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In an effort to get people to stop licking their fingers due to the proficiency of its chicken, KFC has decided to temporarily drop the “finger lickin’ good” slogan from their ads. This idea to lose the 64-year-old catchphrase for the moment is a response to the coronavirus, and can be considered equal parts PSA and […]
The COVID-19 crisis has denied graduates around the world of the special day when they walk across the stage to receive their diploma in front of their family, friends, and fellow students. The Indian Institute of Technology Bombay found a way around this problem. Well, sorta. IIT Bombay held a “virtual reality” convocation on Sunday where every single […]
As an alarming number of coronavirus patients continue to experience serious symptoms for months, researchers have documented the first case of reinfection. The New York Times reports that a patient with COVID-19 in Hong Kong has been diagnosed again just four months after they contracted it the first time. “An apparently young and healthy patient had a second case […]
A police raid on a Peruvian nightclub ended in the deaths of at least 13 people, who were crushed while attempting to escape. Authorities entered the Thomas Restobar Club in Lima after discovering it was violating coronavirus guidelines, with the partygoers dying right at they tried to leave, BBC reports. Another six people were injured, […]
After postponing their game against the Yankees on Friday because of health and safety concerns, the New York Mets team and staff have just tested negative for COVID-19 after getting their test results back from last week following their trip from Miami. “The New York Mets today announced that COVID-19 tests taken on Thursday night and […]
The global coronavirus death toll topped 800,000 on Saturday, as countries around the world urge citizens to follow precautionary measures. According data compiled by John Hopkins University, the United States is still the country with the most virus-related deaths, having tallied more than 176,000 fatalities as of this weekend. Brazil and Mexico trail the U.S. in recorded deaths with 114,250 and 59,610, respectively. Reuters calculates, […]
Musicians, singers, and dancers performing for this year’s MTV Video Music Awards will be semi-exempt from New York City’s state-sanctioned 14-day self-quarantine in a new executive order by Governor Cuomo. As the New York Post reports, performers will be able to participate in the now-outdoor show without having to self-quarantine, and only quarantine when they aren’t on set or […]
While Euphoria is far from alone when it comes to creative projects that—at least in some capacity—remain paused due to COVID-19 being a total shitshow here in the States, it may be uniquely alone in how it’s dealing with the temporary setback. Recent Emmy nominee Zendaya—who, of course, plays Rue on the Sam Levinson-created HBO series—was understandably […]
With Tenet and a couple other films soon set to enter select movie theaters across the U.S., it’s understandably tempting to start pondering if attempting an in-person viewing is truly now a wholly safe endeavor, particularly with regards to something as theater-crucial as Christopher Nolan’s latest. In a new piece from Patrick Gomez for the […]
If it weren’t for the lockdowns, Cardi B‘s “WAP” may have never seen the light of day. Less than two weeks after the record-breaking hit was released, Cardi’s go-to music engineer revealed how the track was created amid the global health crisis. Evan LaRay Brunson told Grammy.com that the Bronx rapper had recorded the first verse to “WAP” back in 2019, but didn’t revisit the track […]
