The Mandalorian season 2 may be over but the era of Star Wars on Disney+ is just beginning. Many new shows are coming to the streaming service in the next few years and there is at least a possibility that an all-timer of a classic story will be resurrected as part of those plans. Indeed,
What will become of Gunnhild? On Vikings Season 6 Episode 14, the beloved shieldmaiden agreed to remain with Ingrid, and both women geared up to marry King Harald. It was a wild turn of events, especially when you consider the way Gunnhild has been talking about the end of Vikings as she knows it. I
There’s till time to support exciting, relevant, and inclusive literature in 2020! If you enjoyed reading Electric Literature this year, please make a year-end contribution today. Translating novels, short stories, and poetry into English in a way that remains true to their original form can take years, even decades of dedication. And then there is
CDC headquarters in Atlanta Elijah Nouvelage | Bloomberg via Getty Images Officials from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Wednesday that a new strain of Covid-19 now circulating in the U.S. could further stress hospitals that are already overwhelmed with coronavirus patients. Colorado health officials announced Tuesday that they detected the first known
The Washington Post reported Dec. 30 that a district court judge in Texas ruled that NSTXL acted fraudulently in a dispute against a former business partner. WASHINGTON — The recent selection of NSTXL to manage space technology projects for the U.S. Space Force is being reexamined following revelations that a Texas court ruled the company
OnePlus Band is in the works and is set to launch in India sometime in the first quarter of 2021, according to a report. The Chinese company is said to bring the fitness band as its first wearable device — and not the anticipated smartwatch that was indeed in plans and was recently confirmed to
Michael Pack Source: US Senate Leaders of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty blasted the Trump-appointed CEO of the U.S. federal media agency. In a letter obtained by CNBC, leaders within the network criticized Michael Pack, the head of the U.S. Agency for Global Media. Radio-Free Europe/Radio Liberty is considered a non-federal broadcasting network, but it is
There’s still a concert in Times Square tonight, but Jennifer Lopez, Pitbull and Machine Gun Kelly won’t be performing for drunken revelers … instead it’s all for 2020’s biggest heroes. Like most annual traditions this year, Times Square New Year’s Eve is undergoing fundamental changes due to the pandemic. Don’t worry, the ball’s still gonna
Treasury yields were flat on Thursday, the last trading day of 2020, as investors assessed the status of a fresh coronavirus stimulus package. The yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury note was at 0.9298% at roughly 2 a.m. ET, while the yield on the 30-year Treasury bond was also higher at 1.6710%. Yields move inversely to
After a year spent surrounded by the same four walls, the latest short film from Yves Saint Laurent is a welcome taste of a different world. On December 30, YSL unveiled Summer of ’21, a short from Argentine filmmaker Gaspar Noé and guided by brand creative director Anthony Vaccarello. It takes place in a grand
Is WandaVision going to feature a huge Avengers: Endgame cameo? It has already been confirmed that the long-awaited Disney+ series will directly tie into Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, but it looks like it might be even more direct than originally thought. For now, not a lot is known about the series, except
Who is lying to who? Vikings Season 6 Episode 12 was a transitional hour that focused on shifting power, the lengths people will go to garner power, and it worked fairly well. I should have known it was too good to be true for Gunnhild and Ingrid to work together as dual Queens or something of
Bryn Mawr Trust’s Jeff Mills is making a big bet on the economic recovery. After years of decline, he predicts small-cap stocks’ 2020 comeback will deliver even bigger gains to investors next year. “We’re at this point where monetary policy and fundamental economic growth, at least in our opinion, line up,” the firm’s chief investment officer
Maps of regional lung expansion in (left) a mouse with cystic fibrosis-like disease and (right) a healthy littermate. (Courtesy: Monash University) This year has been a year like no other. In 2020, many physicists turned their research efforts towards tackling the pandemic. Within medical physics, researchers worked to develop improved diagnostics and potential treatments for
AMC Entertainment filed to sell up to 50 million more shares in an ongoing quest to stay solvent as it outruns the pandemic. The nation’s largest theater chain registered the shares in an SEC filing this morning, adding to the 200 million it previously registered. It said it’s raised $104 million as of December 28
Worldwide spending on mobile apps reached $407.6 million (roughly Rs. 2,988 crores) across Google Play and Apple’s App Store on Christmas day, according to a report. The record spending shows a 34.5 percent year-over-year growth from $303 million (roughly Rs. 2,221 crores) in 2019. A majority of the Christmas spending was on mobile games, with
File photo showing stimulus checks printed at the Philadelphia Financial Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Jeff Fusco | Getty Images Efforts to boost the direct payments in the year-end coronavirus relief bill to $2,000 stalled Wednesday as Senate Republican leaders and Democrats appeared divided over whether to send more relief. The Democratic-held House has approved a
[embedded content] [The stream is slated to start at 3 p.m. ET. Please refresh the page if you do not see a player above at that time.] New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo will hold a press briefing on the coronavirus Wednesday as Covid-19 hospitalizations reach levels last reported in early May. There were 7,814 people