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. The opening pages of Kazuo Ishiguro’s new novel Klara and the Sun promise to take us into a future we haven’t yet
Kendall: If confirmed ‘I’ll evaluate the plans and directions currently being implemented’ WASHINGTON — President Biden’s nominee to be secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall told lawmakers May 25 he will ensure the Space Force gets the necessary resources to continue to stand up units and acquire new systems. During a Senate Armed Services
In this article @W.1 @C.1 @S.1 Farmer Dan Roberts holds cobs of corn during the harvest in Minooka, Illinois. Jim Young | Reuters Corn futures dropped on Tuesday as concerns about abundant supply whacked America’s biggest cash crop. It’s the latest trading volatility in the commodities sector as the pandemic and the economic reopening distorted
By: Hannah Pell Image credit: ProtoDUNE / CERN. Why does matter exist in the universe? Can we find evidence of proton decay, supporting Einstein’s dream of unified forces? These questions, among a host of others, are very much open for debate within high-energy physics, and one particle has the potential to help answer all of
Jeffrey Epstein in 2004. Rick Friedman | Corbis News | Getty Images A judge on Tuesday approved a deferred prosecution deal for two federal jail guards who failed to monitor sex offender Jeffrey Epstein on the August 2019 night that the wealthy investor hanged himself in his cell, where he was being held on child
Editors note: On the one-year anniversary of George Floyd’s murder by Minneapolis police, renowned civil rights attorney and Floyd family lawyer Ben Crump examines the history and the legacy of that horrific day in a guest column for Deadline. Today, on the one-year anniversary of George Floyd’s horrific death, it’s worth remembering that from the
Samsung Galaxy M32 India launch appears to be imminent as its support page have been spotted on Samsung’s India website. The webpage doesn’t really reveal much about the upcoming smartphone. However, it hints that the Galaxy M32 could be launched in the country sometime soon. The Galaxy M32 is touted as a successor to Samsung
Play video content Rap phenom Metro Marrs drew a loud ovation after making it rain at his high school graduation … but the stunt ended up getting him detained by cops. So, here’s the deal … Marrs graduated from Langston Hughes High in nearby Atlanta and when he crossed the stage Friday, he decided to
We said goodbye to TWO of Grey’s Anatomy’s finest, and we do mean finest! Jackson and Tom both left Grey Sloan Memorial by the end of Grey’s Anatomy Season 17 Episode 15. And the hour also saw Meredith returning home and reuniting with her family after her battle with COVID. Join Meaghan Frey, Jasmin Pettie,
Take a look at some of the biggest movers in the premarket: Lordstown Motors (RIDE) – Lordstown tumbled 13.7% in premarket trading after the electric vehicle startup said it needed to raise capital to fund operations and that its production this year would be, at best, 50% of prior projections. Canopy Growth (CGC) – The
Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck gave a definitive sign yesterday that their back-on relationship has become romantic. Us Weekly and Entertainment Tonight report the two were seen kissing while working out at Lopez’s gym, Anatomy Fitness, in Miami yesterday. A source detailed the PDA sighting to Entertainment Tonight, saying, “They went to do their workouts
D’oh: simulation of infrared radiation from a heat source being blocked by an object shaped like the head of Homer Simpson (left). The image on the right shows how the proposed cloaking device would make it appear as if the head were not there. (Courtesy: Fernando Guevara Vasquez) A thermal cloaking technique that can hide
Who Wants to Marry a Retired NFL Lineman 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. The following story was chosen by Joshua Ferris as the winner of the 2021
Rep. Jim Cooper worries that Space Force acquisitions are headed down a similar path as past Air Force programs WASHINGTON — The U.S. Space Force has plans to acquire billions of dollars worth of new satellites over the coming years and needs to make sure it avoids the missteps that plagued previous acquisitions, said the
The U.S. should be playing a larger role in getting to the bottom of the theory that Covid-19 first leaked from a virology lab in Wuhan, China, Atlantic Council senior fellow Jamie Metzl told CNBC on Monday. “Right now, the World Health Assembly is meeting, and the United States should be doing everything possible with
U.S. President Joe Biden visits Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) headquarters to receive a briefing on the Atlantic hurricane season, in Washington, U.S., May 24, 2021. Evelyn Hockstein | Reuters WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Monday announced that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) would double the funding available to help cities and states
Sony Pictures has set a summer 2022 release date for 65, a film starring Adam Driver and Ariana Greenblatt. The pic will hit theaters nearly a year from now, on May 13, with plot details still being kept under wraps. Written and directed by Scott Beck & Bryan Woods — who together scripted A Quiet Place — 65
Google’s Project Starline 3D videoconferencing system, unveiled last week, is well-timed for a post-pandemic world but still has a long way to go in seamlessly marrying the in-person and the virtual, three people who have used the system say. Alphabet’s Google and rivals, including Microsoft, Apple, and Facebook, all view “mixed reality,” as it is sometimes