Year: 2021
‘The Boys’ posts gag reel of Jack Quaid doing a terrible job of being unconscious
Amazon Studios Season three of the Emmy-nominated superhero skewing series The Boys has wrapped, and all involved have a reason to smile — in fact, co-star Jack Quaid was way ahead of them. The producers of the Amazon series just posted [Read More…]
Jane Krakowski on shooting the final season of ‘Dickinson’ during our pandemic times
Apple TV+ Even though Dickinson‘s third and final season takes place during the Civil War, series creator Alena Smith and her cast found some eerie parallels from that time to our pandemic times. Like many shows, the cast and crew [Read More…]
Shonda Rhimes commends Regé-Jean Page’s “really smart” decision to exit ‘Bridgerton’ after one season
KWAKU ALSTON/NETFLIX Fans may still be mourning that their beloved Duke of Hastings will no longer appear in Bridgerton, but one person is applauding Regé-Jean Page for exiting the show. Speaking to Variety, showrunner Shonda Rhimes explained why she [Read More…]
Paula Patton says she had the opportunity to become “a boss” with her ‘Sacrifice’ character Daniella Hernandez
Courtesy of BET+ Paula Patton says her role as successful entertainment lawyer Daniella Hernandez on the BET+ drama series Sacrifice was a rare opportunity to boss up. “[I’ve] never had a character like Daniella come into [Read More…]
Dwayne Johnson banning real firearms from his Seven Bucks productions following ‘Rust’ tragedy
Netflix Dwayne Johnson has thrown down the gauntlet, telling Variety on Wednesday night that he’s banning the use of real firearms on the sets of films and TV shows he produces, in light of the fatal Rust set shooting. The incident [Read More…]
Majority of US workers to fall under vaccine mandate on Jan. 4
jonathanfilskov-photography/iStock (WASHINGTON) — Nearly 100 million U.S. workers will be required to get the COVID vaccine by Jan. 4, with some workers allowed to test weekly instead, under sweeping federal rules released Thursday by the [Read More…]
Maine recycling law targets packaging waste in bid to save taxpayers and climate
ABC News (OGUNQUIT, Maine) — In the cold autumn rain, as residents of this seaside resort town sort their paper, plastic and aluminum into community dumpsters, Steve Twombly uses a fishing net affixed to a [Read More…]
Got your booster? Here are five reasons to keep following public health measures for a bit longer
FG Trade/iStock (NEW YORK) — You did everything you could to stay safe. You socially distanced. You wore a mask. You avoided large gatherings and unsafe indoor environments. When the coronavirus vaccine became available, you [Read More…]
Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine now available for kids ages 5 to 11: Five things to know
carmengabriela/iStock (NEW YORK) — A COVID-19 vaccine is now available for kids ages 5 to 11, marking a major milestone in the nearly two-year coronavirus pandemic. Dr. Rochelle Walensky, director of the Centers for Disease [Read More…]
Where LA County’s employee vaccine mandate stands a month after initial deadline
gpointstudio/iStock (LOS ANGELES) — Thousands of Los Angeles County employees are being put on notice in the weeks after a COVID-19 vaccine mandate deadline passed. County employees had by Oct. 1 to submit proof of [Read More…]
Kids and the COVID-19 vaccine: Five questions answered by pediatricians
FatCamera/iStock (NEW YORK) — Children ages 5 to 11 are now eligible to get vaccinated against COVID-19. Dr. Rochelle Walensky, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), on Tuesday signed off on [Read More…]
Scoreboard roundup — 11/3/21
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Wednesday’s sports events: NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION Boston 92, Orlando 79 Cleveland 107, Portland 104 Indiana 111, New York 98 Philadelphia 103, Chicago 98 Toronto 109, Washington [Read More…]
Green Bay Packers QB Aaron Rodgers placed on COVID-19 list
Christian Petersen/Getty Images (GREEN BAY, Wis.) — Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers will miss this Sunday’s game against the Kansas City Chiefs after being put on the NFL’s COVID-19 list, the team said. Packers [Read More…]
NFL player Henry Ruggs driving 156 mph seconds before fatal crash, police say
Ethan Miller/Getty Images (LAS VEGAS) — NFL wide receiver Henry Ruggs III was driving 156 mph seconds before he slammed his Corvette into the back of a Toyota SUV in Las Vegas early Tuesday morning, [Read More…]
Pelosi tells Democratic leaders she wants House votes on infrastructure bills this week
Kent Nishimura / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — As House Democrats scramble to move forward with President Joe Biden’s landmark infrastructure and social spending legislation, Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Thursday told her [Read More…]
Feds charge Russian national who worked on Steele dossier with lying to FBI
Marilyn Nieves/iStock (WASHINGTON) — A researcher who worked with Christopher Steele in assembling Steele’s controversial dossier that contained explosive and unproven claims about former President Donald Trump has been arrested on charges stemming from the [Read More…]
Senate Republicans target Biden vaccine mandate Fauci supports
uschools/iStock (WASHINGTON) — With the nation’s top public health officials as their audience, Senate Republicans on Thursday aired complaints about a new wide-reaching vaccine mandate for large businesses being implemented by the Biden administration. “I’m [Read More…]
CISA issues sweeping federal directive for government cybersecurity
anyaberkut/iStock (WASHINGTON) — The Biden administration is ordering federal agencies to fix hundreds of vulnerabilities in software and hardware that hackers have been known to exploit, according to a new government directive released Wednesday. The [Read More…]
Biden appears unaware of possible separated family payments, says it won’t happen
Drew Angerer/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden on Wednesday denied reports that his administration was planning to pay migrant family members separated by the Trump administration up to $450,000 per person. “That’s not going [Read More…]
Text from McDonald’s CEO appears to blame parents of Jaslyn Adams and Adam Toledo for their deaths
Tony Baggett/iStock (CHICAGO) — Protests erupted at McDonald’s headquarters in Chicago this week after a text exchange between the fast food giant’s chief executive and Mayor Lori Lightfoot seemed to blame the parents of two [Read More…]