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. . Did the recent Netflix adaptation of the Baby-Sitters Club series leave you feeling nostalgic? Us too. Not just for landline phones or
A state-funded Covid-19 mobile testing site stands in Miami Beach, Florida, U.S., on Wednesday Aug. 5, 2020. Jayme Gershen | Bloomberg | Getty Images For the first time in months, the daily growth of new coronavirus cases in the U.S. has steadily fallen over the past two weeks, giving some hope to U.S. officials who proclaimed
Larry Kudlow, director of the U.S. National Economic Council, speaks during a press briefing at the White House on July 2. Michael Reynolds/EPA/Bloomberg via Getty Images Won’t be ‘quick’ The exact timing of the new benefit is impossible to nail down, given some confusion around aspects of Trump’s order. States will also likely vary in
The Wishwall Foundation with the local support in Africa of the @ireadtoliveinitiative team has commenced with the purchase of the Medical equipment and drugs to be donated to the Primary Health Care Center in South West, Nigeria – AFRICA. This project is set to restore the entire medical facility and to provide the community with
As a wave of acquisitions washes over the space industry, NewSpace investors are finally finding the exits — just not where they expected them to be. The pace of space industry exits is picking up in the United States where private equity firms and holding companies are scooping up startups and enterprises established decades ago.
Francis Stallings tapes signs to her car before participating in a caravan rally down the Las Vegas Strip in support of extending the $600 unemployment benefit, August 6, 2020 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Bridget Bennett | AFP | Getty Images As Congress flounders in its attempts to buoy Americans left jobless by the coronavirus pandemic,
The Japanese House—the recording moniker of singer-songwriter Amber Bain—has released her new Chewing Cotton Wool EP. In addition to the title track and the 2019 single “Something Has to Change,” the project features new a song called “Dionne,” featuring Bon Iver’s Justin Vernon. Take a listen to that below (via Dirty Hit). The Chewing Cotton
U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) speaks to reporters during her weekly news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, July 16, 2020. Tom Brenner | Reuters Democrats and the Trump administration are “miles apart” on the next round of coronavirus relief, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Wednesday, as the impasse in Washington threatens to send
Kamala Harris has been selected as the running mate alongside Joe Biden, who is expected to be the Democratic nominee in the election this November. Should Biden win, Harris will become the new vice president. Now, Maya Rudolph, who played the politician on Saturday Night Live, has responded to the news. Maya Rudolph was in
The Vampire Diaries may have ended its run over three years ago, but thanks to the power of streaming, new fans are still finding the series. A new viral video hit the internet in which a teenager took issue with one of the most heartbreaking deaths of the entire series. On The Vampire Diaries Season
Tolerating Friends on a Holiday in Cannes Mavis Gallant Share article 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. . “Travelers Must Be Content” By Mavis Gallant Dreams of chaos were
The Neustadt International Prize for Literature, one of the most prestigious global literary awards, has entered its 50-year anniversary at the University of Oklahoma. Often referred to as “the American Nobel,” the biennial award endowed by the Neustadt family and orchestrated by OU’s literary magazine, World Literature Today, will be offering opportunities for readers everywhere
Russia said it will produce thousands of coronavirus vaccines per month before the end of the year. Carol Smiljan | NurPhoto | Getty Images Scientists and public health officials are skeptical about Russian President Vladimir Putin‘s claim that the country’s potential vaccine for the coronavirus “works quite effectively,” saying Tuesday that the vaccine still needs critical testing to
Taken from the August 2020 issue of Physics World. Members of the Institute of Physics can enjoy the full issue via the Physics World app. For the past 22 years, physicist Corey Gray has worked at the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory in Hanford, Washington. He spoke to Tushna Commissariat about building LIGO, the big detection,
There was further good news from the international box office this weekend, even as it continues to be clear that markets need fresh titles to keep the reopening momentum going — be they local, from Hollywood or even reissues of older event pictures. We remain in uncharted waters around the globe. But progress in the
ULA and SpaceX will fly military and intelligence satellites under Phase 2 of the National Security Space Launch starting in 2022. WASHINGTON — Tory Bruno, president and CEO of United Launch Alliance, received a phone call last Friday from the Air Force’s senior procurement executive Will Roper. “I was told by Roper that ULA was
Democratic U.S. presidential candidate and former Vice President Joe Biden is greeted by U.S. Senator Kamala Harris during a campaign stop in Detroit, Michigan, March 9, 2020. Brendan McDermid | Reuters Wall Street leaders on Tuesday cheered Joe Biden’s selection of Sen. Kamala Harris as his running mate in the presidential election. Finance executives, confident
Play video content Exclusive Tekashi 6ix9ine is in a cast after breaking his wrist in a bizarre accident at home. Tekashi tells TMZ … he went downstairs to grab a bite around 3 AM Tuesday when he tripped over his 1-year-old French bulldog, Poppy, and injured himself as he tried to break his fall. 6ix9ine