• Bored celebrities rally for Post Malone’s virtual beer pong tournament

    Bored celebrities rally for Post Malone’s virtual beer pong tournament

    Coronavirus won’t stop Post Malone from partying. The rapper is planning an epic virtual beer pong tournament for his self-isolating celebrity pals. Dubbed “The Ballina Cup,” Posty is recruiting a slew of big names to fill the bracket, including NFL players Travis Kelce and Rob Gronkowski, along with Gronkowski’s girlfriend, Sports Illustrated Swim model Camille …
  • NBA season could restart at a casino, Bahamas resort or college gym

    NBA season could restart at a casino, Bahamas resort or college gym

    If and when the NBA restarts its season, it could all happen in one glitzy spot like Las Vegas, the Bahamas or … a college campus in the Midwest? Those are three of the options that have been discussed by players and executives, according to ESPN, as the league tries to formulate a plan for …
  • Retta to host ‘The Invisible Man’ watch party Saturday on Twitter

    Retta to host ‘The Invisible Man’ watch party Saturday on Twitter

    “Parks & Recreation” actress Retta will be on hosting duties for a Twitter “Watch Party,” i.e. a communal film viewing conducted on social media, of Universal’s horror pic “The Invisible Man” this weekend. The studio is encouraging people to watch the movie in sync from 1 p.m. PT (4 p.m. ET, 8 p.m. GMT) on …
  • Jon Bon Jovi believes 17-year-old son contracted coronavirus

    Jon Bon Jovi believes 17-year-old son contracted coronavirus

    Jon Bon Jovi strongly suspects his son Jacob contracted a “mild version” of coronavirus, though the 17-year-old has yet to be tested. The 58-year-old musician recently opened up about self-quarantining with his brood during the coronavirus outbreak, revealing that he believes his teenage son had a form of COVID-19. “The whole family is together, all …
  • How Isaac Newton made the Great Plague become a “Year of Wonders”

    How Isaac Newton made the Great Plague become a “Year of Wonders”

    In 1665, “social distancing” orders emptied campuses throughout England, as the bubonic plague raged, killing 100,000 people. Isaac Newton, a 24-year-old student from Cambridge, was among those forced to leave campus and return indefinitely to his childhood home. College students around the world left campus this month, unsure when they would return and what daily …
  • U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson Tests Positive for Coronavirus

    U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson Tests Positive for Coronavirus

    Prime Minister Boris Johnson has tested positive for coronavirus, the respiratory illness that continues to spread in Britain and around the globe, he announced Friday. “Over the last 24 hours I have developed mild symptoms and tested positive for coronavirus,” Johnson wrote in a Friday morning tweet. “I am now self-isolating, but I will continue …
  • ‘Throw Massie Out of Republican Party’: Trump Rips GOP Rep. Who Threatened to Delay Coronavirus Bill

    ‘Throw Massie Out of Republican Party’: Trump Rips GOP Rep. Who Threatened to Delay Coronavirus Bill

    President Trump slammed Representative Thomas Massie (R., Ky.) on Friday for saying he would vote against the Senate’s $2-trillion coronavirus relief package, calling him a “third rate Grandstander” who “just wants the publicity” and saying he should be kicked out of the GOP. Trump, who called it “HELL” to work with Democrats, also admitted Republicans …
  • Stocks plunge after historic rally as coronavirus continues to spread

    Stocks plunge after historic rally as coronavirus continues to spread

    US stocks plunged again Thursday, spoiling a historic three-day rally as the rampant spread of the coronavirus in the US rattled Wall Street. The Dow Jones industrial average sank as much as 898.86 points, or nearly 4 percent, as the US eclipsed China this week with its total number of coronavirus cases, which is now …
  • 2020 Emmy Awards still set for September despite coronavirus

    2020 Emmy Awards still set for September despite coronavirus

    The Television Academy is adjusting the eligibility and voting deadlines for this year’s Primetime Emmy calendar in response to concerns made by TV communication executives and awards strategists in the current coronavirus climate. The dates for the Creative Emmy Awards and Primetime Emmy shows remain unchanged respectively on Sept. 12 to 13 and Sept. 20, …
  • Gwen Stefani shaves Blake Shelton’s ‘quarantine mullet’

    Gwen Stefani shaves Blake Shelton’s ‘quarantine mullet’

    Gwen Stefani approves of boyfriend Blake Shelton‘s new look. The No Doubt frontwoman, 50, put an edgy twist on the “Voice” judge’s hair, which he recently said he would grow into a mullet as a “symbol of hope” during the coronavirus pandemic. “Quarantine mullet update 3/26/2020,” Shelton, 43, posted on Twitter. “@gwenstefani has decided to …