Inaugurating “Black-ish” producer Kenya Barris’ deal with Netflix, “#blackAF” is as messy as its title — an unwieldy, self-indulgent show in which Barris, much like Larry David’s “Curb Your Enthusiasm,” plays a version of himself. It’s both a tired concept and an awkwardly constructed one, something that cute hashtags and the occasional clever Hollywood/L.A. reference
Continue Reading Allen Daviau, an Oscar-nominated cinematographer whose work produced some of the most iconic film images of our time, has died from complications related to Covid-19, his talent agent Karin Martin tells CNN. He was 77. Daviau, a frequent collaborator of director Steven Spielberg, was a resident at the Motion Picture and Television Fund in Woodland
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ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico — New Mexico’s multimillion-dollar horse racing industry could resume live racing if strict protocols were imposed, a group of horse owners said Thursday as state racing regulators discussed the fiscal implications of the industry remaining idle because of the coronavirus outbreak. Racing in the state was suspended weeks ago due to a
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RUIDOSO, New Mexico — Closed for business. Those are the words that Ruidoso residents currently see written across the doors of many businesses in their hard working community. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, rental businesses are unable to operate at full or often even half capacity. “You can do 25%, which means I can rent
Continue Reading After a brilliant first season, “Killing Eve” lost some of its mojo in the second, and seems more listless in the third. Built around a game of cat and mouse between an office-bound MI6 investigator and a mercurial assassin, it continues to offer darkly amusing moments thanks to its splendid cast, but at this point,
Continue Reading “Run” begins with a premise that invites a ton of questions, then proceeds to answer them in mostly unsatisfying ways. Despite a creative pedigree that includes the Emmy-winning “Fleabag’s” Phoebe Waller-Bridge and the romantic pairing of Domhnall Gleeson and Merritt Wever, this HBO series feels like one of those ideas that’s going nowhere fast. The
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Weather is looking pretty decent for Friday and the weekend. Winds will kick up to around 35 mph with those SW winds. No rain expected over the next seven days. Winds will continues to be a bit gusty for next week as well. For the latest forecast and Doppler radar: http://www.kvia.com/weather
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When Tracy Lynn Coats saw a grand piano in the wreckage of a church hit by the Easter Sunday tornado that ripped through Chattanooga, Tennessee, she felt drawn to play it. Faith Community Wesleyan Church is on the way to her father’s house, which was spared by a powerful EF-3 tornado that tore through the
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The House of Representatives is taking a key step toward allowing members to vote remotely amid the coronavirus pandemic, with a powerful Democratic chairman recommending a temporary change that would allow lawmakers to let other members vote on their behalf and at their direction if they cannot appear in person. The recommendation by House Rules
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CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — The Chihuahua Health Secretariat reported Thursday that there are now a total of 20 deaths from the coronavirus in Juárez, while the number of confirmed cases also jumped to reach 82. With the rising counts, Juarez Mayor Armando Cabada on Thursday touted a new mobile medical facility, the first of its
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WASHINGTON, DC — President Donald Trump gave governors a road map Thursday for recovering from the economic pain of the coronavirus pandemic, laying out “a phased and deliberate approach” to restoring normal activity in places that have strong testing and are seeing a decrease in Covid-19 cases. RELATED STORY: This is where all 50 states
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Facebook is canceling all of its planned physical events with 50 or more people through June 2021 due to concerns about the coronavirus pandemic. Some of those events will be held virtually instead, wrote CEO Mark Zuckerberg in a post on his Facebook page on Thursday. Zuckerberg also said the “vast majority” of Facebook employees
Continue Reading Love true crime documentaries? This job could be for you. MagellanTV, a documentary streaming service, wants to hire a true crime fanatic to watch 24 hours of true crime documentaries. “Our candidate has a passion for all things true crime,” the website reads. “They can handle the creepiest serial killer, the grizzliest details, and the
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Italian authorities are looking into a string of health violations at elderly care homes across the country, amid a devastating coronavirus crisis. Inspections by the Italian Police health force — Nuclei Antisofisticazione e Sanita (NAS) — found that 17% of the first 600 elder care homes to be inspected had failed to follow national coronavirus
Continue Reading Budget airline EasyJet is considering leaving airplane middle seats empty once Covid-19 restrictions ease and travelers return to the skies. The carrier, which has one of Europe’s largest commercial aircraft fleets, said the measure would be temporary and would form part of a package of strategies for safeguarding travelers. “Based on our discussions with EASA
Continue Reading Howard Finkel, the legendary ring announcer and WWE Hall of Famer, has passed away, the company announced Thursday. He was 69. Finkel, known as “The Fink,” made his debut at Madison Square Garden in 1977 when WWE was known as WWWF. He became a full-time announcer two years later, and when WWE was established in
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The new normal will be anything but ordinary. As the United States combats the coronavirus pandemic, the timeline for reopening the country in a bid to jump start the economy remains unclear. But dramatic changes to daily life are coming into view — from mass temperature checks and mandatory use of face masks to empty
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — The Roman Catholic diocese in Las Cruces has announced it will reopen churches and allow a small number of people to attend public celebrations of Mass in what could be the first move to alter a diocese-declared ban on public services in the U.S. Priests were encouraged to hold public
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President Donald Trump’s twin assertions this week of absolute power to reopen the country and unilateral authority to adjourn Congress are only the latest in a series of claims he has made challenging America’s constitutional order. But with thousands of people dying of Covid-19 every day, these go beyond the usual Trump distractions and could
Continue Reading Michael Che wants to honor his late grandmother, who died after contracting the coronavirus. The “Saturday Night Live” star took to Instagram on Wednesday to announce that he plans to pay one month’s rent for all those living in his grandmother’s public housing complex. “It’s crazy to me that residents of public housing are still
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As the US begins to discuss reopening the country, health experts and officials see the development of coronavirus tests, treatments and preventative strategies as crucial to taking the first step towards normalcy. Here’s what we know about where possible coronavirus treatments, vaccines and antibody tests stand. Antibody testing Antibody tests are often cited as key
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As the US begins to discuss reopening the country, health experts and officials see the development of coronavirus tests, treatments and preventative strategies as crucial to taking the first step towards normalcy. Here’s what we know about where possible coronavirus treatments, vaccines and antibody tests stand. Antibody testing Antibody tests are often cited as key
Continue Reading Britney Spears and Justin Timberlake are quarantine communicating. It’s been 18 years since their breakup, but Spears chose Timberlake’s song, “Filthy,” to dance to while at home. “This is my version of Snapchat or TikTok or whatever the cool thing you’re supposed to do these days!!!!!” she wrote on Instagram. “As you can see I’m
Continue Reading Now that you cool cats and kittens have had time to digest “Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem and Madness,” there’s more where that came from. The buzzy Netflix docuseries is far from the only project that will make you watch and scratch your head in wonder. Check out these other suggestions: “Don’t F**k With Cats” We
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NEW YORK, NY — The government’s lending program for small businesses is on hold. The Small Business Administration said Thursday that it reached the $349 billion lending limit for the program, after approving nearly 1.7 million loans. Thousands of small business owners whose loans have not yet been processed must now wait for Congress to
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Millions of people are enduring financial hardship after a job loss or drop in income because of the coronavirus outbreak. More than half of the jobs in the US economy are at risk, according to Moody’s Analytics. Over the past four weeks 22 million people have filed for unemployment insurance. If you are struggling, there
Continue Reading Celebrity chef Carla Hall feels what everyone spending most of their time at home amid the coronavirus pandemic is feeling. She wants to see her family. She wants to go to a movie. She wants to go to the theater. And when her husband showed up the other day with a package of toilet paper
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A Florida kennel that’s normally packed with stray and abandoned dogs was filled instead with cheering staff and volunteers because all of the animals have found new homes. Friends of Palm Beach County Animal Care and Control shared video of the moment on social media this week and said it’s the first time the shelter
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The world’s biggest carmakers will gradually reopen plants in Europe starting next week, but with a focus on health and safety rather than production volume, as lockdown measures are eased in one of the regions hit hardest by the coronavirus pandemic. Volkswagen said in a statement Wednesday that production of its passenger car brands will
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Starbucks is adopting a “monitor and adapt” strategy to reopen some cafes in the US following their closures in mid-March. CEO Kevin Johnson told employees in an open letter that the initiative means “every community will continue to monitor the Covid-19 situation “and decide when to fully reopen their cafes depending on local conditions. Johnson
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