Artist publishes 100 drawings from Peru's COVID-19 pandemic

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Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentDespite current travel restrictions, a flurry of high-profile U.S. films and series are set to shoot in France, including Lionsgate’s “John Wick: Chapter 4” and Netflix’s “The Gray Man.” Starz mini-series “The Serpent Queen,” meanwhile, has been shooting in southern France since April.Paris hadn’t hosted any big American shoots for over a year as France struggled to ride out the various waves of the pandemic.

BTS's new single Butter lands straight in at Number 1 on Billboard Hot 100, becoming their fourth US chart-topper.

A Quiet Place Part II has broken the US box office record in the pandemic era on its opening weekend.The horror sequel starring Emily Blunt opened in the United States this weekend (May 28) after multiple COVID-related delays.

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media ReporterYou can almost hear the collective sigh of relief from studio executives across Hollywood.After a brutal year and change for the movie theater business, the North American box office is finally showing signs of life again.That’s mostly thanks to John Krasinski’s thriller “A Quiet Place Part II,” which has collected $48 million between Friday and Sunday — the biggest three-day haul of the pandemic era.

Ellise Shafer administrator“A Quiet Place II” is set to make a loud debut at the domestic box office this Memorial Day weekend.The sequel to 2018’s “A Quiet Place” is projected to bring in $47 million through Sunday and $57 million by Monday from 3,726 North American theaters, with some experts even predicting that the film will hit the $60 million mark in its four-day numbers.

In its third annual survey released late last week, The Trevor Project found that well over two-thirds of the 35,000 LGBTQ youth ages 13–24 across the United States interviewed reported that the affects of the coronavirus pandemic has largely negatively impacted their lives.

NEW YORK -- Through the first year of the pandemic, the country's independent booksellers have — so far — avoided disaster.On Thursday, the American Booksellers Association told The Associated Press that membership increased from 1,635 to 1,701 since May 2020, the additions a combination of brand-new stores and existing stores that had not been part of the independents' trade group. While association CEO Allison K.

Fans of “American Idol” semifinalist and fan favourite Casey Bishop were given a special treat during the show’s season 19 finale on Sunday.

NEW YORK -- Paul Mooney, a boundary-pushing comedian who was Richard Pryor's longtime writing partner and whose sage, incisive musings on racism and American life made him a revered figure in stand-up, has died. He was 79.Cassandra Williams, Mooney's publicist, said he died Wednesday morning at his home in Oakland, California, from a heart attack.Mooney's friendship and collaboration with Pryor began in 1968 and lasted until Pryor's death in 2005.

EXCLUSIVE: Greenwich Entertainment acquired North American distribution rights to Barbara Lee: Speaking Truth to Power, the documentary directed by Peabody winner Abby Ginzberg (Soft Vengeance: Albie Sachs and the New South Africa). The documentary premiered at DOC NYC and Greenwich will release the film in theaters on August 20.

Running for city council in conservative Carlsbad, California, was an easy choice for Dr. Priya Bhat-Patel.