Yasmine Seale is a writer and literary translator living in Istanbul. Her essays, poetry, visual art, and translations from Arabic and French have appeared widely, including in Harper’s, Apollo, Poetry Review, and the Times Literary Supplement. Her translation of Aladdin was published in 2018 by W. W. Norton, and she is currently working on a new translation of The Thousand and One
After making its world premiere at last year’s Toronto International Film Festival, Armando Iannucci’s The Personal History of David Copperfield is ready to hit theaters. Searchlight Pictures is debuting the reimagining of the Charles Dickens’ classic starring Dev Patel in physical theaters (remember those?). To be more specific, the film will open in over 1,350 theaters across
WASHINGTON — Rocket Lab successfully launched a radar imaging satellite for Capella Space Aug. 30 in the first flight of its Electron rocket since a failure nearly two months earlier. The Electron lifted off from the company’s Launch Complex 1 in New Zealand at 11:05 p.m. Eastern. It deployed its payload, the Sequoia radar imaging
Former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden accepts the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination during a speech delivered for the largely virtual 2020 Democratic National Convention from the Chase Center in Wilmington, Delaware, August 20, 2020. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters Democratic nominee Joe Biden released a lengthy statement on Sunday condemning the violent clashes in Portland, Oregon a
Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com G Herbo says the police will kill black people at any moment … and he’s warning black youth to learn this lesson early so they know how to act in certain situations. We got the Chicago rapper Friday at LAX and asked how he’s coping with the Jacob Blake shooting,
Treasury yields moved lower on Monday morning as traders geared up for the last trading session of the month and looked ahead to key jobs data at the end of the week. At around 2 a.m. ET, the yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury note, which moves inversely to price, was lower at around 0.7228%,
Emma Roberts just confirmed she is expecting her first child with Garrett Hedlund, her boyfriend of more than a year. Hedlund appeared with her in her announcement post—one of their first shots ever together on her Instagram. This content is imported from Instagram. You may be able to find the same content in another format,
Actress and filmmaker Angela Bassett played the role of mother to Chadwick Boseman’s King T’Challa in Black Panther. Following the tragic news of Boseman’s recent passing after a four-year battle with colon cancer, Bassett took to Instagram to post a picture of the two from the film, and share an anecdote about the first time
As a regular installment, Wynonna Earp Season 4 Episode 6 checked off all the boxes. There were equal parts drama and comedy, plenty of twists and turns, and moving dialogue. What else could you want? Well, for a midseason finale, a sense of what comes next would be great. As The Powers That Be proved on Wynonna
As stimulus talks remain deadlocked in Washington, the situation on Main Street is becoming increasingly dire. The window to apply for new Paycheck Protection Program loans has expired and many who have accessed loans have used the funding. As businesses operate with limited capacity due to Covid-19 restrictions, new data show many anticipate more aid
Electrical current in graphene shows fluid-like flow. Courtesy: Walsworth and Yacoby research groups, Harvard and University of Maryland A team led by researchers from Harvard University and the University of Maryland in the US has used defects in diamond to map the magnetic field generated by electrical currents in graphene. Their experiments reveal that currents
Traders and financial professionals work ahead of the closing bell on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Johannes Eisele | AFP | Getty Images U.S. stock futures rose on Sunday night as traders were set to end the market’s best August performance since the 1980s. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures were up 106
Sony Pictures Classics will release Michael Dweck and Gregory Kershaw’s The Truffle Hunters on Christmas Day, Dec. 25. It was announced this week that the documentary will screen at the Toronto International Film Festival, capping off a string of previous acceptances into the Cannes, Telluride, and New York Film Festivals. The doc premiered at the
Congress in the 2020 National Defense Authorization Act requires an annual update on the $150 million Space C2 program. WASHINGTON — Space-monitoring software apps used by U.S. military are now being updated every 90 days, says a new report delivered to Congress Aug. 21. The apps are developed under a program known as Space C2,
U.S. President Donald Trump delivers his acceptance speech as the 2020 Republican presidential nominee during the final event of the Republican National Convention on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, August 27, 2020. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters President Donald Trump will travel to Kenosha, Wisconsin on Tuesday to meet with law enforcement
The 2020 MTV Video Music Awards are broadcasting live tonight, August 30 from various locations around New York City. Below, check out a list of all of tonight’s award winners. Ariana Grande and Lady Gaga were this year’s most-nominated artists. They’re set to debut the live performance of Chromatica’s “Rain on Me” at the ceremony,
A United Airlines passenger jet takes off with New York City as a backdrop, at Newark Liberty International Airport, New Jersey. Chris Helgren | Reuters It’s time to say goodbye to the $200 ticket-change fee. United Airlines on Sunday said that it will permanently scrap fees to change domestic flights, a big bet that more flexible
ABC will air a special tribute to Chadwick Boseman following a special presentation of Black Panther. The Black Panther star sadly passed away on Friday after a four-year battle with colon cancer, which he kept a secret. The world was shocked by the news and many are still coming to grips with his loss. Tributes