Great Wall of China’s Badaling section reopens to visitors
A small section of the Great Wall of China has reopened to visitors as of March 24, a sign that life in China is slowly returning to normal following…
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Coronavirus is ‘the great equalizer,’ Madonna tells fans from her bathtub
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Madonna (@madonna) on Mar 22, 2020 at 8:27am PDT From a milky bath sprinkled with rose petals, Madonna…
Continue Reading Broadway performers create lip-sync video to ‘One Day More’ amid coronavirus quarantine
Broadway performers helped keep people’s spirits high amid their coronavirus quarantines by doing — what else? — lip-syncing a…
Continue Reading Is going to the beach OK? What about hiking?
Travel bans and closed borders have put wanderlust on hold, and as the United States and other countries grapple with a surge in coronavirus cases,…
Continue Reading ‘Westworld’ killed off a ‘Game of Thrones’ survivor
2020 just keeps it coming. Just when you hoped that television could brighten dark times during the Covid-19 pandemic, “Westworld” just…
Continue Reading BTS want to teach their fans Korean with new short videos
BTS — entertainers, teen heartthrobs and, now, language coaches. The K-pop superstars — V, J-Hope, RM, Jin, Jimin, Jeon Jung-kook, Suga…
Continue Reading Meghan McCain is pregnant and self-quarantining
Meghan McCain will be offering her opinions from home for the foreseeable future. “The View” co-host announced Sunday that she and her…
Continue Reading Is it safe to travel? Avoid it if you can, doctors say
As coronavirus cases surge, doctors are underlining the message that sticking close to home is the best way for individuals to help slow its spread.…
Continue Reading Sigmund Freud hunts down a serial killer in new Netflix show
Sigmund Freud is the subject of a new Netflix show released Monday. The series features Freud in his younger years teaming up with a police inspector…
Continue Reading Sophia Myles, ‘Dr. Who’ actress, says dad died of coronavirus
Sophia Myles had been using social media to share updates about her father’s health and also used it to announce his passing. The actress best…
Continue Reading Tom Hanks reminds us that coronavirus, too, shall pass as he and Rita Wilson are feeling better
Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson are feeling better after being treated for coronavirus and Hanks offered some advice to those sheltering in place.…
Continue Reading Neil Diamond’s coronavirus-era remake of ‘Sweet Caroline’ is what we need right now
Musician Neil Diamond reached out — well not exactly — on Twitter Sunday to give folks a little hope during these tense times. “I…
Continue Reading ‘I’m angry at the virus’: Tokyo’s famous sushi scene crippled by outbreak
Shortly after dawn, Hideki Sugiura moves swiftly through the narrow aisles of Tokyo’s Toyosu Market. It’s much quieter than usual, and…
Continue Reading Rita Wilson rapping in quarantine is beyond impressive
Who knew Rita Wilson was so nice with her lyrical flow? The actress/singer and her husband Tom Hanks were both diagnosed with the coronavirus while…
Continue Reading ‘The Walking Dead’ weathers another major cast exit, with an eye on the future
The following contains spoilers about the March 22 episode of “The Walking Dead,” titled “What We Become.” “The Walking…
Continue Reading Hotels in Niagara Falls are lighting up with hearts in solidarity with communities affected by coronavirus
Hotels in Niagara Falls are standing in solidarity with communities battling the coronavirus pandemic by creating what Canada’s tourism…
Continue Reading World-renowned opera singer Plácido Domingo says he has coronavirus
Opera star Plácido Domingo has tested positive for the novel coronavirus, the artist confirmed on his Facebook page Sunday. “I feel it is my…
Continue Reading From ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ to ‘My Sharona,’ people are rewriting classic songs with coronavirus lyrics
With millions of Americans stuck at home to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus, people are doing whatever they can to stay sane. For some,…
Continue Reading Idris Elba’s wife, Sabrina Dhowre, also tests positive for coronavirus
Days after actor Idris Elba revealed he had the coronavirus, his wife now says she too has tested positive. Model/actress Sabrina Dhowre Elba shared…
Continue Reading 7 times Reese Witherspoon was A+ at playing overachievers
In “Little Fires Everywhere,” a new limited series on Hulu based on the Celeste Ng book of the same name, Reese Witherspoon plays a…
Continue Reading DJ D-Nice is throwing the best quarantine party
DJ D-Nice seems determined to make sure we jam our way through this crisis. The celebrity DJ/producer/rapper/photographer has been spinning records…
Continue Reading Kenny Rogers is mourned by close friends and fellow musicians
Celebrities shared their grief over the loss of Kenny Rogers, whom they described as a talented country musician and a longtime friend. Rogers’…
Continue Reading David Bryan, keyboardist for Bon Jovi, says he tested positive for coronavirus
David Bryan, a founding member of Bon Jovi, announced Saturday on Instagram that he tested positive for coronavirus. “I’ve been sick for…
Continue Reading Legendary country singer Kenny Rogers dies at 81
Kenny Rogers, whose legendary music career spanned six decades, has died at the age of 81, his publicist Keith Hagan told CNN. The artist’s…
Continue Reading Debi Mazar announces she has the coronavirus
For actress Debi Mazar, it all started with a family illness. Mazar alerted her followers Saturday via her verified Instagram account that she has…
Continue Reading Swae Lee crowd-surfed, brought a fan onstage and more during his Instagram Live concert
If everything had gone according to plan, Swae Lee would be on tour with rapper Post Malone right now. But, of course, everything did not go…
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Music legend and Texas-native Kenny Rogers dies at age 81
SANDY SPRINGS, Georgia — Kenny Rogers, the smooth, Grammy-winning balladeer who spanned jazz, folk, country and pop with such hits as…
Continue Reading Britney Spears offers to help fans struggling due to coronavirus
Oops, she did it again. Britney Spears has become a ray of sunshine amid the coronavirus pandemic. The pop star announced Friday in an Instagram…
Continue Reading Parking in a pandemic: Grounded planes scramble for storage space
The global aviation network system is turning into a frantic game of musical chairs. Every player is orbiting over its landing site. The music stops,…
Continue Reading Stuck at home? Look to the skies
Observing celestial sights could connect us during a time when we’re forced to be physically apart. That was the idea of Megan Eaves, a writer…
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