National Entertainment

LOS ANGELES — Sports are on hold, theatres are closed and so are amusement parks, a disaster-movie scenario that has Hollywood reeling.

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Twelve video games were named Thursday as finalists for the World Video Game Hall of Fame. The hall received thousands of nominations from more than 100 countries for consideration for the Class of 2020.

The phenomenon Munchausen syndrome by proxy — in which a parent purposely makes a child ill to gain sympathy and attention — receives a fresh update in Stephanie Wrobel’s excellent debut.

Morrissey, “I Am Not a Dog on a Chain” (BMG) Few musical artists would urge listeners to just go ahead and kill themselves already on the very first track of a new album. Morrissey is clearly not your regular artist.

Morrissey, “I Am Not a Dog on a Chain” (BMG) Few musical artists would urge listeners to just go ahead and kill themselves already on the very first track of a new album. Morrissey is clearly not your regular artist.

Years before he journeyed to "The Twilight Zone," Rod Serling made a brief detour to the strike zone.

Years before he journeyed to "The Twilight Zone," Rod Serling made a brief detour to the strike zone.

NEW YORK — With iPhones and Skype, Conan O'Brien is going back on the air. The late-night host said he will resume putting out new episodes of TBS' “Conan” on March 30.

PARIS — The palace of Monaco says its ruler, Prince Albert II, has tested positive for the new coronavirus but his health is not worrying. Albert, 62, appeared to be the first head of state who has publicly said he contracted the virus.

NEW YORK — With global soccer shut down these days, fans desperate for a fix of the beautiful game may find it from a rather unlikely source — the creator of the stately “Downton Abbey.