Quick Hits

• Spider-Man is officially back and better than ever. First reactions to Spider-Man: Brand New Day praise a "grounded" story that ditches multiverse fatigue, while Tom Holland delivers his best performance yet. Zendaya also completely shut down the LA premiere red carpet in an abstract, architectural spider-inspired look (via Variety).
• Pop girlie supremacy! Zara Larsson and Robyn announced a brand-new collaboration dropping today, July 28 (via Reddit).
• TikTok is in its flop era. The app is currently glitching out, with users mass-reporting zero-view shadowbans, live-stream bugs, and a terrifying glitch where the platform thinks established adult creators are underage and refuses to let them appeal (via Reddit).
• Your geography lessons were a lie. A viral TikTok just exposed the biggest lie on the world map, causing mass panic online and leaving homeschool moms entirely bewildered about what to teach their kids (via BuzzFeed).

Movies & TV

Let’s talk about the cinema, babes, because the Spider-Man: Brand New Day press run is officially serving. Critics are saying the film cuts through the exhausting "multiverse tedium" to deliver a classic, grounded Spider-Man tale, with many declaring that Tom Holland has "never been better." The LA premiere was a total spectacle, with Zendaya putting an exclamation point on the press cycle in a custom black satin Ashi Studio corset with a sweeping, architectural train. Stylist Law Roach called the look a literal metamorphosis, and honestly? We are gagged.

In streaming news, Catherine Zeta-Jones is heading to HBO Max to serve lethal glamour. Warner Bros. Discovery just acquired the revenge thriller Kill Jackie for the streamer across Europe, and we are fully prepared to watch her absolutely slay.

Looking ahead to the fall film festival circuit, the San Sebastián lineup is dropping with some serious heat. Buzzy new projects from Jackie and Maria director Pablo Larraín and Tender Loving Care from Mike Leigh are officially hitting the main competition. Meanwhile, acclaimed director Lee Chang-dong’s Venice and Toronto-bound Possible Love has locked in its theatrical release dates for the fall before it eventually heads to Netflix.

On the TV front, we are mourning the loss of beloved English comedian and wildlife presenter Bill Oddie, who passed away peacefully at 85.

And because the internet refuses to let fictional characters be happy, there is a massive debate raging on Reddit right now about which main characters absolutely should have ended up with someone else. (Hot take from the threads: Otis and Ruby from Sex Education had the superior chemistry, and Rachel from Friends should have ended up with Gavin. We love a messy rewrite!)

Music

The music girls are feeding us today! Swedish pop royalty is officially linking up, as Zara Larsson and Robyn announced a new collaboration dropping today, July 28. It is exactly the crossover the culture needs right now.

Slayyyter is also entering a brand-new era. She officially kicked off her WOR$T GIRL IN THE WORLD tour with a hometown show over the weekend and used the massive moment to announce her new single, 'BRAND NEW CHANEL$.' The hyperpop favorite is back on our radar and we are seated for the new drops.

And if you're heading to Lollapalooza, keep your eyes peeled: Tate McRae is dropping some very suspicious posters that have her fanbase fully convinced a new era is imminent. She clearly has something up her sleeve.

TikTok & Internet

If your TikTok app is acting up today, you are not alone, bestie. The platform is currently in absolute shambles. Creators are mass-reporting terrifying glitches, from getting bizarre follow/comment blocks on brand-new accounts to experiencing aggressive shadowbans where recent videos get literally zero views. Even worse? TikTok's algorithm is erroneously flagging grown adults as "underage" and locking them out of their accounts with zero way to appeal. If you’re yelling at your screen right now, you’re in good company.

When the app does work, it's causing existential crises. A wildly viral video just exposed the biggest lie on the world map, sparking genuine outrage and making everyone question everything they were taught in school. And if your brain needs a break, a highly relatable list of "silent" ADHD struggles is making the rounds, making millions of neurodivergent folks feel incredibly seen.

Celebrity Tea & Drama

Let’s get into the mess. A delightfully chaotic BuzzFeed list just resurfaced 18 of the wildest celebrity affairs from the '70s, '80s, and '90s. The most unhinged? An iconic musician whose wife literally found him a "fill-in girlfriend." Hollywood has always been a swamp, and we love to swim in it.

Elsewhere on the internet, relationship drama is reigning supreme. One woman went incredibly viral for sharing how she dumped a guy who seemed totally perfect until he spoke exactly five words that made her immediately run for the hills. Another deeply heartbreaking post features a person who went no-contact with their mom, but is now agonizing over how to get their childhood photos and diplomas back from the house without breaking the boundary.

And if you want to feel better about your own life, there is a brand new roundup of 27 people who "accidentally" discovered their spouses were having an affair. The absolute horror story? One person's 7-year-old daughter accidentally caught the affair by walking into the bedroom while the spouse was at work. Suddenly, your awkward first dates don't seem so bad!