coronavirus

After late-night and daytime talk shows one by one returned to television with remotely produced episodes amid the coronavirus outbreak, we have the first primetime scripted series to embark on virtual production to make a fresh episode reflecting the current realities while complying with the rules of social distancing. CBS drama “All Rise,” from Warner …

Quarantine won’t stop “Tan Mom” Patricia Krentcil from seeing the (artificial) sun. Krentcil, 51, announced she’ll be hosting a “QuaranTANned” benefit concert from her new home in Tampa, Florida, with proceeds going to her children, charity — and a new tanning bed for her at-home salon, which will be for her sole use. “I’m planning …

The annual ATX TV Festival, which takes place every June in Austin, Texas, is going virtual for 2020 because of the coronavirus pandemic. Organizers announced Monday that amid an “incredibly challenging” few weeks filled with “uncertainties,” the festival would keep its June 5-7 schedule but move the programming online instead of in person. It is …

Yvonne Knight, who has respiratory problems that make her especially vulnerable in the coronavirus pandemic, can’t buy groceries online with her food stamps — even though each trip to the store is now a risky endeavor. Going out to buy food terrifies the 38-year-old woman with cerebral palsy, but she is one of millions of …

Mark Wahlberg sent out a message of hope on Palm Sunday. The “Lone Survivor” star addressed followers on a video posted to his Instagram account.  “Happy Palm Sunday everybody,” the 48-year-old actor began. “Just thinking about everybody,” the actor continued while seated next to his wife, Rhea Durham. “We still have faith, we have each …

Thanks to social distancing guidelines, he wasn’t in the room where it happened. But Lin-Manuel Miranda managed to take part in a staff briefing at one of New York’s largest hospitals to thank its workers who are battling the city’s horrific COVID-19 outbreak. New York Presbyterian’s executive vice president, Dr. Laura Forese, gives a live …

Amazon is facing its second labor strike at a Staten Island warehouse where workers fear more than two dozen people have come down with COVID-19, according to labor groups who issued an advisory about the noon action. Workers at the Bloomfield distribution center, called JFK8, are walking off the job at 12 p.m. on Monday …

In these trying times, even celebrities have to do their own maintenance. “Guardians of the Galaxy” star Chris Pratt and his son Jack, 7 — who was not pictured — were spotted giving the actor’s golden Volkswagen Beetle a wash on Sunday in Santa Monica, Calif. Photos show the 40-year-old donning a black T-shirt, Under …

A proposed luxury coronavirus retreat where the wealthy could quarantine to “mingle, no masks required,” has been scrapped. A now-removed Web site for Harbor — the retreat dreamed up by Jay Jideliov of tech company Callision, and Mikhail Larionov — offered, “a safe place fueled by compassion, creativity, and acceptance,” for those who made the …

Lady Gaga says she has raised $35 million to help fight the coronavirus — and is joining forces with the World Health Organization for a virtual concert that will serve as a “moment of global unity” amid the pandemic. The “Bad Romance” singer announced Monday that she had called on the “greatest artists in the …