Topsy-turvy: plastic boats floating above and below a levitated liquid layer. (Courtesy: Benjamin Apffel et al./Nature) Physicists in France have made small objects float upside-down on the underside of a layer of viscous liquid levitating in air. Although their apparently gravity-defying demonstration breaks no laws of physics, they say it could shed new light on
The “Fearless Girl” statue stands in front of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) at Wall Street on June 29, 2020 in New York City. Angela Weiss | AFP | Getty Images Stocks futures climbed in overnight trading on Monday after technology shares suffered their worst sell-off in more than five months. Futures on the
When I was a kid growing up in Brattleboro, VT, I had to wait months for a big Hollywood movie to come to town. One of the big year-end holiday movies of 1980 was Paramount’s Robin Williams pic Popeye, but it didn’t come to my town’s Art-Deco historical landmark theater, the Latchis until Easter weekend.
HELSINKI — A Chinese reusable experimental spacecraft released an unknown object before deorbiting Sunday, ending a secretive two-day mission in low Earth orbit. The spacecraft launched from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in the Gobi Desert Thursday atop a Long March 2F rocket. Airspace closure notices issued a day earlier provided the only clue to
President Donald Trump in East Room of the White House in Washington. Leah Millis | Reuters A super PAC led by a group of “Never Trump” Republicans is planning to unleash a Facebook grassroots army in its latest effort to erode support for President Donald Trump. The Lincoln Project on Friday will launch the new initiative,
Gary Peacock—the legendary jazz bassist, who played and recorded alongside artists including Keith Jarrett, Albert Ayler, Bill Evans, Tony Williams, and Marc Copland—has died, NPR reports. A cause of death has not been revealed. Gary Peacock was 85 years old. Born in Idaho in 1935, Gary Peacock started out as a drummer and pianist before
A Boeing logo sits on the fuselage of a Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft, produced by Boeing Co., as it stands on display prior to the opening of the Farnborough International Airshow in Farnborough, U.K., on Sunday, July 13, 2014. Simon Dawson / Bloomberg The Federal Aviation Administration is reviewing quality-control lapses at Boeing that could
DANIEL LEAL-OLIVASGetty Images When Meghan Markle and Prince Harry left their royal life and moved to North America, they dropped their official royal titles and committed to repaying the costs of renovation for Frogmore Cottage, their home in Windsor. On Monday, a spokesperson for the couple told People in a statement that the couple has
The first reviews for Netflix’s Enola Holmes are now in, and the family mystery movie sounds like it could well be another big hit for the streaming giant. Centering on the teenage sister of an already famous Sherlock Holmes, and based on a series of novels by Nancy Springer, is Netflix’s take on Enola Holmes
Days of Our Lives is starting September off with a bang…literally! According to the spoiler video for Days of Our Lives during the week of 9-07-20, there is yet another explosion as Ben attempts to rescue Ciara from Vincent’s clutches. Since Victoria Konefal is slated to exit soon, we’re likely in for a redux of
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. . There was a point reading Deesha Philyaw’s story “Snowfall” about a lesbian couple in her debut short story collection The Secret Lives
Dirt 5 has been delayed — again — by three weeks. Instead of arriving in October 16, the next chapter of the Dirt racing franchise will now release November 6 on PC, PS4, and Xbox One. This is the second delay for Dirt 5, after being pushed a week, last time around. In all, Dirt
John David Washington stars in the upcoming spy-thriller “Tenet” from director Christopher Nolan. Warner Bros. After months of delays Christopher Nolan’s “Tenet” finally landed in U.S. theaters over the weekend, cashing in more than $20 million in ticket sales. The spy thriller, distributed by Warner Bros., inched closer to $150 million globally, the company reported,
Jack Dorsey, chief executive officer of Twitter Inc. and Square Inc., speaks during an Empowering Entrepreneurs events at Ryerson University in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on Tuesday, April 2, 2019. Cole Burston | Bloomberg | Getty Images A remarkable changing of the guard is happening in finance. This week, the market capitalization of fintech payments firm Square exceeded
Refresh for updates: Warner Bros. long-awaited Christopher Nolan movie Tenet finally opened in the U.S., and together with its Canadian run, which began last weekend rang up $20.2M to date at 2,810 theaters. All in, the time travel, 2 1/2 hour spy thriller has clocked almost $150M to date. Since movie theaters closed down nationwide due to
WASHINGTON — NASA and Northrop Grumman successfully tested Sept. 2 a solid rocket booster developed for the Space Launch System that incorporates improvements intended for future SLS missions. The five-segment booster, built by Northrop Grumman for the Flight Support Booster 1 test, ignited at 3:05 p.m. Eastern at a company test site in Promontory, Utah.
Democratic U.S. presidential nominee and former Vice President Joe Biden speaks to residents during a community meeting at Grace Lutheran Church after a week of unrest in the aftermath of the shooting of Jacob Blake, a Black man, by a white police officer in Kenosha, Wisconsin, September 3, 2020. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters WASHINGTON —
Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com Harry Shearer is definitely trying to poke the bear that is Donald Trump with a hilarious spoof album that’s got the President singing show tunes … and kissing Jared Kushner‘s butt. The legendary voice actor and comedian — who’s played countless characters on “The Simpsons” — came on “TMZ Live”