July 2026

Latto posted 24 emojis on Instagram on Friday and said absolutely nothing else. And somehow, it worked. The post was exactly this: twelve UK flag emojis followed by twelve leopard emojis. No caption, no context. It collected over 25,000 likes anyway, which tells you a lot about how much attention she’s pulling right now. Nobody’s…

Ayo, Drake posted a pointed message on Instagram Friday. It left little to the imagination. The rapper tagged crypto gambling platform Stake with a two-line caption: “What’s that saying??? Better luck next time…say less @stake.” Two sentences, three question marks, and a tag that made the point. Drake and Stake go back. He’s been a…

Michael Rubin‘s Instagram caption this week was one word: “Iconic.” That was it. The response came in at more than 1.3 million likes. For context, Rubin isn’t a pop star or an actor. He’s the CEO of Fanatics, the sports merchandise giant. He also holds ownership stakes in the Philadelphia 76ers, the New Jersey Devils,…

Cooper Flagg showed up to Fanatics Fest NYC today and made the kind of move collectors are going to be talking about for a long time. The Dallas Mavericks rookie signed his 1-of-1 NBA Debut Patch Autograph card live on camera for Topps, right there on the floor, and he didn’t try to play it…

One senior NBCUniversal Telemundo exec predicted the 2026 World Cup Final could be a game for the ages, but it wasn’t quite on par with, say, the Argentina-England quarterfinal in 1986. In fact, if there was a “Hand of God” in this one, it belonged to Argentina’s keeper, Emiliano “Dibu” Martínez, who was playing with…

Indies The Invite (A24, $15 million cume), Young Washington (Angel Studios, $41 million cume) and Obsession (Focus Features, $258 million cume) are sitting in the top ten in, respectively, week 4, week 3, and week 10. The Olivia Wilde comedy starring herself, Seth Rogen, Penélope Cruz and Edward Norton grossed $3.9 million for the three…

The crowd at today’s World Cup Final cheered wildly for Jennifer Hudson’s otherworldly rendition of “The Star Spangled Banner.” But when Fox cut from Hudson to a shot of President Donald Trump in his box, the cheers turned to boos. Fox stayed with the shot of Trump for just a few seconds before cutting to…

Jennifer Finch, the powerhouse bassist of L7 during the band’s creative peak in the 1990s, has died. That, according to her Instagram account. She was 59. A social media post from the band today noted Finch waged “a long courageous fight with brain cancer.” Earlier this month, friends and family launched a GoFundMe page to…

Tom Cruise made a guest appearance during the pre-show for the 2026 FIFA World Cup final. Ahead of the matchup between Spain and Argentina to find out who becomes the soccer champion, the Digger star took the stage to deliver some encouraging words. “More than 30 days ago, 48 nations began a journey,” Cruise said….