France’s movie theaters will be allowed to re-open from June 22, Prime Minister Edouard Philippe announced this evening. This is earlier than expected, as French Culture Minister Franck Riester said this week that cinemas were eyeing a July 1 re-start. The decision was made in concert with the industry, Philippe said today, in order to
Protesters are shot with pepper spray as they confront police outside the Third Police Precinct on May 27, 2020 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Stephen Maturen | Getty Images A second day of protests, unrest and looting Thursday in the wake of the death of George Floyd shut down mass transit in the Twin Cities as lawmakers
David McAbee is the writer and director of the recently released, dramatically exhilarating film “For The Love of Jessee” starring Adrienne Barbeau, Randy Wayne, Bre Blair and Mandalha Rose. Co-written by Curta Schlarbaum and produced by Curta and Dennis Schlarbaum, the film is an inspirational, message driven, happily ever after masterpiece. The behind the scenes
WASHINGTON — Viasat says it is open to building a constellation of nearly 300 satellites in low Earth orbit if it can qualify for some of the $20.4 billion in broadband subsidies the U.S. Federal Communications Commission intends to dole out under the Rural Digital Opportunities Fund. Viasat CEO Mark Dankberg said May 27 that
Tesla’s board certified a financial milestone that unlocks the first tranche — worth more than $700 million — of an unprecedented multi-billion-dollar pay package for CEO Elon Musk, according a document filed Thursday with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The milestone allows Musk to purchase the first grouping or tranche of nearly 1.69 million shares
In this file photo, face masks are stacked before getting technical information printed on them at a new factory in Mexico City, Thursday, May 21, 2020. Fernando Llano | AP Federal authorities busted up a massive coronavirus scheme to sell a foreign government 50 million N95 face masks that didn’t actually exist, prosecutors revealed Thursday.
Each August, MTV hosts its Video Music Awards at a venue packed with artists and music industry personnel. As the 2020 VMAs approach, there has been some speculation as to whether or not the awards ceremony would take place as usual, due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Now, an MTV Spokesperson has confirmed (in a
Just when you thought that dating in quarantine would at least free us from the world of ghosting, a sneaker collab dropped early this morning like an unprompted 2 AM text. Launching today, Converse teamed up with Carhartt Work In Progress (WIP) for a pair of messy sneakers that are out here to undo all
All-seeing: artist’s impression of the biomimetic eye (Courtesy: Yaying Xu/oFantastic Color Animation Technology Co.) An artificial device that closely mimics the structure and function of the human eye has been unveiled by Leilei Gu and colleagues at The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. The team based its design around a hemispherical arrangement of
People walk by a Dollar Tree store on December 11, 2018 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty Images News | Getty Images Here are the companies making headlines in midday trading: HP Inc. — Shares of the tech company plunged more than 11% after it reported lower-than-expected revenue for
The recent announcement that Henry Cavill will be returning as Superman has been met with much enthusiasm from fans of the Man of Steel. However, whilst everyone pulls their red cape out of the closet, runs outside, and thrusts their hands into the air in an attempt to defy gravity, further rumors suggest that Cavill’s
Step Up has found a new home. Starz is resuscitating the TV adaptation of the hit movie franchise a year after being canceled by Youtube Premium. The news is somewhat surprising, especially when you consider that the show seemingly faded away following its cancellation. 10 new episodes have been ordered of the seies from creator
(Reuters) – People are hitting the beach as coronavirus restrictions start to ease and summer begins in the northern hemisphere, but access might be limited and public health officials still urge caution, including continued physical distancing. While rules vary across the world, here is what you would find at Los Angeles County beaches like Santa
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. . Welcome to Read Like a Writer, a new series that examines a different element of the craft of fiction writing in each installment, using examples from the Recommended Reading archives. Each month,
Miranda July’s Sundance premiere from this year, Kajillionaire, which was originally set to open on June 19, will now go on Sept. 18 in limited release. Focus Features bought the Annapurna/Plan B movie in early February for domestic release while big Universal will handle overseas. Written and directed by July, Kajillionaire follows con artists Theresa and Robert,
In January, Full Circle Bookstore was named one of five finalists for Publishers Weekly’s Bookstore of the Year. Palestinian photographer Yousef Khanfar offers the following tribute. As a photographer, I have visited more than forty countries and many of their bookstores, but I always come back to the most charming one of all, Oklahoma City’s
First-time claims for unemployment benefits totaled 2.1 million last week, the lowest total since the coronavirus crisis began though indicative that a historically high number of Americans remain separated from their jobs. Economists surveyed by Dow Jones had been looking for 2.05 million. The total represented a decrease of 323,000 from the previous week’s upwardly
Pedestrians are reflected in the window of an Abercrombie & Fitch store in New York. Craig Warga | Bloomberg | Getty Images Abercrombie & Fitch‘s sales tanked 34% during the first quarter, the company announced Thursday, as its stores were forced shut during the coronavirus pandemic, and people purchased less apparel as they were holed