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Even under the best of circumstances buffets are kind of gross. And so it should come as no shock that, in a period where we’re seeing multiple events/locations/countries closed down or pushed back everyday due to coronavirus-related health concerns, that some of those grab-what-you want eateries would also cease operations. Of course, we’re not talking […]
On Tuesday, it was reported that production for the Disney Plus series The Falcon and The Winter Soldier has been indefinitely delayed due to concerns over the coronavirus. This means that the Marvel series, which is set to hit the streaming service in August, has joined a rapidly growing list of many other notable things […]
As is often the case when throwing down hundreds of dollars (or more) for entry into a multi-day music festival or similarly enticing event, the investment comes with the understanding that—as highly unlikely as such a scenario usually is—the whole thing can be called off at any moment for reasons not entirely in the organizers’ […]
Londoners looking to pick up a hard-earned £3,507 ($4,588) will have an excellent opportunity to do so, and the only catch is that they’ll have to get sick and maybe (but probably not) die. Those desperate enough for that type of cash can volunteer themselves to be human guinea pigs for the Queen Mary BioEnterprises […]
Jeopardy! and Wheel of Fortune will be filmed without a live studio audience due to the coronavirus, TMZ reports. One of the reasons for the decision was reportedly over concern for Jeopardy! host Alex Trebek. The longtime host of the game show was diagnosed with Stage 4 pancreatic cancer last year and as a result has a compromised immune system that […]
It looks like the 2020 edition of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival—set to feature large-fonted headliners Rage Against the Machine, Travis Scott, and Frank Ocean—might be postponed. According to Entertainment Weekly, who cited two sources, the two-weekend throwdown, planned for April 10-12 and April 17-19, is excepted to be pushed back due to concerns surrounding […]
A new study claims that COVID-19, popularly known as coronavirus, can be transmitted from a further distance than previously thought, and last longer on certain surfaces than originally suspected. In a paper for the Practical Preventive Medicine journal obtained by the South China Morning Post, epidemiologists for China’s government concluded that someone can still become infected with coronavirus, even if they stick to […]
Giuseppe Conte, the Prime Minister of Italy, announced on Monday that the entire country will now be under lockdown with the hopes that these drastic measures could help suppress the spread of coronavirus. Conte extended the scope of the lockdown, which will stay in effect until April 3, after shutting down the northern regions of Italy this […]
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is urging the Centers for Disease Control to let states handle their own testing. In an effort to prevent mass quarantine, Cuomo has asked to broaden testing in the state of New York—and has called out the federal government for moving so slowly, AM NY reports. The governor held a […]
Jussie Smollett’s legal battle isn’t over yet. The former Empire star’s most recent charges won’t be dropped—and Chicago’s State Attorney, Kim Foxx who first tried the case, called it a “bullshit” decision and wondered why so much credence is being given to what she dismissed as merely at “prank,” Page Six reports. Smollett’s lawyers contended in […]
