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We are joining Macklemore in donating to the people of Palestine with another $10,000 to the Palestine Children’s Relief Fund, which will help aid families amid the ongoing genocide. We encourage our followers & anyone with the means to join if they can: pcrf.net

Noah Wyle has been named People Magazine’s Sexiest Man Alive of 2026.

Jay-Z announced as headliner of the Super Bowl halftime show.

All Points East will mark Phoebe Bridgers’ biggest ever solo headline show. Her headlining date falls on August 27th, 2027. 📸: Wes Ellis

Phoebe Bridgers has been announced as the first headliner for All Points East 2027. Taking place on August 27th, she will be joined by Caroline Polachek, Kelsey Lu, Danielle Ponder, jasmine.4.t & more TBA. 📸: Olof Grind

Lula has been elected President of Brazil for a fourth term, defeating Flávio Bolsonaro.

British Summer Time (BST) has now ended. As a result, the UK will now observe Greenwich Mean Time (GMT), with mornings being brighter and evenings getting darker earlier. Today will also be a 25-hour day due to the clocks going back by one hour.

Owen Thiele & Benito Skinner dress up as PinkPantheress & Zara Larsson for the ‘Stateside (Remix)’ for Halloween.

North West dresses up as Natalie Nunn for Halloween.

Lea Michele is returning as Rachel Berry for the ‘GLEE’ reboot, Variety reports.

🚨 A ‘GLEE’ revival has been officially ordered at Disney+ and Hulu. No cast members are currently announced to return.

Republican Vivek Ramaswamy is facing backlash over an ad featuring his opponent Amy Acton’s estranged mother, urging voters not to elect her. Acton’s mother lost custody of her children after her husband was charged with sexually abusing Acton as a child.

Jacob Elordi will narrate the late Eric Dane’s memoir audiobook.

Lady Gaga responds to a fan worrying that she will not release a new album for a long time: “Don’t worry 💓💓”

LDShadowLady stuns in new photoshoot for YouTube.

Dan Lin has reportedly been dismissed as Netflix’s Head of Film after almost three years. (variety.com/2026/film/ne...)

IMDb shares new stills from ‘THE HUNGER GAMES: SUNRISE ON THE REAPING.’ In theaters November 20th.

Donald Trump endorses Benjamin Netanyahu for re-election as Prime Minister of Israel.

A man dressed as Batman recently gave away over £1000 worth of fuel to people in London amid rising prices: “People need to know that they can be a hero, you don’t need to be super to be a hero,” he told ITV News. (www.tiktok.com/@londonsbatman)

‘Housewife’ becomes Tate McRae’s biggest-ever debut on Spotify’s global chart. (#1, 5.67M) It surpasses ‘TIT FOR TAT’ (#5, 4.13M).

‘Flower In A Hurricane’ by Justice, Tame Impala, SZA, King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard debuts at #27 on the US Spotify chart with 598k streams. It also debuts at #41 on the Global Spotify chart with 2.12 million streams.

‘expectations’ by Olivia Rodrigo jumps to #26 (+108) on the Global Spotify chart with 2.42 million streams, following the remix’s release. It also rises to #12 (+21) on the US Spotify chart with 875k streams.

‘Lies’ by Zach Bryan & Lana Del Rey debuts at #2 on the US Spotify chart with 1.71 million streams. It also debuts at #10 on the Global Spotify chart with 2.93 million streams.

‘expectations’ by Olivia Rodrigo & Chappell Roan debuts at #3 on the US Spotify chart with 1.69 million streams. It also debuts at #4 on the Global Spotify chart with 4.59 million streams.

‘Housewife’ by Tate McRae debuts at #1 on the Global Spotify chart with 5.67 million streams. It also debuts at #1 on the US Spotify chart with 2.43 million streams.

Katie Zacharia has been fired as White House press secretary after less than one week on the job.

The British government is banning pornography that includes depictions of choking, incest & adults roleplaying as children. The ban goes into place from November 6th. (www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...)

Elon Musk unveils flying car: the Tesla Roadster.

The Pentagon will no longer livestream the firing squad execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan, Donald Trump announces.

Zendaya is set to star in an upcoming sci-fi film for A24.

The first wave of artists for Clockenflap Festival 2026 have been announced. Taking place in Hong Kong from Dec 4–6.

Pope Leo XIV has been diagnosed with lung cancer, the Vatican confirms.

HBO’s ‘GIRLS’ is being rebooted for a limited 5-episode run. Lena Dunham, Alison Williams, Jemima Kirke & Zosia Mamet are all returning. (deadline.com/2026/10/girl...)

Olivia Rodrigo & Chappell Roan stun for the ‘expectations (remix)’ music video. Out this Thursday.

Chappell Roan’s first-ever collaboration as a featuring artist will be with Olivia Rodrigo. The ‘expectations’ remix drops this Thursday.

🚨 Olivia Rodrigo announces the remix for ‘expectations’ featuring Chappell Roan. The song & music video are out this Thursday.

‘BREAKING BAD’ star RJ Mitte has died by suicide at the age of 34, TMZ reports.

The Top 10 of this week’s Billboard Hot 100.

‘She’ll Never Be Me’ by Britney Spears enters the Top 5 of US iTunes. (#5)

The 2026 Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to Navanethem Pillay.

3 years into the genocide initiated by Israel in Palestine, the number of reported people killed has passed 74,000 and over 175,000 injured — a culmination of decades of ethnic cleansing in Gaza. (www.gazaindex.org)

Lana Del Rey (+ her husband Jeremy) & Morgan Wallen will lead the ‘GTA 6’ renegade country station named Back Country Radio.

Bad Bunny will be the radio host of the modern Latin music station Cocoteo FM in ‘GTA 6.’

Robyn & Alex Consani will lead the ‘GTA 6’ Pop radio station Flash FM.

Costumes from ‘THE HUNGER GAMES’ franchise will be on display at the Musée Rodin in Paris on Wednesday, October 7th. Including costumes from the upcoming film ‘SUNRISE ON THE REAPING.’

‘GTA 6’ will allow players to carry and snort cocaine from their in-game inventory. (via PEGI)

The Hōlei Sea Arch in Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park has collapsed, according to the National Park Service. It collapsed between September 23rd and September 27th while the park was temporarily closed during the Tropical Storm Nolo.