President Joe Biden boards Air Force One as he departs Wilmington for return travel to Washington at New Castle Airport in New Castle, Delaware, U.S., March 17, 2021. Kevin Lemarque | Reuters Advocacy groups from across the political spectrum are preparing for an all-out war over President Joe Biden’s coming tax reform proposal, which is
Ja Rule is unloading some bad juju from the infamous disaster known as the Fyre Festival … which is why he sold this painting for way less than his asking price. The rapper who was tied to the dumpster fire of a festival sold the oil-paint portrait of the Fyre Festival logo for a cool
Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., is seen outside the chamber as the Senate debates the coronavirus relief package on Friday, March 5, 2021. Tom Williams | CQ-Roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images Sen. Bernie Sanders proposed fresh tax increases on corporations and the wealthiest Americans on Thursday, part of a push both to cut inequality and
The Vampire Diaries may be over, but two stars of the show will be working together for the years to come. Ian Somerhalder and Paul Wesley played brothers Damon and Stefan Salvatore on all eight seasons of The CW drama. While the series ended four years ago in 2017, the duo is preparing to release
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. On December 7, 2019, Ara Baliozian passed away. Hardly anyone noticed. Wikipedia maintains that he’s still alive, because the only proof of
Darren Westlake, co-founder and CEO of Crowdcube, at a fintech conference in London, on April 12, 2017. Simon Dawson | Bloomberg via Getty Images LONDON — British start-up crowdfunding platforms Crowdcube and Seedrs agreed Thursday to terminate their £140 million ($192 million) merger, a day after regulators raised competition concerns with the deal. The U.K.
Space junk: a computer-generated image of objects in Earth orbit that are currently being tracked. Approximately 95% of the objects are orbital debris, rather than functioning satellites. (Courtesy: NASA) A new imaging algorithm devised by researchers in the US could improve our ability to track space junk orbiting the Earth. Through simulated tests, the team
A healthcare worker prepares to inject an AstraZeneca coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine. Eloisa Lopez AstraZeneca issued updated Phase 3 trial data for its Covid-19 vaccine on Wednesday after facing criticism earlier this week over a preliminary report. The company now says its vaccine is 76% effective in protecting against symptomatic cases of virus. A release
ELIJAH NOUVELAGEGetty Images On Tuesday evening, eight people were shot dead at three different massage parlors near Atlanta, Georgia. According to the New York Times, six of the eight people were Asian, and seven were women. This shooting comes after months of violent attacks against Asian and Asian Americans, several of which have gone viral
EXCLUSIVE: MGM and Miramax’s Guy Ritchie-directed action thriller Wrath of Man is moving to the May 7-9 weekend, which was recently given up by Disney/Marvel’s Black Widow. Wrath of Man was previously dated for April 23. United Artists Releasing will be distributing the feature, which reps the filmmaker’s fourth film with leading man Jason Statham, a canon
“It validates the fact that the industry is maturing, and that it’s not a bunch of crazy rocket scientists out in the field blowing stuff up.” SAN FRANCISCO — Long-term space investors aren’t surprised by the recent surge of space industry mergers and acquisitions. In fact, they say, it’s right on time. Dylan Taylor, Voyager
The developer of the conservative social network Parler is alleging he was defamed and improperly ousted by a prominent Republican Party benefactor, two men who replaced him at the company and a political commentator known for his support for former President Donald Trump. John Matze said in a lawsuit he was fired for trying to
Vice President Kamala Harris speaks as US President Joe Biden looks on during a listening session with Georgia Asian American and Pacific Islander community leaders at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia on March 19, 2021. Eric Baradat | AFP | Getty Images President Joe Biden, whose administration is grappling with overcrowding at migrant facilities on
News BROCKHAMPTON and Danny Brown Share Video for New Song “BUZZCUT”: Watch A chaotic visual from the boy band and the Detroit rapper By Evan Minsker March 24, 2021 Facebook Twitter BROCKHAMPTON in “BUZZCUT” video Facebook Twitter BROCKHAMPTON have recruited Danny Brown for a new song called “BUZZCUT.” It arrived with a new music video
Republican Strategist Mike Murphy predicted that the surge at the southern border and the unprecedented number of children in U.S. custody will become a political tool for the GOP to rally its base against the Biden administration — and to divert attention from former President Trump’s failures in combating the coronavirus pandemic. “There are people
This was absolutely the wrong kind of battle for Jason Hayes. The master chief went up against an unfamiliar enemy on a different battlefield on SEAL Team Season 4 Episode 10. Even worse, he was having to fight alone against the charges that had been leveled against him. The big question that no one seemed interested
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. You’re trapped in your house. Every attempt to leave it is charged with danger. You’re overwhelmed with housework. You feel like you’ve
Samuel Corum/Bloomberg via Getty Images The IRS had a backlog of almost 12 million paper tax returns from individuals and businesses as of Christmas, according to a report from the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration. As a result, many taxpayers may not have gotten refunds owed from last year’s filing season, the watchdog said