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At first, the angel of death skipped over South Dakota. This pleased the Snow Queen. It was Fourth of July weekend, and Gov. Kristi Noem was hosting Donald Trump for fireworks at Mount Rushmore. Covid-19 had already killed 122,000 Americans. Still, Noem cleaved closer to Trump’s failed policies than any …

Every generation seems to claim Catherine O’Hara for themselves. While millennials persist with calling her “the mom in Home Alone,” the comedy legend has created unforgettable characters for decades. Now, for those who binged the six seasons of Schitt’s Creek, she’ll forever be the kooky, washed-up soap opera actress Moira …

2020 has served as a significant inflection point in America, mostly due to the coronavirus pandemic that has plagued the country since early spring. We will all look back on the incredible challenges we’ve had to overcome individually and as a society: the immense hurt from losing hundreds of thousands …

If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. If you’ve been looking for Lysol or Clorox spray online, you’re probably out of luck. The big-name cleaning brands have been sold out online since March, as shoppers …

John Prine faced an uncertain future as he prepared to graduate high school in the mid-1960s. Growing up in Maywood, Illinois, Prine quietly considered himself a songwriter, but he’d yet to play his songs for anyone. He was a skilled gymnast, which he thought might lead to college and a …

At the start of the coronavirus pandemic, when strip clubs across the country were shuttering and dancers found themselves abruptly out of work, the Portland, Oregon strip club the Lucky Devil Lounge started a food-delivery service called Boober Eats in order to provide some of its employees work. The concept …

The theatrical release of Disney’s live-action remake of Mulan has once again been postponed as states continue to see a significant uptick in coronavirus cases, endangering the anticipated reopening of movie theater chains. Mulan was originally scheduled to open on March 27th before the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in …

The Weeknd has postponed his tour forAfter Hours to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The trek in support of Abel Tesfaye’s fourth album was originally scheduled to kick off June 11th, 2020, in Vancouver, and will now start almost exactly one year later, on June 12th, 2020, in the …

Bill Murray is handling the COVID-19 pandemic — and the necessity of face masks — with a sense of humor. The actor appeared on The Ellen DeGeneres Show this week wearing a giant panda mask at his breakfast table, saying it was out of respect for “President Cuomo,” a.k.a. New …

To the tune of “Pew Pew Pew” by Auntie Hammy, a woman in scrubs dances as the words flash on screen: “People that were never tested are added to coronavirus death toll,” and “the virus is nowhere near as deadly as experts predicted.” Another TikTok features her in a leopard-print …