Detail from a photograph of the author’s great-great-grandmother and a photograph of her mother, age eleven. Image courtesy of the author Series editor’s note: In Aracelis Girmay’s new poem, the speaker traces their lineage to an unnamed foremother, one made with the very same elements of the earth. And this foremother is not just a
Layoffs in several of the nation’s biggest industries are making headlines this week. The list includes Disney eliminating 28,000 employees connected to the coronavirus theme park shutdowns, United Airlines and American Airlines collectively planning to put 32,000 workers on furlough, and insurer Allstate cutting almost 4,000 jobs. But MKM Partners’ Michael Darda suggests it’s not the time to
by Trevor Kimball, September 23, 2020 (Paramount Network) There are lots of changes coming to Paramount Network. According to Variety, the cable channel is being rebranded to Paramount Movie Network sometime in 2021. As part of that change, the cable channel is planning to get out of the original TV series business and shift toward
A lucrative period for Chinese cinemas, the National Day holiday officially got underway today with the release of Jiang Ziya: Legend Of Deification. The highly-anticipated follow-up to 2019 smash Ne Zha set a new single-day record for animation in the Middle Kingdom with an estimated RMB 359M ($53M). This beats both Ne Zha‘s July opening
Gen. David Thompson said the new Space Systems Command will be established sometime in 2021 WASHINGTON — The U.S. Space Force intends to combine multiple space procurement organizations into a single Space Systems Command, and it is finding the task more complex and time consuming than originally envisioned, a senior official said Oct. 1. The
U.S. President Donald Trump walks from Marine One to board Air Force One as he departs Washington on campaign travel to New Jersey at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, U.S., October 1, 2020. Leah Millis | Reuters President Donald Trump said late Thursday night that he and the first lady would begin a quarantine process after
The creators of This Is Spinal Tap—Christopher Guest, Rob Reiner, Harry Shearer, and Michael McKean—have signed on for a reunion benefit to assist Democrats campaigning in the swing state of Pennsylvania. Patton Oswalt will moderate the event on Wednesday, October 14, which fans can access with a donation to Pennsylvania Democrats. Find more details here.
U.S. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi participates in a TV interview on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S. September 29, 2020. Erin Scott | Reuters The House passed a $2.2 trillion Democratic coronavirus stimulus plan on Thursday night even as Democrats and the Trump administration struggle to strike a relief deal. The chamber approved the
October has arrived, heralding the official beginning of Spooky Season™—although it’s hard to imagine what could possibly be more horrifying than the year 2020 thus far. The world is full of reasons to be terrified, which is all the more reason to lose yourself in some entirely fictional, elegantly crafted horror storytelling. Netflix’s The Haunting
The Gentlemen is moving from the big screen to the small screen. Director Guy Ritchie (Snatch, Sherlock Holmes) has partnered with MiramaxTV to develop his latest movie into a TV series. The movie was released in theaters earlier this year and was one of few releases in 2020 to have a full, relatively uninterrupted theatrical
Where the premiere oriented the audience (somewhat) in the here and now of Burnham and the Shenzhou’s crew, Star Trek: Discovery Season 1 Episode 2 is more concerned with where they came from. It also spends a great deal of effort to further build credibility for this series in the Trek ‘verse. With the conflict
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. . In his memoir Children of the Land, Marcelo Hernandez Castillo tells the story of growing up undocumented in California and having to navigate
Pfizer’s CEO Albert Bourla sent a memo to employees Thursday criticizing this weeks U.S. presidential debate as “disappointing,” saying the political rhetoric surrounding the outbreak and vaccine development is “undercutting public confidence.” “Once more, I was disappointed that the prevention for a deadly disease was discussed in political terms rather than scientific facts,” he wrote.
Mi Watch and Mi 65W Fast Charger with GaN Tech have been launched by the Chinese company for the European market. The devices were unveiled alongside the Mi 10T, Mi 10T Pro, and the Mi 10T Lite phones. The Mi Watch features an AMOLED display and boasts of 117 exercise modes. It also has GPS
Award-winning singer, songwriter & producer Ian Guerin is releasing his highly anticipated new single and accompanying music video “Chapter II” worldwide on October 9th, 2020. “Chapter II” was written by Guerin and produced by his long-time collaborator Azhmir for Ian’s second studio album “Irreplaceable,” and contains elements of Adult Contemporary, Pop and R&B Music which
Nikola Motor Company Badger pickup truck Source: Nikola Motor Company Nikola shares surged on Thursday, one day after the company said its production timeline and factory plans remain on track amid widespread investor anxiety regarding the company’s business as well as its planned deal with General Motors. The stock soared by as much as 31%
EXCLUSIVE: Gerard Butler’s latest action thriller Greenland will not be playing at U.S. movie theaters as the pic’s studio ErosSTX pivots the feature for a Premium Video On-Demand release sometime in the fourth quarter. STX will control the PVOD window on the Ric Roman Waugh-directed movie. Additionally, we can tell you first, that HBO has shelled
Monica Brown is the author of the Lola Levine chapter book series, Sarai chapter book series, and many award-winning picture books, including Waiting for the Biblioburro (illus. John Parra), Marisol McDonald Doesn’t Match / Marisol McDonald no combina (illus. Sara Palacios), and Maya’s Blanket / La manta de Maya (illus. David Diaz). Her picture book