As promised, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez took her 60-second time slot during the Democratic National Convention, and she made the most of it. The freshman congresswoman was scheduled to give a pre-recorded speech on the second night of the virtual DNC, nominating Sen. Bernie Sanders for president. (As she tweeted, convention rules require nominations for every
Disney have found huge success in remaking their animated classics into live action, with the likes of The Lion King and Beauty and the Beast raking in billions at the box office. Fans are perpetually wondering which animated movie will be next in line, with recent rumors continuing to swirl that it will be 2001’s
One year after being cut from the cast of Dancing With the Stars, Sharna Burgess is back. ABC made the news official earlier today when it unveiled the pros hitting the ballroom to compete for the Mirrorball trophy when the series returns next month. Burgess was quick to open up about her grand return on
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. . Melissa Faliveno’s Tomboyland: Essays is a debut collection that covers the concept of “genderqueer” along with the taste for a family spaghetti
(Courtesy: iStock/borchee) Researchers in the US and Italy have identified a second critical point in two realistic theoretical models of water. This finding, which draws on state-of-the-art computational methods and supports a hypothesis first put forward more than 25 years ago, suggests that water exists in two distinct liquid phases, one of which is less
Shoppers are seen wearing masks while shopping at a Walmart store in Bradford, Pennsylvania, July 20, 2020. Brendan McDermid | Reuters Walmart‘s fiscal second-quarter sales got a boost from this spring’s stimulus checks, but that tapered off in July as shoppers spent that money. Now, the retail giant is waiting to see if the government
People walk outside of the New York Stock Exchange. Spencer Platt | Getty Images S&P 500 rises, Dow Jones Industrial Average falls 66 points Record high for S&P 500 The S&P 500’s move into record territory came after more than a week of flirting with the milestone. “There has been a lot of good news
A seller of lepyoshka in Kiev Street, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan / Photo by Irene Strong / Unsplash In And We Came Outside and Saw the Stars Again, forthcoming on August 25, dozens of esteemed writers, poets, artists, and translators from more than thirty countries offer literary dispatches drawn from life during the pandemic. The anthology, edited
The Alamo Drafthouse is ready to safely open its doors to select theaters around the country starting August 21, it said Tuesday, with additional theaters opening the following week. The Austin-based dine-in theater experience will also be the first place to see Bill & Ted Face the Music. On August 26, the Drafthouse will exclusively
WASHINGTON — SpaceX successfully launched a Falcon 9 rocket Aug. 18 on a mission that reused the same first-stage booster for a sixth time, setting a record for Falcon 9 booster reuse. The Falcon 9 lifted off at 10:31 a.m. Eastern from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, carrying 58 small broadband satellites for
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio Cortez, Former President Bill Clinton, and Dr. Jill Biden to speak at the 2020 Democratic National Convention on Aug. 18th, 2020. Jeff Swensen | Getty Images Former President Bill Clinton and progressive Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez are scheduled to speak Tuesday during the second night of the Democratic National Convention. The convention, which
Carly Rae Jepsen has shared a new song, “Me and the Boys in the Band.” Made with the help of Jack Antonoff, Tavish Crowe, Jared Manerika, and Nik Pesut, the new song comes with a video directed by Jake Chamseddine. The visual features footage of Jepsen and her band on tour, intercut with video clips
Postmaster General Louis DeJoy said Tuesday that he is suspending certain changes at the U.S. Postal Service until after the 2020 election in order to “avoid even the appearance of any impact on election mail.” DeJoy, whose sweeping cost-cutting measures at USPS have raised alarms about widespread mail delays that could impact the November race,
A haunting new image from the upcoming Candyman may well have revealed something very important about the direction of the highly anticipated horror sequel. The image depicts a shadowy figure, clearly the titular tormentor, but it certainly does not look like returning actor Tony Todd under the guise of Candyman. No, in fact, it undeniably
Lili Reinhart and Cole Sprouse are no longer in a relationship. Months after the Riverdale co-stars called it quits, Reinhart is opening up about healing after the end of a relationship in an interview with Refinery 29. While she does not name names, it’s clear the piece is about Sprouse. The actress talked about the
At 80 to 100 kilometers in circumference, the future supercollider, located near the LHC at the Swiss-French border, would dwarf its record-holding counterpart. Credit: CERN By Korena Di Roma Howley In a 100-kilometer leap for particle physics, the governing body of European lab CERN recently approved taking additional steps toward plans to build a $24-billion
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. . Maidens in peril, isolated estates, and an atmosphere of suspense. These are some of the typical elements of Gothic novels. Scholars generally
Gold had its best day since April on Monday, but market history says it may be time to bet against the precious metal. A surprising development helped to propel gold higher: long-time gold naysayer Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway revealed a big stake in gold miner Barrick Gold. While Buffett has dismissed gold as a shiny, useless