• ‘Eat It’ singalong is the perfect response to ‘Imagine’ debacle

    ‘Eat It’ singalong is the perfect response to ‘Imagine’ debacle

    Who’s hungry? More than a dozen comedians joined together for an inspiring quarantine singalong with a message all the stressed, “fussy” eaters can relate to right now: “Weird Al” Yankovic’s “Eat It” — the 1984 parody of Michael Jackson’s “Beat It.” The video comes after Gal Gadot’s celebrity “Imagine” singalong was criticized as “out-of-touch” in …
  • Netflix spared audiences from over a week’s worth of ads in 2019

    Netflix spared audiences from over a week’s worth of ads in 2019

    It’s not called Netflix and “shill.” The subscription-based streaming service reportedly saved viewers from over nine days of commercials in 2019, according to Reviews.com. The entertainment site calculated that two hours of Netflix’s ad-free viewing experience equals a deficit of 36 minutes of daily commercials that audiences would’ve been subjected to watching network TV. That …
  • Too bad, Chris and Andrew: Bella Cuomo is the best Cuomo

    Too bad, Chris and Andrew: Bella Cuomo is the best Cuomo

    You are wasting your quarantine crushing on Chris and Andrew Cuomo. I’m one level up: I’m “stanning” Chris’ eldest daughter’s wild videos on TikTok. Bella Cuomo, the best Cuomo, is 17 years old and, like her father and uncle, she’s dedicated to sharing herself on camera during the coronavirus lockdown from her Hamptons home. While …
  • Inside the cult of ‘Animal Crossing’

    Inside the cult of ‘Animal Crossing’

    Forget baseball. In a pandemic, “Animal Crossing” is the true national pastime. Life is simple in the latest version of Nintendo’s popular video-game franchise. Players assume a cutesy avatar and move to a tropical island, which they’re tasked with building up while making nice with their neighbors. There are no levels or bad guys or …
  • Get over your ‘Animal Crossing’ addiction with these top video games

    Get over your ‘Animal Crossing’ addiction with these top video games

    “Animal Crossing” isn’t the only game in town. Whether you like to throw punches or pigskin, expert Daniel Mastin, who runs Video Games New York in the East Village, the oldest and largest video-game emporium in the city, has a recommendation to keep you entertained during lockdown. Best throwback: ‘The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening’ …
  • Ed Sheeran surprises UK school kids by joining Zoom lesson

    Ed Sheeran surprises UK school kids by joining Zoom lesson

    These kids got a “Perfect” lockdown lesson. Ed Sheeran surprised a class of young British school kids by joining their Zoom video lesson — even teaching them to play some of his hits, according to a report. The “Shape of You” superstar surprised the elementary-aged kids at South London’s Ecclesbourne Primary School by joining the …
  • Ariana Grande confirms Dalton Gomez relationship in ‘Stuck with U’ music video

    Ariana Grande confirms Dalton Gomez relationship in ‘Stuck with U’ music video

    It’s official. Ariana Grande made her relationship public by appearing with new boyfriend Dalton Gomez in a music video for her song with Justin Bieber, “Stuck with U.” The sweet music video is filled with short clips of couples, friends, family dancing, and singing along to the song while in quarantine. Short clips show Bieber …
  • Erykah Badu and Jill Scott to duke it out in ‘Verzuz’ battle on Instagram Live

    Erykah Badu and Jill Scott to duke it out in ‘Verzuz’ battle on Instagram Live

    First, there was the battle of Babyface versus Teddy Riley last month. But now R&B fans will get to see two queens get in the ring, when Erykah Badu belts it out against Jill Scott in Swizz Beatz and Timbaland’s “Verzuz” battle series on Instagram Live on Saturday. Yes, the mother of all neo-soul showdowns …
  • EA sinks, Activision soars as coronavirus keeps everyone locked indoors

    EA sinks, Activision soars as coronavirus keeps everyone locked indoors

    Video game publishers EA and Activision soundly beat earnings estimates Tuesday, but their stocks went in opposite directions on their future guidance. Activision ended Monday up more than 6 percent after predicting that gamers will continue turning to free-to-play games like its mega popular “Call of Duty: Warzone” due to the financial impact of the …
  • Zoom shares dip after admitting it doesn’t actually have 300 million users

    Zoom shares dip after admitting it doesn’t actually have 300 million users

    Zoom shares continued their two-day slide on Thursday after the company backtracked on a claim that it had 300 million users. The video-conferencing platform made the embarrassing admission in a quiet update to last week’s blog post where it had said that its user base has grown 50 percent to 300 million amid the coronavirus …