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Lady Gagas Together at Home Raised $128 Million for Covid-19 Relief

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Hello, and welcome to a new edition of The Monitor, WIRED’s entertainment news roundup. This time around we have a few more updates on how the coronavirus is impacting the culture landscape, from Netflix to Comic-Con International. Let's get started. Lady Gaga’s Together at Home Raised $128 Million for Coronavirus Relief Last Saturday, if you weren’t watching the will be canceled due to concerns over the coronavirus. People who purchased badges for this year’s events will receive instructions soon on how to get a refund or transfer their badges to…

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Amazing Stuff Happens When You Seal a Jar of Pond Water and Leave It by the Window

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Last week, YouTuber Atomic Shrimp scooped a jar of muddy water and weed out of a local pond, sealed it and placed it on his north facing window sill, in an experiment to create a sealed ecosphere. Here’s a look at some of the things he saw in there during the first week. googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display(‘div-gpt-ad-1583941906523-0’); }); Read more: https://twistedsifter.com/videos/guy-seals-jar-of-pond-water-and-leaves-by-window/

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Al Capones grandniece reacts to Tom Hardys transformation in new trailer for biopic

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Deirdre Marie Capone, the last living relative of Al Capone to carry his name, holds a copy of the book she wrote about her uncle as she visits his former home during a tour of the historic house on March 18, 2015, in Miami Beach, Fla.  (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images) ‘JEOPARDY’ GOAT KEN JENNINGS TALKS FRIENDSHIP WITH ALEX TREBEK, REVEALS FAVORITE FILMS TO WATCH FOR QUARANTINE Capone’s grandfather was Ralph Capone, who was Al’s brother. According to her official website, the patriarch took his life when she was 10…

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Meeting the neighbours during isolation

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A SIMPLE GUIDE: How do I protect myself? AVOIDING CONTACT: The rules on self-isolation and exercise HOPE AND LOSS: Your coronavirus stories LOOK-UP TOOL: Check cases in your area VIDEO: The 20-second hand wash STRESS: How to look after your mental health “From Windrush generations, to families from Kashmir, Mauritius, Japan, America, Australia and Europe.” Savitz now has a pen pal who lives at the other end of the road. “He’s called Theo and is four,” she says. “We draw pictures and post them to each other. “We have borrowed…

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Career Change? Heres How to Become a Nurse, Fast

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If you have spent years studying towards a specific degree only to find you no longer wish to enter that field, you may feel stressed and disheartened. The good news is that all that hard work does not have to amount to nothing. Did you know that it is possible to obtain a post-baccalaureate BSN degree in far less time than you probably anticipated, specifically because you already hold a degree in a non-nursing Career Change? Here’s How to Become a Nurse, Fastdiscipline? It’s true! Here are the details that…

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The 7 Worst Random Characters On ‘Gossip Girl’ | Betches

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is the slew of random characters whose sole purpose is to keep the plot interesting by shaking things up for our favorite four Upper East Siders and two annoying Brooklynites who endlessly complain about their unfortunate financial lot in life from their gigantic loft in one of New York’s most expensive neighborhoods. I digress. Anyway, as with any television show, each season introduces a few new characters, some of whom are truly perfect temporary additions to the cast, like Fleur Delacour Eva Coupeau, and others are less than perfect, like…

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Seth Meyers Unloads on Trump for Mocking Mitt Romneys Coronavirus Quarantine

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It seemed pretty weird when Seth Meyersthe novel coronavirus pandemic to viewers from an empty hallway in his house. It may be weird to do this from a hallway, the Late Night host said. But at least Im not doing it from a public beach! Meyers caught his audience up on nearly every aspect of the crisis that he has missed over the past week, including the revelation that Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) had The Last Laugh podcast. Read more: https://www.thedailybeast.com/seth-meyers-unloads-on-trump-for-mocking-mitt-romneys-coronavirus-quarantine

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Trump plays misleading clips of ‘support’ from Cuomo at coronavirus briefing

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US president accused of going into campaign mode after showing selectively edited videos containing praise by one of his most trenchant critics Donald Trump has been accused of using another White House coronavirus task force briefing to broadcast a campaign ad in which New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, one of his most trenchant critics, appeared to shower him with praise. The US president dimmed the lights and played two selectively edited videos on screens behind the briefing room podium featuring Cuomo, whose state has been hardest hit by the deadly…

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The Good Fight Is the Best TV Show to Watch if You Really F*cking Hate Trump

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This is a preview of our pop culture newsletter The Daily Beasts Obsessed, written by senior entertainment reporter Kevin Fallon. To receive the full newsletter in your inbox each week, . Christine Baranskis Diane Lockhart came back this week. The armor: a chic blazer embellished in a gold-foil brocade print. The helmet: The classiest damn blown-out bob that ever existed. The weapon: A manilla folder clutched close to the vest, her methodical plan to eviscerate her opponent in the name of moral justice enclosed. The steed: No need. Diane Lockhart…

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