Month: May 2020

Disney’s Frozen has become Broadway’s first long-running casualty of the COVID-19 pandemic and industrywide shutdown. The production, which opened March 22, 2018 at the St. James Theatre, announced today that it will not return when Broadway reopens – whenever that might be. In the closure announcement, producers said the musical will not re-open “as a
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The following piece contains spoilers about season one of Never Have I Ever. The breakout first season of Never Have I Ever ends on a literal cliff-hanger: a climactic kiss between former frenemies Devi Vishwakumar (Maitreyi Ramakrishnan) and Ben Gross (Jaren Lewison) as they sit in a parked car overlooking the California coast. The Netflix
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Belmond Hotel Splendido/Belmond When it comes to iconic hotels and once in a lifetime travel experiences, some of the most famous names in the business, like the Copacabana Palace and Venice-Simplon-Orient-Express, bear the glamorous Belmond brand. Armchair travel might look set to be the new normal for a little while longer, now fans of the
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On Thursday, Rick Riordan and his wife Becky Riordan took to Twitter to announce the development of the Percy Jackson series for Disney+. On December 10, 2019, Rick tweeted that he was meeting with Disney executives to convince them to adapt his popular middle grade novels. I guess it worked! Pssst. Hey, demigods . . . pic.twitter.com/7ep4aeyS3I —
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Wearing these made-in-Canada masks can reduce the spread of infectious respiratory droplets and will support organizations that need our help There’s been a lot of debate about whether wearing face masks can help slow the COVID-19 outbreak. Canadian hospitals continue to face shortages of Personal Protection Equipment (PPE), and many are asking the public for
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Chuck Robbins, CEO, Cisco Systems, speaking at the World Economic Forum, Davos, Switzerland, January 21, 2020. Adam Galica | CNBC Cisco shares rose as much as 4% and later lost some of their gains in extended  trading Wednesday after the company reported better-than-expected fiscal third-quarter earnings. Revenue dropped 8% from last year’s quarter, steeper than
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Mindful of the fact that people are trying to eat well to stay well, Artemis Grill has  created a comprehensive line-up of nourishing dishes, with gluten-free, vegetarian, and keto eats to boot . Inflected with Mediterranean flavours, the spread includes customisable grain and salad bowls, cheese and charcuterie boards, and comfort food fare such as slow-cooked beef lasagne, spanakopita, roasted
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Welcome to China’s Temple of Heaven! 1. Many books, magazines, and travel websites prefer to use the photos of the triple-gabled circular temple in the Temple of Heaven to represent Beijing. It has become one of Beijing’s truly prized landmarks. 2. Together with the Forbidden City, Temple of Heaven is another supreme example of the imperial
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If you’ve found yourself with a lot more time than usual to stream all the shows, movies, or specials that have been piling up in your to-be-watched list, you are not alone. As millions of people are staying at home amid the coronavirus pandemic and theaters remain closed around the country, your couch is the
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Ashley Olsen and her twin Mary-Kate Olsen have kept their lives as private as two world-famous child stars-turned-adult designers can manage. But while the girls haven’t spoken about their love lives, the tabloids and paparazzi have gotten some details on who they’re with. Mary-Kate has been married to Olivier Sarkozy since 2015 but requested an
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American rock singer Melissa Etheridge announced the death of her son, Beckett Cypher, on Wednesday. He was 21. After her daily COVID-19 Facebook Live concert was cancelled, the Come to My Window singer’s team confirmed the death in a statement via Twitter on Wednesday afternoon. “We’re sad to inform you that Melissa’s son Beckett passed away
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The government should introduce a new programme to strengthen volunteering infrastructure to capitalise on the wave of people putting themselves forward because of the coronavirus pandemic, MPs have suggested.  A report from the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Social Integration, published today, says the Covid-19 crisis has resulted in “more and new types of volunteering”, with
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