Dick Tracy Is an Exercise of Style Over Substance, With Lots of Batman Sprinkled on Top

Watching Warren Beatty’s Dick Tracy today, it feels more like an experiment than a movie. Oh sure, there’s a story in there and at times it’s entertaining as hell, but what stands out three decades after its release is how Beatty was able to springboard off the success of Tim Burton’s Batman to make a movie filled…

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A Global Pandemic Won’t Stop the Desperate Desire to Go Viral

There’s a lot happening on social media, more than any one person can safely keep up with. Do you need to know about it? At Hall Monitor, we provide you with a digest to help you make up your mind.

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Can You Guess Who Is Under This Very Fashionable Hazmat Suit?

Craving style in the time of coronavirus? The singer’s “bootleg” Louis Vuitton-bedecked hazmat suit has got you covered.

Major ISPs Agree Not to Cancel Internet Service Over The Next 60 days

According to a report by Reuters, major U.S. internet providers like Comcast, AT&T, and Verizon have agreed to not cancel customers’ internet service for the next 60 days due to non-payment, over potential Covid-19-related disruptions. Additionally, the companies have also agreed to waive any late fees residential or…

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Millions Of Students Affected As U.S. Schools Begin Closing

Schools have been reckoning with the possibility of widespread closures for weeks. Now it’s really happening.

Not That Many Americans Can Actually Work From Home During The Coronavirus Outbreak

Telecommuting tends to be a luxury for higher earners. The nature of service jobs, in particular, makes it impossible.

30 Parents Share Their Favorite At-Home Activities To Help Bored Kids

From educational games to apps, here are some creative ways to keep children entertained during school closures.

Delta cuts 40% flight capacity for coronavirus

Today Delta CEO Ed Bastian sent an internal letter with a list of actions that’ll be taken to “protect the financial position of the company”. This set of actions includes an “overall capacity reduction in the next few months of 40 percent – the largest capacity reduction in Delta’s history, including 2001.” While the company will maintain service to London, … Continue reading

ESA and Roscosmos delay ExoMars rover mission to 2022

The European Space Agency has announced that its ExoMars mission has been postponed until 2022. The decision was made based on recommendations from a team tasked with determining what all still needs to be done in order to get launch authorization. Put simply, more time is needed to complete all of the tests necessary for the Mars spacecraft to be … Continue reading

New MacBook Air tipped for reveal by end of March

A rumor surfaced today that the next big update for Apple’s collection of hardware devices will be a MacBook Air. This next-generation device is tipped to be revealed soon – as early as next week. This information could very well have been sourced before the gravity of the situation with COVID-19 set in – but we shall see! The tipster … Continue reading