Postmaster General Louis DeJoy departs from a meeting with Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows in the Capitol on Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2020. Caroline Brehman | CQ-Roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images The embattled new chief
Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com Tekashi 6ix9ine is feeling like Randy Newman … he says he loves L.A. and didn’t disrespect Nipsey Hussle when he visited a mural of the late rapper … near where he was murdered. We got Tekashi shopping on Rodeo Drive in Bev Hills Friday, where he was surrounded by his
TikTok logos are seen on smartphones in front of a displayed ByteDance logo in this illustration taken November 27, 2019. Dado Ruvic | Reuters President Donald Trump issued an executive order Friday that will force China’s ByteDance to sell or spin off its U.S. TikTok business within 90 days. “There is credible evidence that leads me to
The genesis of Uggs might be rooted in an ancient time of bedazzled flip phones and velour tracksuits, but the Australian brand’s quality and evolving range (they now carry blankets, sneakers, athleisure and heels) have rendered Ugg’s cozy creations timeless. Considering how stress-inducing 2020 has been, coupled with all the extra time spent at home,
Microsoft has partnered with Monster Energy for a new Halo promotion. In anticipation of the highly-anticipated game in the long-running series, Monster has launched limited-edition cans available now in convenience stores nationwide through December 31, 2020. The cans, which are inspired by the game, will allow consumers to stock up on Double XP points per
Have you ever enjoyed a TV show so much that you were dying for everyone to see it? That’s how I feel about Ted Lasso. From start to finish, I was smiling, laughing, and compassionately understanding of Ted’s plight. It’s everything I needed from a TV show in 2020. Now, if only I could persuade
Hop to it: the grasshopper problem has been solved on a sphere. (Courtesy: Tomfriedel/ CC BY 3.0) A few years ago, the physicists Olga Goulko, Damián Pitalúa-García and Adrian Kent proposed the grasshopper problem. Think of a grasshopper that hops a fixed distance in a random direction. If the grasshopper begins at a random position
Electric Lit relies on contributions from our readers to help make literature more exciting, relevant, and inclusive. Please support our work by becoming a member today, or making a one-time donation here. . As Crown Publishing predicted, readers eagerly anticipated Michelle Obama’s Becoming. Autobiography and memoir are best-selling categories because virtually everyone enjoys learning about
Russell Crowe stars in “Unhinged.” Solstice Studios Actors covet those times when they stand alone on a stage, sharing their craft with a captive audience. Films debuting in movie theaters rarely get an opportunity for a solo. Typically, one or two new movies vie for an audience’s attention along with holdover films from previous weeks.
Peter Madoff in 2002. Getty Images The younger brother of infamous financier and Ponzi swindler Bernard Madoff was released from federal custody on Thursday after serving about nine years of a 10-year sentence. The Federal Bureau of Prisons confirmed in an email that Peter Madoff was released from home confinement on Aug. 13 after being transferred
Harry Potter And The Sorcerer’s Stone worked some magic in China on Friday with Warner Bros’ 3D reissue conjuring $4.6M. This is by far the biggesst single-day gross since cinemas resumed operations, overtaking the opening of WB’s earlier re-release of Chirstopher Nolan’s Interstellar by 66% (though that film bowed on a Sunday). Overall, China’s fourth
WASHINGTON — A startup formed by rocket engineers from the German space agency DLR is targeting late 2022 for the first flight of a small launch vehicle designed around hybrid engines. HyImpulse is developing a three-stage rocket capable of sending 500 kilograms to a 400-kilometer low Earth orbit. The 40-person company is bankrolled by Rudolf
Former U.S. President Barack Obama addresses the service during the funeral of late U.S. Congressman John Lewis, a pioneer of the civil rights movement and long-time member of the U.S. House of Representatives who died July 17, at Ebeneezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. July 30, 2020. Alyssa Pointer | Reuters Former President Barack
Atlanta duo EarthGang have a new song on the soundtrack for Madden NFL 21, the latest installment in EA SPORTS’ long-running video game franchise. Their contribution is called “Powered Up.” Listen below and scroll down for the full soundtrack. In June, the duo joined with J.I.D, 6LACK, and Mereba for the Spillage Village song “End
The Fat Radish Source: Steve Freihon The Fat Radish was supposed to celebrate its tenth anniversary in October. But now, after months of uncertainty about its future, the restaurant known for its farm-to-table British food is shutting its doors forever, joining the scores of New York restaurants that have decided to close permanently. Operating a
Miley Cyrus and Cody Simpson’s big romance didn’t quite make it a year. TMZ reports the two have called it quits. According to TMZ’s multiple sources, they split quietly within the last few weeks. The reason for their split isn’t clear at this point. Cyrus and Simpson were first seen kissing in Los Angeles grocery
Weezer has released a new song and music video from the Bill & Ted Face the Music soundtrack. The song, titled Beginning Of The End (Wyld Stallyns Edit) is going to be part of the very musical return of Alex Winter and Keanu Reeves as Bill and Ted for the first time in nearly three
There are high hopes for Lovecraft Country, premiering on HBO this Sunday. Based on the book of the same name, the story blends racism and literature and horror, and although it probably shouldn’t work, it does. Part of that could be due to the producers, Misha Green (showrunner), Jordan Peele, and J.J. Abrams, and the