Food critic Alison Roman’s New York Times column has been placed on “temporary leave” after she made controversial comments about stars including Chrissy Teigen and Marie Kondo.
01.05.2020 - 03:55 / variety.com
By Jem Aswad
Senior Music Editor
MusiCares, the charitable wing of the Recording Academy, which has raised nearly $14 million through its COVID-19 Relief Fund, has been forced to stop accepting new applications for aid until it raises more money, the organization announced Thursday. MusiCares staff and executives have been hard at work fundraising, but until further notice, the need has outstripped the financial resources.
Within days of the shutdown, the Academy and MusiCares formed the
Food critic Alison Roman’s New York Times column has been placed on “temporary leave” after she made controversial comments about stars including Chrissy Teigen and Marie Kondo.
New Yorkers who flouted coronavirus restrictions for a weekend night on the town got the mayor's wrath on Sunday. Mayor Bill de Blasio admonished people seen crowding outside bars, many with drinks in hand but no masks on their faces, for putting lives in danger.
By Jem Aswad
By Jem Aswad
Spike Lee has released a new short film. New York, New York is a three-and-a-half-minute clip that's available to stream on Instagram. Soundtracked by Frank Sinatra's "New York, New York," the short film travels around the city in the midst of lockdown, from a deserted Rockaway beach to an empty Yankee Stadium via Wall Street and Grand Central Station.
By Ted Johnson
By Jem Aswad
By Jem Aswad
MusiCares announced Thursday (April 30) that its COVID-19 Relief Fund is depleted and that it has been forced to stop accepting new applications. "Unfortunately, until we can raise more money for our COVID-19 Relief Fund, we can no longer accept new applica
By Jem Aswad
By Jem Aswad
By Jem Aswad