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• London’s Cultural Landmarks Shutter Amid Coronavirus Threat

  16-03-2020 23:28 via nytimes.com
  
  The city’s West End theater district, Royal Opera House and other premier venues closed Monday after the prime minister warned patrons to avoid the theater during the outbreak.
  
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• Westworld season three review – after the bloodbath, here's the algorithm overlord

  16-03-2020 23:20
  
  Season three of the dystopian theme-park thriller throws up some fascinating questions: is this now all a simulation – and how can the new ultra-Dolores run in those heels?
  One of the best things about watching all those grey-tinted European crime dramas that flooded BBC Four for a while was the fact that, unless you were fluent in the language that the show was in, you had to give it your entire attention. You could not send a text, or scroll through social media, or nip out to put the ke
  
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• Idris Elba Says He Has Coronavirus

  16-03-2020 22:17 via nytimes.com
  
  The English actor, who said he has no symptoms, urged people to be vigilant about handwashing and social distancing.
  
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• When a Pandemic Arrives at the Playhouse Door

  16-03-2020 20:50 via nytimes.com
  
  From the bubonic plague to the AIDS crisis, theater and public health have a long history of shaping each other, our critic writes.
  
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• The Invisible Man, Emma and other movies to stream early as cinemas close

  16-03-2020 20:41
  
  Universal films including The Hunt will shift to on-demand this week as chains shutter to prevent spread of coronavirusCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageAs Covid-19 continues to gut the entertainment industry, shutting down theaters across the world to prevent community transmission of the virus, Universal Pictures announced that three theatrical releases – The Invisible Man, The Hunt and Emma – will shift from theaters to at-home release this week.The
  
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• What to Watch, Listen to and Cook During Your Coronavirus Self-Quarantine

  16-03-2020 20:23 via nytimes.com
  
  You’re staying close to home and you need a distraction. Let us help.
  
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• Idris Elba is the latest star to test positive for coronavirus

  16-03-2020 20:03
  
  The 47-year-old star of The Wire has said he is feeling fine but urges followers to stay pragmatic and be carefulCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageActor Idris Elba has announced that he has tested positive for Covid-19.The star of Luther and The Wire said on Twitter “I feel okay”, and does not have any symptoms. Related: Coronavirus updates: Canada closes borders to foreigners, as WHO tells countries to 'test, test, test' – live newsContinue read
  
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• Universal Music chief hospitalised after contracting coronavirus

  16-03-2020 17:32 via ft.com
  Lucian Grainge, who recently celebrated his 60th birthday, is expected to recover
  
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• Comforting Streaming TV Shows for Stressful Times

  16-03-2020 17:29 via nytimes.com
  
  When the world feels exhausting, sometimes you want shows that offer a simple escape. Here are a few shows that will envelop you in their warm embrace.
  
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• Doctor Who: The Faceless Ones review – a murderous Who-dunnit comes alive

  16-03-2020 17:21
  
  Resurrected after more than 50 years, this easter egg-filled animation breathes new life into a Patrick Troughton adventure
  The Tardis has landed on the runway at Gatwick airport, and young people are going missing after flying to party destinations across Europe during the 1960s boom for package tourism. Such is the premise of The Faceless Ones, a mostly missing Doctor Who adventure from 1967 that has been re-made as an animation for DVD/Blu-Ray release this month by BBC Studios.The Second Doct
  
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• Doctor Who: The Faceless Ones review – a murderous Who-dunnit

  16-03-2020 17:21
  
  Resurrected after over 50 years, this easter egg-filled animation breathes new life into a Patrick Troughton adventure
  The Tardis has landed on the runway at Gatwick airport, and young people are going missing after flying to party destinations across Europe during the 1960s boom for package tourism. Such is the premise of The Faceless Ones, a mostly missing Doctor Who adventure from 1967 that has been re-made as an animation for DVD/Blu-Ray release this month by BBC Studios.The Second Doctor (P
  
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• New York Arts Institutions Closed Because of Coronavirus

  16-03-2020 15:26 via nytimes.com
  
  Broadway, the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Metropolitan Opera are among the institutions that have closed their doors and suspended their programs.
  
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• Westworld recap: season 3, episode 1 – a brave, baffling new world

  16-03-2020 14:06
  
  Say hello to ‘Jurgen Klopp’ and an orgy-meets-art school setting as everyone’s favourite sci-fi western shifts gear
  Spoiler alert: this blog is published after Westworld airs on HBO in the US and Sky Atlantic in the UK on Sunday night/Monday morning. Do not read unless you have watched season three, episode one.Pity poor Jurgen Klopp. Not only has the football season been suspended with his Liverpool team on the verge of the title, but he has also been murdered by an android lo
  
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• Work in the film industry? Tell us how coronavirus has affected you

  16-03-2020 13:24
  
  Releases are being cancelled, shoots scrapped and ticket sales are in free fall. But what’s the human cost? We want to hear from people on the frontline of the industryIt’s becoming increasingly clear that most sectors have not faced a crisis in modern times remotely on the scale of coronavirus. The threat it poses to most businesses, the people employed by them and the economies propped up by them, it hard to underestimate.Film is no exception. Already, the impact of widespread cine
  
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• Filming of BBC's Peaky Blinders and Line of Duty postponed

  16-03-2020 13:18
  
  Decision about popular shows comes as TV production grinds to halt amid coronavirus crisisCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all of our coronavirus coverageFilming of the latest series of Peaky Blinders and Line of Duty, two of the most popular shows on British television, has been postponed as the UK film and TV production industry starts to grind to a halt in the face of the spread of the coronavirus.Production of the sixth series of Line of Duty began in Northern Ireland last month. The ma
  
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• Cinema audiences drop dramatically as coronavirus restrictions bite

  16-03-2020 13:07
  
  Box-office revenue in North America falls to its lowest level in two decades as cinemas adopt social distancing measures•Coronavirus and culture – a list of major cancellationsCinema attendance in the US and around the world slumped dramatically last weekend, as the effects of the coronavirus outbreak began to bite.In North America, box-office revenue dropped to its lowest level in two decades as audiences began to stay away. Variety reported that the total amount for Friday to Sunday
  
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• TV actor and radio comedian Roy Hudd dies aged 83

  16-03-2020 11:50
  
  Host of Radio 2’s The News Huddlines and Coronation Street star was also a music hall expert
  The comedian and actor Roy Hudd has died, aged 83. Best known for presenting the Roy Hudd Show and BBC Radio 2’s The News Huddlines between 1975 and 2001, he also starred in Coronation Street.His agent said in a statement on Monday: “After a short illness, Roy passed away peacefully on the afternoon of Sunday the 15th of March, with his wife, Debbie, at his side. The family would ask yo
  
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• Roy Hudd dies aged 83

  16-03-2020 11:21
  
  The comedian and actor was the host of Radio 2’s The News Huddlines and starred in Coronation Street
  The comedian and actor Roy Hudd has died aged 83. Best known for presenting the Roy Hudd Show, he also hosted BBC Radio 2’s The News Huddlines for 26 years between 1975 and 2001 and starred in Coronation Street.In a statement, his agent said: “After a short illness, Roy passed away peacefully on the afternoon of Sunday the 15th of March, with his wife Debbie at his side. The fam
  
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• RuPaul's Drag Race recap: season 12, episode three

  16-03-2020 10:30
  
  Ru finally adresses the Sherry shaped elephant in the room, and the runway theme continues to bemuse
  After TWO premieres and TWO casts, it’s the bit we’ve been waiting for – the queens meet. Let the backhanded compliments and thinly veiled nastiness ensue. It’s ALMOST as good as that bit in Four In A Bed where they’re forced to explain to each other’s faces why they underpaid by £3.50. Almost, but not quite (“I just really felt the poached eggs wer
  
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• TV tonight: will the robots finally take over in Westworld?

  16-03-2020 07:20
  
  Aaron Paul and Vincent Cassel join the cast for season three of the dystopian drama. Plus: US sitcom Sunnyside. Here’s what to watch this eveningSince this dystopian series was first broadcast in 2016, theme parks haven’t looked quite the same. With mass uprisings from the once-abused-and-now-sentient robot avatars to contend with, how will the hosts manage their ever-worsening relationships with the guests? After season two ended on a bombshell, we open with the outside world’
  
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• Eric Kuhn: ‘There’s art, and there’s commerce. We believe in both’

  16-03-2020 06:00 via ft.com
  Broadway may be dark for the first time since 2001, but the theatre producer and social media wizard is used to taking the long view
  
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