhaly) A team led by physicists at the University of Nottingham, UK has created a 3D-printed magneto-optical trap (MOT) capable of holding more than 2 × 108 rubidium atoms at temperatures a fraction of a degree above absolute zero. The demonstration shows that 3D printing,
Series editor’s note: Sometimes it is good to go back to our old rituals; sometimes even conversations slim with anxiety are welcomed into a home, into a body, into a tree. So does the speaker in Adrienne Christian’s poem, basking in the joy and glory that small things bring, like coffee with more sugar and
If you have been amazed by recent space breakthroughs like flying a robotic helicopter on Mars, reusable rockets that can land vertically, and the long-anticipated takeoff of space tourism, brace yourself: this is just the beginning. But with new moves into space, there is the risk that we will take our Earthbound cyber vulnerabilities with
In this article ETH.CM= BTC.CM= Representation of Ethereum cryptocurrency is seen in this illustration photo taken in Sulkowice, Poland on August 12, 2021. Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto | Getty Images Cryptocurrencies are starting the week on a positive note. Ethereum, the world’s second-largest digital coin, surged over 4% in 24 hours Monday to hit a new all-time
Refresh for latest… Disney/Marvel’s Eternals has come in ahead of projections with an opening weekend of $90.7M at the international box office, and $161.7M global when paired with domestic. This gives the Chloé Zhao-directed film bragging rights to the second-biggest worldwide opening for a Hollywood title in 2021. The global debut sets Eternals 26% ahead
Forza Horizon 5, the latest open world racing game from Playground Games, was released for premium customers last week and everyone else will get the game this week. The open world arcade-sim racing game is now set in Mexico and returns to North America for the first time in 9 years — since the original
Lael Brainard, governor of the U.S. Federal Reserve with Fed Governors, Jerome Powell and Stanley Fischer. Andrew Harrer | Bloomberg | Getty Images President Joe Biden met with Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell and Governor Lael Brainard on this week as the administration decides whom to nominate to lead the central bank for the next
News 808 State’s Andy Barker Has Died “His family and friends asks that people respect their privacy at this time but remember him for the joy he brought through his personality and music.” By Evan Minsker November 7, 2021 Facebook Twitter Andy Barker with 808 State in 2017 (C Brandon/Redferns) Facebook Twitter Andy Barker, longtime
U.S. Treasury yields rose on Monday morning, with investor attention turning to inflation data, due out later in the week. The yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury note climbed 2 basis points to 1.474% at 3:15 a.m. ET. The yield on the 30-year Treasury bond added 1 basis point, at 1.8999%. Yields move inversely to
They pulled out all the stops with this one, didn’t they? Good grief, The Rookie Season 4 Episode 6 had it all: a woman axed to death, someone blowing himself up with dynamite, an explosion, a deadly treasure hunt, new love interests, and more. And they still managed to leave us with an explosive cliffhanger,
In this article TSLA Tesla CEO Elon Musk gestures as he visits the construction site of Tesla’s Gigafactory in Gruenheide near Berlin, Germany, August 13, 2021. Patrick Pleul | Reuters Tesla CEO Elon Musk faces a tax bill of more than $15 billion in the coming months on stock options, making a sale of his
Comments on a draft request for proposals for Tranche 1 ground operations and integration are due Dec. 1. WASHINGTON — The Space Development Agency in early 2022 will seek bids for the ground segment portion of its low-Earth orbit constellation. SDA last week issued a draft request for proposals for Tranche 1 ground operations and
Neon’s Spenser with Kristin Stewart rang in an opening weekend of $2.149 million on 996 screens, a per screen average of $2,158 as the film failed to connect in a market that remains a stubbornly hard sell for specialty and independent films. The well-reviewed (with raves for Stewart as Lady Diana) reimagining by director Pablo
Twitter temporarily disabled the Trends feature in Ethiopia to make sure that the platform cannot be used to instigate violence in the conflict-torn country, the social media said on Saturday. On Thursday, the Ethiopian parliament declared a six-month state of emergency throughout the country to protect the population from the rebels of the Popular Front
In this article AAPL Governor Andrew Cuomo holds press briefing and makes announcement to combat COVID-19 Delta variant in New York, August 2, 2021. Lev Radin | Pacific Press | LightRocket | Getty Images Andrew Cuomo’s arraignment was postponed Friday until January after the Albany County district attorney told the court that the misdemeanor sex-crime
Peter Thiel, the billionaire co-founder of PayPal. John Lamparski | Getty Images Entertainment | Getty Images Democrats seem to have spared wealthy Americans like billionaire tech mogul Peter Thiel from big tax bills on their vast Roth retirement savings in legislation unveiled this week. That break is courtesy of new language in a $1.75 trillion
Play video content TMZ.com Kylie Jenner seemed to be aware something was amiss during Travis Scott‘s set, evidenced in her serious demeanor shortly after he took the stage … something you can now see on video. TMZ has obtained concert footage we’re told was taken about 10 minutes into Travis’ performance, which eyewitnesses say got