Sabrina Carpenter Brought Susan Sarandon to Coachella and Honestly? Iconic.
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Sabrina Carpenter just headlined Coachella and it was a MOMENT. We're talking costume changes, old Hollywood glamour, a full-on raunchy pop spectacle — and a bizarre Susan Sarandon monologue thrown in for absolutely no reason, which somehow made it even better. Sabrina said "I'm not just a pop girl, I'm THE pop girl" without saying it. The desert was sweating and so were we.
Artemis II is splashing down TODAY and everyone's watching. NASA's crew is returning to Earth after a 10-day moon mission and every network is carrying it live. Space nerds and casual watchers alike — this is appointment television and it's giving main character energy for humanity.
The KPop Demon Hunters crashed Coachella and the crowd LOST IT. Huntr/x (the fictional group from the show) surprised everyone by joining Katseye on stage to perform "Golden." If you know, you know — and if you don't, just trust that this crossover broke brains in the best way.
Music
Stevie Wonder's "Sir Duke" is having a well-deserved appreciation moment online. Music Reddit is gushing over the track's infectious energy, the key changes, and how Stevie literally wrote a thank-you letter to music itself. Sometimes the internet gets it right — this is one of those times.
The Chicks' "Goodbye Earl" is getting its flowers again. A nostalgic appreciation post has people sharing how the song genuinely shaped their understanding of domestic violence wrapped in the catchiest murder ballad ever written. A bop with a body count, as it should be.
Movies & TV
Netflix's shark thriller Thrash starring Phoebe Dynevor is here and it's exactly what you think it is. Critics are calling it "gruesomely competent" — which honestly? For a shark movie, that's a five-star review. Phoebe Dynevor fighting a great white is the streaming comfort food nobody asked for but everyone needed.
Inside Pixar's scrapped movie Be Fri and apparently it was "devastating." The story behind the cancelled project is making the rounds and the fallout sounds rough. Pixar's been going through it lately and this peek behind the curtain isn't making anyone feel better.
The Malcolm in the Middle revival creator says don't expect more episodes. Linwood Boomer broke down why Life's Still Unfair looks different, talked about THAT dance number, and firmly shut the door on continuing. One and done, baby — appreciate what you got.
Shawn Hatosy might break a 50-year Emmy record with The Pitt. After winning guest actor for Season 1, he's back in Season 2 with a much bigger role. If he gets nominated again in a different category, it would be historic. The man came to that hospital and said "I'm not leaving."
For All Mankind just killed off a major character and fans are NOT okay. Joel Kinnaman and the creators unpacked Ed Baldwin's death, calling it "the hardest ending to craft." The timing — dropping the same day as the real Artemis II splashdown — is either poetic or cruel. Both, actually.
Euphoria Season 3 is actually happening and a whole generation of stars came out of this show. Love it or hate it, Euphoria launched Zendaya, Sydney Sweeney, and basically half of young Hollywood. The return feels overdue and chaotic, which is very on brand.
Celebrity Tea
Violet Grohl said "call me a nepo baby, I literally do not care." Dave Grohl's daughter is brushing off the label with a shrug and honestly, the unbothered energy is kind of refreshing? She said "whatever" and meant it. We respect the nonchalance.
Natasha Lyonne says she was DETAINED and escorted off a plane, claims ICE was involved. This story is wild — Natasha detailed the whole ordeal and it sounds like a scene from one of her own shows. Only Natasha Lyonne could get removed from a flight and make it sound like performance art.
Netflix dropped Millie Bobby Brown's movie Perfect after she exited an Olympics film over creative differences. That's two projects going sideways in one headline. Millie's clearly in her "I know what I want" era and Netflix said "then we know what we want too." Messy but make it professional.
Peter Hinwood is making a RARE public appearance for Rocky Horror's 50th anniversary. The original Rocky Horror Picture Show's Rocky barely does public events, so this is genuinely special for fans. Fifty years of the Time Warp and the man himself is showing up — chills.
TikTok & Internet
"My FYP is cooked" is the most relatable TikTok post of the week. We've all been there — one wrong click and suddenly your algorithm thinks you're a completely different person. The comments are full of people sharing their own cursed For You Pages and it's therapeutic, honestly.
Rant content is getting called out as "genuinely slop" and people are AGREEING. The backlash against low-effort rage bait TikToks is building and creators who just yell into the camera for engagement are getting put on notice. The algorithm giveth and the algorithm is starting to taketh away.