Quick Hits

• D23 was an absolute massacre (complimentary): Marvel's X-Men movie officially lands May 5, 2028, with Sadie Sink as Jean Grey, Kit Connor, Inde Navarrette as Rogue, Christopher Abbott as Professor X, Maya Boyd as Storm — and Adam Driver as Mr. Sinister. Kevin Feige knew exactly what he was doing with that one. (Variety)
• Slipknot abruptly cut ties with Sid Wilson after nearly 30 years: "Effective immediately, Slipknot will no longer be associated with Sid Wilson," read a since-deleted post. No reason given, and the silence is honestly deafening. (Billboard, Rolling Stone)
• Dolly Parton canceled a major Dollywood appearance last minute after her doctor advised her not to travel and to stay in Nashville amid ongoing health issues, per TMZ. Everyone collectively light a candle for Dolly.
• Tom Holland says Zendaya floods his phone with "hundreds and hundreds" of memes daily, to the point he deletes Instagram just to recover. Relationship goals, but make it unhinged. (r/popculturechat)

Movies & TV

• Beyond X-Men, D23 kept feeding: the 'Ahsoka' Season 2 trailer dropped showing Ahsoka and Anakin reuniting while Grand Admiral Thrawn declares war on the rebels, plus a finally-revealed Disney+ release date. (Variety)
• 'Star Wars: Starfighter' footage shows Ryan Gosling racing through the galaxy with a young sidekick — his second space gig after 'Project Hail Mary.' At this point the man deserves NASA frequent flyer miles. (Variety)
• 'Zootopia 3' is officially in the works at Disney following the massive success of last year's 'Zootopia 2.' The sloths never miss. (Variety)
• Disney's animated 'Hexed' added Walton Goggins and Jodie Foster to its cast — a sentence I did not expect to type today and am delighted by. (Variety)
• 'The Devil Wears Prada 2' is now literally a tourist economy: Variety reports an 18% spike in visitors to the sequel's Milan filming locations since its May theatrical release. That's cerulean-sweater-level cultural power.

Music

• Troye Sivan launched a whole new era with single "She's the Best" and a music video that brings Nicole Kidman to the club. Directed by Gordon Von Stein, and yes, it's exactly the crossover we needed. (Variety)
• More on the Slipknot shocker: the split from Sid Wilson arrived via a since-deleted Instagram and website post from the Grammy-winning metal band on Friday, and neither Billboard nor Rolling Stone reports a reason. Three decades, gone in one deleted post. Brutal.
• BTS is everywhere: J-Hope and RM took in Drake's blockbuster Toronto show Wednesday night (Aug. 12), and the Grammys now say they'll take criticism of the new Best Asian Pop Music Performance category "into consideration" after CEO Harvey Mason jr. initially defended it when BTS opted out of submitting. (Billboard, Rolling Stone)
• Latin music is mobilizing for Colombia and Venezuela earthquake relief, with Marc Anthony, Feid, and Karol G joining benefit events; meanwhile Becky G dropped her new album 'Baraja Bendita' and Trueno & Maria Becerra linked up on '90s.' (Billboard)

Celebrity Tea

• The full Holland meme saga: "She sends me too much I can't keep up," Tom said. "I delete my instagram for some days and then I come to check my messages and I see hundreds and hundreds of things from her." Zendaya is running a one-woman content operation for an audience of one.
• Cruz Beckham's social media game remains undefeated — his A+ response to a post calling all the Beckham kids "ugly" is going viral. Never come for the Beckham children; they will end you politely. (BuzzFeed)
• On a serious note: Rolling Stone reports Perez Hilton underwent treatment for an overdose following the self-harm incident he livestreamed on TikTok, and his sister Barbara Lavandeira tells BuzzFeed he'd been hospitalized for "severe depression" two weeks earlier after admitting he felt "hopeless." Genuinely hoping he gets the help he needs.
• Palette cleanser from BuzzFeed's wild celebrity facts roundup: Madonna worked at Dunkin' Donuts pre-fame and claims she got fired after a week for playing with the jelly squirter machine. Never change, Madonna.

TikTok & Internet

• Brand chaos of the day: Stubhub posted and deleted a TikTok shading BTS for supporting Chris Brown, then apologized in the comments: "we were trying to make a joke about the irony of the situation and clearly misread it and the video landed differently than we intended." Somebody's social media manager is having a very bad Friday.
• A teacher's "genius solution" for students who need to fart in class is going viral, and the comments are peak internet — "I would have died and blew up like a sea urchin before I let one rip in class." (BuzzFeed)
• An intimacy coordinator went viral explaining how modesty garments stay on during sex scenes, noting "it's not like staying really still is always an option." Educational! (BuzzFeed)
• Instagram's logo change apparently killed cursive, and the internet's brutal theory is that Gen Z simply can't read it — "I don't see cursive in everyday life, nor do I see anyone using it." (BuzzFeed)
• McDonald's is teaming up with Godzilla AND Hello Kitty for a collab dropping 8/18 — the single most iconic duo of fast food partnerships. (r/popculturechat)

That's the day: D23 fed us for a week, Slipknot broke hearts, and somewhere out there Zendaya is still sending memes. See you tomorrow. 💅