Series editor’s note: In Kamilah Aisha Moon’s “Fireflies,” the speaker is mesmerized by the idyllic world created by the insects and has been transported, with eyes closed, into the worlds within worlds they are surrounded by, taking us with her into a nameless place where pulsing bodies await. In it, we too are mesmerized, enchanted
Former Democratic Senator Heidi Heitkamp, one of the party’s leading voices on tax policy, said President Joe Biden’s proposal to tax appreciated assets upon death would hurt family farms and family-owned businesses. “I’m trying to sound the alarm, both economically and politically, for Democrats that this is not a path to walk,” she said in
Telegram has announced a major update that will remove the cap off the number of viewers that can watch a livestream. The app has also improved the way messages are forwarded between chats along with a feature that suggests trending stickers to users. Telegram will also show if a user is choosing a sticker during
The Labor Day weekend box office, the last frame of summer, which studios typically shy from, is poised for a revolution as Disney debuts the first Asian American Marvel superhero feature Shang-Chi and the Legend of Ten Rings. Studios have held the long belief that no one goes to the movies over Labor Day weekend,
Pedestrians walk past the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Sunday, June 20, 2021. Stefani Reynolds | Bloomberg | Getty Images A group of abortion providers and advocates including Planned Parenthood is asking the Supreme Court to temporarily block the enforcement of a Texas law that would ban most abortions after as early
News DJ Shadow Announces 25th Anniversary Endtroducing Reissue The remastered record and a new 7″ featuring a Cut Chemist remix are out September 24 By Allison Hussey September 1, 2021 Facebook Twitter DJ Shadow, August 1996 (Gie Knaeps/Getty Images) Facebook Twitter DJ Shadow has announced a 25th anniversary reissue of his landmark debut album, Endtroducing.
Travelers wait in line for TSA security screening at Orlando International Airport. Paul Hennessy | SOPA Images | LightRocket | Getty Images Summer travel season is fading, driving down airfares and raising questions about demand in the coming weeks when business travel would normally pick up. The Transportation Security Administration screened nearly 1.35 million people
Colin Anderson Productions pty ltdGetty Images If you described your car as a smart device, everyone but Elon Musk might look at you askance. But the modern car really is one, points out Ivan Poupyrev: “It has internet, a map, artificial intelligence, and people you can talk to.” Poupyrev, Google’s director of Engineering, Advanced Technology
The Talk is losing another familiar face. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Elaine Welteroth is vacating her seat on the CBS talk show after a single season. This marks the second exit in weeks after the announcement that Carrie Ann Inaba is checking out of the series. Welteroth is well-known for her work as the
An International Student Trapped in Her Own Injured Brain Ye Chun 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. “Stars” by Ye Chun It’s a swirling, crackling kind
Small satellite propulsion has a critical role to play in keeping space sustainable. While in-orbit debris cleaners and other emerging capabilities capture imaginations, thrusters underpin a healthy operating environment in space. Onboard thrusters can help ensure a satellite safely reaches its assigned orbit, moves out of harm’s way, relocates as market and mission requirements warrant,
Open-source software has been critical to the famous image of a black hole – but also for many other areas of physics besides Picture of success: The importance of open-source software to physics Twenty-three thousand. That’s roughly how many people helped create the first ever image of a black hole, taken by the Event Horizon
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), Aug. 3, 2021. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images U.S. stock futures opened slightly higher Tuesday night after the S&P 500 notched a seven-month win streak in August. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures rose 45 points, or 0.13%. S&P 500 and Nasdaq
Money Heist is by far the most anticipated title coming in September, with the Netflix series’ fifth and final season kicking off on September 3. The first weekend of the month is packed in fact. Fast & Furious 9 makes its very belated entry into Indian cinemas on September 2. Amazon has a new Cinderella
Refresh for latest…: One of the only Hollywood titles to recently be granted a China release date, Disney/20th Century Studios’ Free Guy flew into the market with a $23.9M start. This is a solid launch in the Middle Kingdom, particularly in the current climate, and helped push the Ryan Reynolds-starrer past $100M at the international
WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden gave a full-throated defense of his decision to end the U.S. war in Afghanistan after 20 years of conflict, saying the era of large U.S. military deployments to rebuild other nations has ended. Biden’s address Tuesday came just 11 days before the 20th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist
Britney Spears says her dad is trying to extort her on his way of the conservatorship and she’s not having it. According to new legal docs, obtained by TMZ, Britney points out her father’s already admitted it’s in her best interests for him to step down as her conservator, and she says he’s trying to
Leon Panetta told CNBC he believes it is a mistake for the United States to count on the Taliban for cooperation in Afghanistan on the heels of President Joe Biden‘s speech saying that his administration would hold the Taliban to its word. “I think the Taliban is not to be trusted. The reality is that