Usually, when an actor approaches playing a notorious real person, their biggest challenge is how to avoid impersonating that person, or depicting the public’s perception. Amanda Peet, who plays the eponymous Betty Broderick in Dirty John: The Betty Broderick Story, had the opposite challenge. Though Broderick is widely known for murdering her ex-husband and his
Naya Rivera’s cause of death has been ruled accidental drowning by the medical examiner in charge of the case. The actress best known for her role on the Fox musical Glee went missing last week after renting a boat with her son. Her body was recovered from Lake Piru on Monday. The actress’ son had
Did the sisters manage to play by the rules of their parents? On Counting On Season 11 Episode 2, Jana and Jinger made their way to Beverly Hills, but were shocked by the high prices. Meanwhile, a mom’s day in paved the way for some drama. The ladies dug deep to reveal some personal drama about
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People wearing face masks move packs of vegetables at a wholesale market for agricultural products, as the country is hit by an outbreak of the novel coronavirus, in Beijing, China February 19, 2020. Tingshu Wang | Reuters Elevated food prices are just one of many new challenges China needs to face in the wake of
Due to social distancing, shoppers wear protective masks as they wait in line outside Gucci as South Coast Plaza reopens, requiring customers maintain a social distance and wear face masks at South Coast Plaza Thursday, June 11, 2020 in Costa Mesa, CA. Allen J. Schaben | Los Angeles Times via Getty Images The United States
Karina Voggel is a postdoctoral fellow at the Observatoire Astronomique de Strasbourg, France. This post is part of a series on how the COVID-19 pandemic is affecting the personal and professional lives of physicists around the world. If you’d like to share your own perspective, please contact us at pwld@ioppublishing.org. Blue skies, uncertain forecast: Karina Voggel
EXCLUSIVE: Apple’s WWII drama Greyhound, starring and written by Tom Hanks, has become the largest opening-weekend release ever for Apple TV+, including series that have bowed on the service, sources close to Apple tell Deadline. The streamer is loathe in giving up exact numbers, but I’m told the film turned in a viewing audience commensurate
Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition Will Roper said the funds were redirected to pay for small business loans. WASHINGTON — The $116 million that DoD had set aside for small launch contracts under the Defense Production Act have been redirected to other priorities, and it is unlikely that those contracts will be
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg participates in a discussion during the Library of Congress National Book Festival at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center on Saturday, August 31, 2019. Tom Williams | CQ-Roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was hospitalized Tuesday for a possible infection, according to a
Exclusive Tekashi 6ix9ine will be absent from social media in the last couple weeks before he regains his freedom — but he says he’s coming back with a vengeance. 6ix9ine tells TMZ … he just temporarily deactivated his Instagram account ahead of his home confinement ending around August 1. The reason? He says his lawyer,
Travis County in Texas has voted to give Tesla tax breaks worth a minimum of $14.7 million to build a new car plant, and eventually employ thousands, near the Austin airport. The site where Tesla has proposed to build its next “Gigafactory,” is known as the Austin Green development. Tesla still has to purchase the
A new Dirty Dancing movie may be in the works with original star Jennifer Grey. This has yet to be confirmed, but Lionsgate has partnered with Grey for a new dancing movie that doesn’t have an official title yet. But it is neither confirmed nor denied at this point that a sequel to the iconic
TV Fanatic favorite, (formerly known as) James Roday, has an update on his name. He’s reclaiming his surname Rodriguez, and he will formerly go as James Roday Rodriguez. In a heartfelt and reflective interview Rodriguez had with TVLine, he shared with the masses his previous experiences with his name change and the issues he faced
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. . At the root of social inequality in this country is something we’ve ignored for far too long: housing. Where we live matters.
Jamie Dimon, CEO of JP Morgan Chase, speaking at the 2019 WEF in Davos, Switzerland on Jan. 23rd, 2019. Adam Galica | CNBC JPMorgan Chase managed to throw off the most quarterly revenue in its history at the same time that the U.S. economy was in the throes of a sharp recession. The bank posted
SAN FRANCISCO – Orbite Corp., a Seattle startup founded by American entrepreneur Jason Andrews and French entrepreneur Nicolas Gaume, announced plans July 14 to establish a Spaceflight Gateway and Astronaut Training Complex offering luxury accommodations, dining and recreation for commercial astronauts, their friends and families. “It’s been clear during my two-plus decades in this industry
Ghislaine Maxwell attends VIP Evening of Conversation for Women’s Brain Health Initiative, Moderated by Tina Brown at Spring Studios on October 18, 2016 in New York City. Sylvain Gaboury | Patrick McMullan | Getty Images Federal prosecutors told a judge Monday that Ghislaine Maxwell, the British socialite charged with helping the late convicted sex offender