newyorkpost--2020-10-16--Here’s How ‘Helstrom’ Is Connected to the Marvel Universe

Hulu ’ s new series Helstrom has a few things going for it .
It ’ s a horror series premiering in the spookiest month of the year , for one .
The other thing may be a surprise to some : it ’ s a Marvel TV show !
Yeah , this horror series about the children of a serial killer performing exorcisms and fighting back demons is part of the same universe as Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D .
and Runaways ( and the Netflix shows and maybe even the movies and… ) .
But how connected is Helstrom really @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from being titled Marvel ’ s Helstrom to just regular ol ’ Helstrom , and you ’ ll be hard-pressed to find the word “ Marvel ” or “ shared universe ” in any of the official wording surrounding the series !
What gives ?
Is Helstrom still a Marvel show ?
Is it connected to any of the other Marvel TV shows ?
Is it a must-watch for Marvel completists , or is it more for those who want something horrific to binge in October ?
Is Helstrom connected to the Marvel @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ll dig a little deeper here .
Helstrom is connected to the other shows produced by the now-defunct Marvel Television through one word and one word only : Roxxon .
There ’ s a shot of a Roxxon gas station in the first episode of Helstrom and eagle-eyed Marvel fans will recognize that brand from other Marvel shows , most notably Marvel ’ s Runways and Marvel ’ s Cloak & Dagger .
The company has also been referenced in Marvel ’ s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D .
and Marvel ’ s Agent Carter @ @ @ @ @ @ @ movies .
Overall , that ’ s about it for Marvel references in Helstrom .
The show is primarily set in Portland , which is clear across the country from New York City and Los Angeles , the primary two locations of most Marvel action .
There are no mentions of “ the big green guy ” or “ the devil of Hell ’ s Kitchen ” or “ a bunch of kids with powers in LA ” or anything .
As far as the characters in Helstrom are concerned , they ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to anything superhuman , inhuman , or abnormal .
So that might have you wondering… Why isn ’ t Helstrom more connected to the Marvel Cinematic Universe ?
I hate to break it to you , but Marvel was lying to you—and me !
—for years by claiming that all their shows were connected .
The truth is that the feature films—always produced by Marvel Studios—were never going to directly crossover with any of the TV shows—produced by Marvel Television , a totally different company .
Sure , some movie actors like Samuel @ @ @ @ @ @ @ early seasons of S.H.I.E.L.D .
and two movie stars—Clark Gregg and Hayley Atwell—got their own shows , but the movies were never concerned with what was happening on ABC or Netflix .
And towards the end , even S.H.I.E.L.D .
ignored what happened in the movies—including major moments like the Snapture .
In the 7 years since Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D .
debuted , there has been precisely one significant connection between Marvel Television and the Marvel Studios movies—and it didn ’ t happen until Avengers : Endgame in 2019 .
All the Marvel @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , usually defined by the networks they aired on .
S.H.I.E.L.D .
and Agent Carter crossed over , but they never went near the interconnected Netflix shows .
And while Hulu ’ s Runaways and Freeform ’ s Cloak & Dagger did jump networks to meet up , neither set of teens ever hung out with Spider-Man or his amazing friends .
So no , Helstrom—even when it was titled Marvel ’ s Helstrom—was most likely never going to reference Doctor Strange or the Ancient One or Nico Minoru .
Even the Marvel @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the summer to distance Helstrom from its comic book roots .
It ’ s presumed that parent company Disney didn ’ t want fans to check out this horror show expecting to see the fun quips and colorful superheroic antics of , say , Ant-Man .
Will Helstrom have spinoffs ?
Are more Marvel horror shows on the way ?
Well , they were on the way… but not anymore .
After Marvel Television ’ s relationship with Netflix came to a rather abrupt halt , it seemed like Hulu was going to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ set of Marvel shows .
This time , all the shows would be built around horror properties , with Helstrom and Ghost Rider as the first in what was going to be a whole slate dubbed Adventure into Fear .
That didn ’ t happen .
The Ghost Rider series was nixed by Hulu a few months later , and then Marvel Television itself completely folded along with the departure of its president , Jeph Loeb .
Runaways was canceled , Cloak and Dagger was canceled , Legion ended , The Gifted was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ run , and Helstrom is the last live-action series standing .
It should be noted , there is still a M.O.D.O.K .
animated series coming to Hulu in 2021 , the last survivor of an otherwise completely scrapped lineup of animated shows .
Making matters even more grim for Helstrom , the larger Marvel brand has totally moved on .
The beginning of the end for Marvel Television came when Marvel Studios announced it would be making original TV shows for Disney+ starring the A-list movie star superheroes .
There are plenty of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ WandaVision debuting on Disney+ later this year and The Falcon and the Winter Soldier coming in 2021 .
But those shows , which actually will be connected to the movies , have nothing to do with Marvel Television or Helstrom at all .
The company has moved on .
So no , there will be no more Adventure into Fear shows .
Helstrom will stand alone—and to be quite honest , it seems highly unlikely that there ’ ll be a Season 2 considering the scorched earth approach to all of Marvel Television @ @ @ @ @ @ @ holdover from a completely different era .
It has no companion series , no peers , not even a production company .
If you want to see more Marvel horror , you ’ ll most likely have to wait until Marvel Studios gets back on track producing more feature films .
The Doctor Strange sequel and the new Blade can ’ t come soon enough .

Hulu’s new series Helstrom has a few things going for it. It’s a horror series premiering in the spookiest month of the year, for one. The other thing may be a surprise to some: it’s a Marvel TV show! Yeah, this horror series about the children of a serial killer performing exorcisms and fighting back demons is part of the same universe as Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. and Runaways (and the Netflix shows and maybe even the movies and…).
But how connected is Helstrom really? After all, the show went from being titled Marvel’s Helstrom to just regular ol’ Helstrom, and you’ll be hard-pressed to find the word “Marvel” or “shared universe” in any of the official wording surrounding the series! What gives? Is Helstrom still a Marvel show? Is it connected to any of the other Marvel TV shows? Is it a must-watch for Marvel completists, or is it more for those who want something horrific to binge in October?
Is Helstrom connected to the Marvel Cinematic Universe?
No. Okay—done! Moving on!
Okay okay okay—we’ll dig a little deeper here. Helstrom is connected to the other shows produced by the now-defunct Marvel Television through one word and one word only: Roxxon. There’s a shot of a Roxxon gas station in the first episode of Helstrom and eagle-eyed Marvel fans will recognize that brand from other Marvel shows, most notably Marvel’s Runways and Marvel’s Cloak & Dagger. The company has also been referenced in Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. and Marvel’s Agent Carter, and briefly in the Iron Man movies.
Overall, that’s about it for Marvel references in Helstrom. The show is primarily set in Portland, which is clear across the country from New York City and Los Angeles, the primary two locations of most Marvel action. There are no mentions of “the big green guy” or “the devil of Hell’s Kitchen” or “a bunch of kids with powers in LA” or anything. As far as the characters in Helstrom are concerned, they’re the only characters with any connection to anything superhuman, inhuman, or abnormal. So that might have you wondering…
Why isn’t Helstrom more connected to the Marvel Cinematic Universe?
I hate to break it to you, but Marvel was lying to you—and me!—for years by claiming that all their shows were connected. The truth is that the feature films—always produced by Marvel Studios—were never going to directly crossover with any of the TV shows—produced by Marvel Television, a totally different company. Sure, some movie actors like Samuel L. Jackson and Jaimie Alexander appeared in early seasons of S.H.I.E.L.D. and two movie stars—Clark Gregg and Hayley Atwell—got their own shows, but the movies were never concerned with what was happening on ABC or Netflix. And towards the end, even S.H.I.E.L.D. ignored what happened in the movies—including major moments like the Snapture. In the 7 years since Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. debuted, there has been precisely one significant connection between Marvel Television and the Marvel Studios movies—and it didn’t happen until Avengers: Endgame in 2019.
All the Marvel TV shows existed in their own pockets, usually defined by the networks they aired on. S.H.I.E.L.D. and Agent Carter crossed over, but they never went near the interconnected Netflix shows. And while Hulu’s Runaways and Freeform’s Cloak & Dagger did jump networks to meet up, neither set of teens ever hung out with Spider-Man or his amazing friends.
So no, Helstrom—even when it was titled Marvel’s Helstrom—was most likely never going to reference Doctor Strange or the Ancient One or Nico Minoru. Even the Marvel part of its title was dropped over the summer to distance Helstrom from its comic book roots. It’s presumed that parent company Disney didn’t want fans to check out this horror show expecting to see the fun quips and colorful superheroic antics of, say, Ant-Man.
Will Helstrom have spinoffs? Are more Marvel horror shows on the way?
Well, they were on the way… but not anymore. After Marvel Television’s relationship with Netflix came to a rather abrupt halt, it seemed like Hulu was going to be the next home of a connected set of Marvel shows. This time, all the shows would be built around horror properties, with Helstrom and Ghost Rider as the first in what was going to be a whole slate dubbed Adventure into Fear. That didn’t happen. The Ghost Rider series was nixed by Hulu a few months later, and then Marvel Television itself completely folded along with the departure of its president, Jeph Loeb. Runaways was canceled, Cloak and Dagger was canceled, Legion ended, The Gifted was canceled, S.H.I.E.L.D. wrapped up its run, and Helstrom is the last live-action series standing. It should be noted, there is still a M.O.D.O.K. animated series coming to Hulu in 2021, the last survivor of an otherwise completely scrapped lineup of animated shows.
Making matters even more grim for Helstrom, the larger Marvel brand has totally moved on. The beginning of the end for Marvel Television came when Marvel Studios announced it would be making original TV shows for Disney+ starring the A-list movie star superheroes. There are plenty of Marvel series on the way, with WandaVision debuting on Disney+ later this year and The Falcon and the Winter Soldier coming in 2021.
But those shows, which actually will be connected to the movies, have nothing to do with Marvel Television or Helstrom at all. The company has moved on.
So no, there will be no more Adventure into Fear shows. Helstrom will stand alone—and to be quite honest, it seems highly unlikely that there’ll be a Season 2 considering the scorched earth approach to all of Marvel Television’s properties. Helstrom is a holdover from a completely different era. It has no companion series, no peers, not even a production company. If you want to see more Marvel horror, you’ll most likely have to wait until Marvel Studios gets back on track producing more feature films. The Doctor Strange sequel and the new Blade can’t come soon enough.
Stream Helstrom on Hulu


newyorkpost--2020-10-16--Russian disinformation effort: Oxford’s COVID-19 vaccine turns people into monkeys

Pfizer could ask US officials to clear its coronavirus vaccine ...

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Russia is going bananas in its efforts to undermine a coronavirus vaccine being developed by Britain’s Oxford University — claiming it could turn people into monkeys, according to a report.
Videos, images and memes created in Russia have flooded social media to discredit the vaccine — set to be distributed by pharma giant AstraZeneca — by claiming it uses a chimpanzee virus as a vector, the Times of the UK reported.
The disinformation campaign has targeted Western nations and countries where Russia plans to sell its controversial COVID-19 vaccine, Sputnik-V, which critics have expressed concerns about after Moscow fast-tracked it before phase 3 human trials, according to the paper’s investigation.
Russia’s efforts could not just damage the Oxford program but throw a monkey wrench into the wider global effort to protect against the deadly bug, by encouraging conspiracy theorists and the anti-vaxxers, the Times reported.
“Misinformation is a clear risk to public health,” AstraZeneca chief Pascal Soriot told the outlet. “I urge everyone to use reliable sources of information, to trust regulatory agencies and to remember the enormous benefit vaccines and medicines continue to bring to humanity.”
A UK government source denounced the “reckless and contemptible behavior” by those behind the effort, which “could lead to real damage to people’s health.”
The source added: “This sort of lie fundamentally harms all of us around the world and we need to be alert to identify and counter this kind of activity to support the provision of factual information for all people about Covid-19 and vaccines.”
The Times said it obtained the simian handiwork from someone involved in the disinformation campaign who was worried about its impact on public health efforts.
The whistleblower told the outlet that a top aim was to place the memes on Western websites and in countries such as India and Brazil, where Russia is trying to market Sputnik-V.
Although it was unclear whether the Kremlin directly authorized the effort, there is evidence that some Russian officials have been involved in its organization and dissemination, the paper reported.
But Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Tom Tugendhat said he had no doubt that the Russian state was behind the campaign.
“It always is. Russia is a very centralized state and the idea this would be done without the approval of someone in the inner circle is laughable,” he told Times Radio.
Ken McCallum, head of the UK’s MI5 security service, said this week that his agency was involved in protecting British vaccine research from attacks.
“The global prize of having the first usable vaccine is a large one,” he added.
The disinformation campaign also was geared toward Russian state media outlets, including Moscow’s Vesti News program, where some of the images appeared last month, the Times reported.
The effort’s messaging echoes statements from top Kremlin officials describing a “monkey vaccine” — contrasting it with the Russian inoculation derived from a human adenovirus.
People are already expressing hesitation about getting jabbed when the new vaccines are rolled out.
In August, research by King’s College London and Ipsos Mori found that one in six respondents in a poll said they would definitely not or would be unlikely to get a shot.
And a new US poll found that only 70 percent of the respondents were willing to be vaccinated — and about half wanted to wait until they were sure the vaccines were safe, the Times reported.
A Russian embassy rep told the paper: “The suggestion that the Russian state may conduct any kind of propaganda against the AstraZeneca vaccine is itself an example of disinformation.
“It is obviously aimed at discrediting Russia’s efforts in combating the pandemic, including the good cooperation we have established with the UK in this field.”


newyorkpost--2020-10-16--Trump slams Biden on ‘very bad showing’ despite no ‘corruption’ questions

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President Trump on Friday hit Joe Biden for getting off easy at his town hall the night before — when he wasn’t asked a single question about The Post’s bombshell exclusive on his son’s overseas business dealings.
“Sleepy Joe Biden had a very bad showing last night, despite the fact that @GStephanopoulos didn’t ask him any questions on his being a ‘corrupt politician,'” Trump tweeted. “Big Tech & Lamestream Media are working hard to hide this corruption!!!”
Biden made his first televised interview since The Post published a slew of emails from Hunter Biden’s alleged laptop — one of which indicating that the son arranged a meeting between his father and a top executive at a Ukrainian energy firm.
But The Post’s exposé didn’t come up once during the Democratic presidential candidate’s 90-minute ABC News town hall Thursday night. Major networks have also failed to mention the report, which was published earlier this week.
Biden and Trump held dueling town halls Thursday night following the cancellation of what would’ve been their second presidential debate in Miami. Trump boycotted the event after organizers made it virtual following his coronavirus diagnosis.


newyorkpost--2020-10-16--New Movies + Shows to Watch this Weekend: Netflix’s ‘Trial of the Chicago 7’ + More

Happy Friday , party people !
I ’ m going to be honest , this author is starting to run out of things to say at the beginnings of these weekly articles .
But are you really here for me , or are you here for the lineup of amazing new movies and shows available on streaming that we highlight every Friday ?
That ’ s what I thought .
Good thing my job is to help you choose what to watch this weekend !
Whether you ’ re looking on Netflix , Hulu , Amazon Prime , or all @ @ @ @ @ @ @ freshest titles is always the way to go .
So let ’ s dive in and check out the top titles to watch this weekend and where to stream them .
New Movies and Shows to Stream This Weekend : The Trial of the Chicago 7 , Helstrom , and Time Let ’ s switch it up this week and start with the non-Netflix platforms .
On Amazon Prime Video you can find some quality original content including What the Constitution Means to Me and Time , the heart-wrenching documentary about one woman @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from jail .
On HBO Max you can catch the season finale of Lovecraft Country , and you must check out Helstrom on Hulu , the original series that combines horror with Marvel magic perfectly in time for the Holiday .
And last but certainly not least , Aaron Sorkin ’ s legal drama film The Trail of the Chicago 7 is on Netflix .
We could keep talking about the impressive titles new on streaming this weekend , but we hate spoilers !
Check out all the great movies and shows now @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 16 : The Trial of the Chicago 7 Aaron Sorkin has truly outdone himself with Netflix ’ s new original film , The Trial of the Chicago 7 .
Starring Eddie Redmayne , Sacha Baron Cohen , Joseph Gordon-Levitt and more , this historical legal drama tells the true story of the Chicago Seven : a group of anti-Vietnam War protestors that were accused of conspiring to incite riots at the 1968 Democratic National Convention .
The Trial of the Chicago 7 is not only one of the 11 best new movies to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ one top titles to watch this month overall .
But when you combine a real and moving story with an all-star cast such as this arguing their characters ’ cases in the courtroom , you can ’ t be surprised by the film ’ s roaring entertainment success .
Stream The Trial of the Chicago 7 on Netflix Time is but a fickle thing ; it can both drag out to endless measures and speed swiftly by at the same measure .
But doing time is is altogether another type of purgatory , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ transparent by those on both sides of the justice system .
We learn this especially in Time , the moving film new on Amazon Prime Video this weekend .
This documentary follows the life of Sibil Fox Richardson ( also known as Fox Rich ) : a wife , mother , author and entrepreneur who spends her days fighting for the release of her husband , Rob , who is serving a 60-year prison sentence for a crime that they both committed .
Time combines original footage with home videos , painting a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ crimes and how their time served is sometimes unbalanced The Marvel Universe is about to get a whole lot spookier .
New on Hulu this weekend is Helstrom , a terrifying series that comes straight from Marvel ’ s line of 1970s horror comics .
The show stars Tom Austen and Sydney Lemmon as Daimon and Ana Helstrom , siblings with hellish supernatural abilities and an even more hellish past .
But the ghosts of their past are put on the back-burner when a demon uprising threatens to unleash true hell on planet @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and the will to stop it ?
Find out in Season 1 of Helstrom , the Marvel-Halloween crossover you never knew you needed until now .
Full List of New Movies and Shows on Streaming This Weekend The options above only scratch the surface , so you know that this weekend ’ s full lineup will have amazing options for what to watch this weekend !
For the full breakdown of the best movies and shows to stream now , or if you ’ re still undecided on what to stream this weekend @ @ @ @ @ @ @ below : Alguien tiene que morir / Someone Has to Die *NETFLIX ORIGINAL Dream Home Makeover *NETFLIX ORIGINAL Grand Army *NETFLIX ORIGINAL In a Valley of Violence La Révolution *NETFLIX ORIGINAL The Last Kids on Earth : Book 3 *NETFLIX FAMILY The Trial of the Chicago 7 *NETFLIX FILM Unfriended Kajillionare ( 2020 ) Love and Monsters ( 2020 ) The Personal History of David Copperfield ( 2019 ) Time *Amazon Original Movie ( 2020 ) What the Constitution Means to Me *Amazon Original Special Clouds ( Premiere ) *Disney+ Original Disney Junior @ @ @ @ @ @ @ S3 ) Lost on Everest Magic of Disney ’ s Animal Kingdom – Episode 104 – “ Meet the Mandrills ” *Disney+ Original Marvel ’ s Iron Man & Captain America : Heroes United Meet the Chimps ( Premiere ) *Disney+ Original One Day At Disney – Episode 146 – “ Alfredo Ayala : R & D Imagineer ” *Disney+ Original The Right Stuff – Episode 103 – “ Single Combat Warrior ” *Disney+ Original Weird But True – Episode 310 – “ Explorers ” *Disney+ Original 21 & Over ( 2013 ) @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ( 1988 ) Beneath Us ( 2020 ) Bridget Jones ’ s Diary ( 2001 ) Cellular ( 2004 ) Days Of Thunder ( 1990 ) Draw !
( 1984 ) Earth To Echo ( 2014 ) Emperor ( 2020 ) Flatliners ( 1990 ) Light It Up ( 1999 ) Mona Lisa Smile ( 2003 ) Riding In Cars With Boys ( 2001 ) Stand By Me ( 1986 ) The Fog ( 2005 ) The Lazarus Effect ( 2015 ) The Lone Gun ( 1954 ) The Missing ( 2003 ) @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ( 2007 ) Warren Miller ’ s Ticket To Ride ( 2013 )

Where to Stream: The Trial of the Chicago 7
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Happy Friday, party people! I’m going to be honest, this author is starting to run out of things to say at the beginnings of these weekly articles. But are you really here for me, or are you here for the lineup of amazing new movies and shows available on streaming that we highlight every Friday? That’s what I thought. Good thing my job is to help you choose what to watch this weekend! Whether you’re looking on Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Prime, or all of the above, starting with the freshest titles is always the way to go. So let’s dive in and check out the top titles to watch this weekend and where to stream them.
New Movies and Shows to Stream This Weekend: The Trial of the Chicago 7, Helstrom, and Time
Let’s switch it up this week and start with the non-Netflix platforms. On Amazon Prime Video you can find some quality original content including What the Constitution Means to Me and Time, the heart-wrenching documentary about one woman’s fight to free her husband from jail. On HBO Max you can catch the season finale of Lovecraft Country, and you must check out Helstrom on Hulu, the original series that combines horror with Marvel magic perfectly in time for the Holiday. And last but certainly not least, Aaron Sorkin’s legal drama film The Trail of the Chicago 7 is on Netflix. We could keep talking about the impressive titles new on streaming this weekend, but we hate spoilers! Check out all the great movies and shows now streaming below:
New on Netflix October 16: The Trial of the Chicago 7
Aaron Sorkin has truly outdone himself with Netflix’s new original film, The Trial of the Chicago 7. Starring Eddie Redmayne, Sacha Baron Cohen, Joseph Gordon-Levitt and more, this historical legal drama tells the true story of the Chicago Seven: a group of anti-Vietnam War protestors that were accused of conspiring to incite riots at the 1968 Democratic National Convention. The Trial of the Chicago 7 is not only one of the 11 best new movies to watch on Netflix, it is also one top titles to watch this month overall. But when you combine a real and moving story with an all-star cast such as this arguing their characters’ cases in the courtroom, you can’t be surprised by the film’s roaring entertainment success.
Stream The Trial of the Chicago 7 on Netflix
New on Amazon Prime Video October 16: Time
Time is but a fickle thing; it can both drag out to endless measures and speed swiftly by at the same measure. But doing time is is altogether another type of purgatory, something that is not altogether understood or transparent by those on both sides of the justice system. We learn this especially in Time, the moving film new on Amazon Prime Video this weekend. This documentary follows the life of Sibil Fox Richardson (also known as Fox Rich): a wife, mother, author and entrepreneur who spends her days fighting for the release of her husband, Rob, who is serving a 60-year prison sentence for a crime that they both committed. Time combines original footage with home videos, painting a heart-wrenching story about why some people commit crimes and how their time served is sometimes unbalanced
Stream Time on Prime Video
New on Hulu October 16: Helstrom
The Marvel Universe is about to get a whole lot spookier. New on Hulu this weekend is Helstrom, a terrifying series that comes straight from Marvel’s line of 1970s horror comics. The show stars Tom Austen and Sydney Lemmon as Daimon and Ana Helstrom, siblings with hellish supernatural abilities and an even more hellish past. But the ghosts of their past are put on the back-burner when a demon uprising threatens to unleash true hell on planet Earth. Do they have the power and the will to stop it? Find out in Season 1 of Helstrom, the Marvel-Halloween crossover you never knew you needed until now.
Stream Helstrom on Hulu
Full List of New Movies and Shows on Streaming This Weekend
The options above only scratch the surface, so you know that this weekend’s full lineup will have amazing options for what to watch this weekend! For the full breakdown of the best movies and shows to stream now, or if you’re still undecided on what to stream this weekend, then check out the complete list below:
New on Netflix- Full List
Released Friday, October 16
Alguien tiene que morir / Someone Has to Die *NETFLIX ORIGINAL
Dream Home Makeover *NETFLIX ORIGINAL
Grand Army *NETFLIX ORIGINAL
In a Valley of Violence
La Révolution *NETFLIX ORIGINAL
The Last Kids on Earth: Book 3 *NETFLIX FAMILY
The Trial of the Chicago 7 *NETFLIX FILM
Unfriended
Released Sunday, October 18
ParaNorman
New on Hulu- Full List
Released Friday, October 16
Helstrom: Complete Season 1 *Hulu Original
The Painted Bird (2019)
Released Saturday, October 17
Momma Named Me Sheriff: Complete Season 1 (Adult Swim)
Mr. Pickles: Finale Episode (Adult Swim)
Shark Tank: Season 12 Premiere (ABC)
Released Sunday, October 18
Friend Request (2016)
New on Amazon Prime Video- Full List
Released Friday, October 16
Kajillionare (2020)
Love and Monsters (2020)
The Personal History of David Copperfield (2019)
Time *Amazon Original Movie (2020)
What the Constitution Means to Me *Amazon Original Special
New on Disney+ – Full List
Released Friday, October 16
Clouds (Premiere) *Disney+ Original
Disney Junior the Rocketeer (S1)
Drain (S3)
Lost on Everest
Magic of Disney’s Animal Kingdom – Episode 104 – “Meet the Mandrills” *Disney+ Original
Marvel’s Iron Man & Captain America: Heroes United
Meet the Chimps (Premiere) *Disney+ Original
One Day At Disney – Episode 146 – “Alfredo Ayala: R&D Imagineer” *Disney+ Original
The Right Stuff – Episode 103 – “Single Combat Warrior” *Disney+ Original
Weird But True – Episode 310 – “Explorers” *Disney+ Original
New on HBO- Full List
Released Friday, October 16
La Odisea De Los Giles (Aka Heroic Losers) (HBO)
The Perfect Weapon, Documentary Special Premiere (HBO)
Released Saturday, October 17
David Byrne’s American Utopia, Special Event Premiere (HBO)
Released Sunday, October 18
Lovecraft Country, Season Finale (HBO)
The Vow, Docuseries Finale (HBO)
New on Starz- Full List
Released Friday, October 16
21 & Over (2013)
Along Came Polly (2004)
Bat*21 (1988)
Beneath Us (2020)
Bridget Jones’s Diary (2001)
Cellular (2004)
Days Of Thunder (1990)
Draw! (1984)
Earth To Echo (2014)
Emperor (2020)
Flatliners (1990)
Light It Up (1999)
Mona Lisa Smile (2003)
Riding In Cars With Boys (2001)
Stand By Me (1986)
The Fog (2005)
The Lazarus Effect (2015)
The Lone Gun (1954)
The Missing (2003)
Three To Tango (1999)
Waitress (2007)
Warren Miller’s Ticket To Ride (2013)
Released Sunday, October 18
The Spanish Princess: Part 2 – Episode 202
New on Showtime- Full List
Released Friday, October 16
Greenberg
Bad Hombres (Premiere)
Released Sunday, October 18
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newyorkpost--2020-10-16--Pfizer could seek emergency approval for COVID vaccine in November

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Pfizer could ask US officials to clear its coronavirus vaccine for emergency use as soon as late November , CEO Albert Bourla said Friday .
The Manhattan-based drugmaker expects to know whether or not the vaccine works by the end of this month , but the company still has to prove the shot is safe and can be manufactured properly to seek a so-called emergency use authorization , Bourla said .
“ A key point that I ’ d like to make clear @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the three requirements and , alone , would not be enough for us to apply for approval for public use , ” he wrote in an open letter posted to Pfizer ’ s website .
Assuming clinical research shows the vaccine is effective , “ Pfizer will apply for Emergency Authorization Use in the US soon after the safety milestone is achieved in the third week of November , ” Bourla said , noting that the Food and Drug Administration wants two months of safety data for vaccines seeking emergency use approvals @ @ @ @ @ @ @ vaccine for the deadly coronavirus won ’ t be ready by the Nov. 3 presidential election despite President Trump ’ s desire for drugmakers to produce one faster .
Pfizer ’ s vaccine is one of four candidates going through late-stage clinical trials in the US .
Massachusetts-based biotech firm Moderna has said it may know in November whether its shot is effective , but both Johnson & Johnson and AstraZeneca have had to pause their studies after participants got sick .
Bourla — who pledged earlier this month that politics would not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ vaccine push — said the company ’ s application for emergency approval would be reviewed by US Food and Drug Administration scientists along with a panel of independent experts at a public meeting .
Pfizer , which is developing its vaccine with German biotech firm BioNTech , has been working for months to build manufacturing capacity for the shot and plans to share results from its clinical trial as quickly as possible , according to Bourla .
“ In the spirit of candor , we will share any conclusive readout ( positive or @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as practical , usually a few days after the independent scientists notify us ” whether the vaccine is effective , he said .
Pfizer shares climbed 1.2 percent in premarket trading Friday to $ 37.00 as of 6:55 a.m .

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Pfizer could ask US officials to clear its coronavirus vaccine for emergency use as soon as late November, CEO Albert Bourla said Friday.
The Manhattan-based drugmaker expects to know whether or not the vaccine works by the end of this month, but the company still has to prove the shot is safe and can be manufactured properly to seek a so-called emergency use authorization, Bourla said.
“A key point that I’d like to make clear is that effectiveness would satisfy only one of the three requirements and, alone, would not be enough for us to apply for approval for public use,” he wrote in an open letter posted to Pfizer’s website.
Assuming clinical research shows the vaccine is effective, “Pfizer will apply for Emergency Authorization Use in the US soon after the safety milestone is achieved in the third week of November,” Bourla said, noting that the Food and Drug Administration wants two months of safety data for vaccines seeking emergency use approvals.
The comments indicate that a crucial vaccine for the deadly coronavirus won’t be ready by the Nov. 3 presidential election despite President Trump’s desire for drugmakers to produce one faster.
Pfizer’s vaccine is one of four candidates going through late-stage clinical trials in the US. Massachusetts-based biotech firm Moderna has said it may know in November whether its shot is effective, but both Johnson & Johnson and AstraZeneca have had to pause their studies after participants got sick.
Bourla — who pledged earlier this month that politics would not play a role in Pfizer’s vaccine push — said the company’s application for emergency approval would be reviewed by US Food and Drug Administration scientists along with a panel of independent experts at a public meeting.
Pfizer, which is developing its vaccine with German biotech firm BioNTech, has been working for months to build manufacturing capacity for the shot and plans to share results from its clinical trial as quickly as possible, according to Bourla.
“In the spirit of candor, we will share any conclusive readout (positive or negative) with the public as soon as practical, usually a few days after the independent scientists notify us” whether the vaccine is effective, he said.
Pfizer shares climbed 1.2 percent in premarket trading Friday to $37.00 as of 6:55 a.m.


newyorkpost--2020-10-16--Colts shut down facility after several positive COVID-19 tests

The Colts are the latest team dealing with a COVID-19 scare .
The team shut down their facilities on Friday @ @ @ @ @ tests , NFL.com reports .
The Colts are now going through the process of confirming @ @ @ @ @ with false positives .
The Colts are scheduled to play host to the Bengals on @ @ @ @ @ their facility on Thursday after one staff member tested positive for coronavirus .
Atlanta also @ @ @ @ @ on their COVID reserve list .
As of now , the Falcons game against the @ @ @ @ @ for Sunday .

The Colts are the latest team dealing with a COVID-19 scare.
The team shut down their facilities on Friday morning after several initial positive tests, NFL.com reports. The Colts are now going through the process of confirming that they are not dealing with false positives.
The Colts are scheduled to play host to the Bengals on Sunday.
The Falcons closed their facility on Thursday after one staff member tested positive for coronavirus. Atlanta also placed defensive tackle Marlon Davidson on their COVID reserve list. As of now, the Falcons game against the Vikings is on as scheduled for Sunday.


newyorkpost--2020-10-16--Piglets try to suckle from kitten in cute video

A litter of piglets in Union Point , Georgia , got up close and personal with a rescue cat named @ @ @ @ @ being 4 months old , and male , the hungry piggies tried to nurse from @ @ @ @ @ them .
“ These are his best friends , ” the owner said of the @ @ @

A litter of piglets in Union Point, Georgia, got up close and personal with a rescue cat named Mac. Despite the kitten being 4 months old, and male, the hungry piggies tried to nurse from him — and Mac let them. “These are his best friends,” the owner said of the interspecies love.
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newyorkpost--2020-10-16--Model says she was forced to wear used mask on Ryanair flight

Hunter Biden ’ s emails and texts show not just a politician ’ s ...

A 26-year-old British model claims she was forced to put on a used mask aboard a Ryanair flight after she was banned from wearing one a fashion designer pal had designed, according to a report.
Bluebell Wooi, who boarded the plane in Calabria, Italy, for a flight to London on Tuesday, was wearing the fashionable face covering, but was told she had to use a disposable mask, The Sun reported.
When she told the flight attendant that she didn’t have one, she was told to ask other passengers for a spare, according to the outlet.
Wooi told the crew that the only one she managed to find was soiled and had been used by the man who handed it to her – but was told she had to wear it if she wanted to fly.
“It was dirty and I really didn’t want to. I showed it to the Ryanair staff and was told I must wear that mask over my own,” she told The Sun.
“I just think it’s completely bonkers. It doesn’t make any sense to wear a mask used by a stranger over my own reusable one,” she said.
“And to make things even more bonkers, all the cabin crew onboard the flight were wearing reusable masks themselves, so I don’t know what it was all about.”
The airline has warned passengers that surgical face masks must be worn on flights to or from Italy, The Sun reported.
Bluebell, who was traveling on the budget airline with her 72-year-old grandmother, added: “No one else seemed to be told to put on another mask as far as I could see other than the man in front of me.
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“I don’t know if there was some kind of memo I missed about wearing a disposable mask over a reusable one, but if there was one, I didn’t receive it,” she said.
A Ryanair rep told the outlet: “In line with the requirements set out in the Italian Decree, DCPM N.15, 7 Aug, the use of surgical face masks is mandatory on all flights to, from and within Italy.
“Customers are informed of this requirement by email and SMS ahead of their journey, as failure to comply can result in passengers being denied boarding,” the spokesperson added.


newyorkpost--2020-10-16--Hunter Biden emails, pics reveal wild life, pained soul

We recall their lives through the eyes of those who ’ ve ...

Hunter Biden’s emails and texts show not just a politician’s troubled son angling for lucrative overseas business deals — they also reveal a concerned father, a fun-loving friend and a man tortured by the deaths that have devastated his family.
In a text-message exchange from 2018, eldest daughter Naomi — named after Biden’s late sister, who was killed with their mother, Neilia, in a 1972 car crash — pleaded with her dad for emergency cash.
“Can you put 150 in my account it was just declined for lyft to airport sorry sorry sorry sorry,” the now-26-year-old Columbia Law student asked.
“Yes I can but Naomi you really have to start to realize that once you are out of school the chances of you living like your father is a billionaire when he’s really given all his money away- is going to be a bit of a shock,” Hunter answered.
“I know I promise ill be much better this year!!!!!!!!!!! Promise,” Naomi wrote back.
Naomi didn’t return a request for comment, but neither Hunter Biden’s lawyer nor Joe Biden’s campaign have disputed the validity of the trove of data that The Post obtained after being extracted from a MacBook Pro laptop. The owner of a Delaware computer repair shop said the device was dropped off in April 2019 but never retrieved.
A computer camera roll of nearly 25,000 images is loaded with sexually explicit selfies and porn (which The Post is not publishing), but also has snapshots from Biden’s childhood and vacations.
And while some of the more than 11,550 emails involve Biden’s former job on the board of the Ukrainian energy company Burisma and his dealings with the now-bankrupt CEFC China Energy Co., most of his messages are innocuous and personal in nature.
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A 2019 text exchange shows Biden corresponding with a pal, Mehall Ledwith, who was celebrating St. Patrick’s Day at The Chelsea Bell bar in Manhattan.
“That sounds like fun. Where dat,” Biden wrote.
Another exchange, from 2018, shows Biden inviting a friend to The Hollywood Roosevelt hotel in LA, saying he has a “cabana suite” and is “partying like an idiot ass rock star.”
“Haha sounds ridiculously fun then. I can maybe try to come later,” Andrew Boshop wrote.
“I’ll make your night dude,” Biden replied.
Ledwith said he didn’t recall the St. Patrick’s Day exchange but said he and Biden were friends who have communicated by text. Boshop didn’t return a request for comment.
Biden — who has acknowledged struggling with drug and alcohol problems — also poured his heart out in a lengthy email that he sent to himself in 2015, about three weeks after his brother, former Delaware Attorney General Beau Biden, died of brain cancer.
In the nearly 800-word missive, which is filled with misspellings, Biden recounts going to church as a child with his father and brother on “every Sunday growing up” — as well as the Mass he attended the day after Beau’s death.
“I missed his touch – I could feel him there in our [midst] I could smell him-but he wasn’t there he was gone,” Biden wrote.
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Biden wrote that while kneeling in the pew, “for the first time in my life [I] prayed to [not] just my dead mother and my dead sister but also to my dead brother.”
“And for the first time in my [life, I] prayed for me-and I asked please let me be with you please let me know you love me please let me forget please let me come.”


newyorkpost--2020-10-16--Remembering those who lost their lives to the coronavirus

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This is the latest in a series of tributes to New Yorkers and tristate-area residents who passed away from the coronavirus .
Here are the other tributes published by the New York Post .
One of the many things the coronavirus pandemic has taken from us is the chance to comfort the grieving .
In time , we ’ ll be able to hug one another again .
For now , all we can do is recall their lives through the eyes of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ : family , friends and colleagues .
May their good works live after them , inspiring us all to be our best , most compassionate selves in their honor .
Larry Gaydos , a talk-show host in Phoenix , remembers his mother , who passed away April 25 .
There are few words big enough to describe the small powerhouse that was my mother , Darlene Gaydos .
She was a woman who loved The Beatles , traveling , Hallmark movies and her red Corvette .
She spent the first part of her @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the world and meeting interesting people from every corner .
However , in college , she met the love of her life , my dad Larry , with whom she recently celebrated 50 years of marriage .
For a short time , she was a teacher , but that changed once she had her three children .
As her oldest son , I had a front-row seat to her numerous hours of devotion to our family .
She was completely selfless and the backbone of our family , consistently modeling humility , kindness @ @ @ @ @ @ @ heart attack and breast cancer ; she bravely fought multiple myeloma and all its complications .
My parents truly lived out their marriage vows — “ for better or worse ” and “ in sickness and in health.
” When my mom got the diagnosis that she contracted the coronavirus , not once did she ever say , “ Why me ?
” She simply prepared for battle .
She was the strongest person I know , and thankfully , she gifted us with that trait as well , knowing we would need @ @ @ @ @ @ @ we will miss her greatly , we are comforted by the fact that we feel her presence more than ever in heaven .
Miguel Marte may have lived in Yankee territory , but he was a Boston Red Sox fan .
Born in the Dominican Republic , Marte was drafted as a teenager and played first base — as well as catcher and right fielder — for various Oakland Athletics minor league teams between 2008 and 2012 .
It was when his wife , Jasmin ( who was his high school sweetheart ) @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he decided to quit pro ball in order to be home more .
“ Most players get released , ” says Veronica Flores , whose husband , Reynaldo Mateo , was Marte ’ s teammate and best friend .
“ He was a good player , but he felt the need to leave baseball and start his own family.
” So after stints with Oakland affiliates in Arizona and Vermont , the Martes moved to The Bronx and then to New Jersey .
Marte got a warehouse job with a trucking company , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Sunday league .
Although he was “ outgoing ” and “ a jokester , ” Flores says , Marte was level-headed , too .
“ Being a baseball player can come with a lot of frustrations , but his attitude was always so chill .
He was such a calm person .
He wouldn ’ t get crazy to the point where he couldn ’ t enjoy the game , ” Flores recalls .
“ He truly played it because he grew up with it and he loved it .
It was part @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Mateo , who live in Laveen , Ariz. , visited the Martes in 2018 .
The foursome posed for photos in Times Square and ate a Dominican feast of pollo guisado ( braised chicken ) and habichuelas ( stewed beans ) in The Bronx .
The two couples kept in touch via text and FaceTime .
Jasmin is the godmother to Sofia , Flores and Mateo ’ s 3-year-old daughter .
Marte contracted the coronavirus and passed away April 28 .
“ Jasmin never left his side and kept that promise from her @ @ @ @ @ @ @ husband every step of the way , ” says Flores , who set up a GoFundMe to help financially support Jasmin and twins Miguel Angel and Isabella , now 6 .
“ She loved him and gave up even her own safety , selflessly , to care for him.
” Marte mustered the strength to send Mateo a voice memo about a week before he died .
“ He didn ’ t say he was doing badly , ” Flores says .
“ He said , ‘ You guys have to take care @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Do your best to stay safe.
’ He was so selfless that that was the last message he sent to his closest friends.
” My mother and I spoke nearly every single day .
And although I relocated to Hong Kong 17 years ago , I never felt far away .
She was a lifelong learner who was valedictorian of her high school class in Asbury Park , NJ , and went on to earn a BA in history , a MA in constitutional history and — in her 40s — a degree @ @ @ @ @ @ @ embraced new technology and social media ( though , admittedly , with some hiccups ! )
.
In recent years , she enrolled in adult education classes .
Everything she did was done with an intense passion .
She was outspoken and bold .
While politics , drawing often on her knowledge of constitutional history , was always an interest , in recent years , she joined numerous protests to voice her opinion on causes that were important to her .
In addition to political causes , she was deeply committed to Jewish @ @ @ @ @ @ @ She was extraordinarily active .
She trail walked nearly every day with friends , traveled internationally and kept a packed social schedule .
She never knew how to slow down and accepted no limitations .
What mattered most to her , though , were the people she cared about .
Her expansive group of friends grew exponentially over the years .
Her family was her raison d ’ être .
She was entirely devoted to my father , her husband of 53 years ( who survived her ) , to me and my @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
To see my family , she constantly shuttled back and forth between Philadelphia and Hong Kong ; she was always there to help with my four kids , to witness milestones and to celebrate .
She was filled with love and light .
It ’ s still present in all of us .
As a philosophy professor for 50 years , Joel Kupperman taught thousands of students at the University of Connecticut .
But Kupperman , who passed away April 8 , was thrust into the national spotlight decades earlier .
In @ @ @ @ @ @ @ years old , he made his first appearance on “ Quiz Kids , ” a radio show that later aired on television .
Clad in a cap and gown , Kupperman and other child prodigies answered trivia questions on topics from science to sports .
“ I didn ’ t realize just how famous he was , what a big deal he was , for awhile .
It was a family thing that we didn ’ t talk about , ” says his son Michael Kupperman , a comic artist and writer in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ tricks done for him by Orson Welles ; he met Marlene Dietrich .
He was on radio with Bing Crosby and Chico Marx and all these famous people .
He was a ball boy for Ty Cobb [ during a 1945 exhibition game ] .
” He and the other “ little geniuses ” traveled to almost every state , appearing on about 400 shows and raising more than $ 1 million for the war effort .
“ Children were suddenly fascinating on their own terms and not just imperfect adults , ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cute and funny and smart.
” But fame took a toll on Kupperman , adds Michael , who dug into the “ Quiz Kids ” era in a 2018 graphic memoir , “ All the Answers.
” “ The main thing I think the show gave him was a horror of being noticed .
It gave him an impulse to be quiet and keep his head down , ” Michael says .
“ He wasn ’ t intellectually flashy in his life .
He didn ’ t even use math that much.
” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ Quiz Kids ” stage , where he was privately tutored while on the road , and later earned a doctorate at the University of Cambridge .
( He chose a school in the UK , Michael believes , because no one there had heard of “ Quiz Kids.
” ) When he wasn ’ t in the classroom , the “ shy ” and “ reserved ” academic enjoyed listening to classical music .
In addition to Michael , he is survived by his daughter , Charlie , and his wife of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
“ He had been badly hurt by being so famous and having such a weird childhood , ” Michael says .
“ He always did the work he needed to do and took care of the people around him .
He was a moral person , a very consistent person.
” A pulmonary and critical-care doctor who worked in Brooklyn hospitals for 40 years , James Mahoney was beloved .
“ He was like the mayor , walking the halls of our medical center , ” says Dr. Robert Foronjy , Mahoney @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Sciences University .
“ Everyone knew him .
He treated everyone equally .
He didn ’ t care for hierarchies or titles.
” Mahoney , who died on April 27 , doted on his patients at the University Hospital of Brooklyn and Kings County Hospital Center .
He even gave out his cellphone number .
“ He was still working from home , telling patients to wash their hands , even as he was getting sicker , ” says Natasha Edwards of SUNY Downstate .
The father of three also trained residents and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , dubbing him “ our Jay-Z.
” “ Even if it were 3 o ’ clock in the morning , he would spend an hour training someone else to do a procedure he could do in 10 minutes , ” Foronjy says .
That kind of dedication was evident from childhood .
“ Any endeavor , he went all-out for it , ” says his father , Oscar Mahoney .
“ He put his all into it — he didn ’ t hold back.
” Mahoney “ was humble and spoke to you @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , 30 , who worked with Mahoney as a resident from 2014 to 2018 .
“ He really made you feel like your opinion mattered .
He was a true superhero to young physicians of color.
” Those he mentored have started a scholarship fund to help African-American students attend SUNY Downstate med school .
After he had to be admitted to the hospital , visitors were banned .
But doctors from across the institution stopped by the ICU to visit .
“ I told him how much I loved him , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ says Foronjy , who accompanied Mahoney , along with four other colleagues , when he had to be rushed from University Hospital to NYU via ambulance for special treatment .
They were with him when he passed .
“ Unlike so many patients during the pandemic , he died with people who loved him at his bedside .
It ’ s the only consolation we have.
” As head of Search and Care , a nonprofit pairing homebound elderly with services , Suzannah Chandler planned many funerals .
Trained in social work , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ plans , according to friend Molly Parkinson , who was , with Chandler , an active member of the Church of the Holy Trinity on East 88th Street .
“ For the last 20 or so years , as a kind of philosophical comment , she ’ s been planning her own funeral , ” says Gretchen Buchenholz , another congregant and friend .
“ But in the last five years , she was doing it earnestly , as if each service were her own .
She chose the hymns .
She critiqued @ @ @ @ @ @ @ discarded others — and she laughed at herself for all this !
” “ Having done all that , I think when the time came , she was ready , ” Buchenholz says .
Chandler passed away on May 4 .
Chandler hunted down folks who needed assistance by asking area supers and shopkeepers about their older residents and customers , Parkinson says .
“ She was a pioneering visionary in aging , ” says Brian Kravitz , executive director of Search and Care , which Chandler helmed from 1972 to 2006 .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ , she made sure people aged in place gracefully , had a good quality of life and peace of mind.
” An avid and attentive gardener , Chandler took pride in hosting dear ones in the backyard oasis she cultivated outside her first-floor apartment , Parkinson recalls .
“ There are so many people whose lives Sue touched — people she loved , and traveled with , and gossiped with ( and about ) , and made music with , and talked politics with and dined with , ” says Buchenholz .
“ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ made richer and even possible.
” The director of digital platforms at People magazine , Schwartz , who passed away April 28 , was a force of positivity and humor , endlessly creative and beloved by her colleagues .
“ She truly loved what she did for work , and I couldn ’ t be more proud of her for following and , frankly , achieving her dream , ” her brother , Dr. Adam Schwartz , tells The Post .
“ Ali was the best kind of person , not just for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ feel special , and not just because she ’ d help anyone and everyone ( including every animal ) , but because she inspired us all to be better people to ourselves , to each other , and to the world , and to live our lives to the fullest , ” Adam says .
Schwartz would ’ ve turned 30 this week , and although she wasn ’ t a fan of celebrating herself , adds Adam , “ something I ’ ll always remember was how much she loved celebrating her @ @ @ @ @ @ @ days together was for our dad ’ s 60th birthday , we — meaning mostly her — planned a whole surprise day including everything from fro-yo , mani-pedis , massage , our favorite lunch spot and a photo shoot , ” Adam recalls .
“ She similarly threw a big surprise party for our mother ’ s 60th.
” “ Before Alison got sick , she sent a gift card to one of her friends , a nurse , to thank her for what she does , especially during these challenging times , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , in turn , used the gift card to buy masks for her team .
Alison ’ s warmth , generosity and love were contagious and made this world a better place.
” A native of Wellington , Fla. , Schwartz attended the Dreyfoos School of the Arts in West Palm Beach .
Adam , along with her parents , Robin and Richard Schwartz , have set up a scholarship bearing her name that is open for donations in her memory .
Ernest Schwarz raised his family in a Cape Cod-style house on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in Berlin — the city he left as a teenager when he fled the destruction of World War II .
As a kid , he saw Russians tanks roll down his street and nearly got shot at age 13 .
“ His mom told him , ‘ You have to go to America , ’ ” says Thomas Schwarz , one of his two sons .
So at 17 , Schwarz arrived in New York alone to live with an uncle in The Bronx , near Yankee Stadium .
“ [ He ] @ @ @ @ @ @ @ game , but he could hear the cheers , ” Thomas says .
Schwarz struggled with English , so his uncle suggested that he join the Army to learn it .
He was stationed in Alaska during the Korean War .
“ He didn ’ t do any fighting , but he learned a lot of English , ” Thomas says .
“ He sounded exactly like Henry Kissinger.
” In 1954 , Schwarz became an American citizen .
He met his wife , Sonja — who was also from Germany — at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ came thousands of miles to meet in New York City , ” says Thomas .
The two remained married for more than 60 years , eventually doting on three grandchildren .
Schwarz spent his final eight years caring for Sonja , who developed Alzheimer ’ s .
On April 23 , a week after Schwarz was diagnosed with COVID-19 , Sonja died at age 91 of the brain disease .
Then , after his symptoms worsened and he was hospitalized , Schwarz too passed away , on May 15 .
One of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was , “ I can ’ t believe it ends like this , ” Thomas recalls .
On Wednesday , Thomas went over to his parents ’ house and saw his father ’ s garden .
Schwarz took particular pride in his roses .
Even without him tending to them , a cluster of pink blooms has managed to flower .
“ He would have been very proud , ” says Thomas .
“ They learned to grow on their own , without him .
”

Zachary Kussin, Catherine Kast, Lauren Steussy, Hana R. Alberts

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This is the latest in a series of tributes to New Yorkers and tristate-area residents who passed away from the coronavirus. Here are the other tributes published by the New York Post.
One of the many things the coronavirus pandemic has taken from us is the chance to comfort the grieving. In time, we’ll be able to hug one another again. For now, all we can do is recall their lives through the eyes of those who’ve known them best: family, friends and colleagues. May their good works live after them, inspiring us all to be our best, most compassionate selves in their honor.
Darlene Gaydos, 73, Montclair, New Jersey
Larry Gaydos, a talk-show host in Phoenix, remembers his mother, who passed away April 25.
There are few words big enough to describe the small powerhouse that was my mother, Darlene Gaydos.
She was a woman who loved The Beatles, traveling, Hallmark movies and her red Corvette. She spent the first part of her life as a figure skater — traveling the world and meeting interesting people from every corner.
However, in college, she met the love of her life, my dad Larry, with whom she recently celebrated 50 years of marriage.
For a short time, she was a teacher, but that changed once she had her three children. As her oldest son, I had a front-row seat to her numerous hours of devotion to our family. She was completely selfless and the backbone of our family, consistently modeling humility, kindness and thoughtfulness.
My mother survived a heart attack and breast cancer; she bravely fought multiple myeloma and all its complications. My parents truly lived out their marriage vows — “for better or worse” and “in sickness and in health.”
When my mom got the diagnosis that she contracted the coronavirus, not once did she ever say, “Why me?” She simply prepared for battle.
She was the strongest person I know, and thankfully, she gifted us with that trait as well, knowing we would need it to bear her loss.
While we will miss her greatly, we are comforted by the fact that we feel her presence more than ever in heaven.
Miguel Marte, 30, Fairview, New Jersey
Miguel Marte may have lived in Yankee territory, but he was a Boston Red Sox fan.
Born in the Dominican Republic, Marte was drafted as a teenager and played first base — as well as catcher and right fielder — for various Oakland Athletics minor league teams between 2008 and 2012.
It was when his wife, Jasmin (who was his high school sweetheart), learned they were expecting twins that he decided to quit pro ball in order to be home more.
“Most players get released,” says Veronica Flores, whose husband, Reynaldo Mateo, was Marte’s teammate and best friend. “He was a good player, but he felt the need to leave baseball and start his own family.”
So after stints with Oakland affiliates in Arizona and Vermont, the Martes moved to The Bronx and then to New Jersey.
Marte got a warehouse job with a trucking company, but he continued to play in a Sunday league.
Although he was “outgoing” and “a jokester,” Flores says, Marte was level-headed, too.
“Being a baseball player can come with a lot of frustrations, but his attitude was always so chill. He was such a calm person. He wouldn’t get crazy to the point where he couldn’t enjoy the game,” Flores recalls. “He truly played it because he grew up with it and he loved it. It was part of who he was.”
Flores and Mateo, who live in Laveen, Ariz., visited the Martes in 2018. The foursome posed for photos in Times Square and ate a Dominican feast of pollo guisado (braised chicken) and habichuelas (stewed beans) in The Bronx.
The two couples kept in touch via text and FaceTime. Jasmin is the godmother to Sofia, Flores and Mateo’s 3-year-old daughter. Marte contracted the coronavirus and passed away April 28.
“Jasmin never left his side and kept that promise from her wedding day to be there for her husband every step of the way,” says Flores, who set up a GoFundMe to help financially support Jasmin and twins Miguel Angel and Isabella, now 6. “She loved him and gave up even her own safety, selflessly, to care for him.”
Marte mustered the strength to send Mateo a voice memo about a week before he died.
“He didn’t say he was doing badly,” Flores says. “He said, ‘You guys have to take care of yourselves and take this seriously. Do your best to stay safe.’ He was so selfless that that was the last message he sent to his closest friends.”
Joan Cohen, 77, Somerset, New Jersey
Erica Lyons remembers her mother, who died April 13.
My mother and I spoke nearly every single day. And although I relocated to Hong Kong 17 years ago, I never felt far away.
She was a lifelong learner who was valedictorian of her high school class in Asbury Park, NJ, and went on to earn a BA in history, a MA in constitutional history and — in her 40s — a degree in accounting and her CPA. She embraced new technology and social media (though, admittedly, with some hiccups!).
In recent years, she enrolled in adult education classes.
Everything she did was done with an intense passion.
She was outspoken and bold. While politics, drawing often on her knowledge of constitutional history, was always an interest, in recent years, she joined numerous protests to voice her opinion on causes that were important to her. In addition to political causes, she was deeply committed to Jewish causes and the global Jewish community.
She was extraordinarily active. She trail walked nearly every day with friends, traveled internationally and kept a packed social schedule. She never knew how to slow down and accepted no limitations.
What mattered most to her, though, were the people she cared about. Her expansive group of friends grew exponentially over the years. Her family was her raison d’être. She was entirely devoted to my father, her husband of 53 years (who survived her), to me and my brother, and to her seven grandchildren.
To see my family, she constantly shuttled back and forth between Philadelphia and Hong Kong; she was always there to help with my four kids, to witness milestones and to celebrate.
She was filled with love and light. It’s still present in all of us.
Joel Kupperman, 83, Sheepshead Bay
As a philosophy professor for 50 years, Joel Kupperman taught thousands of students at the University of Connecticut.
But Kupperman, who passed away April 8, was thrust into the national spotlight decades earlier. In 1942, when he was just 5 years old, he made his first appearance on “Quiz Kids,” a radio show that later aired on television. Clad in a cap and gown, Kupperman and other child prodigies answered trivia questions on topics from science to sports.
“I didn’t realize just how famous he was, what a big deal he was, for awhile. It was a family thing that we didn’t talk about,” says his son Michael Kupperman, a comic artist and writer in Crown Heights. “He had magic tricks done for him by Orson Welles; he met Marlene Dietrich. He was on radio with Bing Crosby and Chico Marx and all these famous people. He was a ball boy for Ty Cobb [during a 1945 exhibition game].”
He and the other “little geniuses” traveled to almost every state, appearing on about 400 shows and raising more than $1 million for the war effort.
“Children were suddenly fascinating on their own terms and not just imperfect adults,” Michael says. “These children were cute and funny and smart.”
But fame took a toll on Kupperman, adds Michael, who dug into the “Quiz Kids” era in a 2018 graphic memoir, “All the Answers.”
“The main thing I think the show gave him was a horror of being noticed. It gave him an impulse to be quiet and keep his head down,” Michael says. “He wasn’t intellectually flashy in his life. He didn’t even use math that much.”
At age 16, he left the “Quiz Kids” stage, where he was privately tutored while on the road, and later earned a doctorate at the University of Cambridge. (He chose a school in the UK, Michael believes, because no one there had heard of
“Quiz Kids.”)
When he wasn’t in the classroom, the “shy” and “reserved” academic enjoyed listening to classical music. In addition to Michael, he is survived by his daughter, Charlie, and his wife of 56 years, NYU historian Karen Ordahl.
“He had been badly hurt by being so famous and having such a weird childhood,” Michael says.
“He always did the work he needed to do and took care of the people around him. He was a moral person, a very consistent person.”
James Mahoney, 62, Freeport, Long Island
A pulmonary and critical-care doctor who worked in Brooklyn hospitals for 40 years, James Mahoney was beloved.
“He was like the mayor, walking the halls of our medical center,” says Dr. Robert Foronjy, Mahoney’s boss at SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University. “Everyone knew him. He treated everyone equally. He didn’t care for hierarchies or titles.”
Mahoney, who died on April 27, doted on his patients at the University Hospital of Brooklyn and Kings County Hospital Center. He even gave out his cellphone number.
“He was still working from home, telling patients to wash their hands, even as he was getting sicker,” says Natasha Edwards of SUNY Downstate.
The father of three also trained residents and other junior doctors, who adored him, dubbing him “our Jay-Z.”
“Even if it were 3 o’clock in the morning, he would spend an hour training someone else to do a procedure he could do in 10 minutes,” Foronjy says.
That kind of dedication was evident from childhood. “Any endeavor, he went all-out for it,” says his father, Oscar Mahoney. “He put his all into it — he didn’t hold back.”
Mahoney “was humble and spoke to you with respect,” says Olu Akindutire, 30, who worked with Mahoney as a resident from 2014 to 2018. “He really made you feel like your opinion mattered. He was a true superhero to young physicians of color.”
Those he mentored have started a scholarship fund to help African-American students attend SUNY Downstate med school.
After he had to be admitted to the hospital, visitors were banned. But doctors from across the institution stopped by the ICU to visit.
“I told him how much I loved him, and how much everyone loved him,” says Foronjy, who accompanied Mahoney, along with four other colleagues, when he had to be rushed from University Hospital to NYU via ambulance for special treatment. They were with him when he passed. “Unlike so many patients during the pandemic, he died with people who loved him at his bedside. It’s the only consolation we have.”
Suzannah Chandler, 81, Upper East Side
As head of Search and Care, a nonprofit pairing homebound elderly with services, Suzannah Chandler planned many funerals.
Trained in social work, she helped others come up with end-of-life plans, according to friend Molly Parkinson, who was, with Chandler, an active member of the Church of the Holy Trinity on East 88th Street.
“For the last 20 or so years, as a kind of philosophical comment, she’s been planning her own funeral,” says Gretchen Buchenholz, another congregant and friend. “But in the last five years, she was doing it earnestly, as if each service were her own. She chose the hymns. She critiqued every sermon — chose some readings and discarded others — and she laughed at herself for all this!”
“Having done all that, I think when the time came, she was ready,” Buchenholz says. Chandler passed away on May 4.
Chandler hunted down folks who needed assistance by asking area supers and shopkeepers about their older residents and customers, Parkinson says.
“She was a pioneering visionary in aging,” says Brian Kravitz, executive director of Search and Care, which Chandler helmed from 1972 to 2006. “All throughout Yorkville and Carnegie Hill, she made sure people aged in place gracefully, had a good quality of life and peace of mind.”
An avid and attentive gardener, Chandler took pride in hosting dear ones in the backyard oasis she cultivated outside her first-floor apartment, Parkinson recalls.
“There are so many people whose lives Sue touched — people she loved, and traveled with, and gossiped with (and about), and made music
with, and talked politics with and dined with,” says Buchenholz. “And so many people whose lives were made richer and even possible.”
Ali Schwartz, 29, Upper West Side
Alison Schwartz was a consummate “People” person.
The director of digital platforms at People magazine, Schwartz, who passed away April 28, was a force of positivity and humor, endlessly creative and beloved by her colleagues.
“She truly loved what she did for work, and I couldn’t be more proud of her for following and, frankly, achieving her dream,” her brother, Dr. Adam Schwartz, tells The Post.
“Ali was the best kind of person, not just for continuously making us smile, laugh and feel special, and not just because she’d help anyone and everyone (including every animal), but because she inspired us all to be better people to ourselves, to each other, and to the world, and to live our lives to the fullest,” Adam says.
Schwartz would’ve turned 30 this week, and although she wasn’t a fan of celebrating herself, adds Adam, “something I’ll always remember was how much she loved celebrating her family.”
“One of my favorite days together was for our dad’s 60th birthday, we — meaning mostly her — planned a whole surprise day including everything from fro-yo, mani-pedis, massage, our favorite lunch spot and a photo shoot,” Adam recalls. “She similarly threw a big surprise
party for our mother’s 60th.”
Schwartz remained selfless into her final days.
“Before Alison got sick, she sent a gift card to one of her friends, a nurse, to thank her for what she does, especially during these challenging
times,” he says. “Her friend, in turn, used the gift card to buy masks for her team. Alison’s warmth, generosity and love were contagious and made this world a better place.”
A native of Wellington, Fla., Schwartz attended the Dreyfoos School of the Arts in West Palm Beach. Adam, along with her parents, Robin and Richard Schwartz, have set up a scholarship bearing her name that is open for donations in her memory.
Ernest Schwarz, 88, Dongan Hills, Staten Island
Ernest Schwarz raised his family in a Cape Cod-style house on Staten Island.
But his story began in Berlin — the city he left as a teenager when he fled the destruction of World War II. As a kid, he saw Russians tanks roll down his street and nearly got shot at age 13.
“His mom told him, ‘You have to go to America,’ ” says Thomas Schwarz, one of his two sons. So at 17, Schwarz arrived in New York alone to live with an uncle in The Bronx, near Yankee Stadium.
“[He] didn’t ever see a baseball game, but he could hear the cheers,” Thomas says.
Schwarz struggled with English, so his uncle suggested that he join the Army to learn it. He was stationed in Alaska during the Korean War.
“He didn’t do any fighting, but he learned a lot of English,” Thomas says. “He sounded exactly like Henry Kissinger.”
In 1954, Schwarz became an American citizen. He met his wife, Sonja — who was also from Germany — at a bar in Midtown.
“They came thousands of miles to meet in New York City,” says Thomas. The two remained married for more than 60 years, eventually doting on three grandchildren.
Schwarz spent his final eight years caring for Sonja, who developed Alzheimer’s. On April 23, a week after Schwarz was diagnosed with COVID-19, Sonja died at age 91 of the brain disease.
Then, after his symptoms worsened and he was hospitalized, Schwarz too passed away, on May 15.
One of the last things Schwarz said to his son was, “I can’t believe it ends like this,” Thomas recalls.
On Wednesday, Thomas went over to his parents’ house and saw his father’s garden. Schwarz took particular pride in his roses. Even without him tending to them, a cluster of pink blooms has managed to flower.
“He would have been very proud,” says Thomas. “They learned to grow on their own, without him.”


newyorkpost--2020-10-16--Flight attendant captures eerily empty planes during 2020 ‘apocalypse’

As we hurtle toward the maybe-it-will-happen-maybe-it-won ’ t holiday travel season , let ’ s check in on the state of the friendly skies .
The number of airline passengers may have dropped by 96 percent at the height of the pandemic , but planes still took off .
And when flight attendant Molly Choma realized she was one of the few remaining flight attendants working , she knew she had to document it , both to create an archive of what life was like for her and her colleagues , and also as a way for her to process @ @ @ @ @ @ @ pattern of human resilience is amazing , ” the San Francisco-based freelance photographer , 33 , told Insider earlier this year .
“ But it ’ s really important to have these times on some sort of record.
” With her Nikon camera , the Alaska Airlines employee recorded scenes on the ground and up in the air during the first peak of the coronavirus crisis this spring .
Choma called them “ heavy.
” And “ surreal.
” And “ weighted , ” too .
She shoots only consenting fellow flight attendants @ @ @ @ @ @ @ tableaus are recreated from what she observed when the flight attendants were working .
She then posts them on her Instagram feed with descriptive captions that documented the increasing severity of the situation as spring wore into summer “ Every passenger takes pictures of how empty the planes are as soon as they realize they get their own row , own bathroom , own flight attendant and a whole can of whatever they want , ” she wrote in a photo posted on March 28 .
“ By now I ’ ve been @ @ @ @ @ @ @ like I ’ ve survived some sort of apocalypse.
” On April 5 , before mask mandates were commonplace , she wrote : “ Flight attendants are now allowed to wear masks while on duty… Most of the passengers have masks to and from the airport and then half of them actually keep it on the whole flight .
Or at least that ’ s how it seems .
I think most people are just happy the flight didn ’ t cancel.
” In those early days , Choma ’ s flights ranged @ @ @ @ @ @ @ essential medical workers or relatives flying to say goodbye to loved ones .
Behind her mask she still wears red lipstick , in part to remind her to crack a smile .
“ Now that we ’ re required to wear masks outside of our homes in SF , we ’ re trying to figure out how to convey a kind smile through a mask , ” she wrote .
“ Any ideas ?
” In another post , Choma explained what she does on the empty flights with no passengers .
“ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ back and minding my own business , ” she wrote .
“ I spend other time washing my hands and managing PPE .
Sometimes I just sit , looking out a window and sifting through all the possible outcomes of this strange , strange time.
” There is a somber tone in the emptiness of Choma ’ s photos , especially in vast airports .
“ This is my crew walking to our cars after a Seattle turn , ” she captioned an image showing herself and two colleagues walking through a high-ceilinged @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the frame .
“ It feels like something is wrong but you didn ’ t get the memo , so you ’ re searching for the cause of the emptiness .
But there is nothing to be seen.
” Choma is aware of the risks she took by continuing to fly throughout the pandemic .
“ I ’ m younger .
I ’ m healthy , ” she told Insider .
“ I don ’ t have kids .
I don ’ t have a family or anyone that relies on me financially.
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ the necessity of the flights — passengers that need to get from one place to another — and so she masked up and boarded a plane nearly every day in March .
“ For the few flights that are left , ” she said , “ it ’ s really important for people who can and are willing to keep showing up to work.
” These days , Choma has also captured the ominous orange skies caused by the West Coast wildfires .
“ Sometimes I feel compelled to take pictures just to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , ” she wrote in September about a series of images of SFO taken between 2 and 4 p.m. “ Today was one of those days .
”

As we hurtle toward the maybe-it-will-happen-maybe-it-won’t holiday travel season, let’s check in on the state of the friendly skies.
The number of airline passengers may have dropped by 96 percent at the height of the pandemic, but planes still took off. And when flight attendant Molly Choma realized she was one of the few remaining flight attendants working, she knew she had to document it, both to create an archive of what life was like for her and her colleagues, and also as a way for her to process what was going on.
“The pattern of human resilience is amazing,” the San Francisco-based freelance photographer, 33, told Insider earlier this year. “But it’s really important to have these times on some sort of record.”
With her Nikon camera, the Alaska Airlines employee recorded scenes on the ground and up in the air during the first peak of the coronavirus crisis this spring.
Choma called them “heavy.” And “surreal.” And “weighted,” too.
She shoots only consenting fellow flight attendants, never passengers, and some evocative tableaus are recreated from what she observed when the flight attendants were working. She then posts them on her Instagram feed with descriptive captions that documented the increasing severity of the situation as spring wore into summer
“Every passenger takes pictures of how empty the planes are as soon as they realize they get their own row, own bathroom, own flight attendant and a whole can of whatever they want,” she wrote in a photo posted on March 28. “By now I’ve been to most of the quarantined cities feeling like I’ve survived some sort of apocalypse.”
On April 5, before mask mandates were commonplace, she wrote: “Flight attendants are now allowed to wear masks while on duty… Most of the passengers have masks to and from the airport and then half of them actually keep it on the whole flight. Or at least that’s how it seems. I think most people are just happy the flight didn’t cancel.”
In those early days, Choma’s flights ranged between eight and 12 passengers, often essential medical workers or relatives flying to say goodbye to loved ones.
Behind her mask she still wears red lipstick, in part to remind her to crack a smile. “Now that we’re required to wear masks outside of our homes in SF, we’re trying to figure out how to convey a kind smile through a mask,” she wrote. “Any ideas?”
In another post, Choma explained what she does on the empty flights with no passengers. “I spend some time sitting in the back and minding my own business,” she wrote. “I spend other time washing my hands and managing PPE. Sometimes I just sit, looking out a window and sifting through all the possible outcomes of this strange, strange time.”
There is a somber tone in the emptiness of Choma’s photos, especially in vast airports. “This is my crew walking to our cars after a Seattle turn,” she captioned an image showing herself and two colleagues walking through a high-ceilinged SFO terminal, the only humans in the frame. “It feels like something is wrong but you didn’t get the memo, so you’re searching for the cause of the emptiness. But there is nothing to be seen.”
Choma is aware of the risks she took by continuing to fly throughout the pandemic. “I’m younger. I’m healthy,” she told Insider. “I don’t have kids. I don’t have a family or anyone that relies on me financially.”
She keeps working because she sees the necessity of the flights — passengers that need to get from one place to another — and so she masked up and boarded a plane nearly every day in March. “For the few flights that are left,” she said, “it’s really important for people who can and are willing to keep showing up to work.”
These days, Choma has also captured the ominous orange skies caused by the West Coast wildfires.
“Sometimes I feel compelled to take pictures just to make sense of the world around me,” she wrote in September about a series of images of SFO taken between 2 and 4 p.m. “Today was one of those days.”