social distancing
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Social Distancing Sandman: The Apollo Is Holding Digital Auditions for Its Legendary Amateur Night
The Apollo Theater has always been the place “where stars are born and legends are made.” Now, that famous stage is about to go digital! For the first time in its 86-year history, the Apollo Theater will be holding its famous Amateur Night open auditions for its summer and fall season solely online. This announcement…
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Super Soul Social Distancing: Oprah Is Routinely Visiting Her Partner Stedman, Who Is Self-Quarantining in the Guest House
What’s it like to self-isolate when you’ve been in a three-decades-long relationship with the most famous woman in media? Well, ask Oprah’s life partner Stedman Graham. The iconic talk show host recently posted a video in which she visited Stedman, who has not tested positive for COVID-19 but has decided to self-quarantine out of caution…
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Timbaland and Swizz Beatz Give the People What They Want with Virtual Beat Battle on Instagram Live
With social distancing now the crux of our everyday lives, musicians and entertainers are relying on platforms like Instagram to not only engage with their fans, but establish new ones. And eager to follow in the footsteps of DJ D-Nice’s historic #ClubQuarantine run over the weekend, we have super-producers Swizz Beats and Timbaland, who took…
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Chickening & Chill: Popeyes Is Giving Out Their Netflix Password So You Don't Have to Hijack Your Cousin's
Raise your hand if you’re the family member with the Netflix account that everyone else asks to log into ‘cause they refuse to spend $8.99 a month for their own subscription. *raises hand* Now raise your hand if you’re the one who’s always asking, so you can get your hand out of my pocket! Well,…
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Yes, You Can Still Troll Your Friends While Social Distancing—Ask Issa Rae and Regina Hall
Roasting is my love language. Ok, ok, I realize that may not be one of the actual “5 Love Languages,” but colloquially, we’ve managed to create a sixth sense, haven’t we? So, in my mind, there’s a sixth love language. If I roast you, chances are, I love you. It’s my indirect signal that I…
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Sabrina Elba Tests Positive for COVID-19, Explains Her Decision Not to Self-Isolate From Idris
If there’s anyone who is going to use the extra time that comes with social distancing in order to be more productive, it’s Oprah Winfrey. “Like millions of people all over the world, I’ve been staying safer at home for over a week now,” Oprah tweeted on Saturday. “I know a lot of people are…
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#StayAtHOMEComing: Who All Gon' be at the Beyoncé Homecoming Virtual Watch Party? Hopefully, You.
There are two dates we’ll always remember when it comes to black joy: April 14, 2018 and April 17, 2019. The former date is when Beyoncé made history and headlined at the 2018 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, thereby essentially renaming it “Beychella.” Those of us who were not graced with the experience to…