Last night, Trump sent all reasonable individuals’ heads spinning when he appeared to suggest during his daily COVID-19 press briefings that injecting disinfectant could help eliminate the virus from people’s bodies. “I see the disinfectant where it knocks [the virus] out [from a surface] in a minute, one minute, and …
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Dua Lipa, Coldplay’s Chris Martin, Rita Ora, Ellie Goulding and many more have teamed for an all-star cover of Foo Fighters’ “Times Like These.” The band’s Dave Grohl and Taylor Hawkins also take part in the self-isolation rendition orchestrated by BBC Radio 1 Stay Home Live Lounge. The cover also …
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Paul McCartney performed a touching solo rendition of the Beatles’ “Lady Madonna” during Global Citizen’s One World: Together at Home special, which raised funds for global COVID-19 response efforts. “I’m very honored to be part of this program tonight that celebrates the true heroes: Our health care workers all around …
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Jimmy Webb, the iconic manager and buyer from famed New York clothing store Trash and Vaudeville, who later opened his own shop, named I NEED MORE, died Tuesday morning at the age of 62. Webb’s friend Heart Montalbano confirmed his death to Rolling Stone, adding that the cause of death …
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When Hal Willner died earlier this week after experiencing symptoms consistent with the coronavirus, the music producer, Saturday Night Live music supervisor and connoisseur of all things left-field and eccentric left behind more than just a series of offbeat and acclaimed tribute albums. Those collections mixed and matched everyone from …
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Stephen Colbert recapped Donald Trump‘s recent news briefing and criticized the Wisconsin Supreme Court in his latest homemade version of The Late Show on Tuesday. Colbert kicked off by noting how grateful he is to still be able to host his show, despite the fact that he’s not even sure …
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John Krasinski released the first episode of his new web show Some Good News to liven up viewers during the COVID-19 pandemic. During the 15-minute episode, the actor brought in Steve Carell to reflect back on The Office in light of its 15th anniversary. Krasinski also highlighted good news from …
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WASHINGTON — It was possible until now to view the novel coronavirus pandemic in the U.S. as a crisis concentrated in a few densely populated regions: New York City, Seattle, the San Francisco Bay Area. New York is now considered the global epicenter of the pandemic. Some of the most …
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There’s a song for every situation and right now R.E.M.‘s 1987 hit “It’s the End of The World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine)” feels particularly relevant. Michael Stipe has covered the song in part in a new coronavirus safety video, reminding us to stay home and be …
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It’s March 17th and if there’s any one, basic, simple apolitical truth we can all agree on, it’s this: You know about the coronavirus. It sounds reductionist to the point of moronic; even the most doltish Neanderthal or Henry Darger-worshipping recluse knows that the world is facing a major pandemic …
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