National Entertainment

It might be too harsh to recommend practicing social distancing with the new Vin Diesel movie “Bloodshot,” but I wouldn't want to shake its hand, either. David S. F. Wilson's film comes not from Marvel or DC but the pages of Valiant Comics.

NEW YORK — Aside from the latest updates on a coronavirus outbreak that has hit hard locally, the Seattle Times features an item you wouldn't expect on a news website : a detailed diagram on the proper way to wash your hands.

MONHEGAN, Maine — A Maine museum has matched a $1 million challenge grant nearly a year ahead of schedule.

ANAHEIM, Calif. — Some assembling is still required, but the Avengers are gathering in a big way at Disneyland.

TORONTO — Canadian filmmakers affected by this week's South By Southwest festival cancellation say the industry is hurting from the fallout of the COVID-19 but they're hoping to find other creative ways to screen their movies, perhaps virtually.

NEW YORK — There's only one television show that can stand atop the weekly ratings and say it did the same thing more than 40 years ago.

Rachelle Garniez, “Gone to Glory" (StorySound Records) Rachelle Garniez's musical world is as wide and wonderful as the range of recently-departed artists she pays tribute to on “Gone to Glory,” from David Bowie and Della Reese to Glen Campbell and A

TORONTO — The Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television has postponed one of its events leading up to this month's Canadian Screen Awards due to COVID-19.

NASHVILLE — The Academy of Country Music said its April 5 awards show will still go on at the MGM Garden Arena in Las Vegas, but officials are monitoring the spread of the coronavirus.

Juliana MacDowell, “Leaving Home” (Conch Town Music) Juliana MacDowell recorded much of her new album in Key West, Florida, where she lives for part of the year, far from the music biz’s biggest stages.