Renee Pritchard is a server at Nicoletta’s Italian Café on Main Street in the heart of Cooperstown, N.Y. Like most businesses in the village of 1,852 best known for the National Baseball Hall of Fame, the Café is just trying to survive. 16 more words
via Derek Jeter’s Absence Hits Cooperstown’s Coffers as Road Repairs Are Put on Hold — Variety
Despite the ill effects of the coronavirus pandemic on all live sports, hockey fans may well get a Stanley Cup in 2020. The top official of the National Hockey League said the sports organization anticipated its teams might return to play in the summer and fall, and sketched out a plan to hold post-season playoffs…
via NHL Sketches Plans for Playoffs in Summer and Fall — Variety
Amazon is developing a series centered on Lisbeth Salander, the character created by Stieg Larsson for the so-called Millenium books. The project, which is currently titled “The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo,” will not be a sequel or continuation of the story from the books or the films into which they were adapted. It will…
Jimmy Fallon apologized on Tuesday after drawing criticism for a “Saturday Night Live” sketch from 2000, featuring him in blackface, resurfaced online. In the skit, which first aired in 2000, Fallon was portraying comedian Chris Rock while talking to Darrell Hammond as TV host Regis Philbin. 11 more words
via Jimmy Fallon Apologizes for Blackface ‘SNL’ Sketch — Variety
The Roy family (and Gerri) will join Variety’s Kate Aurthur for an exclusive Q&A conversation in the Variety Streaming Room. Brian Cox (Logan Roy), Jeremy Strong (Kendall Roy), Sarah Snook (Shiv Roy), Kieran Culkin (Roman Roy), Alan Ruck (Connor Roy), Nicholas Braun (Greg Hirsch), Matthew Macfadyen (Tom Wambsgans) and J. 7 more words
via ‘Succession’ Stars to Reunite for Variety Streaming Room on June 3 — Variety
After NASA confirmed their plan to work with Tom Cruise and Elon Musk’s SpaceX on a film that would be shot in outer space, sources tell Variety the project has found its director. 26 more words
via Tom Cruise’s Outer Space-Shot Movie with Elon Musk and NASA Lands Director Doug Liman — Variety
Twitter has, for the first time, added a warning label to a tweet by President Donald Trump pointing out that what he said is inaccurate. However, the social network was calling out Trump’s falsehoods about mail-in ballots — and was not taking action about Trump’s repeated use of Twitter to promote the unfounded conspiracy theory…
via Twitter Adds Warning Label to Donald Trump’s False Tweets for the First Time — Variety
It took Major League Baseball owners 10 days to send an economic proposal to the players’ association. It took the union about 10 minutes to reject it. 30 more words
via MLB Players Disappointed by Owners’ Latest Contract Proposal — Variety
The Tribeca Film Institute has suspended operations and enacted a small wave of layoffs amid ongoing coronavirus havoc, insiders familiar with the decision told Variety. TFI is a non-profit devoted to funding and education aspiring filmmakers, serving as an educational outfit alongside the annual Tribeca Film Festival. 10 more words
via Tribeca Film Institute Suspends Operations, Enacts Small Round of Layoffs (EXCLUSIVE) — Variety
The Los Angeles Police Department has issued a warning directed to Hollywood Hills residents after seeing an “increase in loud house parties” during the coronavirus pandemic. 31 more words
via Hollywood Hills Parties Getting Wilder During the Pandemic, LAPD Says — Variety
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