What's Trending

• People are sharing the habits that will completely die with Gen Z, and honestly, losing some of these reflexes is kind of sad. RIP to actually picking up a phone call without having a mild panic attack!
• We’re also collectively grieving the baby names that were perfectly fine 20 years ago but are absolutely ruined today. If you know a Braden or a McKayla, please keep them in your thoughts. 😭

Music

• Charli XCX is teasing a massive collaboration on her upcoming album and swears we "won't be able to guess" who it is. The stan Twitter detectives are working overtime right now, and the conspiracy theories are flying.
• Mother herself, Carly Rae Jepsen, sat down to talk about going viral on TikTok, the chances of playing Mighty Hoopla, and her upcoming double album Day and Night. We are simply not ready for this level of pop perfection!
• Jay-Z is celebrating the 30th anniversary of Reasonable Doubt by teaming up with Google Maps to highlight iconic NYC locations from his career. Taking a self-guided Hov tour through Brooklyn? Don't mind if I do.
• Becky G is officially showing her hand, announcing her highly anticipated fifth album Baraja Bendita drops August 14. The Mexican pop star is coming for the summer!

Movies & TV

• The Bear is back for Season 5, and according to Jeremy Allen White and Ayo Edebiri, Carmy is going through a literal "ego death" while passing the torch to Sydney. We are already sweating from the kitchen anxiety just reading about it.
• Larry David is returning to TV with a new show Life, Larry, because apparently, he will never retire. His director compared him to "a prostitute who has sex when he’s not working," which is the most Larry David energy imaginable.
• Over on Dutton Ranch, it's pure soap opera chaos as usual: two sons betray their families, there's a shotgun standoff, and poor Carter just keeps puking and falling off horses. Iconic television!
• Stanley Kubrick’s entire filmography is finally getting the Criterion Collection box set treatment. All 13 feature films in one gorgeous package—time to secure that preorder and clear off some shelf space.

Celebrity Tea

• In news I did not have on my 2026 bingo card, Matt Damon just made his rap debut! Don't panic, it was for charity, and he fully admits "Kendrick has nothing to worry about."
• Tom Holland apparently sent the internet down a massive rabbit hole uncovering celebrities' real birth names. Some of these stage name reveals are actually mind-blowing—how did we not know this?!
• Don Cheadle is making his Broadway debut in Proof! Between treading the boards and playing a wild new character in Boots Riley's I Love Boosters, the Oscar nominee is having a massive cultural moment.

TikTok & Internet

• Olivia Rodrigo is officially coming to Fortnite! The pop-gamer crossover of our dreams is actually happening, and the internet is losing its mind over the skins.
• TikTok has officially declared a certain Amazon Echo device a mini dupe for the ultra-pricey Samsung Frame TV—and it’s on sale for Prime Day. Your living room aesthetic is about to get a major upgrade for a fraction of the cost.
• In honor of Pride Month, the internet is delivering the goods with roundups of the most heart-wrenching queer love declarations in film and TV. (David and Patrick's "Simply the Best" in Schitt's Creek still owns my entire soul).