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With the bulk of his recent time and energy being devoted to the coronavirus crisis—denying it, accepting it, flirting with catastrophic measures that would no doubt prolong it—you might have thought that Donald Trump would have had to momentarily put his passion project—destroying the environment—on the back burner. After all, it takes a lot of

Courtesy of Box Hill Films Nearly every industry is being impacted by the novel coronavirus pandemic, including entertainment, which has halted production on virtually all projects and delayed the releases of high-profile movies such as Mulan and Black Widow. As movie theaters across the country close due to COVID-19 safety concerns, studios including Universal, Warner

David Schramm, who played Roy Biggins on Wings, has died at the age of 73. Schramm was a founding member of New York’s The Acting Company, which confirmed his death. The Acting Company’s Margot Harley announced the news Sunday in a statement. The date and cause of death are not yet known. READ MORE: John

Sony Pictures is all but closing up for 2020. The studio was among the last studios to announce delays in its release schedule over the coronavirus isolation that has overtaken the world, but its changing are among the most sweeping. Nearly all of its movies have been postponed until 2021. Ghostbusters: Afterlife, which was set

Workers from certain Amazon fulfilment centers as well as some from the grocery delivery service Instacart walked off the job today in protest of the lack of protections being offered to them by their employers. Whole Foods employees from stores across the country are also planning a “sick-out” tomorrow, calling in sick in mass numbers.

With many parents scrambling to provide their children with a routine and sense of security as the world grapples with the COVID-19 pandemic, the woman known as the Queen of Country plans to step in to help fill some of those gaps. “Hello, I’m Dolly Parton, the book lady from the Imagination Library,” the legendary

For the first time ever, Everlane is putting its entire shop on sale. Like much of the fashion industry, Everlane has been hit hard by the economic downturn that’s followed in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. (The company recently laid off or furloughed more than 200 of its workers, somewhat controversially.) And like a

In the midst of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, The Office alum John Krasinski is making an effort to share “some good news” with the world — as opposed to that which pertains to the novel coronavirus. After reaching out to fans asking for some positivity last week, the 40-year-old actor launched his own YouTube series on Sunday covering

Hello, and welcome to day ??? of social distancing in the age of the coronavirus. On Monday, Donald Trump kicked off the week with a near-hour-long interview with his pals at Fox & Friends, and if you were worried that exposure to the disease had filled his bloodstream with antibodies that bring about reason, sense,

Amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Elton John — in partnership with iHeartMedia — brought together some of the music industry’s biggest stars over the weekend for the “Living Room” benefit concert to raise funds for relief efforts in combating the novel coronavirus. The hour-long, digital gig was streamed worldwide on March 29 and was hosted by

This post contains frank discussion of Westworld Season 3, Episode 3 “The Absence of Field.” If you’re not all caught up, now is the time to leave. This week’s episode centers on Tessa Thompson’s character Charlotte Hale. Though, of course, it’s not really Hale in there, is it? So who might it be? We’ve got

Spoilers for Outlander Season 5 Episode 7, “The Ballad of Roger Mac,” below. “Murtagh, ugh!” In the midst of a pandemic, Sam Heughan is trying to remain positive—the actor has just completed a social isolation baking challenge with his Outlander cast mates when we hop on the phone to discuss the latest episode—but I’ve just

Posted March 29, 2020 3:20 pm Smaller font Descrease article font size –A Larger font Increase article font size A+ A viral video featuring Canada’s favourite pastime — hockey — and one of its latest obsessions — toilet paper — has been making the social media rounds and illustrating how we can all stay connected

After watching Birds of Prey and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn in theaters and on VOD, I ended each viewing with the same thought. Where can I get myself one of those delicious egg sandwiches? Luckily actor Bruno Oliver, who plays short order cook Sal in BoP, made a video for Variety walking

Britain’s Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, have no plans to ask the U.S. government for help with security costs, the couple said in a statement on Sunday in response to a tweet from U.S. President Donald Trump that the United States would not pay for their protection. In January, the couple said they would

Former television host and current Donald Trump appointee to the National Economic Council, Larry Kudlow, appeared on ABC’s This Week with George Stephanopoulos to discuss the White House’s response to the ongoing coronavirus crises. Martha Raddatz questioned him about quotes from just a month ago, in which he called the virus “contained” and downplayed an

Of course, the rate is impacted by who is being tested. At Northwell, like in other New York healthcare facilities, that’s people who display symptoms of COVID19: fever, cough, difficulty breathing. These patients could have any number of underlying diseases, like bronchitis or the flu or even lung cancer. The fact that the coronavirus test

The spectre of disease, pandemic, and death have been with us since life emerged on this rock. And once we got around to discovering music, homo sapiens (and perhaps Neanderthals, whose numbers were probably drastically culled by disease), began reacting to these periods of widespread sickness with stories, art, and song. The first recorded pandemic

On Wednesday, March 11, 400 years ago, Tom Hanks stunned the world, announcing that he and his wife, Rita Wilson, had tested positive for the coronavirus. At just around the same time, the Utah Jazz and Oklahoma City Thunder dramatically returned to their locker rooms just before tipoff when Jazz player Rudy Gobert was similarly

Roman Reigns has dropped out of WrestleMania 36 because of coronavirus concerns. He will not be participating in his scheduled Universal championship match with Bill Goldberg at WrestleMania 36 because he has leukemia and is immunocompromised, which puts him at greater risk if he contracts COVID-19. 1:08 WWE star Roman Reigns reveals he’s battling leukemia

Selena Gomez and Justin Bieber have both very much moved on since their March 2018 break-turned-breakup, but that doesn’t mean the Biebs has completely left Gomez’s mind. Selena Gomez fan account TheSelenaRundown noticed that Gomez liked—then unliked—two Justin Bieber photos today on Instagram, including one of them together in February 2018 when they went to

The stars of the 2011 virus thriller Contagion — a prescient film these days — have reunited for a series of public service announcements to warn about COVID-19. Matt Damon, Laurence Fishburne, Kate Winslet and Jennifer Ehle have teamed up with scientists from Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health to offer four individual homemade videos with

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo addressed the press on Saturday and unveiled an emergency plan should hospitals run out of ventilators during the coronavirus crises, as many are predicting. The National Guard may soon be trained to operate manual bag valves, which are inexpensively produced devices that could provide the oxygen patients need while combatting

As COVID-19 dominates the news cycle (and our anxieties), many of us are turning to the pop culture equivalent of comfort food. And much to our delight, many of those beloved pop culture comforts are responding in kind. Enter Corona Princess Diaries, a new batch of blog entries from author Meg Cabot which revisit the

One of Nova Scotia’s most celebrated stars has brought her tremendous global platform to highlight environmental racism in her home province. Ellen Page, along with collaborator Ian Daniel, sought to highlight the stories of Indigenous and Black Nova Scotian communities that have been disproportionally affected by decisions to place hazardous waste sites near their homes.

Ozark’s Julia Garner has been waiting out the coronavirus quarantine like the rest of us—by alternating bouts of anxiety and state-of-the-world-induced depression with therapeutic binge-watching, like Love Is Blind (“It’s next level, it’s so good”) and Tiger King (“I’m obsessed. It’s like Ozark but 100 times weirder.” ) On Friday, as the world lurches into

In the days since President Trump used his Twitter account to tease the idea that, for the sake of the American economy, it’s time to relax some of the mitigation efforts put in place to slow the coronavirus outbreak, the virus has made his case even more difficult. New York, his hometown, is now a

Aside from her immensely popular music, Taylor Swift is known and loved for her activism and general goodwill, and in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, the pop icon has just reached out to some struggling and jobless fans in need by offering them financial assistance. That’s right, starting March 25, a handful of Swifties