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Honestly, he’s doing a great job right now The coronavirus pandemic has produced a lot of unexpected outcomes, from Mitt Romney’s embrace of a universal basic income to Britney Spears calling for a general strike and the redistribution of wealth. But few have been more surprising than Doug Ford’s transformation from a carbon-tax hating, license-plate

The singer Pink had tested positive for COVID-19, she said Friday, also announcing that she is donating US$500,000 each to two emergency funds. In a pair of tweets, she said she and her three-year-old son were displaying symptoms two weeks ago, and she tested positive after accessing tests through a primary care physician. (1 of

On Saturday The Hollywood Reporter published what was surely meant to be fun piece about WME partner Richard Weitz throwing mini-parties via Zoom during the coronavirus pandemic. It began organically, something for his daughter’s 17th birthday, but now the virtual concert series is the new hot ticket in town. A virtual shindig on April 1st

George PimentelGetty Images Once coronavirus became a global pandemic and communities issued shelter-in-place orders, we’ve all had to adjust our day-to-day lives to accommodate these new, weird circumstances. Taylor Swift, like the rest of us, has her own quarantine routine. On Friday, she helped launch Hits 1 n chill, a Home DJ series on Sirius

The mother of a Coquitlam, B.C., actor who passed away suddenly at the age of 16 says the novel coronavirus pandemic has put her son’s funeral plans on hold, forcing her to grieve alone. Logan Williams was best known for playing the young Barry Allen on The Flash, the popular CW television series that films

Trump almost certainly has his role backward. Under our system, the federal government is a government of limited powers; the Constitution enumerates its specific responsibilities, and under the 10th Amendment, all other powers are reserved to the states. The most important of these reserved powers is what constitutional scholars call “police power,” which gives state

Judging by the popularity of last week’s Zoom backgrounds compilation post, many are in search of the perfect backdrop for our new video call-oriented lives. Since another week has come and gone, you may be looking to start afresh and dazzle unwitting coworkers with something new for next time. Luckily, users on Twitter continue to

Lindsay Lohan, the famed American actor, just made her comeback… to the music scene? That’s right, not including the snippet of a track called Xanax — released exclusively through Instagram’s IGTV in 2019 — the 33-year-old released her first single in 12 years on Friday, Back to Me. The release of the two-minute, 30 second-spanning pop track

Sling TV Free Trial >> Get it now at Sling, Free At the end of these Zoom-addled, spine-obliterating WFH days, most people just want to turn off their brain and zone out as hard as possible. (At least, that’s where I’m at.) For me, that usually means booting up my TV for a nightly staring

Corey Feldman left the United States after the premiere of (My) Truth: The Rape of 2 Coreys. Feldman says he is currently hiding outside of the U.S. and claims that he has been attacked by powerful individuals that have been trying to silence him since the premiere. The Goonies actor took to Twitter on April 1 to

Patricia Bosworth, who died this week due to coronavirus complications, at 86, wrote breezily, with a gossamer touch, as if an intimate friend were telling you the latest over a coffee or a martini. Which is very much how she was: a champion chatterbox, charmer, encourager, motivator, and, above all, truth-teller. Younger writers tended to

Rapper Playboi Carti was arrested on Thursday on drug and gun-related charges. Authorities said they stopped his Lamborghini in Clayton County, Ga., and discovered 12 bags of cannabis, three guns, Xanax, codeine and oxycodone. Playboi Carti, whose real name is Jordan Carter, was initially stopped because the plates on the Lamborghini were expired, Clayton County

“I’ve known you for many years, but I never knew how bad a Senator you are for the state of New York, until I became president,” Trump concluded. (So much for the president’s newfound somber tone.) Trump’s argument that New York’s current suffering could have been stopped if Schumer hadn’t cared about impeachment reflects a

Miley Cyrus had boyfriend Cody Simpson and Riverdale‘s Lili Reinhart on her Instagram Live show Bright Minded today to talk about writing poetry during quarantine. Both read love poems on the show, and Simpson’s got Cyrus particularly flustered because it was about her—and it was intense. The singer asked Simpson, whose poetry book Prince Neptune

Dolly Parton has sent out a message to her fans urging them to “keep the faith” in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. Last Friday, the self-isolating Jolene singer took to Instagram from the comfort of her home, sharing her thoughts on the novel coronavirus and why she believes it’s important to “make light of the

Since people have to stay inside and most businesses are closed during the COVID-19 pandemic, that means that television shows, movies, and pretty much the entire entertainment business is shuttered. In the past, when there was a worldwide event, sometimes television shows would have timely episodes talking about it. Since that’s impossible right now, some

Oprah Winfrey announced Thursday that she is donating $10 million to help with coronavirus relief. In an IGTV video, Winfrey spoke to chef José Andrés, the founder of World Central Kitchen, and Claire Babineaux-Fontenot, CEO of Feeding America, and revealed her donation. 1:47 Coronavirus outbreak: Ford says its ‘disappointing’ that some Ontarians are ignoring physical

Are you a working parent suddenly forced to homeschool your children while juggling your own job in addition to the psychological load of getting your family through a completely bizarre, unprecedented period in which they must spend nearly all of their time inside, not to mention keeping said home as clean and germ-free as possible?

It’s not heresy to say that the North Face is better known for its winter-ready puffer jackets than for springtime clothes. But the outdoorsy brand’s latest “Urban Exploration” line, set to drop this month, seems ready to change all that. It is the third collection produced in collaboration with Japanese designer Kazuki Kuraishi, who has

O.J. Simpson has shared his thoughts on the Netflix true crime docuseries Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem and Madness. The former football player suspects that Tiger King subject Carole Baskin was involved in the disappearance of her ex-husband Don Lewis. He took to Twitter to say that many people have been trying to get him to watch

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

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

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

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

“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

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

K-pop star Jaejoong said he tested positive for coronavirus as an April Fool’s joke on Wednesday. “I have been infected with COVID-19. It is a result of my negligence, ignoring the cautionary words shared by the government and those around me,” the JYJ band member wrote. The post continued: “A person’s individual actions can have

The federal government’s inability to get the states what they need is of course tied into the sheer magnitude of the coronavirus outbreak and its demand for more medical supplies than are readily available—but there is, of course, also some bureaucratic incompetence at play. CNN reported Tuesday that though the Pentagon has committed 2,000 ventilators

Determining the best white T-shirts is a near-impossible task. Every brand on Earth makes their own white tee, and every person on Earth has their own go-to version. (For proof, just look at the 22 stellar options that GQ staffers swear by here.) A great white T-shirt is the foundation of your wardrobe—you can pull