Moderna in Cambridge, MA is pictured on Feb. 28, 2020. David L. Ryan | The Boston Globe via Getty Images Biotech company Moderna, which is testing one of the leading coronavirus vaccine candidates, plans to issue at least $1.25 billion in fresh stock after releasing the results of its phase 1 trial, the company said Monday. The announcement comes
EXCLUSIVE: We hear that Vertical Entertainment has snapped up the domestic and UK distribution rights to The Big Ugly, an action thriller starring Snatch‘s Vinnie Jones, Ron Perlman and Malcolm McDowell. The Big Ugly will first hit UK theaters and VOD on July 24, and then U.S. theaters and VOD a week later on July 31.
The contract announced May 18 is for two Next-Generation Overhead Persistent Infrared missile warning satellites to be deployed in polar orbits. WASHINGTON — Northrop Grumman received a $2.37 billion contract to develop two satellites that will be part of a future constellation that provides the U.S. military early warning of incoming missiles. The contract announced
The COVID-19 pandemic has wiped out the spring seasons for professional sports and associated revenue for TV networks, but esports is filling part of that void. Gaming companies behind titles licensed by each major league are the winners in this unexpected shift; Electronic Arts (EA) is first among them with FIFA, Madden NFL, NBA Live
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Monday he was unaware the State Department’s inspector general was investigating him at the time he recommended that President Donald Trump fire the internal watchdog, a new report said. But Pompeo, in a phone interview with The Washington Post, would not provide any specific reasons why Inspector General Steve
U.K. DJ and producer India Jordan has shared the latest single from their upcoming EP For You. Listen to “Rave City” below. For You arrives May 20 via Local Action. The six-song EP includes previously released singles “I’m Waiting (Just 4 U)” as well as the title track. “Rave City” marks the third single from
The cold-weather headwear landscape is a notoriously tricky area to traverse. Beanies are basically the only vaguely acceptable option, and let’s face it, they’re hardly held in high regard by followers of fashion. You can’t really blame them either. After all, usually when these woollen warmers stray into the public fashion consciousness, there have been
Uncertain times: electron micrograph of SARS-CoV-2 virions, which are the cause of COVID-19. (Courtesy: NIAID-RML/CC BY 2.0) Models of disease spread inform governments on when and how to ease the measures currently in place to contain COVID-19. But physicist Susanna Manrubia, an expert in modelling biological phenomena at the Spanish National Centre for Biotechnology in Madrid,
Emma Ramadan is a literary translator based in Providence, Rhode Island, where she is the co-owner of Riffraff, a bookstore and bar. She is the recipient of an NEA Translation Fellowship, a PEN/Heim grant, and a Fulbright scholarship (see WLT, Nov. 2015, 32). She has translated over a dozen books, including Sphinx, by Anne Garréta,
Let’s pretend that I was killed on that day, when I wasn’t. The day when my guardian angel managed to throw my F-86F half a second from becoming a fireball in the desert, up into a clear sky, way above what would have been the impact point. If she hadn’t done this, if she hadn’t
The crime thriller Heat from director Michael Mann is often held up not only as the pinnacle of Mann’s career, but as a pinnacle of both the genre and a distinct highlight in the careers of acting legends Al Pacino and Robert De Niro. Though the movie is near-perfect as a one-off, with many movie
It’s been four years since Castle fans were dealt a huge blow. In 2016, the show’s leading lady, Stana Katic, was fired from the hit procedural, with ABC eyeing a retooled ninth season. However, the series was subsequently canceled. Katic has now opened up about the whole scenario, and it appears she has made peace
OR YEHUDA, Israel (Reuters) – Israeli inventors have developed a coronavirus mask with a remote control mouth that lets diners eat food without taking it off, a device they say could make a visit to a restaurant less risky. Meir Gitelis, co-developer of an Israeli company, eats while wearing a mask fitted with a mechanical
The Last Day of the End of the World Electric Lit is committed to publishing—and paying writers—through the pandemic without any layoffs or pay cuts. Please consider supporting us during this difficult time. Donate here. . A Run-Up to the Next Release On the sixth day of the transition, of The Invasion, or Second Coming, or
World-renowned music publicist Howard Bloom has just published his seventh, and possibly his most surprising book, Einstein, Michael Jackson & Me: A Search for Soul in the Power Pits of Rock and Roll (Rowman & Littlefield), a book that has leaped to number one on Amazon’s chart of best-selling music business books. Howard Bloom has
Why let the fact that you don’t cook and a Pandemic stop you from launching a cooking show? Wendy Stuart certainly didn’t….as the creator and star of “Pandemic Cooking with Wendy,” she will be featured in Chef Joe Zaso’s latest cookbook “Café Himbo’s Quarantine Cuisine” with the recipe “Nurse Jed Ryan’s Truffle Potato Chip Encrusted
On the morning of her 55th birthday, Audrey takes stock of her life and finds it lacking. While she’s done well, she’s missing something important – a mate. She is also rocked by the 2016 election and wonders if it’s possible to be a feminist in the current political environment. In a fit of desperation,
Single/Video Review: Revolushn: “Electric” “Electric” by Psych/Art-Rock San Francisco-based anomaly Revolushn is Electrifying! It’s a fuck you, I win, orgasmic reflection on today’s climate without even looking back. It’s makes a wild statement rebelling against everything except freedom…..freedom remember that? The band is creating a massive Spotify upset and a YouTube buzz with its courageous