Theater chain AMC undergoes massive layoffs after COVID shutdowns
iStock/Rawpixel(LOS ANGELES) — The theater chain AMC has furloughed 600 executives, including its CEO, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The move comes after 26,000 employees in total were furloughed or laid off altogether in the wake of the theater
Tony Awards postponed amid coronavirus
iStock/Brankospejs(NEW YORK) — With theaters on the Great White Way shuttered in New York City, it’s not a surprise to learn that Broadway’s annual gala, the Tony Awards, is also being affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. The
'Top Chef Masters' winner Chef Floyd Cardoz dead at 59 after COVID-19 diagnosis
Photo by Kris Connor/Getty Images for NYCWFF(NEW JERSEY) — Floyd Cardoz, a chef and philanthropist who won two Top Chef Masters competitions, has died at 59, after battling the COVID-19 coronavirus. In a statement, his charity, Hunger Inc. Humanity,
State Senator McGuire Hosting Coronavirus Town Hall Tonight
In order to share the latest information needed regarding the Coronavirus, Senator Mike McGuire and his office will be partnering with the counties of Marin and Sonoma to host a Telephone Town Hall tonight at 6:30 p.m:
Now what are we gonna do? Netflix hit with widespread outages
Netflix(LOS ANGELES) — Just as you’re getting accustomed to streaming the time away while in self-quarantine, more bad news: Netflix has been hit with widespread outages, Variety reports. Quoting data from the website DownDetector, the trade reports user
Bryan Cranston and Aaron Paul credit Ryan Reynolds for inspiring their donation to jobless bartenders
Kevin Winter/Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) — Deadpool actor Ryan Reynolds started a positive new trend among famous distillery owners on Tuesday. Shortly after announcing that he would be donating 30% of his Aviation Gin proceeds to the United States Bartender’s
Stock market surges to have best day since 1933 on news of imminent stimulus deal
Nikada/iStock(NEW YORK) — After a free fall on Wall Street, that plunged stocks into a bear market, all the indexes rallied on Tuesday as lawmakers came one step closer to passing an economic stimulus package, to help
Awkwafina lashes out at “cruelty” of rhetoric surrounding COVID-19
Comedy Central/Zach Dilgard(NEW YORK) — (NOTE LANGUAGE) Awkawafina had been silent about the COVID-19 pandemic, until Tuesday when the Asian-American actress opened up about what she described as “cruelty” in the rhetoric surrounding what has also been referred to
COVID-19 delays season finale of 'The Walking Dead'
AMC(ATLANTA) — In a somber bit of irony, a show that takes place after an apocalyptic pandemic has been affected by a real-life one: AMC announced that the final episode of the 10th season of The Walking Dead has
COVID-19 all-in-one update
Here’s the latest information on the COVID-19 coronavirus as of 10:00 a.m. ET. Latest reported numbers globally per Johns Hopkins University Global diagnosed cases: 435,006 Global deaths: 19,625 Number of countries/regions: at least 171 Total patients recovered