• American Airlines keeps NYC crews grounded amid coronavirus pandemic

    American Airlines keeps NYC crews grounded amid coronavirus pandemic

    The coronavirus is bringing even more pain to the nation’s hobbled airlines as American Airlines informed its New York-based flight crews they will be grounded for at least another month as the carrier slashes its June schedule. “We’re announcing the difficult decision to extend temporary pause done by LGA-based [LaGuardia Airport] flight attendants. While we …
  • Buffett’s virtual meeting aims to show Berkshire weathering coronavirus storm

    Buffett’s virtual meeting aims to show Berkshire weathering coronavirus storm

    Berkshire Hathaway annual meeting will be nothing like the extravaganzas of years past, but will give Warren Buffett a chance to show how resilient his cash-rich conglomerate may be to the coronavirus pandemic, and the investment opportunities it offers. The meeting and surrounding festivities that Buffett calls “Woodstock for Capitalists” normally draw more than 40,000 …
  • 2020 Daytime Emmy Awards to go virtual due to coronavirus

    2020 Daytime Emmy Awards to go virtual due to coronavirus

    The 47th annual Daytime Emmy Awards will carry on without an in-person ceremony this year, the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences confirmed on Wednesday. Instead, the org is moving forward with at-home remote video productions for various Emmy awards in 2020, including Daytime, Sports, News & Documentary, and Technology & Engineering. Originally scheduled …
  • Disney mocked for social media fail with #MayThe4th tweets

    Disney mocked for social media fail with #MayThe4th tweets

    May this failure be with you. Disney faced ruthless backlash on Twitter this week as it hyped up the popular annual “Star Wars” hashtag “#MayThe4th” — while also appearing to claim the right to use any tweets using the tag — a riff on the line “May the Force be with you.” “Celebrate the Saga! …
  • ‘Trolls World Tour’ racks up nearly $100M in digital rentals

    ‘Trolls World Tour’ racks up nearly $100M in digital rentals

    Universal Pictures’ bet to release kids movie “Trolls World Tour”  directly to video-streaming services during the coronavirus lockdown has spurred a surprise windfall — and it could be bad news for movie theaters, according to a report. Last month, in the days before the nation’s movie theaters were closing down, executives at Universal Pictures parent …
  • John Krasinski hosts $3M ‘potluck’ feast with Guy Fieri, Martha Stewart

    John Krasinski hosts $3M ‘potluck’ feast with Guy Fieri, Martha Stewart

    John Krasinski’s “Some Good News” paid tribute Sunday night to the food industry, restaurant workers and the lengths to which ordinary Americans are going to make sure people get fed during the pandemic — and he brought in some special guests to help. He had previously asked viewers to send in their favorite family recipes for …
  • ‘Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker’ to hit Disney+ two months early

    ‘Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker’ to hit Disney+ two months early

    “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker” will begin streaming on Disney Plus two months earlier than previously scheduled. The last installment of the original Star Wars series will debut on the streaming service — when else? — on May 4, colloquially known as “Star Wars Day” among fans of the galactic movie franchise. With the …
  • Andre Leon Talley reveals Karl Lagerfeld’s abusive childhood in memoir

    Andre Leon Talley reveals Karl Lagerfeld’s abusive childhood in memoir

    Fashion icon Karl Lagerfeld was tied up at night as a child with leather straps by his mother to keep him from snacking, his former bestie André Leon Talley revealed in his upcoming memoir. In “The Chiffon Trenches,” (out in September), Talley tattles on the fashion icon, claiming the late Chanel creative director had a …
  • Chris Pratt and Katherine Schwarzenegger expecting their first child

    Chris Pratt and Katherine Schwarzenegger expecting their first child

    Chris Pratt and Katherine Schwarzenegger are expecting their first child together. Author Schwarzenegger, 30, is pregnant with her first child with husband Pratt, 40, People has confirmed. The “Guardians of the Galaxy” star shares 7-year-old son Jack with ex-wife, Anna Faris. While promoting “Lego Movie 2: The Second Part” in 2019, Pratt told Entertainment Tonight …
  • Kids’ Choice Awards bringing stars, slime from isolation

    Kids’ Choice Awards bringing stars, slime from isolation

    LOS ANGELES — The Kids’ Choice Awards will be bringing the slime home. Nickelodeon’s annual show and the signature green slime it pours on celebrities will now air on May 2 with host Victoria Justice, former star of the channel’s shows “Zoey 101” and “Victorious.” On Friday the kids’ channel announced that the rebooted virtual …