Drapery and Curtain News

• The new Hong Kong: Disappearing books, illegal words and arrests over blank white paper
  
  Less than two weeks under a new national security law enacted by Beijing, Hong Kong residents already feel a curtain of control falling over the city's realms of speech and thought.
  Los Angeles Times.  Friday, 10 Jul 2020.
• 'Cuddle curtains' are going global amid the coronavirus pandemic
  
  One of the hardest parts of the coronavirus pandemic for many people has been that social distancing measures, but there is a solution.
  CNBC.  Thursday, 2 Jul 2020.
• Coronavirus: 'People like me are really, really suffering'
  
  A self-employed curtain fitter explains why he has been hit so hard by coronavirus.
  BBC News.  Tuesday, 30 Jun 2020.
• Theatre director predicts it's curtains for this year's pantomime season
  
  Pantomime season 'won't happen' this year because of the financial impact of the coronavirus pandemic, according to theatre director Sir Nicholas Hytner.
  Daily Mail.  Sunday, 21 Jun 2020.
• 'A surreal, hollow experience': What it was like to be inside Premier League ground
  
  After 100 days of suspension due to the coronavirus pandemic, Premier League football finally returned on Wednesday night. Aston Villa hosted Sheffield United in the curtain-raiser.
  Daily Mail.  Thursday, 18 Jun 2020.
• Financial mutual LV= weighs end to 177-year independence
  
  LV=, the former friendly society that is one of Britain's biggest financial services mutuals, is exploring a sale of its remaining operations in a move that would bring the curtain down on its 177-year status as an independent business.
  Sky News.  Thursday, 11 Jun 2020.
• 'Carmen' and coronavirus don't match: NYC's Met Opera closed till December 31
  
  New York's Metropolitan Opera will keep its curtains closed until a New Year's Eve opening gala, it said on Monday, as it announced a season shortened by the coronavirus epidemic.
  Reuters.  Monday, 1 Jun 2020.
• Do Dogs Get Headaches?
  
  Dogs and humans share some of the same central neural pathways. Does that mean they need blackout curtains for crippling headaches, too?
  Mental Floss.  Monday, 25 May 2020.
• Billy Porter wore dress made from "Kinky Boots" curtain to Tony Awards
  
  Pink tulle spilled out from underneath the embellished red dress, which was custom made for Billy Porter for the Tony Awards. The outfit was crafted from a curtain used in "Kinky Boots"
  CBS News.  Thursday, 21 May 2020.
• AT&T Draws Curtains Over DirecTV Operations in Venezuela
  
  The decision will likely create a vacuum in the pay-TV market in Venezuela as AT&T (T) was one of the largest operators in this domain.
  Zacks.  Wednesday, 20 May 2020.
• Coronavirus: Man devises 'cuddle curtain' to hug gran
  
  Footage of the pair embracing has been viewed millions of times on social media.
  BBC News.  Monday, 18 May 2020.
• Autoworkers Are Returning as Carmakers Gradually Crank Up Factories
  
  After being idle for nearly two months, G.M., Ford and Fiat Chrysler will restart assembly plants on Monday with masks, gloves and curtains.
  New York Times.  Sunday, 17 May 2020.
• Obama delivers "Graduate Together" commencement address
  
  "More than anything, this pandemic has fully, finally torn back the curtain on the idea that so many of the folks in charge know what they're doing," he said during a HBCU commencement speech earlier Saturday.
  CBS News.  Saturday, 16 May 2020.
• Obama criticizes US coronavirus response in online commencement speech for HBCU graduates
  
  At one point he said that "more than anything, this pandemic has fully, finally torn back the curtain on the idea that so many of the folks in charge know what they're doing."
  ABC News.  Saturday, 16 May 2020.
• 10-year-old creates plastic curtain to be able to hug grandparents
  
  HOW SWEET! Although physical contact is limited during this pandemic, this girl refused to go another second without her grandmother's touch.
  ABC News.  Tuesday, 12 May 2020.

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