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The quarantine may have slowed our theater consumption to a halt, at least there’s all kinds of TV to watch. This week, Frazier and Khal are joined by Angel Diaz talking FX’s DAVE on the path to beat Atlanta‘s viewer numbers, the latest films that Hollywood studios have had to push back, and Twin Peaks on its […]
Hal Willner, a producer and longtime music supervisor for Saturday Night Live, died Monday at the age of 64, Rolling Stone reports. Willner was suffering from symptoms related to COVID-19 prior to his death. In 1980, Willner joined SNL, overseeing which songs would be used in sketches. He continued to work on the show since […]
Last week an Illinois mayor called out his own constituents for ignoring a ‘stay-at-home’ order issued by the governor, which was/is intended to greatly limit the spread of COVID-19. That order prohibits public/private get-togethers “of any number of people outside a single household or living unit.” Brant Walker, the mayor of Alton (which lies across […]
Convicted felon Martin Shkreli, who is known for raising the price of the drug Daraprim from less than $15 to $750, is trying to convince the powers that be to let him out of prison so that he can find a cure to the coronavirus pandemic that is impacting the world. The “Pharma Bro” posted an 11-page paper […]
An Illinois Walmart was hit with a wrongful-death lawsuit after two of its workers died from coronavirus complications. According to NPR, the family of 51-year-old Wando Evans is suing the retail giant for willful and wanton misconduct, reckless disregard, and gross negligence. Evans, who had worked for Walmart at their Evergreen Park location for 15 years, reportedly told a manager […]
The coronavirus pandemic has inflected a major blow to the entertainment industry—and Apple Music is looking to assist a sector that is often overlooked. On Tuesday, the streaming giant announced it had launched a $50 million advance royalty fund for independent record labels and distributors. According to a letter obtained by Rolling Stone, Apple Music informed the imprints they […]
Fans will have to wait at least a week before the next installment of Quarantine Radio. The show’s host Tory Lanez took to Instagram on Tuesday claiming the platform had revoked his live streaming privileges until March 14. The rapper posted a screenshot of an app message that read: “Based on previous use use of this feature, your […]
Even though he’s not playing right now, LeBron James is still getting his nuggets busted over his hair. Well, him, Shaq, Jermaine O’Neal, Richard Hamilton, Stephon Marbury, Carlos Boozer, and whoever else Ray Allen could think of when his cabin fever manifested by asking his fellow bald(ing) basketball-ers to just let their hair grow out […]
Baltimore officials are investigating a video in which an officer appears to intentionally cough around residents of a public housing complex. The footage was posted on social media this week and shows an unidentified sergeant walking outside the Perkins Homes in East Baltimore. The woman behind the camera taunts the approaching officer, shouting: “Hey officer friendly with the cherry cheeks.” The sergeant […]
Four members of a Louisiana family died within days of each other after contracting coronavirus, local outlets reported Tuesday. The victims were 86-year-old New Orleans resident Antoinette Franklin and her three sons Herman Franklin Jr., 71, Anthony Franklin Sr., 58, and Timothy Franklin, 61. Family members told WDSU that the Franklins became ill around the same time, but it […]
