As expected, Chinese authorities have given the go-ahead for cinemas in Beijing to reopen this coming Friday. That’s also when the first new Hollywood titles will hit the market, including Dolittle and Bloodshot. Only cinemas in the capital’s low-risk areas will be able to resume operations — and with strict sanitary measures in place, state
The Air Force will use BlackSky’s monitoring service to track the spread of COVID-19 and secure its supply chain. WASHINGTON — Earth-observation company BlackSky announced July 21 it received a U.S. Air Force contract to monitor overseas U.S. military bases, detect outbreaks and analyze the spread of COVID-19. The contract was awarded by the Air
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a coronavirus response news briefing at the White House in Washington, U.S., July 21, 2020. Leah Millis | Reuters President Donald Trump said Tuesday that his administration is “in the process of developing a strategy” to combat the coronavirus pandemic, adding that that plan of action has “developed as
Perfume Genius performed on a remote episode of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon! last night (July 21). Mike Hadreas and co. performed “On the Floor” and—in a web exclusive—“Jason” from Set My Heart on Fire Immediately. Andy Samberg was also a guest on the show. He stopped by to talk about weddings, Mad Men,
Tesla Inc CEO Elon Musk attends an opening ceremony for Tesla China-made Model Y program in Shanghai, China January 7, 2020. Aly Song | Reuters Investors in the Nasdaq 100 will be paying particularly close attention to earnings from the top tech companies starting Wednesday afternoon. Whether looking at this year’s stock market action, or
When Palm Springs opens we see Nyles (Andy Samberg) moving around a party acting like a Grade-A idiot. He seems unlikable and not in a good way. Then, as Palm Springs progresses we discover that Nyles is actually stuck in a time loop. He’s literally reliving the same wedding day (not his) again and again.
Big Brother: All-Stars 2 has yet to be officially announced by CBS, but it is still very much alive. In fact, several contestants have arrived in Los Angeles to be tested for COVID-19 ahead of sequestering, according to TMZ. What’s more, the first wave of contestants has seemingly been confirmed by the outlet. Big Brother
Confessions from the Stranger at the End of the Bar Peter Cameron Author of What Happens At Night 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. . An Excerpt from
Shareholders watch the stock market in a securities business hall. Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China, 6 July 2020. Costfoto | Barcroft Media | Getty Images China’s recent stock market rally is raising fears that it’s being driven by retail investors indulging in leverage-fueled risky trading which caused a spectacular crash back in 2015. Analysts say they
Microfluidics maestro: Cellular Highways chief executive Samson Rogers poses with a prototype of the company’s first commercial sell-sorting instrument. (Courtesy: Cellular Highways) Companies that use physics to unlock next-generation drugs for respiratory disorders and enable advanced cancer treatments are the first recipients of a new award for early-stage companies in healthcare and medicine. Nebu~Flow, a
A new work by two-time Pulitzer Prize winning playwright Lynn Nottage will join Second Stage Theater’s Broadway line-up for 2021, joining the company’s postponed revival of Richard Greenberg’s Take Me Out starring Patrick J. Adams, Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Jesse Williams. The newly announced, as-yet-untitled production of Nottage’s new play will be directed by Kate
Army Lt. Gen. Dickinson became deputy commander of U.S. Space Command in December 2019. He previously was the commander of the U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command. WASHINGTON — The Senate Armed Services Committee has scheduled a July 28 hearing to consider the promotion of Army Lt. Gen. James Dickinson to general and his
President Donald Trump on Tuesday offered kind words to Ghislaine Maxwell, the British socialite criminally charged with procuring underage girls to be sexually abused by the late investor Jeffrey Epstein. “I just wish her well, frankly,” Trump said of Maxwell, during a White House press conference on the coronavirus pandemic. Maxwell, 58, last week was ordered held
Jennifer Lopez said love don’t cost a thing, but getting her dune buggies out of the tow yard’s another story … as she quickly learned when her trip to the beach got cut short. So, here’s what happened … J Lo and her crew were dressed and ready for some fun in the sun Tuesday
The Senate on Tuesday rejected a bipartisan proposal to impose strict conditions on the transfer of Defense Department military gear to civilian police departments, despite an outcry over the program amid a wave of protests against racism and police brutality. The Senate voted 51-49 for an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act that would have
Style Points is a new weekly column about how fashion intersects with the wider world. I have always been supremely jealous of people who slumber like the proverbial log. I’ve never been able to, but especially not now. Not when my brain is an arid desert and my dreams are peopled with a Robert Altman-sized
Lionsgate has released the first trailer for Guest House. The upcoming comedy represents the return of comedian Pauly Shore for his first starring role in a movie since 2017’s Sandy Wexler. And this is the first time Shore had led the cast of a movie in some time. What’s more, former Jackass star Steve-O is
Kristen Kreuk will continue to solve crimes on the addictive Canadian drama, Burden of Truth. CBC, the show’s home in Canada, has officially picked up a fourth season of the hit drama series. Eight new episodes have been ordered for Burden of Truth Season 4, meaning that fans will get some much-needed resolution to everything