Quarantine

first person June 3, 2021

A Return to Stage FrightJacqueline Novak on reviving her critically acclaimed live show Get on Your Knees after a year away.

By Jacqueline Novak

snl May 9, 2021

SNL Understands Your Post-Quarantine Social Anxiety“It’s such a crazy time right now.”

By Charu Sinha

hurry 2021 hurry fast Dec. 27, 2020

Love It Or Hate It, Jennifer Aniston Sure Has One Morbid Christmas OrnamentGood thing there’ll be plenty of space on the back of the tree next year.

By Halle Kiefer

improv Dec. 23, 2020

Upright Citizens Brigade Closes Sunset Theater in Los AngelesThe organization says it’s “still working to maintain our Franklin space” as the pandemic drags on.

By Halle Kiefer

hail grago Dec. 20, 2020

Ariana Grande Says “Yuh” to Her Quarantine Boo and Gets EngagedCongrats to Ariana Grande and Dalton Gomez. Couple name? Grago.

By Rebecca Alter

best of 2020 Dec. 16, 2020

The Best Quarantine Music Performances of 2020Featuring a Mad Max style rundown, a set straight from the void, Edward Cullen himself, and more.

By Gabrielle Sanchez

the quarries Dec. 7, 2020

Nothing Made Sense in 2020 — Unless You Were on the InternetThe culture of quarantine brain.

By E. Alex Jung

last night on late night Dec. 6, 2020

SNL Prepares You for Your Mom’s Reaction to Quarantine Christmas“If you don’t love me, Marie, just say so. I didn’t raise a coward.”

By Halle Kiefer

quarantine Nov. 28, 2020

Eric Clapton Joins Van Morrison for New ‘Anti-Lockdown’ Song ‘Stand and Deliver’Which reminded people of some other terrible ideas Eric Clapton has thrown his weight behind.

By Halle Kiefer

quarantine nightmares Nov. 21, 2020

Other Than That, Hopefully Lukas Gage’s Audition Went WellThe Euphoria actor overheard a director’s opinion of his “tiny” apartment during a Zoom audition.

By Halle Kiefer

celebrity Nov. 9, 2020

The Quarantined Stardom of Ana de ArmasIn the absence of everything that makes a star, Ana de Armas has still managed to become one — just not quite how she’d pictured it.

By Nate Jones

the coronavirus Nov. 6, 2020

And on Top of Everything Else, Rachel Maddow Has to Go Into COVID-19 QuarantineA “close contact” of the MSNBC anchor tested positive for the coronavirus.

By Halle Kiefer

new music Oct. 12, 2020

FKA Twigs ‘Just Decided One Day’ to Make a Whole Album in QuarantineAs you do.

By Rebecca Alter

extremely online Sept. 7, 2020

TikToker Charly Jordan Apologizes for Traveling to Rwanda During a PandemicAn extremely long multimedia parable-slash-saga about why we don’t engage in unnecessary international travel during a global pandemic.

By Rebecca Alter

vmas 2020 Aug. 31, 2020

No One Can Tell Me the VMAs Weren’t a SimulationThe performances took place in the only setting available: a disembodied, placeless nowhere.

By Kathryn VanArendonk

bachelorverse Aug. 14, 2020

JoJo Fletcher to Host The Bachelorette While Chris Harrison QuarantinesHarrison must isolate after dropping his son off at college.

By Rebecca Alter

last night on late night Aug. 11, 2020

James Corden Makes a Very Painful Return to the Late Late Show StudioIt’s the price you pay for safety.

By Megh Wright

hmm… Aug. 8, 2020

Madonna Is Apparently Collaborating With Diablo Cody on a ScreenplaySure, why not?

By Charu Sinha

renewals Aug. 5, 2020

Love Island Season Two to Film in Quarantine at a Las Vegas HotelHope they clean the hot tubs.

By Josef Adalian

quarantine July 27, 2020

Shark Tank Circles Las Vegas to Shoot Season 12 Under COVID-19 QuarantineThe reality show reportedly joins Love Island in relocating to Nevada to shoot under the quarantine.

By Halle Kiefer

stand-up July 24, 2020

Kyle Kinane Says It’s Time to Burn Down the BanksA chat with the comedian about what the pandemic means for the future of stand-up.

By Vikram Murthi

snl July 20, 2020

Saturday Night Live Apparently Looking to Return to Studio 8H This FallLorne Michaels is reportedly hoping the show can join Jimmy Fallon back at 30 Rock, quarantine permitting.

By Halle Kiefer

quar goss July 17, 2020

Your Newest Quarantine Couple Is … Lucy Hale and … Colton Underwood?Sure.

By Justin Curto

swedish angst July 15, 2020

An Ingmar Bergman Movie for Every Quarantine MoodLoneliness, dread, descents into madness. Whatever your disposition, our Swedish king of isolation has a film for you.

By Rachel Handler

last night on late night July 14, 2020

Jimmy Fallon Dons a Mask and Brings The Tonight Show Back to 30 Rock“I’m here to show you that there is a light at the end of the tunnel if we all do our part to keep each other safe.”

By Megh Wright

splits July 10, 2020

Elizabeth Chambers Drops the HammerCall me through my lawyer.

By Hunter Harris

vulture recommends July 10, 2020

The Couch Gallery CrawlHow to look at art from the safety of home.

By Thomas Benfield

advice July 9, 2020

What’s the Best Way to Find a Mentor in Hollywood During Lockdown?Some of the most helpful people in this business are those who have just gotten a foot in the door and are holding it open for you as well.

By Priyanka Mattoo

opera June 23, 2020

Barcelona Opera Branches Out With Audience of House PlantsThe Gran Teatre del Liceu isn’t letting the grass grow under their feet, or their cellos.

By Halle Kiefer

last night on late night June 19, 2020

Jimmy Kimmel Is Taking the Summer Off, to Matt Damon’s SurpriseGuest hosts will begin filling in on July 6.

By Rebecca Alter

the industry June 5, 2020

California Governor Gavin Newsom Allows Film and TV Production to Resume June 12Which is…next week.

By Halle Kiefer

postponements June 1, 2020

Drama Desk Awards Postponed Out of Regard for Ongoing Protests“We stand together with our black colleagues against the racial injustice and violence in our nation and city.”

By Halle Kiefer

snl May 29, 2020

Kenan Thompson: The Proudest Dad in Comedy“To see what you do immediately impact your child like that, that was a very touching moment.”

By Megh Wright

art May 28, 2020

This Is the Saddest Picture I Have Ever SeenSandro Botticelli’s La Derelitta, a 15th-century tableau of hopelessness, feels especially resonant right now.

By Jerry Saltz

congratulations class of 2020! May 25, 2020

Jennifer Coolidge’s Spooky Advice for Emerson Grads Is Going to Be Tough to BeatWhich she delivers to a candlelit table of haunted dolls in formal wear.

By Halle Kiefer

quarantine May 25, 2020

Quarantine Short Dares Ask: What If Helena Bonham Carter Was Sam Neill’s Phone?Welcome to Das Fone Hell.

By Halle Kiefer

at-home concerts May 25, 2020

The Yeah Yeah Yeahs! Live From Karen O’s Closet!If you own a fog machine, the world is your sold-out venue.

By Halle Kiefer

backstories May 21, 2020

Cameron Crowe Is Finally Ready to Tell Us Vanilla Sky’s SecretsThe director reflects on his famously divisive sci-fi thriller, which envisioned an empty, virtual city long before our current predicament.

By Rachel Handler

coronavirus May 19, 2020

Zoey Deutch’s Quarantine Hobbies: Recovering, Cooking, Crying Over ShallotsThe Politician and Buffaloed actress contracted COVID-19 before shutdown. That doesn’t mean she missed the internet’s latest food drama.

By Zoey Deutch As told to Rachel Handler

it’s so… metaphorical May 18, 2020

Why Is Brian Austin Green Posting About Butterflies on Instagram?And how are he and Megan Fox doing?

By Justin Curto

food tv May 17, 2020

You’re Invited to Questlove’s Potluck, But Sadly You Have to Eat Your Own FoodFeast your prying eyes on the home kitchens of Hannibal Buress, Zooey Deschanel and Jonathan Scott, Patti LaBelle, and more.

By Halle Kiefer

movies May 17, 2020