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Stephen Baldwin is warning us about aliens now. The lesser Baldwin took to social media with a cryptic post about incoming extraterrestrials and honestly, it's giving exactly the energy you'd expect from him in 2026. Never change, Stephen.

The 20-year nostalgia cycle is in full effect. A great conversation is happening on r/popheads about how every generation floods the culture with their childhood nostalgia once they hit their 20s — which means the mid-2000s revival we're living through right now was basically inevitable. Your low-rise jeans could never.

Younger generation trends have the olds shook. Buzzfeed asked what Gen Z/Alpha trends people can't get behind, and the elementary schoolers with 10-step skincare routines are catching strays. To be fair… they do have better skin than most of us.

Music

Jay-Z is doing back-to-back nights at Yankee Stadium. July 10th and 11th, Hov is celebrating the anniversaries of Reasonable Doubt and The Blueprint in the Bronx. Two of the greatest rap albums ever performed at the cathedral of New York sports? Absolutely massive.

Tiwa Savage and Earl Sweatshirt are headlining SXSW London. The festival's sophomore year is pulling serious names, with Rachel Chinouriri also on the lineup. SXSW London is clearly not messing around trying to establish itself.

Someone went OFF on Alex Warren's "Ordinary." A Reddit user declared it "one of the worst songs ever" and honestly the passion in that post is almost more entertaining than the song itself. The TikTok-to-music pipeline stays controversial.

"It's a Sin" is becoming a dance show. Russell T Davies' beloved HIV/AIDS drama is getting a theatrical dance adaptation from UK company Rambert, with the Pet Shop Boys involved. This could be genuinely stunning.

Movies & TV

Nicola Coughlan is taking on the manosphere. The Bridgerton star is set to lead a new Channel 4 show exploring toxic online masculinity from a female perspective. Between this and Louis Theroux's recent Netflix doc on the same subject, the manosphere is getting its moment under the microscope.

Pangina Heals is getting a documentary. Drag Race producer World of Wonder dropped the trailer for Heals, a feature doc on the Thai drag icon. If you've seen her on Drag Race UK vs. The World, you already know she's a force.

Kevin Spacey somehow ended up in a Spanish box office smash. Santiago Segura's Torrente for President is breaking records in Spain, and yes, both Spacey and Alec Baldwin have roles. The casting choices are… certainly choices.

Celebrity Tea

Piers Morgan walked out of his own interview. He was talking to HSTikkyTokky — the controversial manosphere influencer from Louis Theroux's Netflix doc — and it got so heated that Piers literally left. When Piers Morgan thinks you're too much, that's really saying something. He called him a "f—ing idiot" on the way out, which is at least honest.

Makeup artist Jo Baker revealed her wildest inspirations. The celebrity MUA behind some iconic looks shared that she's been drawing inspo from… chicken, plants, and cars. Art truly is everywhere and we are merely living in it.

TikTok & Internet

The TikTok "scan for scan" free product game is taking over. Users are swapping scans to unlock free products on the app, and it's giving early-internet chain mail energy but make it consumerism. Proceed with caution, besties.

TikTok is forcing location access for place searches now. Users are not happy about it, and honestly in 2026 we should be past this. The app continues to make privacy decisions that have people side-eyeing their phones.

HeyItsBritt is back with the chaotic content. She apparently got evicted, decided camping with her young child was the move because "it's free," and is documenting the whole thing. The internet is both concerned and captivated, as usual.