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Rep. and professional sycophant Devin Nunes (R-Calif.) appeared on Fox News today to willfully share dangerous and wrong information about COVID-19. Nunes was a guest on Sunday Morning Futures with Maria Bartiromo, and proceeded to encourage viewers to ignore recommendations for social distancing during the coronavirus outbreak. “If you’re healthy, you and your family, it’s

First, the good news: There are only two Friday the 13ths in 2020 (we can only ever have three) and we won’t have to worry about another one until November. The bad news for paraskevidekatriaphobiacs (those who fear this particular day/date) is that it’s been 13 weeks since the last Friday the 13th and the

This post contains frank discussion of Westworld Season 3, Episode 1 “Parce Domine.” If you’re not all caught up, now is the time to leave. Well we’re off to the races with our first real foray onto the mainland and into the real world of Westworld. All season, Vanity Fair’s Still Watching podcast will have weekly

Sunday night was a vastly different debate than any other in the 2020 Democratic primaries. The field was whittled down to just the two candidates—Vermont senator Bernie Sanders and former vice president Joe Biden—with no audience present at CNN’s studio in Washington, DC. (Hawaii congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard is also still running but has secured a

Despite recently testing negative for COVID-19, it seems the new coronavirus will still be taking a toll on Céline Dion‘s touring plans this spring — as it has for many, many other musicians. On Thursday, the Canadian pop legend made the decision to postpone the remaining concert dates between March and April on the North

Mikaela Spielberg has said parents Steven Spielberg and Kate Capshaw aren’t embarrassed by her new career shift. Just a month after revealing her plan to move into adult entertainment, the 24-year-old has opened up further about what her famous parents think. “My parents, despite what people have written, aren’t embarrassed. They were actually kind of

Tom Hanks, international treasure, sent a message early Sunday from Australia where he and his wife, actress and singer Rita Wilson, are in isolation after contracting the coronavirus. The message was simple. “Thanks to the Helpers. Let’s take care of ourselves and each other,” the beloved actor and typewriter-enthusiast tweeted before using his typical sign-off,

Italy has been hit hard with COVID-19. As of Thursday, the New York Times reported 17,000-plus cases in the country, with more than 13,000 of those cases cropping up in the past week. While people all over the country are in isolation in their homes, they are finding ways to keep each other in good

Following in the footsteps of Universal Pictures with the upcoming James Bond film, No Time to Die, Disney has made the decision to postpone the release of Mulan — the live-action remake of the 1998 Hua Mulan-inspired animation. The highly anticipated film was originally set to hit cinemas across Canada on March 26; however, due to the growing

I moved onto the treadmill, jogging uphill with a 5-minute demo of David Siik’s Precision Run, a dynamic program that tinkers with speed and incline. Equinox’s HIIT videos came next, taking me through push-ups, squats, and mountain climbers on the mat. Afterwards, wiping down with a chilled eucalyptus towel that I should replicate in my

SPOILER ALERT: This post discusses plot points for Avengers:Endgame, which came out almost a year ago but doesn’t it feel like 10 million lifetimes?! For MCU fans, one of the most heartbreaking moments of Avengers: Endgame came when Hawkeye (Jeremy Renner) and Black Widow (Scarlett Johannson) journeyed to Vormir to retrieve the Soul Stone. Once

SPOILER ALERT: Do not read on unless you’ve watched Thursday night’s episode of Big Brother Canada. After last week’s self-eviction, the Big Brother Canada superheroes took the game to the next level with an early back-door blindside, sending Micheal Stubley out the door. Chris Wyllie won the season’s first Head of Household (HOH) competition, opting to nominate

On Friday afternoon, under a gray and balmy sky, President Trump stood in the White House Rose Garden and declared a national emergency. Yet there was little in his personal behavior to suggest that there was any kind of emergency at all. He had recently come into contact with several people who have been confirmed

Daniel Radcliffe has addressed a fake online report that circulated earlier this week claiming he had tested positive for the novel coronavirus. The hoax originated from a fake BBC news account called @BBCNewsTonight, which tweeted: “BREAKING: Daniel Radcliffe tests positive for coronavirus. The actor is said to be the first famous person to be publicly

President Donald Trump has been tested for the coronavirus, he confirmed during a press conference Saturday. He said the results will come in “whatever it takes, a day, or two days, whatever-whatever it is, they send it to a lab.” “This has been urgent for me right from the beginning,” he said to NBC’s Kelly

Kodak Black pleaded guilty Thursday to a weapons charge stemming from an attempt to cross the Lewiston-Queenston International Bridge near Niagara Falls, Ont., last April. The popular American rapper, born Bill Kapri, and three associates were attempting to re-enter the U.S. from Canada before being detained by American border patrol officers. New York state troopers

As the stock markets struggle—so far without much success—to recover from an astoundingly quick rout that has lopped off nearly 30% from the Dow Jones Industrial Average in a month’s time (you may recall that the all-time high on the Dow, 29,551, was February 12), the action on Wall Street is moving quickly to the

As COVID-19 continues to dominate the news, you may find yourself couch-ridden in social isolation for the foreseeable future. Of course, you can use this as an opportunity to do your taxes or catch up on the book pile you’ve been ignoring for years, but don’t forget that we still live in the era of

Cultural institutions across the country are shutting their doors and calling off events because of the COVID-19 pandemic, leaving some concerned for the health of Canada’s arts scene. The wave of cancellations Friday came as several provinces pushed to limit the size of gatherings to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus. The National Museums

Things are terrible, but not just because of the coronavirus, or Donald Trump, or because Sarah Palin decided to remind us that she still has a place on the public stage. Officials have confirmed that two rare giraffes—a mother and her calf—were killed by poachers in Kenya. The Ishaqbini Hirola Community Conservancy in northeastern Kenya,

Only a month after announcing its upcoming reunion tour, Rage Against the Machine (RATM) has postponed the initial spring portion of the trek due to the outbreak of the novel coronavirus disease, COVID-19. The political rap-rock group confirmed the news via Instagram on Thursday. Twenty-one shows on the long-awaited Public Service Announcement tour — including

In a new interview airing Sunday, South Carolina Rep. Jim Clyburn—one of the most powerful Democrats on Capitol Hill—likened Republicans under Donald Trump to Nazi Germany under Adolf Hitler. “I used to wonder: How did the people of Germany allow Hitler to exist?” the House Majority Whip said in the Axios on HBO interview. “But

Cut to the present day: a bunch of idiot teenagers are looking for a mythical field of weed to steal, smoke, and sell. One of the actors in this gang is Ben Feldman, just a few years before he’d go on to greater fame in Mad Men and Superstore, joining fellow Friday the 13th alums

Winnipeg Jets owner True North Sports + Entertainment says they expect more cancellations of events at their venues during the days ahead. Owner Mark Chipman and VP Kevin Donnelly addressed media Thursday after the NHL suspended the season indefinitely due to the spread of coronavirus. Manitoba recorded its first presumptive case of COVID-19 Thursday as

As states, cities, and businesses rushed to take action against the coronavirus Thursday, shutting down everything from Broadway to Disneyland, the Democratic contenders for the presidency offered up what the current president so far has not: actual plans for how to tackle the pandemic as it spreads throughout the U.S. One day after President Donald

Las Vegas-based rockers The Killers have come out of the woodwork after keeping a relatively low profile for the last two years, revealing not only the lead single, Caution, from their upcoming studio album Imploding the Mirage, but plans for a 31-date North American tour, too. On the upcoming Imploding the Mirage world tour, frontman Brandon Flowers

In the upcoming season of Insecure, Issa is without a full-time job and a boyfriend, but she has bigger, more important things to worry about, including the block party she’s hosting with her business partner—who’s also dating Lawerence, Issa’s ex. If the new two-minute trailer for season 4 is any indication, Insecure is coming hot

By Victoria Ahearn The Canadian Press Posted March 12, 2020 3:36 pm Updated March 12, 2020 3:37 pm Smaller font Descrease article font size –A Larger font Increase article font size A+ The Canadian Screen Awards set for later this month in Toronto have been cancelled due to the COVID-19 outbreak. The Academy of Canadian

In addition to the issues that arise from having a completely inept president whose brain matter seems to consist of Tiddlywinks and empty Coke cans, one of the biggest factors that allowed the coronavirus to gain a foothold in the United States was the failure to provide adequate testing in a timely fashion. “The incompetence

Richard E. Grant continues to live his best nerd life as he is now set to join the cast of Marvel’s Disney+ Loki series. While an interesting choice (Grant is incredible, so I have no doubt he’ll have fun with whatever role he takes on), it does show a trend, to me, with Disney+ programming.