by Trevor Kimball, March 10, 2021 (Netflix) Something special is coming in May. Netflix has announced that the second season of the Special TV series will be released on May 20th. There will be eight episodes once again but they’ll be 30 minutes this time around (previous episodes ran for about 15 minutes each). The
In this podcast episode we talk to Áine O’Brien of the University of Glasgow who is part of a team of meteorite experts who have gathered up remnants of a 100 kg carbonaceous chondrite meteoroid that exploded over southern England on the last day of February. She explains how a network of cameras and clever
Pedestrians pass in front of an Ulta Beauty store in New York. Gabby Jones | Bloomberg | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines after the bell on Thursday: Ulta Beauty – The beauty retailer’s stock dipped about 7% on the news that CEO Mary Dillon will be stepping down in June, with company
Ironically enough, in Simone Rocha’s early days showing at London Fashion Week, the most truly subversive thing you could do was go against the punk-influenced grain of the time. Back when the leather-and-chain-clad off-duty model ruled, Rocha presented a counter-narrative larded with lace, bows, pearls, and, yes, even the dreaded pink. A look from the
Dalian Wanda, which acquired AMC Entertainment in 2012, surrendered control of the struggling exhibitor as it issued and sold tranches of new stock to raise cash — diluting the stake of the Chinese conglomerate. CEO Adam Aron confirmed the Wanda era was over although the company continues to be AMC largest single largest shareholder. Wanda
‘We’re trying to figure out how to monetize and operationalize all of this data,’ said Matthew Tirman, head of Satellogic North America. WASHINGTON — Earth observation company Satellogic is expanding its presence in the United States to compete in the government market. It is standing up a U.S. subsidiary specifically to work with national security
TicWatch Pro S has been launched in select regions as a relatively more affordable alternative to TicWatch Pro 3. Mobvoi, the company behind the TicWatch family of smartwatches, is positioning TicWatch Pro S as an upgraded TicWatch Pro from last year. The new smartwatch is offered in a single colour option and a single dial
President Joe Biden wears a protective mask during an event in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Wednesday, March 10, 2021. Al Drago | Bloomberg | Getty Images President Joe Biden will sign the $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package Thursday afternoon as Washington moves to send fresh aid this month. He
Faith No More’s Mike Patton is the latest vocalist to perform the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles theme song. The new rendition is in the trailer for the upcoming retro-style beat-em-up game Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge. If you would like to hear Patton sing about Leonardo, Donatello, Michelangelo, Raphael, Splinter, and Shredder, watch the
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds | AFP | Getty Images For the past few weeks, Facebook has been running an ad campaign in defense of personalized advertisements, arguing that targeted ads are key to the success of small businesses. The catalyst for the campaign has been an ongoing battle between the social media company
We have a brand new teaser trailer for Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous season 3. Netflix has been releasing new episodes of the animated series set within the Jurassic Park franchise at a surprisingly quick pace, with the series debuting in September of last year. Yet, we’re already gearing up for the third season. Per this
After the major crapfest that is 90 Day Fiance Season 8, will the franchise be able to rebound? Based on the first trailer for 90 Day Fiance: Happily Ever? After Season 6, it looks likely. The series is bringing back Elizabeth and Andrei, Kalani and Asuelu, Ronald and Tiffany, and Angela and Michael. Elizabeth and
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. I started querying agents for my memoir, Negative Space, in 2012, after two years of writing and revising. I got a few
An employee hands a customer their order at the drive-thru window of a Wendy’s restaurant in Peoria, Illinois. Daniel Acker | Bloomberg | Getty Images As the U.S. approached another peak of the pandemic last fall, a truck driver at a top supplier for major national restaurant chains, including Panera Bread, Wendy’s and Arby’s, began
Former First Lady Michelle Obama gave People an in-depth interview about her life quarantining in this week’s issue—and how having her college-age daughters back in her house changed their relationship over the last year. Twenty-two-year-old Harvard University senior Malia and 19-year-old University of Michigan sophomore Sasha were sent home for remote learning when COVID-19 drastically
Long-rumored for a China re-release, James Cameron’s Avatar suddenly popped onto the calendar this week. The erstwhile highest-grossing film of all time worldwide will hit Middle Kingdom cinemas on Friday, March 12. In so doing, it has a chance to jockey back up to the No. 1 spot globally, after Avengers: Endgame overtook it in
WASHINGTON — Three space industry groups are asking the Commerce Department to commit to continued support and funding for the Office of Space Commerce. In a March 9 letter to Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo, the Aerospace Industries Association, Commercial Spaceflight Federation and Satellite Industry Association called for the department to fund the small office at
Apple has started the assembly of iPhone 12 in India, the US tech giant said, as the company ramps up manufacturing operations in the world’s second-biggest smartphone market. “We are proud to be starting production of iPhone 12 in India for our local customers,” Apple said in a statement on Thursday, without naming the supplier making the