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Canadian singer Bryan Adams faces backlash over COVID-19 social media posts

Canadian singer Bryan Adams faces backlash over COVID-19 social media posts

Canadian rocker Bryan Adams' online rant that blames the spread of COVID-19 on Chinese meat markets exacerbates harmful stereotypes and disinformation, says an expert on racism in the time of epidemics and pandemics.
US-Apple-Books-Top-10

US-Apple-Books-Top-10

1. The 20th Victim by James Patterson & Maxine Paetro - 9780316494953 - (Little, Brown and Company) 2. Camino Winds by John Grisham - 9780385545945 - (Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group) 3.
Oprah Winfrey to launch live virtual experience on wellness

Oprah Winfrey to launch live virtual experience on wellness

NEW YORK — Oprah Winfrey, who visited arenas earlier this year on a wellness tour, is bringing the idea to living rooms while people are homebound due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Cannes is empty, the day the film festival should have begun

Cannes is empty, the day the film festival should have begun

CANNES, France — The stars stayed home, their beach backdrop is closed and the prestigious grounds of the Cannes Film Festival have been repurposed as a homeless shelter.
'Bombshell' concert stream will reunite cast of 'Smash'

'Bombshell' concert stream will reunite cast of 'Smash'

NEW YORK — The cast of “Bombshell,” the fictional Broadway musical about Marilyn Monroe, is coming together again to aid those confronting the coronavirus.
Audible bestsellers for week ending May 8th

Audible bestsellers for week ending May 8th

Fiction: 1. The Getaway by Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen, narrated by Emily Bauer (Audible Original) 2. How to Defeat a Demon King in Ten Easy Steps by Andrew Rowe, narrated by Suzy Jackson and Steve West (Audible Original) 3.
TIFF among recipients of grants from the academy behind the Oscars

TIFF among recipients of grants from the academy behind the Oscars

LOS ANGELES — Two Canadian film festivals are among the recipients of new grants from the organization behind the Oscars. The Media City Film Festival in Windsor, Ont.
Can the coronavirus survive on money?

Can the coronavirus survive on money?

Can the coronavirus survive on paper currency? Yes, but experts say the risk of getting the virus from cash is low compared with person-to-person spread, which is the main way people get infected.
US choir outbreak called 'superspreader event' in report

US choir outbreak called 'superspreader event' in report

SHORELINE, Wash. — Disease trackers are calling a choir practice in Washington state a superspreader event that illustrates how easily the coronavirus can pass from person to person.
US choir outbreak called 'superspreader event' in report

US choir outbreak called 'superspreader event' in report

SHORELINE, Wash. — Disease trackers are calling a choir practice in Washington state a superspreader event that illustrates how easily the coronavirus can pass from person to person.
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