March 2020

‘Avengers: Endgame’ Death Almost Had Scary, ‘Harry Potter’-Like Change

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We solemnly swear the “Avengers” writers were up to no good when originally plotting out one particular death. In “Avengers: Endgame,” Scarlett Johansson’s character Natasha Romanoff, aka Black Widow, has her final moments when she sacrifices herself on the planet Vormir in order to get the Soul Stone. However, in a new interview with Entertainment Weekly, […]

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NBA’s Rudy Gobert Apologizes For ‘Careless’ Actions After Coronavirus Diagnosis

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Rudy Gobert has apologized for demonstrating a flippant attitude toward the coronavirus just days before testing positive for COVID-19 himself.  Footage of a Monday press conference showed Gobert, an All-Star player for the NBA’s Utah Jazz, touching journalists’ microphones and recorders in arguing that the public was overreacting to the illness threat. On Wednesday, however, Gobert tested

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Coronavirus: Countries enforce mass closures to stem spread

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Image copyright EPA Schools have been closed, sports events cancelled and cultural institutions shut around the world as countries try to stem the coronavirus outbreak. In the US, six states told schools to close on Monday for at least two weeks. Belgium announced sweeping measures including the closure of schools, cafes and restaurants, and cancellation

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Disney promises LGBT ‘commitment’: ‘We want to represent our audience’

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Image copyright Getty Images Image caption The cast of Marvel’s Eternals Disney has promised to continue making films and TV shows with “an increased commitment” to diversity in its output, according to its boss Bob Chapek. “We want to represent our audience,” he said at a meeting for the company’s shareholders this week. “We want

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Baby Brezza, a $200 Formula Maker, May Pose Health Risks to Infants

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Like many first-time parents, Jon Borgese, a tech executive in Manhattan, had heard the buzz around the Baby Brezza formula maker, a countertop device that automatically dispenses warm bottles of formula at the touch of a button. The $200 machine, widely available at retailers like Amazon, Target and Buy Buy Baby, markets itself as the

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