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The New York Film Festival will carry on as planned this September, forging ahead in an otherwise shaky, uncertain festival season. Film at Lincoln Center, which organizes NYFF, announced the decision Friday, sharing that both in-person and digital experiences are being explored in the wake of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, which has hit New York

Tom Schwartz has revealed a bold, new hair look while quarantined at home — and wife Katie Maloney says he looks ‘hot’. Tom Schwartz is seeing red! The 37-year-old Vanderpump Rules star took to his Instagram stories on May 6 to debut his quarantine hair makeover — and the color was totally unexpected! In the clip, Tom

Axl Rose has triggered a feud with U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin after criticizing him through Twitter on Wednesday. Without providing his followers with any context, or even tagging the government official, the Guns N’ Roses frontman called Mnuchin an “a–hole.” “It’s official! Whatever anyone may have previously thought of Steve Mnuchin, he’s officially an

Early pictures of Mary Anne MacLeod tell a story of hope and confidence: She’s smiling, she’s poised, fresh-faced and looking ready for adventure. She’s probably pretty smart—at least her friends thought so—and ambitious enough to want to leave her home on the remote Isle of Lewis in the Scottish Hebrides. Mary, the youngest of 10

G.W. Exotic Animal Park in Wynnewood, Okla., which gained fame from Netflix’s Tiger King series, was closed over the past several weeks due to the coronavirus pandemic but has now reopened. Oklahoma lifted its stay-at-home restrictions over the past weekend, and hundreds of people reportedly went to visit the zoo, which was formerly owned by Joe

On March 25, as death and disease were consuming New York City, the New York Post published a gut-punch of a tabloid yarn. An assistant nursing manager at Mount Sinai West, Kious Kelly, had died at the age of 48, just two weeks after testing positive for the virus that causes COVID-19. Nursing sources blamed

Sofia Richie has shared her first Instagram post since BF Scott Disick checked in and out of rehab. She looked a little down in a photo that showed off her gorgeous makeup free face. Sofia Richie still hasn’t spoken out yet about her boyfriend Scott Disick‘s brief stint in rehab. But she finally shared her

A B.C.-based video company is making the most of its time at home during the coronavirus pandemic. The three people behind One Peak Creative in Kelowna are keeping their skills sharp and challenging themselves to produce, film and edit one video a day featuring an existing commercial product. READ MORE: Ryan Reynolds records special message

The DOJ’s sudden reversal on Flynn’s case and decision to overrule Mueller is a stunning move, and the top prosecutor on the case, Brandon Van Grack, withdrew from the case literally minutes before the DOJ’s motion went public, signaling there may have been internal opposition to the decision. But Barr, who was urged to drop

Hell hath no fury like a Kehlani scorned. After splitting from YG following his alleged adultery, fans believe the singer seemingly referenced their past drama on multiple songs. If there’s any silver lining to Kehlani’s short-lived romance with YG crashing-and-burning, it’s that it may have inspired scorching new lines on her new album, It Was

WorkSafeBC has levelled nearly $300,000 in fines against a Vancouver film production company for the death of a stuntperson during the filming of Deadpool 2. Joi ‘SJ’ Harris, a professional motorcycle racer from Brooklyn, N.Y., was killed when she lost control of a motorcycle during a stunt shoot near Vancouver’s Jack Poole Plaza on Aug.

After the debut of Miss Americana, a Netflix documentary that followed Taylor Swift over the years that she recorded her 2019 album Lover, the emotional revelations made the biggest headlines. She cried over her 2018 Grammys snub and let the cameras watch her creative process up close and personal. But the other major revelation, a

If, during the current plague, you haven’t had quite enough of medical horrors and the clenching feeling of being utterly stuck in place, you may want to seek out the new HBO mini-series I Know This Much Is True (May 10), based on the 1996 smash-hit, Oprah’s Book Club novel by Wally Lamb. It ought

There are an infinite number of ways to be a mother, and that’s nowhere more apparent than on TV. This Mother’s Day, Vanity Fair’s fashion team is inspired by the mothers we have been watching and streaming on television. From the highly glamorous Avis Amberg (Hollywood) to the recently untethered and mother-to-be Esty Shapiro (Unorthodox),

Even as the White House examines data showing that a couple additional weeks of social distancing could prevent thousands of new cases, Donald Trump is prepared to send his “warriors,” the American people, out to battle the so-called invisible enemy. The president, while pushing for a return to a state of normalcy soon, seemingly acknowledged

Cardi B is keeping up her routine of changing up hair and makeup styles while in quarantine. She donned a gorgeous blonde ombre wig while showing off her figure in a skin-tight black minidress. Who says glamour needs to go out the window while in lockdown? Cardi B isn’t one for sweats and pajamas, so

It’s that time of year, when some of the TV shows we’ve become attached to are unceremoniously ripped from the schedule, never to be seen again. Some are oldies, having been on the small screen for a while, and others are brand-new that never developed a loyal audience. Many popular TV shows have faced the

Neiman Marcus filed for bankruptcy on Thursday, making it the first major department store chain and largest American retailer to do so during the coronavirus pandemic. The luxury standby had already been in trouble—the New York Times reported that the company previously took on an “untenable” amount of debt and reacted too slowly to changes

For the second time during the COVID-19 pandemic, Banksy has unveiled a pertinent new art piece. Instead of “working from home” as he did in last month’s chaotic instalment — in which graffiti rats run amok in his bathroom — the anonymous, U.K.-based street artist brought his work to Southampton General Hospital on England’s south

At the 91st annual Academy Awards in February 2019, Free Solo won best documentary, capping off a widely successful theatrical run that started at the prior year’s Toronto International Film Festival and led to more than $28 million in global grosses. At the 71st annual Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards seven months later, the National

January Jones looked positively gorgeous while relaxing outside in a very revealing outfit! Hot mama alert! January Jones, 42, is making the most out of her time in self-isolation. The former Mad Men star posted a sultry Instagram photo of her chilling by the pool in a red bikini on Wednesday, May 6. She went

The Duchess of Cambridge is putting her passion for photography to good use during the coronavirus pandemic. On Thursday, Kate Middleton announced the launch of her new community project called Hold Still in collaboration with the National Portrait Gallery of London, one of her many patronages. The announcement was made in a tweet from Kensington

For the past few months, the folk musician Rhiannon Giddens has been in suspended animation, alternating between enjoying and fretting over the distressingly sunny weather in Limerick, Ireland, where she has been self-isolating with her partner and children. “With everything that’s canceled in the future as well, this is the most time I’ve had off,

Bruce Willis and Demi Moore are embracing their blended quarantine family, as the whole group gathered to watch Bruce’s six-year-old daughter learn to ride a bike on May 6. Things are going just fine for Bruce Willis — even though he’s currently quarantined with his wife, Emma Heming, AND ex-wife, Demi Moore, in Idaho. Bruce and Demi’s

Canadian singer Grimes says she and Elon Musk really did name their new baby X Æ A-12 — and while it looks like a suggested Google password at first glance, it’s actually a meaningful code for the eccentric couple. Musk initially shared the name on Twitter after the child was born late Monday, triggering a

The British epidemiologist Neil Ferguson was on the cover of many of the country’s right-wing tabloids on Wednesday. On Tuesday the broadsheet Telegraph reported that a romantic partner had been visiting Ferguson, who lobbied Boris Johnson for a national lockdown, at his London home. Ferguson later resigned from his role as a government adviser on

Naomi Campbell starred on a magazine cover that she photographed, styled and starred on! The supermodel stunned in a vintage Chloe dress that she picked out herself. Naomi Campbell, 49, is the superhero of supermodels! Even with a world pandemic going on, Naomi still managed to shoot her very own magazine cover — for the

Tom Cruise will be the first celebrity to shoot a movie in space aboard the International Space Station (ISS). On Tuesday, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) administrator Jim Bridenstine announced that the organization will be collaborating with Cruise on a movie. 2:50 SpaceX launches second batch of 2020 Starlink satellites SpaceX launches second batch

David (Jesse Plemons) puts his comedy career in New York on hold to return home to Sacramento and help take care of his mother, Joanne (Molly Shannon), who’s battling cancer. David is frustrated by his father, Norman (Bradley Whitford), who still hasn’t entirely accepted that David is gay 10 years after David came out, but

Kim Kardashian greeted her 168 million Instagram fans with a sultry photo of herself rocking a white crop top and her toned legs! Kim Kardashian, 39, is saying “good afternoon” to the world with her long legs! This is what the Keeping Up with the Kardashians star captioned a photo of herself on May 6, in