Parity violation pioneer: Chien-Shiung Wu is featured on a US stamp. (Courtesy: USPS) The US Postal Service (USPS) has issued a commemorative stamp honouring the Chinese-American physicist Chien-Shiung Wu. The 1957 Nobel Prize for Physics was shared by Chen Ning Yang and Tsung-Dao Lee “for their penetrating investigation of the so-called parity laws which has
by Trevor Kimball, February 15, 2021 (Amazon) A team of paranormal investigators is out of work. Amazon Prime Video has cancelled the Truth Seekers TV series so, there won’t be a second season. A supernatural comedy series from Nick Frost and Simon Pegg, Truth Seekers stars Frost, Pegg, Samson Kayo, Malcolm McDowell, Emma D’Arcy, and
Queen Latifah kicked down the door and showed us her vigilante side with the series premiere of The Equalizer on CBS. The crime drama debuted with a 0.9 rating in the adults 18-49 demographic and netted 7.98 million viewers. The network also scored in viewership with 60 Minutes scoring the largest audience of the night with 9.06 million viewers
Jim McClelland: “I give a lot of credit to the cubesat guys.” WASHINGTON — Technological advances in small satellites are helping improve spacecraft designs and pushing the industry to take more risks, Jim McClelland, vice president of mission architecture at Maxar Technologies, said Feb. 10 at the SmallSat Symposium. “It’s been a very exciting transformation
Games The Shop Valentine’s Sale is now on and brings huge discounts to over 200 games for PC. The sale has offers across Steam, Epic Games, Bethesda Launcher, Rockstar Games Launcher, and Ubisoft Connect titles. Games The Shop Valentine’s Sale will end on February 21, however, not all games will be available at discounted prices
In this Jan. 20, 2016 file photo, John Weaver is shown on a campaign bus in Bow, N.H. The Lincoln Project was launched in November 2019 as a super PAC that allowed its leaders to raise and spend unlimited sums of money. Charles Krupa | AP The Lincoln Project, the group of conservative operatives that
Moses Boyd has released a new remix of his song “2 Far Gone” featuring Katy B. The track originally appeared on the London jazz drummer’s 2020 album Dark Matter, which was nominated for the 2020 Mercury Prize and netted him AIM’s UK Independent Breakthrough Artist of the Year award. Listen to it below. Katy B’s
WASHINGTON – Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin will meet with members of the world’s most powerful military alliance on Wednesday for the first time since joining the Biden administration. NATO meets Wednesday and Thursday to discuss an array of challenges facing the 30-member group. The virtual meetings will be a glimpse into President Joe Biden’s
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry will be sitting down with Oprah Winfrey for their first public interview since their move out of royal life and to the U.S. The interview will air on CBS on Sunday, March 7 at 8 p.m. The interview will feature Meghan talking about “a wide-ranging interview covering everything from stepping
Netflix has released the official trailer for Biggie: I Got a Story to Tell, the new documentary celebrating the life and career of late hip hop legend Christopher Wallace. Renowned for his distinctive flow and autobiographical lyrics, Wallace is of course best known by his stage names “The Notorious B.I.G.” and “Biggie Smalls.” Featuring rare
David Boreanaz is the latest star to come forward and offer support to his former Buffy and Angel co-star, Charisma Carpenter after she came forward with allegations against Joss Whedon. “I am here for you to listen and support you,” Boreanaz said on Twitter. “Proud of your strength.” Soon after, Carpenter responded: “I know you’re
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. When I was growing up in Sydney, I did not often read Australian writers. This wasn’t necessarily a decision I made consciously,
Neil Woodford, Woodford Investment Management. Woodford Investment Management LONDON — Neil Woodford, the former U.K. star stockpicker whose investment firm collapsed in 2019, has said “sorry” to investors as he shared plans to make a comeback with a new business. Woodford said in an interview with The Telegraph, published Saturday, that he was “very sorry
Archer Air Source: Archer Air The current bull market in stocks has fueled concerns about speculation in too many offerings and unproven technologies, but don’t include flying taxis, according to Wall Street investment banker Ken Moelis. Flying taxis — formally referred to as electric aircraft and the urban air mobility market — are coming in
As the specialty box office space continues to navigate the digital VOD and day and date waters, numbers are trickling in but, again, they don’t necessarily give a solid reflection of a film’s box office performance as they did in the before-times (aka pre-Covid). On this President’s Day holiday weekend, award season faves like A24’s
SAN FRANCISCO – Intelsat SA announced a reorganization plan Feb. 12 to reduce the Luxembourg-based communications satellite fleet operator’s debt from nearly $15 billion to $7 billion. Creditors responsible for approximately $3.8 billion of Intelsat’s debt have approved Intelsat’s plan and the company is seeking approval from additional creditors, according to a Plan of Reorganization
One of the most popular features of WhatsApp is the ability to send stickers. If you have migrated to Signal have after WhatsApp’s privacy policy changes, you might have been taken aback by the sparsity of default sticker packs. So here’s a quick guide to downloading some extra stickers and even creating some of your
President Joe Biden speaks as he meets with Senators from both parties in the White House on Feb. 11, 2021. Doug Mills-Pool/Getty Images President Joe Biden on Sunday called on Congress to strengthen gun laws on the third anniversary of the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. “Today, as we mourn