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The internet is still in absolute shambles over Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's wedding, and the details leaking out are wild. Security reportedly scanned guests for Meta smart glasses and hidden cameras — like, full counter-surveillance energy at a wedding. Meanwhile, guests were reportedly standing in long buffet lines and eating on their feet, which... honestly makes it feel more relatable? Billionaire budget, potluck energy.

The US Men's National Team got bounced from the World Cup by Belgium in a brutal 4-1 loss, and American soccer fans are in shambles. A rough exit for the home turf tournament year.

Music

Madonna dropped a behind-the-scenes clip of celebrity guests filming cameos for her Confessions II film, and the lineup is apparently stacked. The Queen of Pop said "get up and dance" and Hollywood said "yes ma'am." 🪩

Jay-Z added a London date to his Jay-Z 30 concert series at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Sept. 4. Three decades of Hov, celebrated properly. Start saving now.

Dave Grohl revealed the album he considers a "perfect record" that he's listened to "10,000 times" — and it's the Pixies' Surfer Rosa. Honestly, tracks. That album is a masterpiece and Dave has taste.

GQ declared Rosalía's current show the best of the summer, possibly show of the year, and even compared it to Cowboy Carter. That is HIGH praise. If you're not paying attention to her live era, what are you even doing?

Fugazi — the famously anti-consumerist punk legends — had to clarify they did NOT do a Vans collab after a streetwear brand with the same name caused mass confusion. Vans execs had to apologize. Peak 2026 chaos. 😭

Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass returned to the Hollywood Bowl for the first time in 59 years and apparently delivered an absolute sugar rush of a show. Living legend energy.

Movies & TV

Toy Story 5 is still dominating the box office, holding No. 1 in the U.K., Ireland, AND South Korea for a third consecutive frame. Pixar cannot be stopped. Meanwhile, Minions & Monsters had a tepid U.S. opening but is chasing hard internationally. The animated wars are fierce this summer.

Kevin Costner's Dances With Wolves is getting a glossy new 4K restored director's cut premiering at Locarno. A 1990 Western getting the festival treatment nearly 36 years later? That's longevity.

Over in indie land, Young Washington apparently impressed at the box office while Minions underperformed — a surprising twist for the July 4th weekend.

Turkish TV stars Serkan Çayoğlu and Özge Gürel (Wolf) say the secret to Turkish series going global is simple: emotional investment. They packed a theater in Rimini to talk about it. The Turkish drama wave is NOT slowing down.

Lauren McQueen (Maid Marian in the Robin Hood series) is leading a new British psychological drama called Crack'd. First-look images are giving moody and intense — keep it on your radar.

Celebrity Tea

DDG went on stream and said it's "gay" for men to watch Love Island alone, which... sir, that show is peak entertainment and watching it solo is called having TASTE. The internet had thoughts. 🙄

BuzzFeed rounded up stories from people exposing the rudest celebrities they've ever met, and apparently the J-Lo mentions are flooding the comments. At this point, is anyone surprised? We love her discography but the lore persists.

Tragically, influencer Dreamdoll Brii (Brianna Johnson) posted her final Instagram Story just hours before being shot and killed leaving a party in Florida at age 21. Absolutely devastating. 💔

TikTok & Internet

People are spilling the tea on luxury purchases that look amazing online but are secretly awful — including someone who described a boat as "basically a $200K stress machine" and another who felt sorry for an Instagram couple they met IRL. The facade is cracking and it's fascinating.

A roundup of 31 dating app messages so unhinged they'll make you want to delete every app forever is making the rounds. We already knew men hadn't improved, but seeing the receipts is still jarring.

BuzzFeed also asked people to name their "comfort" horror movie, and honestly the answers are a vibe — The Exorcist as a comfort watch is a very specific type of person and we respect it.

And finally, there's a quiz to find out which Jellycat you are, and apparently there are way more Timmy Turtles out there than anyone expected. The plushie discourse is alive and well. 🐢