By Denise Petski
08.05.2020 - 23:15 / variety.com
By Todd Spangler
NY Digital Editor
Almost two months after Apple shut down retail outlets in most countries, the tech giant will begin reopening a handful of U.S. stores starting next week.
In mid-March, the company said it was closing down almost 500 stores worldwide for two weeks because of the coronavirus outbreak, before saying a few days later that all stores would be shuttered until further notice (except for those in the Greater China region).
As first reported by CNBC, Apple plans to
By Denise Petski
The show will debut next month
McDonald's is set to finally reopen its Scottish restaurants after being closed for months due to the coronavirus lockdown.
By Rebecca Rubin
By Dade Hayes
At this point, you or someone you know has probably celebrated a birthday in quarantine. But even amidst a pandemic, one thing remains the same: the age-old tradition of posting birthday tributes on Instagram, which Gwyneth Paltrow upheld this week when her daughter, Apple Martin, turned 16.
Gwyneth Paltrow celebrated her daughter Apple’s 16th birthday on Thursday by sharing a rare picture of the teenager alongside a gushing caption.
Shares in Imax China rose as much as 7.3 percent in Hong Kong trading Monday following news that the Chinese government will allow cinemas to reopen. Shares in other companies linked to the movie business similarly surged.
By Rebecca Davis
How I Met Your Mother's "Robin Sparkles" is back with a 2020 update. On the former CBS comedy, star Cobie Smulders played Robin Scherbatsky, a news anchor who had a secret past as a teenage Canadian pop star named Robin Sparkles. The actress, thanks to series creators Craig Thomas and Carter Bays, took to her Instagram account Thursday (May 7) to release a new, updated take on Robin Sparkles' biggest hit, "Let's Go to the Mall." The new
Teen pop icon Robin Sparkles has made her comeback. Cobie Smulders, who starred on How I Met Your Mother as Robin Scherbatsky and Canadian pop star Robin Sparkles, has gifted us all with a brand new version of the Sparkles hit "Let's Go To the Mall," with some quarantine-specific updates. Smulders posted a video of herself playing and singing the revamped song, with lyrics written by HIMYM creators Craig Thomas and Carter Bays, and piano music composed by original composer Brian Kim.
It feels like a very long time since we were last able to pop in to a café for a dose of caffeine or sweet treat.
Disney is eyeing May 11 to re-open the first theme park to shut down, Shanghai Disney.