Month: March 2020

The Cannes Film Festival Has Been Canceled

The 2020 Cannes Film Festival is the latest to be canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic. Festival organizers revealed the news in a statement today, stating the festival will not be held from May 12 to 23. Organizers are instead considering several options on how to go forward with the Cannes Film Festival, one option […]

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U.S. Hotel and Travel Industries ‘Stress Severity’ From Coronavirus Losses

Due to coronavirus, what was once at the top of the proverbial “to-do” list has made its way down to the bottom: travel. The American Hotel and Lodging Association, the nation’s largest trade association for the hotel industry, has projected a 3.9 million job loss for the industry with the current pace of occupancy decline […]

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These Celebrities Are Donating to Fight the Coronavirus Pandemic

Celebrities are making donations to fight the coronavirus. Several high-profile names, including Blake Lively, Ryan Reynolds, Lady Gaga and Justin Bieber, among others, are taking to social media to reveal their donations to various local and national charities, such as Feeding America or No Kid Hungry, which work to provide food for children and low-income […]

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Capri, Valentino Confirm Store Closures

Capri Holdings Limited and Valentino have confirmed store closures as of this week in efforts to stop the coronavirus pandemic. Capri has closed all directly operated North American stores as of Wednesday, and its European outposts as of today. The luxury brand said they will remain closed through April 10, and that all store employees […]

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Queen Elizabeth Releases Statement on Coronavirus Pandemic

Queen Elizabeth II has made her first public remarks on the coronavirus pandemic. Buckingham Palace released a statement today from the queen, stating that everyone is being advised to change their normal routines for “the greater good of the communities we live in and, in particular, to protect the most vulnerable within them.” “We know […]

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Condé Nast Content Chief Calls for ‘Cautious Optimism’ in Coronavirus Coverage

Media companies across the U.S. are tackling coverage of a global pandemic and national lockdown for the first time in modern history. Condé Nast’s approach to the ordeal? A sense of “cautious optimism.” In an internal memo obtained by WWD, Condé Nast chief content operations officer Christiane Mack advocates for the company’s various media properties […]

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Playboy Magazine Ceases Print Edition After 66 years

Playboy is shuttering its print magazine. The men’s magazine, launched at the end of 1953 by famed founder Hugh Hefner, said Wednesday that the economic disruptions from COVID-19, or coronavirus, were too much for its already strained print operations to bear, WWD can first report. “Last week, as the disruption of the coronavirus pandemic to […]

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French Society Magazine Point de Vue Suspends Publication

PARIS — French media is also being affected by the spread of the coronavirus, or COVID-19. French society magazine Point de Vue has suspended its publication, according to an Instagram post published by editor in chief Adélaïde de Clermont-Tonnerre. “In line with the measures taken by the French president, the editors of Point de Vue […]

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Tyra Banks Delays Opening of Modelland Indefinitely Over Coronavirus

The growing economic shutdown over coronavirus has for now claimed its first model-led business. Tyra Banks is indefinitely putting off the opening of her Modelland attraction, in the works for more than a year. The modeling-themed store and experience was set to open May 1, with tickets already being sold online for access, ranging from […]

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Nike Leaders, Nike Donate $15 Million to Fight COVID-19

NIKE’S TEAM EFFORT: To help fight the coronavirus pandemic, Nike Inc. leaders and the company’s foundation are donating more than $15 million to support communities where Nike employees live and work. The mega brand’s home state of Oregon saw its biggest one-day spike in cases Tuesday, according to state and county officials. Gov. Kate Brown […]

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