The Royal Opera House has opened the doors to a new virtual classroom by launching a brand-new programme of free home-learning opportunities for children and young people to encourage their creativity. Championed by former Royal Ballet Principal Darcey Bussell, this unique series of home learning activities has an exciting range of content for every age
Halloween is here early with Escape Virtual Rave-A-Thon, thanks to Insomniac. For the fifth weekend in a row, the events promoter has invited artists to their headquarters in Los Angeles to entertain us and play some truncated sets, with us in the comfort (and safety) of our own homes. Last night, Yultron, Kendoll, BONNIE X CLYDE,
Pedestrians pass a JPMorgan Chase & Co. bank branch near the New York Stock Exchange in 2018. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images JPMorgan Chase says it has closed more small business relief loans than any other bank, but it still has a huge mountain of applications from business owners who are now in limbo.
Located in the heart of central Mitte, Germany’s Bebelplatz public square by the State Opera House, the stylish high-end Hotel de Rome honors the life of creative director, fashion designer, artist, photographer, and caricaturist, Karl Lagerfeld with an exhibition of 20 intimate portraits by Daniel Biskup. Unveiling the series the handpicked portraits throughout the hotel’s
Exclusive Good luck trying to score Leonardo DiCaprio, Drake or Michael Rubin‘s All In Challenge fan experiences … the competition is $TIFF!!! Leo, Michael and Ellen DeGeneres actually hold the top 3 spots in the top 10 fan experiences … meaning they have the most entries, as of Friday afternoon. Michael, the 76ers partner who
Taylor Swift returned to the stage tonight for Lady Gaga’s big Together at Home benefit concert—and she gave one of her most intimate public performances ever. The singer did her first live performance of her new song “Soon You’ll Get Better”—a track about her own feelings watching her mother battle cancer. The sentiment is wholly
Why Others Are Worried But I’m Not Some of the Cast I saw at least one friend (who also loves the source material) point out that he was worried that Timothee Chalamet was too young to be Paul. Then, he immediately contradicted himself by pointing out that at the beginning of the book, Paul is
Alia Shawkat appeared to drop by for a visit with friend Brad Pitt! The actress was spotted riding her bike out of Brad’s gated community in Los Feliz, CA. Alia Shawkat, 31, and Brad Pitt, 56, still appear to be spending time together! The Transparent star hopped on her bike for some exercise and fresh
Charities can claim Gift Aid on tickets sold to cancelled events if supporters decide against asking for refunds, HM Revenue & Customs has confirmed. The guidance comes as thousands of charities face having to refund customers due to attend events cancelled in the wake of social distancing measures imposed to stop the spread of Covid-19.
Book now or wait it out that’s the question for summer travel in 2020. halock Maybe a few weeks ago the performing arts camp for your kids and the guided white-river rafting trip for you and your spouse seemed like the perfect summer plan. But if you’re among the growing number of workers who’ve been
Foreign workers are seen outside their dormitory room at Cochrane Lodge I, which was declared as an isolation area on April 16, 2020 in Singapore. Singapore government reported a record of 447 new coronavirus (COVID-19) cases on April 15, 404 of which are cases linked to the foreign worker dormitories, bringing the country’s total to
Sabi Phagura catches up with mental health sufferer, campaigner, and author Mark Simmonds (Mental Health Mark – as seen on ITV’s This Morning) to share some of his tips to get through this uncertain time. Infectious disease outbreaks like the current Coronavirus (COVID-19) can be incredibly frightening. And while we need to stay informed, we
Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com Monique Coleman says there’s a perfectly good explanation why her old Disney Channel costar, Zac Efron, didn’t join in on a big broadcast sing-along … the almighty Wi-Fi signal. We talked to the ‘High School Musical’ alum — who was one of the former child stars in the hit DC
Tudor Black Bay Chrono S&G. Photography by LongFei The chronograph is one of two important complications for all watch brands, cutting across price points and segments. The other one is the dual time or GMT function, but that is a story for another issue. When it comes to the chronograph, there are quite a number
Too Hot To Handle shows why today’s hook-up Tinder culture is all around terrible. Many singles long for the days of having to call or text your crush but now most are stuck with the angst of having to swipe left or right. Netflix had a huge hit when it released Love is Blind whose goal
Heritage Minister Steven Guilbeault unveiled early plans on Friday to give $500 million to Canada’s arts, sports and cultural sectors as they weather the COVID-19 pandemic — but exactly who will benefit remains to be determined. The minister said he’s got an array of entertainment industries in mind, among them non-profits, national sports organizations, television
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The Charity Commission has warned charities to be on their guard against fraud and cyber crime during the coronavirus pandemic. The regulator said police had reported an increase in coronavirus-related scams and it was issuing an alert to help charities avoid falling victim to criminals. It said all charities, but particularly those providing services and
andresr/Getty Images This week was supposed to include Tax Day, when personal income taxes are traditionally due. Instead, it marked a different big milestone: the beginning of the coronavirus stimulus payments. Now, Congress has updated its timeline on when subsequent rounds of payments can be expected. Here’s the latest, according to the House Ways and
Nick Simonite Today’s new reality of travel bans and social distancing has had a crushing impact on the hospitality industry. And while many hotels remain shuttered, a handful of properties across the US and around the world are staying open for essential travelers and those displaced on the road in addition to anyone looking to
LondonHouse Chicago is one of the participating hotels. The Buy Now, Stay Later initiative gives travel enthusiasts around the world the opportunity to support their favourite hotels and resorts by purchasing hotel bonds. As the hospitality industry faces unprecedented challenges, a group of hospitality professionals have teamed up to spearhead an international initiative called Buy
Henry Grimes, the legendary multi-instrumentalist and poet who worked alongside some of the biggest names in American jazz, has died, as WBGO reports. His wife Margaret Davis Grimes confirmed the news to the Jazz Foundation of America, according to reporter Nate Chinen. Grimes passed away from complications related to COVID-19; he was 84 years old.
Jim Hackett of Ford Motor speaks at an event during the 2018 North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) in Detroit, Michigan, U.S., on Jan. 14, 2018. Andrew Harrer | Bloomberg | Getty Images Ford Motor shares dropped about 5% after the automaker warned that the coronavirus has significantly impacted its first-quarter performance, including a 15.7% drop
Tested by the highly respected American magazine Road & Track in 1955, the MERCEDES-BENZ 300 SL ROADSTER initially launched in 1954, is not only powered by a 2,996cc, overhead-camshaft, inline six canted at 45 degrees to achieve a lower, more aerodynamic bonnet line, but has proven to accelerate 0-60mph in 7.4 seconds, at an astounding
When a show regularly operates from within a moral morass, it’s hard to take more overtly moralizing episodes or plotlines seriously. That is especially true when real-life controversies are ultimately used as a cudgel to make a familiar point about that existing morass. This is all to say that it’s pretty unusual to watch an
When it comes to evaluating the financial performance of top movies, it isn’t about what a film grosses at the box office. The true tale is told when production budgets, P&A, talent participations and other costs collide with box office grosses and ancillary revenues from VOD to DVD and TV. To get close to that
“He actually called me late that night,” Trump Jr. said during a Q&A on Facebook. “He was still in the Oval Office and was like, ‘So what’s with this?’ So, we had a couple of seconds before him sort of checking in and getting back to work, you know, he was fascinated. I think Melania
Charities will be able to use the government’s furlough scheme for an additional month. Rishi Sunak, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, said today that because of the extension of social distancing rules for at least another three weeks, all eligible organisations would be able to furlough staff until the end of June. Furloughing involves the
Scientist Xinhua Yan works in the lab at Moderna in Cambridge, MA on Feb. 28, 2020. Moderna has developed the first experimental coronavirus medicine, but an approved treatment is more than a year away. David L. Ryan | Boston Globe | Getty Images Biotech stocks surged Friday after new details on a closely watched clinical
With another three weeks of lockdown announced we’re relying on domestic technology to help see us through. To help you to occupy the time, here are 5 top tips to help you make a film using your smartphone. Did you know that several successful full-length films have been shot using mobile phones? And that some