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. . Gov. Pritzker issued a stay-at-home order for Illinois starting on March 21st. Ever since then, I’ve been watching Chicago out of my
United Auto Workers members leave the Fiat Chrysler Automobiles Warren Truck Plant after the first work shift, Monday, May 18, 2020, in Warren, Mich. Paul Sancya | AP Ford Motor and Fiat Chrysler are hiring temp workers and General Motors is restructuring shifts at an assembly plant in Missouri as the auto industry battles to keep factories running
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said Thursday that any ongoing government assistance to combat the economic slowdown from the coronavirus pandemic will not be a bailout for states. “On the state issue, the president is not going to bail out Chicago and New York and other states that prior to the coronavirus were mismanaged,” he said
Just because Warner Bros. took Christopher Nolan’s Tenet temporarily off the release schedule doesn’t mean that the No. 1 theater chain isn’t going to reopen. AMC announced this morning that it planning to reopen its multiplexes beginning mid-to-late August instead of the previously announced date of July 30. The chain didn’t go into details in its
Hyvinkää, FINLAND — China’s Tianwen-1 Mars mission launched successfully Thursday, initiating a phase of deep space and interplanetary exploration. A Long March 5 rocket launched the Tianwen-1 orbiter and rover from Wenchang Satellite Launch Center at 12:41 a.m. Eastern. Successful Trans-Mars injection was confirmed around 40 minutes later by the China Aerospace Science and Technology
The Republican coronavirus relief plan will extend enhanced unemployment insurance “based on approximately 70% wage replacement,” Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said Thursday. He spoke to CNBC about the state of negotiations hours after Senate Republicans and the Trump administration said they reached a tentative deal on legislation they say will serve as a starting point in
Taylor Swift will release a new album, folklore, at midnight Eastern tonight (July 23). She announced the surprise Lover follow-up without fanfare this morning via Instagram. The album’s 16 tracks feature no pre-release singles. The National’s Aaron Dessner co-wrote or produced 11 tracks, and Bon Iver co-wrote and sings on one. Other collaborators include Jack
The number of Americans who filed for unemployment benefits rose more than expected last week as the coronavirus pandemic continues to batter the U.S. economy. The Labor Department said Thursday initial jobless claims increased by 1.416 million for the week ending July 18. Economists polled by Dow Jones expected initial claims to rise by 1.3
Cinematic is the best way to describe Valentino’s haute couture collection for the Fall 2020 season. This morning, via livestream, the Italian label’s creative director, Pierpaolo Piccioli, took full advantage of the video format that has become part and parcel in the fashion industry to bring viewers into a realm of fantasy. The mini film,
Even after all these years, the fighting game series, Mortal Kombat, remains one of the most well-recognized video game franchises in the business. Mortal Kombat has been adapted for the big screen a few times, with mixed results, but now actor Lewis Tan, who is set to star in the new Mortal Kombat movie set
CBS is feeling the love. Love Island, which was initially slated to debut earlier this year, is moving ahead. The reality series’ second season was unable to begin production due to the Covid-19 outbreak that brought the TV industry to a halt. Now, Vulture is reporting that the new season will be going ahead, but
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. . Two hundred meters beneath a chateau in the Italian countryside, eight people stand trembling in a bunker, backs against the concrete wall.
An empty parking lot is shown at a closed JC Penney store in Roseville, Mich., May 8, 2020. Paul Sancya | AP Ross Allen-McCabe worked for six years at J.C. Penney. Now, he’s out of a job after the department store filed for bankruptcy and has so far let go hundreds at its headquarters in Plano,
Quantum clock: rotating atomic spins have been used to measure the time it takes for quantum tunnelling to occur. (Courtesy: iStock/agsandrew) The time it takes for an atom to quantum-mechanically tunnel through an energy barrier has been measured by Aephraim Steinberg of the University of Toronto and colleagues. The team observed ultracold atoms tunnelling through
Netflix has set a Oct. 16 streaming date for its $56M pick-up from Paramount, Aaron Sorkin’s The Trial of the Chicago 7 in what looks to be the first of their 2020-2021 awards season contenders. Paramount, which first had the movie, was eyeing a fall platform release, initially with a limited debut of Sept. 25,
SmallSat Alliance Chairman Chuck Beames said DoD’s decision to award contracts to six companies without a competition was a mistake. WASHINGTON — The Defense Department caused an uproar when it announced on June 18 it had selected six small launch companies to receive contracts funded under the Defense Production Act, the head of a space
Republicans are considering extending the enhanced unemployment insurance benefit at a dramatically reduced level of $400 per month, or $100 a week, through the rest of the year, sources told CNBC. Congress passed a $600 per week, or $2,400 a month, boost to jobless benefits in March to deal with a wave of unemployment unseen
Kanye West has a steady stream of close friends showing up in Wyoming — the latest being Damon Dash, who he took for an essential items shopping trip. It appears Dame arrived at Ranch West sometime Wednesday, and the duo hit up the Walmart in nearby Cody … wearing face masks to enter, as required.