Writer Simon Rich Knows the Secret to Staying Productive During the Pandemic

After months of speculation and debate, college football is now confronted with the practicalities of the calendar – will they or won’t they be playing this fall?  To the strong objection of some of the game’s most prominent coaches, rumors began circulating on Monday that the Big Ten and Pac-12 conferences will be postponing their seasons until the spring.  Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh released a statement pleading with officials to base their decision on facts – not feelings, citing statistics

Eva Mendes is opening up about her life in a rare new interview that was just published.

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.A community centre has celebrated the success of its latest project after it delivered 5,000 meals to people during the pandemic.Staff and volunteers at the Tannahill Centre, Ferguslie Park, gathered together as they reached the milestone of the food delivery service, which was set up to help those in need.The initiative was set up by Ferguslie Housing Association to ensure that those who have been unable to

Love Story, the classic 1970 Ali MacGraw romance that started an oddly specific and prolific subgenre of movies about young people dying of cancer. The Oscar-nominated movie was followed by in 2002, in which Mandy Moore’s character, before she succumbs to the disease, tells her boyfriend, “Without suffering there would be no compassion.”In 2014, gave us even more reasons to cry.

Anthony D'Alessandro Editorial Director/Box Office EditorEXCLUSIVE: Yes, there have been a number of film distributors –big ones– who’ve cut and run during the pandemic, jettisoning their movies onto PVOD or selling them outright to streamers as domestic exhibition hangs in a fractured state.And despite how prevalent it has become, from Universal/Dreamworks Animation’s Trolls World Tour to Paramount’s $125M sale of Coming 2 America to Amazon, I’ve heard often and again from studio sources that

White Wine Question Time with friend Giovanna Fletcher, Willis told host Kate Thornton that she found the whole process really frustrating.“I felt very useless,” she said. “There's absolutely nothing that you can do when all you want to do is help.“You couldn't do anything – and that's what I found really frustrating at the same time as being really bloody relieved that I have a roof over my head and my health – I was conflicted with that most days.

Variety has written at length about animation’s uninterrupted production workflow amid the coronavirus pandemic, while the rest of Hollywood has suffered with shutdowns and outbreaks. To discover how the magic of animation happens remotely, and in celebration of our annual 10 Animators to Watch list, we recruited writing-directing-editing animation team Todd Hansen and Doug Nicholas to let us in on their process.

Openreach’s Bear Grylls after he camped out on Coll for three days between ferries, as no accommodation was available due to lockdown restrictions. The Rutherglen dad-of-one faced a three-mile hike over a Hebridean beach, carrying his tools during a heatwave, to reach one remote household which needed connections restored.

Neve Campbell is ready to make us scream once again! The actress recently confirmed she will be joining the cast of , and tells us she can’t wait to reunite with old co-stars from the horror film franchise, like David Arquette and Courteney Cox.“I am leaving soon [and] I am looking forward to getting back to work,” Campbell, 47, told ET’s Matt Cohen.

Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentBefore borders closed due to the pandemic, Sigourney Weaver was able to travel to Paris in January to shoot a highly anticipated episode of “Call My Agent!,” the hit French series that’s available on Netflix worldwide.  The first international actor to participate in the ensemble series, Weaver was quick to accept the part which sees her taking part in a French movie.  The experience allowed her to dive into comedy which she rarely does, as well as

Selena Gomez has long been a champion for mental health issues — a topic that’s more important than ever as the coronavirus crisis keeps people isolated and afraid.

Will Thorne Staff WriterAt the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, broadcasters, cablers and even streamers found themselves in a mad dash for content, as their original productions toppled like a pile of dominos.“It was like a fire sale when we all started shutting down back in March and April,” says Val Boreland, head of program planning for NBCUniversal Television and Streaming.

Mindy Kaling is one happy mother of two. The star took a moment on Friday night to thank everyone for their «kind words» after she revealed this week that she welcomed her second child, a son named Spencer.

The pandemic is proving to be harmful to women around the world and Angelina Jolie is fighting to change that.

Travis Scott‘s recent McDonald’s meal partnership helped boost the fast food chain’s sales in the US following a slump during the coronavirus pandemic.The limited edition ‘Travis Scott Meal’ deal went on sale last month in participating McDonald’s restaurants in the US. The Houston rapper also launched a McDonald’s-themed merch line to tie in with the partnership.McDonald’s Corp.

Saturday Night Live's upcoming episode thanks to spending the weekend partying around a bunch of maskless people in the middle of a pandemic that's killed over 200,000 people in this country. In videos circling round the internets, Morgan was seen partying in a crowd while visiting Tuscaloosa, Alabama, just a few days before his October 10th SNL performance—and yeah...people seemed generally unimpressed:I’ve seen like 87 tiktoks similar to this one.