New York Comic Con’s first-ever virtual convention is less than two weeks away and the schedule for the 4-day lineup has been set, with appearances by new TV series like “Utopia” and “The Stand,” and reunions for fan-favorite shows, including “Lost” and “Smallville.” Hosted by NYCC parent ReedPop and dubbed […]
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George Pimentel/WireImage; Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic; Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Stars creating change: Lily Collins, Ewan McGregor and Robert Pattinson will team up to host GO Campaign’s 14th Annual Gala, PEOPLE can exclusively reveal. The virtual, free event on Oct. 24 will also feature exclusive musical performances from HAIM, Judith Hill, Katharine McPhee and […]
In pre-COVID-19 times, diverse wellness offerings and breathtaking vistas were big draws to exclusive, far-flung resorts for many seeking some R&R. As we turn the corner on fall 2020, many of these luxury accommodations are starting to offer a new service that’s more in line with the times: virtual learning […]
From Good Housekeeping It’s fair to say that Thanksgiving Day will look much different this year. But even if you can’t share a meal with your extended family or travel to visit loved ones, you can still rely on certain traditions to make the day feel like year’s past. First […]
The author Margaret Atwood. (Luis Mora) The grim dystopia “The Handmaid’s Tale” provides no hint of how delightful Margaret Atwood can be in conversation. Her humor is dry, her perspective vast, her references capacious. The 80-year old author, often a favorite among bettors for the Nobel Prize in Literature, has […]
Frances McDormand in “Nomadland,” which Searchlight Pictures will release later this year. (TIFF) The season of fall film festivals is typically one of year-in, year-out rituals and repetition. This year, thanks to a global pandemic and international travel restrictions, all of that has changed. Having started on Thursday night, the […]
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Kamala Harris told a friendly crowd of Hollywood donors on Thursday they’d be surprised by how many states she’s visiting daily, if only virtually. Earlier in the week, she’d campaigned before supporters in Minnesota, California and Connecticut, and she was greeting Missouri donors next. Harris hasn’t been […]
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Kamala Harris told a friendly crowd of Hollywood donors on Thursday they’d be surprised by how many states she’s visiting daily, if only virtually. Earlier in the week, she’d campaigned before supporters in Minnesota, California and Connecticut, and she was greeting Missouri donors next. Harris hasn’t […]
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The Venice Film Festival’s Virtual Reality section is going entirely online this year, but expanding its scope via a platform and also a satellite network that will make it accessible worldwide. In normal times the competitive sidebar launched in 2017 by co-curators Michel Reilhac and Liz Rosenthal – who put […]
If you ever worry about typing in your credit card number when you’re shopping online, there’s a security option you might not know about: virtual credit cards. The introduction of chip credit cards has made our financial information a little more secure. But here’s the flip side: Since chip cards […]
(MORE: 2020 Democratic National Convention Viewer’s Guide: Biden anchored in Delaware, a virtual nomination and history to be made) But the coronavirus outbreak disrupted those plans, forcing Democrats to conduct a virtual convention with a limited number of speakers, officials and production staff on the ground, even after the city […]
President Donald Trump’s campaign has ridiculed rival Democrat Joe Biden for remaining cloistered during the pandemic, forced to give speeches, meet activists and raise money almost entirely from the seclusion of his basement in Wilmington, Delaware. But as precautions and concerns about COVID-19 have grown, Trump has also halted his […]
Many of the nation’s largest school districts plan to begin the fall semester online-only. As schools consider reopening, children face a future in which online courses will probably be part of the curriculum. To make the best of this situation, here are some tips to help your child adapt to learning from home. Studies show that in online learning, […]
It’s Saturday evening in London, and I’m house shopping in Dublin, thanks to a virtual-reality headset. Temporarily forgetting she is sitting beside me, I shout to my wife: “I’m in the children’s bedroom.” We can’t go to the Republic of Ireland ourselves to do this. Travellers from Great Britain need […]
Sydney (AFP) – Elaborate “virtual kidnappings” are being used to extort money from the friends and relatives of Chinese students Down Under, Australian police warned Monday, after a spate of transnational scams were reported. Police said that conmen claiming to be Chinese authorities had netted millions of US dollars in […]
It was the first virtual graduation in the history of Harvard Business School The COVID-19 pandemic forced b-schools across the nation to shift their courses online back in March. And following suit, many in-person events and functions had to be canceled only to be brought back in a virtual state. […]
Click here to read the full article. Tomorrowland Around the World performers Katy Perry, David Guetta, Steve Aoki, Nervo and Dimitri Vegas joined Tomorrowland co-founder Michiel Beers and moderator Sean Dhondt in an online press conference today to preview what fans can expect from the virtual festival. Scheduled for July […]
For the first time in its 50-year history, San Diego Comic-Con is going completely virtual due to the Coronavirus pandemic, with Comic-Con@Home officially kicking off on Thursday, July 23. So no, you won’t get to be in the same room as your favorite movie and TV stars, but you will be able to […]
Students could return to school either virtually or two days a week under a proposal presented Monday evening to the Newport News School Board. The board will decide Aug. 4. They are not considering bringing students back full-time. “We were well aware that we would not be able to accommodate […]
Obviously, due to the recent COVID-19 outbreak, summer plans are on hold until further notice. And for families who rely on camp during the warmer months, this can be problematic. Although traditional summer camps might be out of the question this year, there are plenty of virtual options that will […]
Its regular event, which was scheduled to kick off on 23 July, was cancelled earlier this year for the first time ever in the convention’s 50 year history due to the coronavirus pandemic. The live event will return in 2021, but to fill this year’s gap the organisers have lined […]