As California’s high school track and field championships kick off this weekend, one student-athlete is once again carrying the weight of a national political debate she never asked to lead. AB Hernandez, a transgender senior at Jurupa Valley High School, is returning to the CIF State Track and Field Championships under a policy that continues
Even though the new expansion for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt has yet to be released, players have figured out a way to play at least a small portion of it within the base game. Developer CD Projekt RED has announced a new DLC for The Witcher 3, over 11 years after the RPG was
Welcome to Today in Books, our daily round-up of literary headlines at the intersection of politics, culture, media, and more. Here are the biggest headlines from last week. The New Yorker‘s Best Books of 2026 So Far The publication we keep in stacks around our homes to let everyone know how smart we are has
Kyra Green & Cashel Barnett: Split The delivered one of the U.S. version’s most unexpected couplings, with Kyra choosing to leave the show to see if she still had a shot with Cashel after sending him home…only to find out he’d already returned. But, unfortunately, the musically inclined couple split in October 2019. By the
You’ve heard the saying, “Don’t judge a man by his facial piercings?” Probably not – because I just made it up. 🙂 However – it’s not far from the truth. We are constantly engaged in the act of judging people by outward symbols – clothes, appearance, visible tattoos and facial piercings. Do facial piercings change how
Big Thief have debuted a trio of new songs, “Carry,” “Forgive the Dream,” and “Space and Time.” They introduced the tracks to the world in an appropriately dreamy fashion: during an acoustic performance on Belgium’s Radio 1, recorded in a sun-drenched field between the Irish cities of Dublin and Limerick. Watch the set below. During
Blood donations in England are way up, as the National Health Service benefits from eligibility changes that have brought more gay and bisexual men to their local donation sites. A recent survey found that 7.5% of male blood donors now report that they’re bisexual, gay, pansexual, queer, bicurious, or sexually fluid, SceneMag reports. That number
When Top Gun: Maverick was confirmed, I was a bit skeptical. Putting out a sequel to a classic ‘80s movie over 30 years after the original is always a risk with audiences, but I remember being pleasantly surprised by the Top Gun follow-up. Top Gun: Maverick toed the line between nostalgic fan service and a
In Robin Stevenson’s sensitive, engrossing novel The Book of Jupiter, readers see into the life of a child deeply imbedded in the control and perils of a cult community. The stars have never been so limitless, yet also limited, for 13-year-old Ara, who has grown up cloistered in a small rural homestead known as Jupiter
Olympian Laura Dahlmeier Dead at 31 After Climbing Accident Left Rescuers Unable to Reach Her Eight roller coaster riders have been brought to safety. After a malfunction caused the Iron Shark roller coaster at Pleasure Pier in Galveston, Texas to come to a stop 100 feet in the air May 28, all eight riders were
Alan Alda is reflecting on marking a major milestone. Four months after the M*A*S*H alum turned 90 on Jan. 28, he shared his thoughts on celebrating the monumental birthday and getting older amid his battle with Parkinson’s disease. “I was just thinking of the day, the actual day that I was 90 this year,” Alan
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Joanna Newsom’s hometown of Nevada City has declared May 27 “Joanna Newsom Day.” On Wednesday, a City Council meeting was held at Nevada City’s City Hall where mayor Adam Kline, a longtime friend and early supporter of Newsom (who also plays in the band Golden Shoulders), made the announcement. He presented her with the honor,
Cara Delevingne is embracing a label she once struggled with. During a new interview with Variety, the model, actor, and musician got candid about her sexuality, her longtime discomfort with labels, and the girlfriend who has become her biggest supporter as she launches her music career. The conversation came after Delevingne made headlines earlier this
Netflix’s returning two-part British crime drama features the perfect modern replacement for Nancy Drew. While the Brits are well known for creating crime dramas, from intense thrillers to cozy mysteries and hit detective shows, few focus on the next generation of sleuths; the kids obsessed with true-crime podcasts, those who spend their days scouring social
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Sometimes it can be hard to catch a film’s prevailing message. But anyone who dove deep into the premise of 2003’s Finding Nemo—Disney’s animated comedy-drama about a sweet titular clownfish (voiced by future Weeds star Alexander Gould) who gets separated from his overprotective father Marlin (Albert Brooks)—could easily snag the overarching theme. As Marlin’s new
Stephenie Meyer Reveals She Has More ‘Twilight’ Books Outlined—But There’s a Catch Here’s one big little truth: There are a lot of must reads making their way to bookstores this summer. Chief among them, Big Little Truth (out August 25), which not only marks Liane Moriarty’s first sequel but also checks back in with Madeline, Celeste, Jane, Renata, and Bonnie a decade
Lee announces Kacey Lee, its first celebrity collaboration designed with eight-time Grammy Award winner Kacey Musgraves exclusively for Walmart. Named after Musgraves’ first and middle names, Kacey Lee brings together Lee’s heritage denim and Musgraves’ classic style for an expansive collection across multiple product categories. In addition to men’s and women’s denim bottoms and tops,
DJ Screw’s catalog is finally making it to streaming platforms this month. Starting today with the digital release of the 56-minute DJ Screw Originals (Volume 1), the DJ Screw Estate will roll out the Houston legend’s classic mixtapes weekly through the end of June. Listen to DJ Screw Originals (Volume 1) below. Up until now,
A British evangelical Christian man who sued the U.K. government for “religious discrimination” after his government employer refused to accommodate his discomfort of LGBTQ+ symbols had his lawsuit dismissed by a tribunal, according to a Daily Mail article published yesterday. Mark Jennings accepted a job with U.K. Department for Work and Pensions in June 2024,
I know when I read that Mariska Hargitay literally told Daniel Radcliffe she was the real Harry Potter, I couldn’t fathom what exactly she meant. However, the actress dove into detail about why she felt the urge to tell the actor behind The Boy Who Lived this, and I have to say, this story packs
Not every crime is solved by a grade A detective or a hotshot sleuth, and in this case, an eclectic and rompy friend group bestows upon themselves the duty to solve the messiest of offences. Nicole is a Black lesbian junior lawyer with big dreams and near-zero social life; Brandon is a gay Jewish hotelier
David, the daughter of Curb Your Enthusiasm‘s Larry David, revealed a lot about her two-and-a-half year romance with Davidson in her 2020 book of essays, No One Asked For This. The couple first began dating in 2016, with David writing that they were “kindred spirits.” But she admitted Davidson’s mental health struggles had taken a toll on her. “Previously, self-harm and
Noah Cyrus and Billy Ray Cyrus’ Stagecoach 2026 Performance Will Heal Your Achy Breaky Heart Noah Cyrus and Franklin Jonas are making sure they’ll always remember their friendship. Indeed, Miley Cyrus’ younger sister and Kevin Jonas, Joe Jonas and Nick Jonas‘ little brother revealed they got matching tattoos of their characters from Ponyo on their left forearms, celebrating
Men built outside of the average bear a mixed blessing. They are memorable in stature. They struggle to find clothes that suit their frames and flatter their unusual advantages. Shorter men in particular face a limited selection on most department store racks. For the man built both short and strong — athletic, but measuring under
I must have fallen asleep in 2026 and woken up in 2010; She & Him are performing on Kimmel and Gold Panda just announced a new album. Derwin Dicker has kept plenty busy since then, but the point stands. He’ll share Ton Up, described in an Instagram post as “eight rough-hewn dance tracks and two
State of Firsts, directed by filmmaker Chase Joynt, follows Sarah McBride as she makes history as the first openly transgender person elected to Congress. The documentary chronicles McBride’s campaign for Delaware’s lone seat in the U.S. House of Representatives and the intense national attention that followed her victory. Her election coincided with Donald Trump’s return
Launching in 2001 for the Game Boy Color, Pokémon Crystal was released as an enhanced version of 1999’s Pokémon Gold and Silver, as well as marking the final entry in the second generation of Pokémon video games. Although Pokémon Crystal became the lowest-selling game out of all the Pokémon main entries, it is still remembered
Having a strong religious foundation was my parents’ top priority when I was growing up. They were college-educated and supplemented my academic education at home. I picked up my huge vocabulary from them, but I didn’t know that K-12 schools had libraries, much less librarians. The first time I entered a school library that wasn’t
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