Brit TV writer Dominic Minghella (Doc Martin) has recounted a harrowing personal experience of being hospitalised for five days with coronavirus symptoms. In a lengthy and moving blog post, published in full below, Knightfall executive Minghella charts how he developed symptoms but initially resisted the reality of getting the illness. “I didn’t want Covid. Not
Month: April 2020
The coronavirus outbreak and ensuing economic fallout is resulting in widespread financial hardship, as entire industries come to a standstill, workers get laid off, and the stock market tanks. As more and more Americans contract the coronavirus, another major source of financial anxiety for many will be health care costs, as serious cases of COVID-19
Last updated: April 1, 2020 In the world of streaming subscription services, there’s what’s become known as the “big three.” Netflix is still the biggest kahuna in the game, but Hulu and Amazon Prime are hot on its heels. Each service offers its own large selection of movies, with thousands of titles of various calibers
The third book in Tom Bouman‘s Henry Farrell series has arrived, and it takes us back to Wild Thyme, Pennsylvania. The place has a fitting name. Sitting deep in the woods, nature is on everyone’s doorstep. Sometimes, it’s at their necks. Which is exactly how The Bramble and the Rose begins, as Farrell is called
Justin Bieber had to break bad news on April 1, and it wasn’t an April Fool’s joke — the singer really will no longer be touring in 2020. At least Hailey Baldwin cheered up the singer with a kiss! Hailey Baldwin, 23, knows how to bring “sunshine” to Justin Bieber’s day, even if it was
Thanks to the Government-enforced lockdown to help combat the spread of Coronavirus, we’re all confined to our houses and, as a result, doing a lot more home-cooking than usual. (We miss you, Nando’s). Let’s be honest, before the pandemic, most of us were probably guilty of wasting more fresh food than necessary and not paying
Sony Corp said today that it has launched a $100M fund to support those affected by the coronavirus. Titled the Sony Global Relief Fund for COVID-19, the electronics and entertainment giant’s pledge will provide assistance in three areas: individuals engaged in frontline medical and first responder efforts to fight the virus; support for children and
Welcome to On the Radar, your monthly reminder of what’s coming down the pike in the world of entertainment. We’ve got the latest TV shows, movies, books and more — all coming out in April. READ MORE: Scheana Shay says ‘Vanderpump Rules’ portrays her unfairly ‘almost every season’ Take a look and see what’s up this
The Magicians has officially come to an end. On Wednesday night, the series wrapped up its fifth and final season in an action-packed finale. With Fillory collapsing in on itself, the group uses a magical seed to create a new world for everyone to be transported to. It mostly goes off without a hitch, but
Adam Schlesinger, co-founder of the pop-rock band Fountains of Wayne and a songwriter largely known for his contributions to The CW’s Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, has died. The musician was 52 years old. According to Schlesinger’s attorney, Josh Grier, the composer passed away Wednesday morning due to complications from the coronavirus. In a statement through his agent
Ellis Marsalis, the New Orleans jazz pianist and patriarch of an accomplished family of musicians, has died. The Ellis Marsalis Center for Music confirmed his death to NBC News. Branford Marsalis said his father died of COVID-19 complications. He was 85. Marsalis was the father of renowned musicians Wynton, Branford, Delfeayo, and Jason Marsalis; his
From faux fur slides to classic slip-on sneakers, wear these styles around the house now and out on the town later Are you working from home for the foreseeable future? Same. And while I might be wearing legging or sweatsuits almost every day (I do change from my formal work sweats to evening relaxation sweats,
For the past four years, Adam Schlesinger, a Grammy-winning and Oscar-nominated singer-songwriter and Fountains of Wayne frontman, served as executive music producer for the CW musical dramedy Crazy Ex-Girlfriend. Collaborating with the series’ co-creator/executive producer Rachel Bloom and Jack Dolgen, the trio earned five Emmy nominations, winning in their last try last year. It was
Another singer has been unmasked. The Masked Singer just said goodbye to the White Tiger and hello to Rob Gronkowski, the former Patriots tight end who just wanted to show off his unique dance moves on stage. “I’ve always loved dancing, and my dance moves were always one of a kind, and I always felt
If the umpteenth delay of The New Mutants bums you out, or you’re just plain in the mood for something new on VOD, there’s an easy recommendation that scratches that itch for a genre-twist to superpowered origin stories – The Witch: Subversion. Now out on both Blu-ray and VOD, this thriller hailing from South Korea
EXCLUSIVE: A majority of moviegoers definitely plan to head back to movie theaters once COVID-19 quells, however, 56% will take their time. The results were unveiled this morning in analytics corp EDO’s “Social Distancing Moviegoing and TV Habits” report which polled 6,8k respondents nationwide last week (March 24-28), largely moviegoers, on their at-home viewing habits
Back before New York was on lockdown—before the coronavirus outbreak had taken over our hospitals, our towns, and our conversations—I went to a comic book store to hang out with Samantha Bee and Stacey Abrams. Okay, hang out might be hyperbole; I walked into Manhattan’s Forbidden Planet to watch a taped segment of Full Frontal
Steph Curry took to Instagram on the morning of Apr. 1 to share an incredibly cute video of his one-year-old son Canon tying to be ‘the hardest worker in the room’. Steph Curry, 32, had a proud dad moment when he filmed a video of his precious one-year-old son Canon trying out some push-ups on
It didn’t take long. Just over two weeks into a global pandemic-induced national lockdown, and here we have it: the first new irritating social media trend. Ladies and gentlemen, I give you: Smugsolation: (noun) the act of quarantining oneself during a global crisis in an enviable location (penthouse, townhouse, mansion, villa, 15-bedroom ancestral country seat)
Thanks to FaceTime, musicians Drake, The Weeknd and J. Cole were able to share some smiles with an 11-year-old cancer patient, Elijah Williams, before his death last week. On Sunday, Williams’ older cousin Michael Watson II shared the heartwarming story with his 7,000-plus Instagram followers, while also confirming the death of his cousin. “Over the past
Grinding to a menacing groove, fiery riffs collide into one another and form a blistering backbone for Atlas Cage to colorize with his vocal in the song “Not Over,” one of the three tracks found on his band Strings of Atlas’ new EP How Far We’ve Come, out everywhere quality indie metal and rock are sold
“This filing requirement would place a significant burden on retired seniors and individuals who experience disabilities, especially given the current unavailability of tax filing assistance from Volunteer Income Tax Assistance and Tax Counseling for the Elderly programs during the COVID-19 crisis,” the lawmakers wrote in the letter to Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and Social Security
Nick Cannon still has Nipsey Hussle in his thoughts and all over his classic car … thanks to this sweet new artwork. Nick recently got his 1964 SS Impala’s trunk repainted with a custom tribute to the late rapper — who was gunned down in South L.A. a year ago Tuesday. It’s pretty clear, for
Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com Joe Exotic‘s actually way more disturbing than the ‘Tiger King’ documentary makes him out to be, at least according to the guy who lived at the zoo for a year and helped make Joe a star. Producer Rick Kirkham joined us Wednesday on “TMZ Live” and said the wildly-popular Netflix
Play video content Breaking News Pardon My Take LaVar Ball is adding a 4th “B” to the Big Baller Brand — claiming he believes the company is worth … A BILLION DOLLARS!! And, yeah, he’s dead serious. Here’s the deal .. Papa Ball joined the guys on Barstool Sports’ “Pardon My Take” on Friday to
Discovery has set a virtual talk show ahead of the launch of the latest season of Deadliest Catch. The factual giant will launch Before The Catch on Tuesday April 7, ahead of the 16th season of the hit franchise, which airs Tuesday April 14. The digital special will see Rowe speak with all of the
Actress Tonya Kay (D-RAILED, DARK SPACE, “HORROR HAIKU”, EVIL BONG 777) has a remarkable film here – a film she shot in just one take (!) with drones! HORROR ICON TONYA KAY RELEASES SHORT FANTASY FILM ONLINE THE ASCENSION OF AVA DELAINE Shot entirely on drone. In a single-take. With just one actress. Spanning five
So basically they’d made all the tributes during the shoot, and then shipped them over to L.A. and then recreated the little bar area in the backlot of Bad Robot. So basically, that happened as a little piece during the edit. And it was, again, it was all so secretive. But I, like, I had
We can’t kick off Shakespeare month without giving you a resource to enjoy all the Shakespeare your little hearts can handle. You may be thinking that you have to drop a lot of money to enjoy this sort of high culture, or even worse, leave the house. But fret not, gentle friends, this is your
Wizarding World, the franchise consisting of the Harry Potter and Fantastic Beasts universe, announced on Twitter that a number of resources will be made available to fans of the series in response to the COVID-19 crisis. In a more detailed announcement on their website, Wizarding World wrote, “During the strange times we now find ourselves