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While Hollywood’s movie and television production has halted in the weeks since the coronavirus pandemic began to escalate in the U.S., it was only a matter of time before someone attempted a coronavirus-themed and socially distanced TV episode. The CBS legal drama “All Rise” is giving it a shot, announcing Monday that it plans to […]

Dressed down but in good spirits, Ellen DeGeneres brought her eponymous talk show back to television this week for the first time in more than three weeks. Monday’s episode of “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” was the first one since production on the series halted March 13 due to the coronavirus pandemic. In her introduction, DeGeneres said

Queen Elizabeth’s rare, emotional address to the U.K. and the Commonwealth on Sunday night left many Americans pining for a leader like her. The British monarch spoke of the nation and the world’s reaction to the coronavirus pandemic and praised people’s actions, big and small.  Meghan Markle and Prince Harry also watched the speech and “were

The coronavirus pandemic has gutted the sports calendar, but fans celebrated a glimmer of hope on Monday when the Masters golf tournament announced its intention to reschedule for Nov. 9-15. The Masters was supposed to tee off this week in Augusta, Georgia. But organizers had previously announced they were postponing the major amid a rash

Image copyright Getty Images Honor Blackman was the original feisty, black-clad female agent in The Avengers. It made her a role model for an emerging generation of women and an object of desire for their men. Her characters were both sexy and intelligent and more than a match for their male co-stars. She was often

Lee Fierro, a Martha’s Vineyard community theater champion who found fame as the actor who slapped Roy Scheider in “Jaws,” has died of coronavirus complications at 91, according to outlets. In Steven Spielberg’s 1975 movie classic about a beach town terrorized by a great white shark, Fierro played the grieving Mrs. Kintner, who blamed Roy

Image copyright Getty Images Honor Blackman, the British actress who played Pussy Galore in the James Bond film Goldfinger, has died at the age of 94. In a statement, her family said she died peacefully of natural causes at home in Lewes, East Sussex. Blackman was also known for playing Cathy Gale in the 1960s

Nepal-born singer Arthur Gunn said before his performance on Sunday’s episode of “American Idol” that “I really didn’t expect I’d be this far.” The contestant used a reggae legend to help him go a step further. (See the video below.) Gunn, now of Wichita, Kansas, made Bob Marley and the Wailers’ “Is This Love” his

Actor John Krasinski’s big-hearted attempt to highlight heroes and humor during the coronavirus crisis hit the sweet spot again on Sunday. (Watch the clip below.) In a second episode of his new show “Some Good News” on YouTube, “The Office” star introduced a 9-year-old fan of the musical “Hamilton” who missed her chance to see

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Fry said he was delighted to be working on the adaptation Stephen Fry will star in a new online radio play to raise funds for the theatre industry as it deals with the effects of the coronavirus pandemic. Emily Atack, Sarah Hadland and Russell Tovey will also appear in