Captain Marvel is set to premiere this weekend on TNT, which marks its TV debut. This is probably good news for casual Marvel fans who may have missed it, or for those who may want to put it on their DVR. But in what might be referred to as an odd flex, the cable network
It may have taken us until Star Trek: Discovery Season 1 Episode 11, but the series finally managed to make me cheer out loud. We can finally stop pretending to like Tyler and Sarek with a goatee and … oh my god… EMPEROR GEORGIOU?!? It may be because I never watched the Star Trek Enterprise Mirror Universe
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. Monica Furlong’s Wise Child was the first time I ever saw a mother that I wanted to be. I was ten or
Source: American Express American Express shares fell after the Wall Street Journal reported that the investigative arms of three U.S. financial agencies were probing the card issuer’s sales practices. Shares of the company dipped 1.3% Thursday after falling as much as 5% earlier. The offices of the inspectors general of the Federal Reserve, Treasury Department
Quantum light: a 2000::km fibre optic network enables quantum key cryptography between four cities in China. (Courtesy: iStock/MorePixels) A network for quantum key distribution (QKD) spanning thousands of kilometres has been built in China. It links four quantum metropolitan area networks (QMANs) in cities in eastern China with a remote location in the far west
Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla, stands on the construction site of the Tesla Gigafactory in Grünheide near Berlin, September 3, 2020. Patrick Pleul | picture alliance | Getty Images Elon Musk just became the richest person in the world, with a net worth of more than $185 billion. Thursday’s increase in Tesla’s share price pushed
France’s cinemas and other cultural venues are to remain closed until at least the end of January, French Prime Minister Jean Castex announced during a press conference this evening local time. The move is not terribly surprising given the country’s daily rate of new Covid-19 cases is well above the 5,000 threshold that had been
SDA statement: “The reevaluation confirmed the original selection decision that the SpaceX and L3Harris Technologies’ proposals offered the best value to the government.” WASHINGTON — Following a series of contract protests, the Space Development Agency again awarded SpaceX a $149 million contract and L3Harris a $193.5 million contract to each build four satellites to detect
Lava BeFIT fitness band has been launched in India. The company held a virtual event on Thursday where it also unveiled new smartphones in its Z series, a customisable phone, and a smartphone upgrade programme. The BeFIT band from Lava is the company’s first smart band and it allows you to keep a track of
U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) blows a kiss to Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi as he and Senator Mitch McConnell arrive for a joint session to certify the 2020 election results, inside the House Chamber on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., January 6, 2021. Jonathan Ernst | Reuters The top Senate Democrat
This song is a perfect description of how I feel about my daughter. Love usually feels like a concept, sometimes invisible, but with her it’s so tangible because she’s right there. I’m so obsessed with her that if she wasn’t around me, I wouldn’t be OK, I guess that’s what antidote is, a cure, a
Members of the Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia are seen in front of the U.S. Capitol a day after a pro-Trump mob broke into the building on January 07, 2021 in Washington, DC. Joe Raedle | Getty Images The acting top federal prosecutor in Washington, D.C., said Thursday that the filing of
Former First Lady Michelle Obama released a statement this afternoon forcefully condemning President Donald Trump and the actions of the pro-Trump mob yesterday that stormed the U.S. Capitol. Obama candidly recounted her horror at the mob’s actions and disparity in policing between yesterday and the Black Lives Matter movement this summer. “For those who call
A suspect has been arrested on suspicion of burglary after allegedly breaking into Johnny Depp’s Hollywood Hills home. According to TMZ, investigators say a “possibly homeless” woman broke into the home over the weekend, triggering the security system and alerting the police. The suspect fled before officers arrived, though she was quickly found nearby and
Ben’s world view just kept expanding, entirely to his detriment. The former Border Patrol agent discovered more and more about how little he knew concerning how things worked in Mexico on Coyote Season 1 Episode 3 and Coyote Season 1 Episode 4. As a result, he’s now down one admittedly distant family member, and he’s deeper and deeper
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. It’s no secret that the tech world has a troubling track record with diversity in the workplace, especially with the dearth of
Money manager Yana Barton expects Big Tech and health care to dominate market gains for the next 12 months and beyond. Despite a recent Wall Street rotation into economically sensitive groups, Barton wants to stick with what’s working. “All the secular tailwinds that were with us in 2020 are only accelerating,” Eaton Vance’s growth equity
Paramount made it official tonight that Lee Daniels’ The United States vs. Billie Holiday is off their theatrical release schedule. We first told you on Christmas Eve that the movie was headed over to Hulu, however, it wasn’t clear at that time whether Paramount would still wind up handling theatrical. Doesn’t look that way, and I hear