Afrika Bambaataa Dies at 67, Euphoria S3 Gets Dragged, and Fifty Fifty Covered Pink Floyd???
American Girl is reintroducing all eight original historical characters for its 40th anniversary, complete with their signature meet outfits and retro 1986-inspired packaging. If you still have emotional attachments t...
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American Girl is bringing back the OG historical dolls and millennials are SCREAMING 🎀 American Girl is reintroducing all eight original historical characters for its 40th anniversary, complete with their signature meet outfits and retro 1986-inspired packaging. If you still have emotional attachments to Samantha and Kirsten, this is your moment. The inner child healing we didn't know we needed.
Jonah Hill resurfaces with thoughts on cancel culture After years of staying largely out of the public eye, Jonah Hill is back and talking about the toll of celebrity cancel culture — specifically the part where you "lie awake at night freaking out about what people you'll never meet think of you." Vulnerable? Sure. But the internet will have opinions about his opinions, and so the cycle continues.
Music
Fifty Fifty covered PINK FLOYD and honestly? Iconic. The K-pop group behind the inescapable TikTok hit "Cupid" has gone and covered Pink Floyd, because apparently genre is just a suggestion now. Fifty Fifty told Variety their music "transcends language," and when your catalog ranges from viral earworm to classic rock, that's not a flex — that's just a fact. Not a typical K-pop trajectory but we are absolutely here for it.
Hip-hop loses a founding father: Afrika Bambaataa dead at 67 Afrika Bambaataa, the pioneering DJ and producer widely credited as one of hip-hop's originators, has passed away at 67. His influence on the genre — from "Planet Rock" to shaping an entire culture — is immeasurable. A complicated legacy, but an undeniably foundational one. Rest in peace.
Bristol artist Sylvie Baker gets the Billie Eilish co-sign A small independent artist from Bristol was questioning her entire career path until Billie Eilish literally bought her art. The BBC interviewed her and honestly, it's the kind of wholesome, dream-come-true story the timeline needs right now. Billie continues to have impeccable taste.
Movies & TV
Euphoria Season 3 is getting absolutely cooked by critics 💀 The Telegraph gave it two stars and called it "one man's creepy, sex-obsessed fantasy," which is... a choice of words for a show people once called prestige TV. After years of delays, recasting rumors, and behind-the-scenes chaos, it sounds like Season 3 might be the mess everyone feared. Sam Levinson discourse is BACK, baby.
Troy Baker, Austin Wintory, and Dragon Ball's legendary editor heading to Comicon Napoli The Last of Us voice actor Troy Baker, Grammy-nominated Journey composer Austin Wintory, and Kazuhiko Torishima — the manga editor who helped shape Dragon Ball — are all set for Italy's Comicon Napoli. That's a genuinely stacked lineup for the gaming and anime crowd. Napoli is about to be nerd heaven.
Nike dropped Jurassic Park x Ja Morant sneakers and they're already impossible to find The Nike Ja 3 "Jurassic Park" collab just hit, featuring raptor-inspired colorways on Ja Morant's signature shoe. If you're a sneakerhead AND a dinosaur kid at heart, these were made in a lab specifically for you. Good luck copping a pair because they're flying off shelves.
Celebrity Tea
Tom Holland and Zendaya spotted at Sadie Sink's Romeo & Juliet 🎭 Hollywood's favorite couple showed up to support their friend Sadie Sink in her Broadway run of Romeo & Juliet, and the crossover energy is immaculate. Spider-Man and MJ watching Stranger Things' Max do Shakespeare? The fan fiction writes itself. Adorable, supportive, 10/10 friend behavior.
Aubrey Plaza's late husband's brother accuses her of cheating amid pregnancy news This one is genuinely messy. After Aubrey Plaza publicly announced her pregnancy, her late husband Jeff Baena's brother posted accusations of cheating — then deleted the post after backlash. The post and profile were verified as real. This is a developing and deeply personal situation, but it's already everywhere.
Jennie Garth opens up about her real feud with the late Shannen Doherty Jennie Garth is confirming what 90210 fans always suspected — the beef with Shannen Doherty was very real, and she says they were deliberately "pitted against each other." With Shannen's passing still fresh, there's something both honest and bittersweet about Jennie finally telling her side. The 90s drama that never really ended.
Bryan Cranston served LOOKS on Colbert 💅 Bryan Cranston popped up on The Late Show and the internet immediately clocked his energy via Instagram. The man who played Walter White continues to be effortlessly cool in every late-night appearance. We don't make the rules, Cranston just has it.
TikTok & Internet
The squishy dumpling quiz has arrived and it's exactly as unhinged as it sounds BuzzFeed wants to know which viral squishy dumpling you are, and honestly, in this economy? I'll take any identity I can get. The squishy toy trend continues to dominate TikTok and now it's a full personality assessment. This is peak internet and I refuse to apologize.
People are baffled by weird AI videos flooding their FYP TikTok users are raising alarms about bizarre, seemingly AI-generated videos showing up on their For You pages with zero explanation. The vibe is uncanny valley meets fever dream and nobody's talking about it enough. If your algorithm suddenly got creepy, you're not alone.