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. From LOLITA IN THE AFTERLIFE, edited by Jenny Minton Quigley. Reprinted by permission of Vintage Books, an imprint of the Knopf Doubleday
Starbucks President and Chief Executive Officer Kevin Johnson is pictured at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders in Seattle, Washington on March 20, 2019. Jason Redmond | AFP | Getty Images Starbucks said at its annual shareholder meeting on Wednesday that it plans to make its green coffee carbon neutral by 2030. The coffee giant is
It’s been a week and a half since Meghan Markle and Prince Harry gave their bombshell-filled interview to Oprah about their experiences as working royal family members. While the royal family has publicly been terse about their thoughts on the claims the Duke and Duchess of Sussex made, People devoted its cover story to how
By Allison Kubo Hutchison The same animal was once described by paleontologists as a shrimp, jellyfish, sea cucumber, and a sponge at different times during its study. Anomalocaris, Latin for “abnormal shrimp”, is a creature of exceeding strangeness to modern hominids; it is related to modern-day shrimp with a flat segmented body, faceted eyes on
Great news for AMC which threw open the doors to its Century City and Burbank locations Monday after a year of being shutdown due to Covid restrictions: The No. 1 circuit’s Burbank location sold out 22 of its 32 showtimes, while Century City sold out 18 of its 30 showtimes yesterday. Remember, capacity is capped
WASHINGTON — Aerojet Rocketdyne doesn’t expect any potential changes to the Artemis program to have much of an effect on its business supplying engines for NASA’s Space Launch System. Speaking at the J.P. Morgan Industrials Conference March 15, Dan Boehle, chief financial officer of Aerojet Rocketdyne, played down any impacts of possible changes to the
Discord could be working on a Clubhouse-like feature, as per some users on Reddit. Discord already allows users to chat over voice-only or video calls but that is limited to a small group. The new feature, called Stage Channel, will allow Discord to host calls to a wider range of users on a single server.
Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting with members of the government in Moscow, Russia, on February 5, 2020. Aleksey Nikolskyi | Sputnik | Kremlin | Reuters Russia and its president, Vladimir Putin, authorized intelligence assets to promote misinformation during the 2020 election cycle about Joe Biden through U.S. media and people close to then-President
Exclusive If the drama over the Grammys this year possibly had you thinking “What Would Tupac Do?” — we got an answer from his own flesh and blood. Pac’s brother, Mopreme Shakur, tells TMZ his little bro would probably have a lot to say about all the mudslinging about music’s so-called “biggest night” … in
A dog dressed as a prison guard participates in the 17th annual “Doggie Costume Halloween Party” at Riverside Park in New York. Timothy A. Clary | AFP | Getty Images LinkedIn’s new ad campaign tells advertisers that the right place for business-to-business marketing isn’t alongside pictures of cute puppies or viral videos. LinkedIn Marketing Solutions‘
Sharon Osbourne has responded to accusations she used racist and homophobic language while speaking about her colleagues on The Talk. Accusations came to light Tuesday in a story written by journalist Yashar Ali. The piece was shared on Substack and cited Leah Remini, as well as a number of unnamed sources, said to be associated
Once a Sarah, Always a Sarah Sam Cohen Share article 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. “Sarahland” by Sam Cohen You’ve read the story, but there’s no forest
Workers make protective masks at a factory in Handan, Hebei province, China January 22, 2020. China Daily via REUTERS BEIJING — While much of the world is still dealing with the coronavirus pandemic, China’s economy is showing signs that it has already passed the peak of a domestic recovery. That means growth ahead will not
Images courtesy of Italo Lanfredini / italolanfredini.it Invitations The outside brick wall of La Silenziosa, Italo Lanfredini’s house-studio-open-air-museum near Commessaggio, Italy, features a Wall of Song (Muro del canto). Amidst inscribed terra-cotta tiles, a poem by world-renowned Italian jazz musician Giorgio Gaslini greets the visitor at the gate: Concerto All’Aperto Il dolce maestro ispiratoconcerta i virtuosi
Ford touts its 2021 F – 150 Police Responder as “America’s only purpose-built, pursuit-rated pickup truck. Ford The next time you get pulled over, it may be by an officer in a Ford pickup truck instead of a traditional “cop car.” Ford Motor unveiled its new 2021 F-150 Police Responder on Tuesday ahead of spring
Rowan Blanchard was woke before we even knew what being awake meant. By the age of 13, the bubbly actress was a keynote speaker at UN Women’s HeForShe conference. In 2014, she openly discussed her struggles with depression, creating a public discourse around destigmatizing mental illness, and in 2017, she spoke at the Women’s March
Japanese box office phenomenon Demon Slayer – Kimetsu No Yaiba – The Movie: Mugen Train has been set for a North American theatrical release on April 23. Aniplex of America and Funimation are distributing the anime adaptation which in December became the highest-grossing film in Japanese history, dethroning Spirited Away, which had held the title