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Desus And Mero: This week’s quarantine edition features illustrious guests Issa Rae and Jay Ellis from HBO’s Insecure.

Conan: Kaley Cuoco’s around to represent DC Universe’s new Harley Quinn season.

The House of Flowers: Season 3 (Netflix) — Dark secrets and crimes still abound in soap-operatic fashion with Paulina in prison, Elina in the hospital, and Diego working on his relationship with Julian. Friendship and family still remain a challenge.

Katy Keene (CW, 8:00 p.m.) — Katy’s finally not distracted by her job and is dealing, instead, with accusations surrounding Gloria. Meanwhile, Josie and the new Pussycats are at each other’s throats.

Superstore (NBC 8:00 p.m.) — A 21st birthday party brings trouble for Mateo and Cheyenne while Glenn’s playing matchmaker to semi-disastrous ends.

In The Dark (CW, 9:00 p.m.) — A cover-up is at hand when it comes to the new “business” of the Guiding Hope team, and Dean’s working on a new mission with Nia confronting an unexpected development.

Brooklyn Nine-Nine (NBC, 8:30 p.m.) — A blackout seems like the perfect mini-crisis for Brooklyn, considering what the world’s dealing with right now.

Will & Grace (NBC, 9:00 p.m.) — The revival winds down with two episodes, including a packed-up apartment, Grace about to give birth, Karen taking on NYC landmarks, and a half-hour wind-down of the series’ greatest moments.

Better Things (FX, 10:00 p.m.) — Frankie gets Batceñera from Sam, and naturally, things are more complicated than they need to be.

Siren (Freeform, 10:00 p.m.) — Confrontation abounds with Ted and Helen while Ben’s dealing with strange side effects, and Maddie and Robb deal with a gruesome finding.

The Late Show With Stephen Colbert: Claire Danes, Mandy Patinkin, Ina Garten

Jimmy Kimmel Live: Arnold Schwarzenegger

The Late Late Show With James Corden: Hugh Jackman

Like all of us, Saturday Night Live is just trying to make the best of quarantine life. Earlier in the month, the show took a bold leap by attempting its first “At Home” episode, which, on top of a socially-distanced assortment of sketches, featured a monologue from Tom Hanks, a musical performance from Chris Martin, and surprise cameos from celebrities trapped indoors.

SNL notably didn’t return the next week, because God only knows how difficult these episodes are to arrange, but according to a new Twitter video, a second “At Home” episode is arriving this Saturday.

You can watch the new promo spot below:

Like the first episode, SNL is playing things very close to its chest. There’s no official word on musical guests or who will be delivering the opening monologue, but that just adds to the spontaneity of the episodes as castmembers are forced to come up with apartment-bound material while everyone works remotely. We’ve all been on a Zoom call. Now imagine trying to turn one into an elaborate comedy sketch.

Remarkably, SNL still managed to deliver some impressive sketches under the unusual conditions. Its maiden voyage into “At Home” comedy featured riffs on Tiger King star Carole Baskin, Pete Davidson’s version of a Drake video, a struggling Twitch streamer, and a look at the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles coping with middle age. Curb Your Enthusiam‘s Larry David also popped in to reprise his classic Bernie Sanders impression, and Alec Baldwin was also back as Donald Trump to check in on the quarantined SNL proceedings.

With two weeks to prepare, it’ll be interesting (and hopefully entertaining) to see what rabbits the SNL crew can pull out of its hat this Saturday, and how long the show will keep the “At Home” comedy coming as America debates on when to reopen.

After the spectacular success of the first Instagram Live edition of People’s Party With Talib Kweli featuring The RZA, the show continues this week with another big-name New York rapper: ASAP Mob member ASAP Ferg.

This time around, Kweli will check in with Harlem favorite to discuss the insane success of Ferg’s single, “Plain Jane,” the ASAP Mob’s impact on hip-hop music and fashion, Ferg’s Floor Seats EP, and the music he’s been working on during quarantine, which includes his new single “Value.” Presumably, they’ll also chat about the fan-favorite 2019 film Uncut Gems, in which ASAP Ferg nearly had a role (which ultimately went to The Weeknd). Hopefully, they’ll also get a chance to chat about the wild debate that popped off earlier today about whether ASAP Rocky or Nelly had the bigger impact on the popularity of Nike’s Air Force 1s (hint, hint, wink, wink).

Tune in Friday, April 24 on @UPROXX on Instagram to watch the latest episode of People’s Party Live and see what fun surprises the two New Yorkers have in store.

People’s Party is a weekly interview show hosted by Talib Kweli with big-name guests exploring hip-hop, culture, and politics. Subscribe via Apple, Spotify, or YouTube.

With some Americans clamoring to “open up America” and others prepared to hunker down for the foreseeable future, the question of when to start lifting lockdown measures is on everyone’s mind. We appear to be at the peak of this wave of the pandemic, and how we proceed from this point on will determine if and when another wave will hit.

Experts agree that before the social distancing and lockdown measures can safely begin to be lifted, infection numbers have to get low enough and testing and contact tracing have to be systematized enough that we’d be able to contain sporadic outbreaks before they spread. But the U.S. is a huge country. What does that timeline look like in different areas?

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One of the unfortunate hallmarks of pandemic is that nothing is totally predictable or certain. Scientists constantly have to ascertain what data they need and and then synthesize the data they have in order to guide decision-makers and give the public information. That means what we know changes frequently, which can be frustrating when we all want to know things for sure.

But changing data doesn’t mean scientists don’t know anything. The phrase “models are always wrong, but some are useful” is tossed around in the scientific community for a reason. Models give us the most likely scenarios based on a snapshot of the variables at any given time. As the variables change, so do the models. That’s why they’re always giving us new numbers.

The University of Washington has been at the forefront of pandemic data since the virus arrived in the U.S., with the first cases being found in Washington State. The university’s Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) dedicated a portion of its website to COVID-19 metrics, which is constantly being updated.

Yesterday, the IHME released a new map showing when, based on the current data, each state might safely be able to start lifting containment measures.

IMHE

A few things worth noting:

The site states that these are (emphasis mine) “the earliest dates after which relaxing social distancing may be possible with containment strategies that include testing, contact tracing, isolation, and limiting gathering size.” In other words, this doesn’t mean the dates when it’s okay to return back to normal. And the containment strategies (testing, contact tracing) do have to be in place first. But this does at least give us an idea of when it’s reasonable to start easing up a bit.

The earliest date range, which applies to just three states—Montana, West Virginia, and Vermont—is May 4 to May 10. The state of Georgia, which is already lifting lockdown measures, falls well into the latest date range, with a specific date of June 22—a full two months from now.

All of the models that are showing the steep drop in cases and deaths down to near zero are predicated on people maintaining the mitigation measures that have been put in place. Lifting them too soon is one of the variables that can throw the entire thing off.

It is interesting to note that several of the states that fall into the latest date range are states that have not had a great deal of cases. The reason for that is because it’s not the total number of cases that determines the trajectory, but rather the growth curve. The easing up dates are determined by when each state’s “peak” is expected. Some states, even though they don’t have a large number of cases, still have cases increasing and have not yet reached their peak, while other states with large numbers have already reached theirs.

To see exactly what your state’s date for relaxing lockdown is, go to this page on the IHME site, click the “United States of America” dropdown box at the top of the page, and choose your state.

The COVID-19 pandemic has completely upended how we live, work, and play. But it’s also given many of us some free time to try our hand at new hobbies or rethink our old ones.

For creative types, being forced to stay indoors and practice your art can be a huge gift.

Erin Sullivan, a.k.a. “Erin Outdoors” is a travel photographer and writer whose goal is to “communicate the wonder of this Earth and to inspire connection so that ultimately, we might take our role as stewards a bit more thoughtfully.”

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Throughout her career as a nature guide, she says she learned how to problem solve on her feet, even in the most challenging conditions.

That’s probably why she found a creative way to practice her art while under quarantine. Sullivan recreated the majesty of nature using household items such as food, bed sheets, and an ingeniously-placed paper bag to make realistic-looking photos.

“As a travel photographer, I spend a lot of my time outdoors and photographing interesting places around the world. When our stay at home order went into effect last month, I wanted to challenge myself to stay creative in my craft without leaving my house,” she told Bored Panda.

The results look stunning, but for Sullivan, the photos were therapeutic as well.

“I had the idea to create outdoor adventure scenes out of objects in my house,” she said. “I shot a few scenes as experiments before I ever shared the project publicly and found that creating this series of images helped me keep my imagination active and my creative practice alive.”

Here are some of her images you can find on her Instagram page.

“Jello Lake”

via Erin Outdoors / Instagram

“The Gomacro Mountains”

via Erin Outdoors / Instagram

“The Glowing Gore-Tex Cave”

via Erin Outdoors / Instagram

“Tinfoil Lake”

via Erin Outdoors / Instagram

“Cotton Ball Clouds”

via Erin Outdoors / Instagram

“Broccoli Forest”

via Erin Outdoors / Instagram

Sullivan has challenged other social media users to create their own indoor adventure using #OurGreatIndoors.

Here are some of the best responses.

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While the world is at home in quarantine, Jhene Aiko and HER decided to team up for a good cause. Benefitting BET’s COVID-19 Relief Effort, Aiko and HER performed a special acoustic version of their collaborative song for the SOS: Saving Our Selves livestream series.

Armed only with HER’s skillful strumming and Aiko’s soaring vocals, the duo performed a rendition of their track “B.S.” Both singers sat in their respective homes and digitally collaborated on the stripped-down tune. Arriving fresh off Aiko’s recently-released record Chilombo, “B.S.” features fluttering harmonies from a combination of the singers’ airy vocals. Through the lyrics, the two try to distance themselves from an ex’s toxic behavior. “Seen you with your ex, I see you still about your old ways / Might just see him for the weekend, you say that’s a cold play,” HER sings.

This isn’t the first time HER has recently hopped on a livestream. Ahead of her virtual performance with Aiko, HER unveiled a series of livestreams titled Girls With Guitars. Each session features a different musical guest, performances, lively conversations, and Q&As with fans. The singer even partnered with Fender to give away five different guitars to viewers.

Watch the acoustic performance of “B.S.” above.

Chilombo is out now via Def Jam. Get it here.

Only a handful of albums have reached the top spot on the Billboard 200 chart so far this year, and Lil Baby’s My Turn is one of them. The record has done quite well, obviously, which is also evidenced by the fact that he is one of the artists with the most Hot 100 entries in 2020. Soon, fans will have even more My Turn to enjoy, as Lil Baby announced today that he will be releasing a deluxe version of the album, which will add six fresh songs to the tracklist. One of those is “All In,” for which Lil Baby has shared a new video.

It appears the clip was filmed during the coronavirus-induced quarantine era, or at the very least, he abides by social distancing guidelines in it. The simple video sees Lil Baby staying mostly in his kitchen, boiling, brushing, and otherwise maintaining his fancy chains and other jewelry to make sure his look is super clean. Beyond that, he’s mostly hanging out in and around his car, smoking and rapping the song.

The tracklist for the deluxe album hasn’t been revealed yet, but that information will be available soon, since the expanded album comes out on May 1.

Watch the “All In” video above.

My Turn (Deluxe) is out 5/1 via Quality Control.

After spending years in development hell, TNT’s Snowpiercer series is finally barreling towards TV screens as it just narrowly missed being derailed by the ongoing pandemic.

In the newest trailer, fans of the original Bong Joon-Ho film will see lots of familiar scenery as class tension aboard Snowpiercer boils over into all-out violence between the wealthy passengers towards the front of the train and the impoverished residents in the tail whose backbreaking, and ultimately life-ending, labor powers the moving bunker. The new trailer also leans heavily into The Americans Allison Wright, who seems to have a prominent role alongside Jennifer Connelly.

Here’s the show’s official synpopsis via TNT:

Set more than seven years after the world has become a frozen wasteland Snowpiercer centers on the remnants of humanity, who inhabit a 1001 car, perpetually-moving train that circles the globe. Class warfare, social injustice and the politics of survival play out in this riveting television adaptation based on the acclaimed movie and graphic novel series of the same name. Starring Jennifer Connelly and Daveed Diggs.

Snowpiercer has had a long struggle to see the light of day. The series bounced back and forth between TBS and TNT before finally ultimately landing on the latter where it first started. Back in 2017, Doctor Strange director Scott Derrickson was supposed to film the pilot before he left the project over creative differences. Coincidentally, the film suffered similar problems as Harvey Weinstein infamously sliced and diced the film starring Chris Evans, Cate Blanchett, Octavia Spencer, and Ed Harris before it eventually found its way to theaters. Things seem to be moving more smoothly for the series, however, as it’s already been picked up for a season two renewal. Whether that season will suffer the same hurdles as the first is another story altogether.

Snowpiercer premieres on May 17 on TNT.

(Via TNT)

Apple TV+ launched last November, but its already built an impressive comedy lineup, including Mythic Quest: Raven’s Banquet, Dickinson (with John Mulaney as Thoreau!), and the upcoming Central Park from the creator of Bob’s Burgers. The latest addition to the streaming service: The Shrink Next Door, starring Will Ferrell and Paul Rudd.

Based on the podcast of the same name, The Shrink Next Door is a “dark comedy inspired by true events that detail the bizarre relationship between psychiatrist to the stars Dr. Isaac ‘Ike’ Herschkopf, played by Paul Rudd, and his longtime patient Martin ‘Marty’ Markowitz, played by Will Ferrell,” according to Apple. “Over the course of their relationship, the all-too-charming Ike slowly takes over Marty’s life, even moving into Marty’s Hamptons home and taking over his family business. The series explores how a seemingly normal doctor-patient dynamic morphs into an unprecedentedly exploitative relationship filled with manipulation, power grabs, and dysfunction at its finest.”

The Shrink Next Door is Ferrell and Rudd’s first working together since Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues, and it’s directed by Michael Showalter, of Wet Hot American Summer fame. If Rudd doesn’t enter at least one scene on a motorcycle, I’m… well, I’m still going to watch the whole thing, but I’ll pause it to watch this video, too.

The Shrink Next Door does not currently have a premiere date.