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The Thursday Murder Club became a huge success, especially with the Netflix movie, and there’s no doubt that you jumped straight into We Solve Murders by Richard Osman.

We Solve Murders followed a different group of sleuths, and we all quickly became enamoured by their knack for solving crimes. The trio is back for another murder mystery, this time in the novel We Chase Shadows, which will be released on September 15, 2026.

We Solve Murders introduced us to Steve Wheeler, a retired police detective who just hasn’t been able to take his mind off his former work. Fortunately, his punch-happy daughter-in-law, Amy, is there to back him up, and novelist Rosie is more than happy to jump into mysteries. During the initial novel, we were just getting to know them, but now they have their own agency, and it’s time to take on their first official case.

While we love Thursday Murder Club for the ability to give us older characters who aren’t done with the zest of life yet, the We Solve Murders series takes us around the world. That’s certainly the case with We Chase Shadows, which takes us to the Italian hills, where a body is found on the steps of a private villa.

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This is clearly a murder. There’s a threatening note signed by some sort of mystery man, and now the trio is deep in the case to find the killer. They just have to do it while avoiding the police, and it turns out that they’re not staying in Italy at all. They’ll be on the road to Spain and America — and yes, we’ll get a layover at the We Solve Murders HQ!

Osman just revealed the cover for his new novel last week, where he shared the design “fits very neatly with the plot for this book…a little bit glamorous, a little bit dangerous, lots of sunshine, lots of travel, and Trouble the cat very much making his presence felt.”

This is certainly going to be one of the most anticipated novels of the fall, both in terms of general fiction and in the mystery genre. Nobody does the dry wit and humor like Osman! September 15 can’t get here soon enough!

Jason Lewis rose to stardom as Smith Jerrod on Sex and the City. However, the actor went dark on social media three years ago. Now, he's back with a mysterious message.

Lewis, 54, catapulted to fame as the boyfriend of Kim Cattrall's beloved Sex and the City character Samantha Jones. Lewis played a model who rose to stardom with the help of Jones, ultimately becoming a successful actor who supported her through her cancer journey. While Lewis stuck around for the 2008 Sex and the City movie and its 2010 sequel, his character and Jones had split by the time And Just Like That... came around. Of course, Cattrall had no interest in appearing in the HBO series, anyway. However, Lewis is back on social media after wiping his account clean three years ago, choosing to go under the radar completely.

In a video showing the star walking on the beach, the ruggedly handsome actor gave a subtle indication of what he's doing these days.

"After three years, it was time," he captioned the post, in which he tells the camera, "I went quiet. Not because I have nothing to say, but because I had something to do. The kind of creative work that doesn't leave room for much else, and I made my peace with that. It's the kind of work that needs to find its people, though. I'm still in it, but I am far enough along now that it felt like it was time to resurface and share what I've been doing," he explained.

He concluded the video by saying, "More to come."

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Is Jason Lewis Single?

No! Lewis found love with producer Liz Godwin and announced their engagement in 2020.

“She loves me when I am amazing, and when I am not,” he shared with PEOPLE. “She is always on my side and ever my support. She creates space for me in which I grow and I am a better man for knowing her, so the humble ask to take her as my wife, and of course her ‘yes,’ are absolute blessings to my life.”

Related: Kim Cattrall, 69, and Boyfriend Russell Thomas, 54, Are a Dazzling Party Duo

Survivor 50 is here! Every week, Parade's Mike Bloom will bring you interviews with the castaway most recently voted off the island.

"Joe is moving just enough to technically be moving. You are not watching slow motion. That is a determined Survivor player, not bothered by any of the distractions of me or the other players or the sound of blocks dropping. Thinking about the necklace, that’s it."

Jeff Probst said this while observing Joe Hunter participate in a postmerge challenge on Survivor 50. But, in a way, it's a microcosm of the Season 48 runner-up's game on his second go-around. While his tactics based around honor and integrity had turned out fantastically successful for him this time around, he realized that would make him a minnow among sharks. And so he had to get his own teeth, dipping his toes into the waters of deceit. However, that was not necessarily the opinion of his competition. To them, Joe was someone to play around, not with, a person who sometimes had to be kept on a "Joe-tation" to avoid flying off the handle. As a result, despite feeling like he changed his game, he wound up sitting in the exact same spot he did two years ago, finishing in third place at the final Tribla Council.

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Joe entered his second season in a surprisingly fragile state for a returning player. That's due in large part to watching back his season the entirety of the spring, and watching Kyle Fraser and Kamilla Karthigesu undermine him, despite the relationship he thought he had. It was clear early on that, after feeling like he got "pantsed on national television," Joe was now playing with Survivor suspenders. And that came to a head mere days into the game with Rick Devens, as we got to see what happens when an unstoppable force meets an immovable object. 

While the former newscaster was brought into an alliance with Joe, he was not a fan of his approach, feeling he'd have to play around him rather than with him. So, when he beat around the bush about working together, it led to a tense tête-à-tête, with both men growing increasingly frustrated with each other. Apparently, things got so heated that the fire captain was even put in the line of fire, with his tribe members worried he'd be an obstacle to them in the future. Luckily, Joe was able to survive and, in doing so, locked in with his people at the swap. Unfortunately, as the game turned individual, his "team" was suffering massive casualties. Old-school was getting schooled at certain points, and while Joe was always in the know, he had to watch as close allies like Colby Donaldson, Coach Wade, and Stephenie LaGrossa Kendrick fell by the wayside.

At the Final Nine, Joe and Jonathan Young were the lone soldiers remaining. But they were far from down and out, able to capitalize on some key opportunities to take out the biggest threats left in the game. And yes, that includes Rick, whose actions of throwing Stephenie under the bus at Tribal Council had him reach a whole new level of distaste. The path was laid for Joe to have a repeat performance from his original season, down to being picked to sit in the Final Three (this time by Aubry Bracco). Unfortunately, the same outcome was fated to repeat as well. While the jury had respect for Joe, it was clear they did not see his game as a winning one, as seen through the number of flaws he listed out. But he still ends his second season with the distinctions of never having been voted out, winning the third-most Immunity Challenges of all time, and making his way to scripted TV in a new Tyler Perry TV show.

The day after the finale, Joe talks with Parade about his reaction to the reception he got at the final Tribal Council, his complicated relationship with Rick, and whether he feels he can truly change his game for a possible third season.

Related: Read our Survivor 50 pre-game interview with Jonathan Young

How are you doing this morning, Joe? What's your headspace after finishing in the exact same position as you did last time, but in a completely different way?
Honestly, Mike, I'm just filled with gratitude. There's all this talk, and most people lead with negativity, right? This is not blowing smoke. I got on Survivor, the initial blow was from my sister. And I was just on the tail end of a beautiful, brutal divorce. And anyone in production that knows me, my journey from then to now, I feel like I won. I really do. It isn't that I didn't want to win and get first. But no one can take away getting back to the Final Three. So what I'm feeling is, when I look at my torches at my house now, two of them, they've never been snuffed. [Most] people can say they haven't been voted out. That's a great feeling, man. So I feel great.

Let's get into how Day 26 went for you this time around. From our perspective, it seemed like the conversation was around Aubry or Jonathan. Did you get that sense as well? What was your reaction to how you were treated by the jury?
I mean, this is the truth about it. The second I sat on that stool, regardless of what anyone's truth says it is, I could tell right away. I could point out the people that were like, "Hey, I don't like Joe," or whatever reason. They can say whatever they want. I knew. I could count. I could tell you right now, like, "You're not voting for me." It didn't matter what I said. And I was like, "Do we have to do this? I can get up and go". So, there was that.

And then the other piece is within that, if you really go back and watch the film, I'm big on watching film. It's a question on top of a question. So it'd be like, "Hey, I want to ask this," and then someone would chime in. They all wanted their time. So it's like," I'm gonna ask a question to Joe, and the three of us." And then another person would lead into it, and I lead into it, and then we would never go back to the original question. People like Emily Rick Devens, Christian, Dee were very good, I felt, at making us all feel heard. They did a good job of like, "This is a discussion. Give them all a chance." Not, "Oh, you don't understand this, you don't understand that." They got it. So I could tell I was cooked before we opened our mouths.

What was your reaction when Cirie mentioned the "Joe-tation"? And generally, the perception from some people that they had to play around you, and you had to be monitored?
I mean, it's a great question. I won't comment. I'm not going to comment on it. I feel that the tone of it, I won't comment on that. But I'll say this, anyone out there that I got vulnerable with, that's what I do with my people. For my people, I'm going to vent to you like I would no one else. People I don't like, my enemies, when you ask me a question, I don't say a word to you. Or I say things like, "It's great, we're good, we're having a good time." But then when I open up to you about, like, "I can't believe this," it's like your spouse.

I thought we were in that zone where I could [do that]. And if that's going to be taken as out of context to managing me, that sucks. I misread the relationship. And that's okay; that's part of the game. This isn't about feelings, or "you can't handle this." There's nothing to do with that. If you walk into an arena with me, and you want to play like that, we can play like that, right? It's more about, I misread it, and that's my fault again. And it's not against the rules, it's not a bad thing. It's just okay. I didn't know that, and, if I play again, okay, different outcome.

To that point, let's talk about one of your most vocal opponents this season: Rick Devens. It's clear the two of you just have fundamentally different thoughts on the game, which bore out in this argument that was apparently even worse than what we saw on TV. Talk to me about what your dynamic was like throughout the entire season.
This is what's hilarious. I saw some exit press, like, "It's the worst argument." Listen, I was raised in a firehouse. I was raised in a Division One football locker room. And when I heard that, I'm like, "That's the worst argument you've ever heard or seen?!" This hype was like, "Okay, this is the route we're going." So that got under my skin, and it's because I love Rick Devens.

I regret ever even saying a bad word about Rick Devens in the game, because it was an emotional reaction. He's a great father, great husband, and what's funny is that was the story. And believe me, that's not the story. I can't say enough kind things about him. His exit press, I feel, was the same way. The only thing I regret is all the moments of passion.

And the reason why I wanted Rick out is he's one of the best to play the game. It wasn't personal. Rick flipped the coin for $2 million. Rick hid a fake idol. There's no better than that in the game. And that's out of respect. It wasn't like, "I want you out because I hate you." This is another father looking at a guy, going, "Man, you're a class act, dude." And in fact, that's the guy I want to play with. You should be able to play Survivor every way. Rick's way is not wrong. That's what's funny. It turned into good versus evil, me being evil. It's so inaccurate. I just respect Rick so much, I really do. And I regret that it was seen otherwise.

What about Jonathan? The two of you were in lockstep throughout the postmerge. What was it like working with him?
I love Jonathan. He's a great man. And he, again, is one of those people that I look at outside of the game, I'm like, "You're a great person outside the game, you're a great person inside the game." I wish they showed that we talked every single day. It's crazy to me they didn't show that, and I just respect his game. But I respect how he not only switched it up, but the way he adapted his game to fit 50 was brilliant. So I got nothing but love for Jonathan. I wish they would have shown our relationship more. He's a great person.

Aubry told me last night that the two of you had a relationship that didn't really make the air. We got a dash of it when she picked you to go to the Final Three, a moment that clearly meant a lot for you both. Talk to me about that.
Aubry, she's so talented. So I'm coming back from reliving my Season 48 moment with Eva, and I'm just kind of in the jungle, reliving that exact place where we did the firemaking. And I'm walking back from that, honestly, no cameras, which I did not want. And I see her running around looking for an idol, and I hear Genevieve calling her name, I'm not kidding.

And I come back, and she whips out of the brush. And I walk up behind, and I go, "Hey," and she turns around. And Aubry's such a real person, such a genuine person. She goes, "Hey." And I go, "Look, I get it." And we had this moment. I didn't talk about it with anybody, I didn't spread that, because I could sense her vulnerability in the moment. She's just trying to play. She's been on the bottom, she's a vet. And in that moment we just shared, this is real. We checked in all the time, because I have parts of her in me, and vice versa. We just checked in on each other all the time. "Are you good, because this sucks." Or, "this is great. She's a real one." I love Aubry. She's a real one.

I want to talk about the third member of this Final Four in Rizo. A secret scene came out around the moment of your meeting, and he commended you for what you did for Eva, since he has an autistic brother. And, despite wanting him out at four, you decide to help him in firemaking. Talk to me more about that.
With Rizo, I had a very special relationship. And I loved the kid, I really did. I know that there's all these things in hype, and all this and that. But when he shared his moment with his brother, that was outside the game, and it chokes me up. I feel he felt me, that I was like, "Okay, I got you." That was a major part of our relationship.

Then I'm in this mode of like, "Man, I'm just gonna play the way that people say I can't play and let everybody do it on their own. I'm gonna let you build fire by yourself. Jonathan built fire by himself. I'm gonna sit here." And I just thought, "Man, I'm so tired of people telling me what I have to do and what I can't do or can do. He's a good kid." Why would you not want to help someone that's going into a fight to make sure to give them a chance. No one can take away the moment that Rizo and I shared with his family and his brother, and I love him for his strength for dealing with that.

What's something that didn't make the edit that you wish we got the chance to see?
All the moments with Colby on the beach, all the moments with Coach on the beach. Colby and I tearing into the chicken, I mean, it was crazy. And then also Genevieve, we had a great relationship. We were trying to build something there to really change the game. My relationship with Emily, you can see in her and her jury questions, she's such a wonderful person. We tried to make that groove work, but we just couldn't.

It seems like you're happy to play Survivor again. But I'm curious, considering how your game was perceived both of your seasons, do you feel like you'd be able to change your approach? Or can you not help but play in a style that's inherent to who you are as a person?
I'll tell you this, my man. When I think about Survivor, it's to make the crowd happy, right? I don't know if I need to carry grenades with dynamite and then just do cartwheels and put on a wig. If I can do the most crazy things, they still hate me. I feel that, at the end of the day, no matter what, I want to encourage anyone, including myself, I would play every single time, and I'm just going to do the best I can.

I think everyone wants to hear I'm going to be a villain. To me, that sounds like you're playing a character. I'm going to be me, and I'm going to try to adapt to the season. Every season's different. If you call me back for 60, I'd be there. And I'm going to just adjust to the season, because it's me, I mean, it's like going into war. It's not like, "Oh, I'm always going to be this way." Whatever season that is, I'm gonna try to swing for the fence. But you can always count on me being real Joe, that's it.

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Memorial Day is fast approaching. And while that may mean remembering our fallen heroes for some and backyard BBQs for others, there is a group of people anxiously wondering whether the bank holiday will cause delays in their Social Security payments.

That's because Memorial Day is a federal holiday observed by the Social Security Administration (SSA). And while some of us will still be at work on Monday, SSA employees will likely be enjoying some time off with their families. So, will that cause the final installment of May's Social Security payments to be late? Here's what we know.

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Will Memorial Day Cause Delays With Social Security Payments

Memorial Day falls on Monday, May 25, this year. And while that means a long weekend for most people in the U.S., it could also mean payment delays for those who receive certain types of direct deposit payments, since Monday is considered a bank holiday.

But when it comes to Social Security payments, which are a financial lifeline for many, possible delays can be very scary. Fortunately, it doesn't look like Monday's holiday will cause any serious delays in Social Security payments this year.

However, if you are expecting a payment on a bank holiday (or over the weekend), the SSA says you should receive it on the next business day instead.

Related: You Might Not Be Getting Your May Social Security Check Today

When is the Next Social Security Payment Being Sent Out

The final round of social security payments will be sent out on Wednesday, May 27, according to the Schedule of Social Security Benefit Payments for 2026. These payments will be sent out to recipients whose birthdays fall between the 21st and 31 of the month.

Then, June's payments will resume on the SSA's regular schedule, with Supplemental Security Income (SSI) payments hitting bank accounts on June 1. Of course, if your payment doesn't arrive when you expect, there are a few things that could be holding it up.

First, the SSA suggests that you always check with your financial institution when your direct deposit doesn't appear in your account on time. That's because the most common culprit behind late payments is what happens behind the scenes with your bank.

Related: Here's What You Should Spend Your May Social Security Check On, According to Experts

If the bank says they never received the funds, that's when you'll want to reach out to the SSA to see if something is up with your payment. While they are rare, sometimes mistakes can happen that can cause delays with payments.

The best way to get a hold of the SSA is by calling the national phone number at 800-772-1213 between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m., local time. You can also contact your local SSA office directly, just be sure to double check their hours before you make your call so you can ensure you'll actually be able to reach someone in the office.

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Jet Li, a Chinese-born star of movies like Romeo Must Die, The One, and Mulan, always considered ways he could give back, but he thought he’d have to wait until retirement. When he, his wife, and daughters survived the 2004 Boxing Day tsunami in the Indian Ocean, however, he realized he couldn’t wait any longer.

Related: 'Romeo Must Die' Stars Reunite 26 Years After the Original Film

Surviving A Disaster

The Indian Ocean Tsunami hit the region on December 26th, 2004, and took the lives of 230,000 people. In the Maldives, where Li and his family were, 82 people were killed, with 26 still missing. The force of the earthquake that caused the tsunami was so great that it actually changed the rotation of the Earth.

After the ocean floor settled and the flood waters receded, Li took stock of his life. His wife and daughters were safe, and he realized that he couldn’t keep waiting. He needed a change. 

"But then, the tsunami happened. I was only 41 years old and so very close to death. You think about it, and nobody can control how long your life is. You want to retire? Maybe by that time... you might die before you retire. I can be strong, Jet Li, kung fu fighting, but in nature, when a tsunami comes, you're nothing. If you're gone, you're gone,” Li told People magazine in a recent interview. 

Related: Your Perfect Retirement, Based on Your Birth Date

Aftermath

Li began his charity, One Foundation, on a simple premise. If every person gave 1 Yuen, the equivalent of $0.12, every month, then the foundation could make a difference. Many people were skeptical, calling on the wealthy and corporations to donate more. But Li’s vision was of ordinary people helping ordinary people.

It took a while, but the idea worked. After 15 years, One Foundation had donated over $735 million back to society. “Don't think about the cents. It's too small. If everybody put the cents together, let's build the mountain," he noted.

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Small Changes

Like the effect the earthquake had on the planet’s rotation, Li’s idea seemed too small to notice. But small changes can turn into large movements, as Li discusses in his new book Beyond Life and Death: The Way of True Freedom. 

In Li’s book, he reflects on how surviving a disaster that claimed so many lives changed his own life. Instead of waiting to start until he “had time,” Li decided to make the time for himself. 

"That's what I believe, to try our best to change our lives. We can't wait for somebody to save us. We need to do something,” Li says.

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Off Campus quickly skated to the top of pop-culture consciousness when it premiered on May 13 on Prime Video, with the streaming adaptation of Elle Kennedy's popular Briar University books winning TV fans over with its lovable characters, relatable conflicts and steamy, R-rated romance.

Across eight episodes, the "New Adult" series followed the romantic connections and athletic antics of college hockey players and the women they love, specifically the fake-dating arrangement between music major Hannah Wells (Ella Bright) and Briar Hawks star center Garrett Graham (Belmont Cameli): Hannah will tutor Garrett to ensure that his grades are high enough to remain on the hockey team, while he will help her drum up a little jealousy in her real crush, Justin (Josh Heuston).

Unsurprisingly, the kiddos start catching feelings for real, but throughout they have to deal with their own respective interpersonal dramas, from Garrett's familiar issues with his hockey-legend dad Phil (Steve Howey) to Hannah's lingering trauma after experiencing sexual assault in high school.

All of those plot points come to a dramatic head in the season's final episode (but don't worry there's already a picked-up second season to look forward to), so here's everything that went down both on the ice and off at the end of Off Campus season one.

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Warning: Spoilers ahead for Off Campus season one.

Do Hannah and Garrett end up together?

Yes, Hannah Wells and Garrett Graham ultimately do end up together at the end of Off Campus season one, but not before a few dramatic setbacks.

The eighth and final episode of the season, entitled "The Line Change," board-crashes both of Hannah and Garrett's individual storylines: During a heated match between Briar University and their rival school, Garrett realizes that the player he's facing off against on the ice is actually Hannah's high school rapist, Aaron Delaney (Quinten James). Horrified and furious, Garrett beats the pulp out of Aaron right there during the big game, which leads to his suspension from the team (and the replacement of Antonio Cipriano's Logan as Hawks captain) and him splitting up with Hannah, as he's afraid that he shares the same violent nature as his father.

After a change of heart, though, Garrett shows up to the big pop-music showcase that Hannah has been working toward all season long. She performs "Girl That I Am," a brand-new song she wrote about overcoming the pain of her past assault and moving on via her romantic feelings for Garrett ("I had to trust to feel again / I had to let you in to finally see / I am the girl that I am / Because of the girl I used to be." Following her performance, which garners her a second place standing in the competition, Garrett waits for her in the parking lot, and the duo reconcile their relationship.

Related: Prime Video Quietly Renewed ‘Off Campus’ Before Season 1 Even Premiered

Belmont Cameli and Ella Bright star as Garrett Graham and Hannah Wells in Off Campus

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What happened between Allie and Dean?

s Off Campus fans already know, Hannah and Garrett's romance wasn't the only heated hockey connection taking place in season one: their pals Allie Hayes (Mika Abdalla) and Dean Di Laurentis (Stephen Kalyn) were entangled in their own secret affair for much of the first season after Allie broke up with her on-and-off-again boyfriend Sean McCall (Riley Davis).

Allie and Dean's hook-ups started casually enough but clearly grew to something more substantial by season's end, which seemingly spooked the former—to slow things down in their relationship and maintain their friends-with-benefits status, Allie told Dean that they should sleep with other people. Realizing the extent of his feelings for Allie, Dean decides against hooking up with another girl, but Allie ends up having sex with Hunter Davenport (Charlie Evans), a hockey player who just happens to be Dean's biggest rival and newest teammate.

The reveal of not only Allie's one-night stand but also the identity of her partner prompts a physical fight between the two men at a bar while Allie looks on in shock.

Related: Jennifer Lopez Reacts to ‘Off Campus’ Costume Inspired by Her Legendary 2000 Versace Dress

Stephen Kalyn and Mika Abdalla play hook-up buddies in Prime Video's Off Campus.

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Is the ending of 'Off Campus' the show different from the book?

Yes, though the majority of Hannah and Garrett's romance stays faithful to Elle Kennedy's 2015 book The Deal, there are slight deviations between page and screen. For example, in the novel, that violent fight between Garrett and Aaron doesn't actually take place on the ice in the middle of the hockey game. In fact, Aaron isn't even a hockey player in the book, and the smackdown actually occurs between Garrett and one of Aaron's friends in a parking lot after the latter trash-talks Hannah following an exhibition game.

Therefore, Hannah and Garrett's break-up also plays out differently on page. Rather than splitting because of that on-ice fight, what happens in the novel is that Garrett's father manipulates Hannah into breaking up with him by threatening to cut off financial support for Garrett’s college tuition if they stay together. However, Garrett doesn't need his famous father's money to continue his education, as he will gain access to a trust fund from his grandfather on his 21st birthday, and the couple resumes their romance.

Related: Best-Selling Author’s Novel Ranked Among ‘Most Read Books’ in United States on Goodreads

Belmont Cameli, Stephen Kalyn and Antonio Cipriano star as hockey players on the fictional Briar Hawks team in Off Campus.

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Is there an alternate ending to 'Off Campus' season one?

Yes, along with some tweaks and changes made in adapting the story from page to screen, there was reportedly an entirely different ending planned for Off Campus season one. Series creator Louisa Levy revealed to PEOPLEmagazine that it was "not always the plan" to reveal that Allie hooked up with Hunter in the finale, but the show's writing team "got excited about it because it allowed us to tee up potential future seasons that we might be able to explore."

"We had a different ending that I can't disclose, because it is a spoiler," Levy told the outlet, adding that the reveal not only drummed up tension between Hunter and Dean but also served as a way "tee up a little bit of Dean's backstory that we might be able to get into in future seasons as well." (Things haven't been confirmed yet but it seems all but guaranteed that Off Campus season 2 will have Allie and Dean serve as romantic leads and will follow the plotlines of their book, The Score.)

"Hunter is in The Score. He is in that book, just in a small way," Levy explained. "Being able to pull from the later books and maybe use those characters to build out the initial four books was a fun opportunity."

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It's been about five years since controversial comedian Jeff Garlin was formally fired from ABC's hit sitcomThe Goldbergs, and fans only continue to speculate over the star's alleged actions behind the scenes.

Roughly a year after Garlin's dismissal from the show, cast member Wendi McLendon-Covey gave an interview where she openly discussed her relationship with Garlin, saying that she had "PTSD" from her time working alongside the comedian.

“That was a long time coming,” McLendon-Covey told Andy Cohen, referencing Garlin's firing from the show in an interview for SiriusXM (via Cracked). As the actress put it, Garlin's exit came after the cast's repeated complaints regarding the actor. “That it finally happened, it was like, ‘Okay, finally someone is listening to us.’”

As for the specifics of her co-star's actions, McLendon-Covey asked Cohen to steer the conversation in a different direction, not wanting to shed light on what it was like working with the Curb Your Enthusiasm actor behind the scenes.

"I’m exhausted by that topic and the PTSD of it all," the actress said. "I just feel like the less people know about that, the better. No one benefits from knowing anything.” 

Garlin's tenure on The Goldbergs came to an end after a three-year HR investigation found evidence of repeated misconduct by the actor. Defending his behavior in an interview with Vanity Fair, Garlin said, "I have my process about how I’m funny, in terms of the scene and what I have to do. (Sony) feels that it makes for a quote ‘unsafe’ workspace.”

“To me, if you’re a stand-in on a show and you don’t like the content or the behavior... If someone’s going after you, that’s different," Garlin said when asked about an allegation saying he physically and verbally acosted a stand-in on the show. "But in terms of in general — well, then by God, quit, go someplace else.”

One of the most talked-about films at the 2026 Cannes Film Festival is also one of the strangest.

Acclaimed South Korean filmmaker Na Hong-jin premiered his long-awaited sci-fihorror movieHopethis week, and early reactions from critics and festival audiences have been anything but quiet. The film, which stars Michael Fassbender and Alicia Vikander, blends cosmic horror, survival thriller elements and apocalyptic science fiction into a story many viewers described as overwhelming in the best possible way.

Na is already well known among horror fans for the 2016 cult hit The Wailing, a movie that steadily built a passionate international following over the last decade. Because of that reputation, anticipation around Hope had been growing for years before the Cannes debut finally arrived.

According to early coverage from festival critics, Hope centers on mysterious beings arriving in a remote port town, setting off violent and increasingly surreal events. Several reviewers noted that the film shifts dramatically in tone and scale as it unfolds, moving from grounded suspense into large-scale cosmic horror territory.

Trade publications including Variety, Deadline and the Associated Press all highlighted the intense audience reaction after the screening. Some critics praised the movie’s ambition and visual style, while others admitted they were still trying to process exactly what they had watched. That split response only fueled more online discussion among horror fans eager to see footage, plot details and reactions from Cannes attendees.

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Part of the fascination surrounding Hope comes from its unusually international cast and production scale. In addition to Fassbender and Vikander, the film reportedly mixes Korean genre storytelling with big-budget science fiction visuals rarely seen in Korean horror cinema. Fans online have already started comparing the project to classics like Alien and Annihilation, with The Wrap calling it a 'masterful monster movie.'

The timing also helped push the movie into the spotlight. Horror has been having another major mainstream moment lately, with audiences embracing ambitious genre projects both in theaters and on streaming platforms. Cannes reactions often create momentum months before wide release dates are announced, and Hope appears positioned to become one of the most anticipated horror releases on the horizon.

For Fassbender, this is not necessarily new territory. He played the calm but sociopathic and driven synthetic human in Alien: Covenant.

For now, fans outside Cannes are still waiting for a full trailer and official release plans. But after days of intense festival buzz, one thing already seems clear, Hope has become the rare horror movie capable of dividing audiences while making nearly everyone curious to see it for themselves.

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Vacations are the best, but packing for your trips can cause stress, especially when it comes to your beauty products. After all, makeup, skincare and haircare can sometimes be bulky and difficult to pack. Luckily, there are plenty of mini options on the market that make this a problem of the past, including this stunning new neutral eyeshadow palette at Sephora right now.

Danessa Myricks Beauty's Mini Everyday Magic Neutral Freedom Palette is a great palette for travel. Not only is it the perfect mini size, making it easy to pack away, but it also contains all the eyeshadow shades you need for both day and night. It features six neutral colors, including easily blendable mattes and striking reflective chromes. This will save room in your makeup bag on the go or while traveling, as there will be no need to pack a palette for a going-out look or everyday; this palette has it all in one convenient compact.

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Related: Sephora Is Selling an Innovative New SPF That's 'Lightweight' and 'Wears Well Under Makeup'

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Related: Sephora Is Selling a 'Stunning' Eyeshadow Palette That Blends Beautifully on Mature Lids

Survivor 50 is here! Every week, Parade's Mike Bloom will bring you interviews with the castaway most recently voted off the island.

After doing a lot of work on his body, Jonathan Young came into Survivor 50 ready to build a body of work. Known for perhaps being the best provider and challenge performer of the new era, the Season 42 star knew he could easily steer into the curve, his opponents thinking they'd know what they'd get out of him. But, like many of the fish he has caught during his Survivor career, something much deadlier was lurking underneath the surface. Jonathan put in the work between seasons to dimensionalize his skills, from strategic and social tactics to practicing fire. And it paid off for him swimmingly, as he directed votes, got revenge, avoided being targeted, and even defeated his previous rival in the Final Four Firemaking. But unfortunately, the protege of Boston Rob Mariano was fated to have the same outcome as his mentor: Finishing in second place on his second season.

Jonathan started the game with the familiar beats that made him a standout player in the first place, catching fish and leading his tribe in challenges. But even on solid land, he wanted to play fluid, looking to still be his genuine self, while opening his game up to more to exaggeration and deception. Unfortunately for Jonathan, he got a heavy dose of that doled his way in his first vote of the season. Thinking he was locked in with his fellow new-school players to get out Rizo Velovic, he was left in the dark when Dee Valladares and Kamilla Karthigesu decided to Ruin the Friendship and boot Charlie Davis. Surprisingly, it was the first time Jonathan had been blindsided in his Survivor career. And he would make sure it would be the last.

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Fortunately, the tribes merged the very next day. Jonathan was standing tall once more (though that tends to be his default, given his giant-like stature), working with old school and old school-minded players like Coach Wade, Chrissy Hofbeck, Stephenie LaGrossa Kendrick and Joe Hunter. And he made good on his newly claimed power immediately, steering the first two votes towards the two people who turned on him. The cycle soon after repeated itself; Coach and Chrissy got taken out in the "Double Duos" twist, but Jonathan got his revenge the next vote on Christian Hubicki.

Despite dealing with a game vascilating as much as the tide, Jonathan had his gaze fixed on one particular big fish: Ozzy Lusth. A challenge threat with a public idol was too threatening to keep in the game much longer, and so he kick-started a plan to shake Ozzy loose like a coconut from a tree. Unfortunately, he chose to bring Aubry Bracco and Rick Devens in on the plan, who proceeded to immediately blow it all up at Tribal Council, leading to not only Ozzy being spared, but Stephenie getting booted in one of the wildest nights in Survivor history. While down, Jonathan was certainly not out, especially when his next challenge win came with a "Power Broker" Advantage that allowed him to attend both Tribal Councils that night. He spent the afternoon putting in the steps (and the work) to jump in on two big votes. And yes, that includes finally getting rid of Ozzy, as he and the other men were able to keep him in the dark enough not to use his idol.

From there, Jonathan was able to coast on safety, his eyes set on getting rid of any of the biggest threats to the potential of him winning. But he was quite literally put in the line of fire on Day 25, when Aubry Bracco not only won a clutch Immunity Challenge, but put him and Rizo Velovic into fire. After going out at this same stage last time, all of Jonathan's preparation was represented in this moment, as he quickly finished off the "RizGod." With friends on the jury and a solid game to speak to, Jonathan felt he had a very good shot at the two-million-dollar prize. But, like a jar of uncooked rice, the jury got their licks in. While Jonathan got votes from three of his allies, it was ultimately not enough, giving him a palpable reaction at the live reunion.

The day after the finale, Jonathan talks with Parade about his incredibly mixed emotions following the finale, which jury member he believed helped turn the jury against him, and which other juror admitted they should have voted for him.

Related: Read our Survivor 50 pre-game interview with Jonathan Young

Jonathan, how are you doing right now? I can't imagine what's going through your head at this moment.
Hey, Mr. Mike. I'm doing good. That's a lie. I'm not doing great. I've been up since three this morning, just trying to go over it all in my head to figure out where I went wrong and where I should have zigged and where I should have zagged.

I mean, just looking at you at the live reunion, it seemed like you were quite emotional in the immediate aftermath of the winner reveal. Which jury votes surprised you the most?
I mean, I truly believed I played the best game. That's the truth. And I was disappointed in Devens. I thought I didn't know much about Christian and Emily, and I know they've played with them. But I played a lot with Devens. We had a rivalry, and I thought he respected that more. So I was disappointed. I don't know yet what to take from all this, but I'm sure God will show me something.

It's interesting you say that. Because I feel the rivalry with Joe was the much bigger one highlighted. But you had one with Rick as well?
Yeah. Me and Devens, just him telling all my plans that we were trying to get Ozzy out, and then following him around with the idol. We played closely, but just not together, I guess. So I expected more, so that maybe that's on me. I shouldn't expect more.

Walk me through your thoughts on final Tribal Council. Did your expectations on whether you'd win the game change over the course of the evening?
You want to know the truth? I knew as soon as the ball dropped out of Joe's hand that I had lost the game. I knew I lost $2 million as soon as Joe dropped that ball. Because, for some reason, I've just never been good at Simmotion. Which is crazy to me, because I've always fidgeted with thrown and juggled. But just as soon as that ball dropped, I knew it was pretty much over, and that I was going to get second. Because I knew what was going on, if you noticed, mostly the whole time. Except the Charlie vote; that one threw me pretty for a loop.

Of course, a major part of your gamewas the fact that you were able to bring in more social and strategic aspects, all under the expectation that you would be a provider and challenge beast. Considering all the prep you put it, did changing your game come easier or harder than you expected?
I started changing right when I got home from Season 42 and when I watched it for the first time. And being around Mr. Rob helped me a lot, because he would critique me. Mr. Rob's not exactly a shy guy, so if he saw something that I need to work on, he would tell me. And that's what you need is a mentor, a brother, a friend like that that'll help you and not be shy to tell you when you're wrong or when you mess up. And I'm proud to say that I've changed my game. Most people, they say it and they don't do it, but I did change my game completely. And maybe I should have made it more known at the end, how I changed my game, but I don't know. We'll have to figure out for the third time. I don't know exactly what to learn from this, but I promise you, I'll learn something. I promise.

Well, let's get into some of these relationships that you were able to build out there.You and Coach clearly clicked from Day 1, and were number one allies up until his boot. Talk to me about working with the Dragon Slayer.
Coach was a breath of fresh air every time I saw him with the jury. I felt like he helped me a little bit to keep fighting because I had a feeling that I had his vote, and I did. And that was always a good reminder, because Coach is going to play like Coach, and what you see is what you get a lot of times with Coach, and I like that. I like that Coach is going to be my friend, hopefully for the rest of my life.

What about Joe? The two of you seemed to be in lockstep once your other allies were eliminated. What was your dynamic like?
Joe, I don't think he could help but be a good guy. He can't help it. If he lies, it's kind of written on his face. Because when you have somebody truly genuine, it's hard for them to lie and be a bad guy. So, Joe, I could count on, if he ever lied to me, I'd be able to tell. And I knew that if he ever tried to vote me out, it'd be very hard for people to convince him to vote me out. So Joe was somebody that I knew well, and I wanted to keep next to me the whole game.

We saw a few times that you and Cirie would work together, and she told me last week you had a working relationship. Talk to me about that.
I knew that I couldn't trust Miss Cirie. She told me that, "Oh, I got you if I make it to the end. I got you if I make it to the jury." But that's so not what happened. Miss Cirie basically rallied the troops when she got back to Ponderosa. Snd that's part of the reason I think I lost. Do you think she just has the influence in the game like she did, where she's got four people asking her, "Hey, how do we vote?" You don't think they're doing that at Ponderosa? And is by happenstance that the people that surrounded her and asked her, "Well, how do we vote?" are the same people that didn't vote for me in the finale? I'm just curious. That's at least that's what I see. I know the game doesn't end once you hit Ponderosa, because people talk about it all the time. It doesn't stop till the finale is out. So that's what I think happened.

Let's talk about this Ozzy vote, a move you had been putting in the works for a while. Talk to me about how you were able to contribute to arguably the biggest move of the season.
Ozzy told me at the premiere that he was bitter, and that's part of the reason that he voted for Aubry. He's like, "Yeah, going back, I should have voted for you." And that's not a great thing to hear, that's not a great thing to hear at all. But I think that I knew that him going into Tribal, he had his person picked, and if you have your person picked, you want to help them win. So, if you go back and watch the finale, it was pretty obvious that he was wanting Aubrey to take the move of him going out, because he did spill the beans. No disrespect to Aubrey, though she played it perfectly with, "Hey, Ozzy just told me every single move, and we need to get him out." I was really shocked that Ozzy did that. That really shocked me.

Finally, you were able to turn tragedy into triumph in the finale, making it through Final 4 firemaking after falling short last time. I'm curious, if you had gone down in flames again, who would you have voted for out of Aubry, Joe and Rizo?
That's a hard one. I wouldn't vote for Rizo, because I think that Rizo is, at that point, pretty one-dimensional. As far as the camp life, he doesn't have much of that going on. But I'd have to consider Joe. Because I feel like he's made the Final Three, he didn't get any votes or credit for making it to the Final Three. I think he deserves more credit than he got, I do. And I think that when you know somebody's down, don't kick them. That's a huge thing that I saw in the finale. I saw my buddy down, and he was getting kicked by some of the questions. I don't like people being put down like that.

Related: 'Survivor 50' Winner Aubry Bracco Reacts to Her Victory 10 Years in the Making: 'I'm So Relieved' (Exclusive)

Denny’s is better known for their Grand Slam breakfast than slam dancing, yet the diner is diving headlong into the mosh pit with a new collaboration with Texas hardcore band Live Without.

Now through June 2, Denny’s is serving up the Mozz Pit Burger—a cheeseburger with mozzarella sticks slammed into the bun topped with marinara sauce--at select locations in Houston, Los Angeles and Miami. This unique collaboration commemorates an event that took place at a Houston area Denny’s in 2013.

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That year, the fledging band discovered a local Denny’s in the Houston area was closing soon, so they talked the restaurant’s management into renting out the diner for a hardcore show. It was all captured on video, including the immortal words of singer Kris asking, “What the f--k is up, Denny’s?”

Denny’s is embracing the viral moment with the Mozz Pit Burger. In a recent post announcing the limited-edition burger, the diner played up the connection to the profane viral moment with a series of posts on their official Instagram account.

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“mozzarella sticks on a burger? yeah. we went there. the limited edition MOZZ PIT BURGER is now available at select locations in houston, los angeles, and miami through tuesday, june 2nd and will absolutely have you saying “WTFIUD?” it posted, along with a photo of the new burger offering.

Not only has the moment inspired the new burger, it brought Live Without back to a Denny’s for an encore performance captured in a online spot for the collab. And the band may come back for more.

“after 13 long years, @dennysdiner x @livewithouttx reunite.
oh and if this music video gets 500k likes my boss said we can do a live show 👀.
#wtfiud,” reads the post.

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Fans approved of the post in the comments.

“No one has any idea how much this means to me,” wrote one.

“IHOP has been quiet ever since this dropped,” added another.

“Getting this past legal must have taken years I'm obsessed with this,” yet another fan wrote.

As of this writing, the post had more than 259k likes, so the Live Without/Denny’s fans are going have to rally the troops to get the band back for another live show.

Until then, they can enjoy a Mozz Pit Burger.

Survivor 50 is here! Every week, Parade's Mike Bloom will bring you interviews with the castaway most recently voted off the island.

"There was an anxious, nervous girl on the Brains tribe who came in and had a panic attack on Day 2. She was supposed to go home that night, but somehow, she gets to the Final 3. Some say she should have won, some say she had no social game. She didn’t care what they said. She comes back for Game Changers and somehow gets to the Final 5. She comes back for Edge of Extinction. Everyone loved her, she was the underdog, and then she fell from grace and left Survivor world completely.

"And then she took some time to work on herself, and she came back for Survivor 50. She played this game for 137 games. She changed who she was. She changed how she played. She did everything to get to the end. I want to show people no matter who you are, if you believe in yourself, you can outlast more than you ever thought you could. You can push, and you get to the end of the game, and you can evolve just like Survivor."

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We couldn't have said it better ourselves, Aubry Bracco. A decade ago, Aubry blazed a path to the Final Three, where she just lost out on the million in one of the most controversial endings in Survivor history. The years since then were not nearly as kind, from tough performances to a self-appointed exile from the fanbase. But, last year, she got the call to come out on Survivor 50, and, as she told us in the preseason, she was excited to both reclaim herself and the game she's loved for so long. She battled against being on the outside, as well as walking on eggshells, navigating multiple alliances. And, in the end, she was rewarded handily. A decade almost to the day after losing out on a million dollars, she found herself in the exact same spot, this time leaving two million dollars richer.

Despite how poor things went the last time, Aubry was eager to step in the sands of Fiji, feeling she's evolved both as a person and a player. But that step got off on the wrong foot during an unfortunate conversation with Genevieve Mushaluk, where she outright told the Season 47 standout she was unsure about working with her. The Canadian then worked to ice out Aubry from both tribes they were on together, all but ensuring her first trip to Tribal Council this season would be her last. But as Aubry admitted to luck being a large part of Survivor, she was able to benefit from a couple of key things. First, she never went to Tribal before the merge. And second, she was gifted an idol courtesy of Billie Eilish (vis a vi Christian Hubicki). While she started the individual game believing Rick Devens had sent it to her, in her first vote of the season, she wound up in a majority among her idol benefactors. And so, after days of tension building, Aubry was able to strike first, taking out Genevieve and keeping her idol intact.

Unfortunately, getting rid of her rival didn't mean the postmerge would be a smooth ride for Aubry. Indeed, she immediately became public enemy number one for her idol, forcing her to quickly play her "scarlet letter" of an idol to satiate her Puritanical tribe. Even still, Aubry was a "middle person" on the outside, seen as a floater who wasn't necessarily locked into any alliance. But that also gave her the flexibility to pivot when needed. As she put in one of her many incredibly well-spoken confessionals, “I’m not afraid to make big moves and jump ship if the people I’m working with are not working for me." Take Rick, as an example. The two had a familiarity and a relationship simultaneous compared to a married couple and a mother and child from their time on Edge of Extinction. But she was letting him become front-page news, allowing her to make headlines to be hidden beneath the fold.

Despite professing how patient she was with waiting to the right moment to strike, Aubry's biggest move of the season was arguably the one forced on her. At the Final Nine, the tribe was split up again, but she was not nearly as lucky with the draw than she was with the Blood Moon. With the other outsiders away, she was the de facto boot. But, unlike the Aubry from ten years ago, she chose not to express her anxiety, but embrace it — and more importantly, energize it. So when Ozzy Lusth, seeing an opportunity to prime a potential juror, told her some choice secrets, she was off and running, spreading the information up and down the beach. And, astoundingly, it helped put the wheels in motion for one of the biggest moves of Survivor 50, as Ozzy got completely blindsided with an idol in his pocket. Aubry operated like she had nothing to lose — and it was the move that got her on the path to the win.

It was around this point that Aubry was starting to feel the heat. Not from the Fijian sun, but from the pressure of repeating the same mistakes from her most successful game. It was clear that, after being prey for the majority of the season, it was time to go big-game hunting. Aubry pivoted her strategy to taking out the biggest threats before they could even sniff the end, turning things on Rick, Cirie Fields, and Tiffany Ervin despite her tight relationships with them all. Of course, that meant that Aubry was now public enemy number one. But, yet again, she fought with her back against the wall, as her hard preseason prep paid off when she won her second Immunity Challenge in her Survivor career. After taking out the last threat to her game in Rizo Velovic, the path to Aubry's redemption was set. At a final Tribal Council once more, she was able to speak to the tactics she utilized, weaponizing information to make sure she could vote wherever she needed to. And the jury rewarded her the win (and it turns out, a brand-new car) handily, making good on a moment she has been thinking about for ten years.

The day after the finale, Aubry talks with Parade about how surprised she was by her win, the variety of relationships (and rivals) she made throughout the season, and what she feels her Survivor legacy is.

Related: Read our Survivor 50 pre-game interview with Aubry Bracco

Aubry, considering how many months, yet years, this has been in the making, I can't imagine what's going through your head. How are you feeling right now?
[Gets emotional.] I'm so relieved, Mike. It's been 10 years. Two days ago was the 10-year anniversary of the finale of Survivor: Kaoh Rong I was 30 then, I'm 40 now. I've really worked so hard to learn, to grow, to take in all the feedback — against my better judgment sometimes. And I really feel like I worked hard. I studied this game, I took myself out of it, I worked on my intuition. I study these players quite a bit. I studied game a bit. So I just can't even describe it. It's an honor. Much work has gone into this season from the players, the press, production. It's just such an honor.

I mean, it's still surreal. I'm like, "Do we have to go out and compete in something else? What's the twist?" But I'm feeling the love, and I'm so grateful. It's just surreal that we're finally here, Mike. I mean, just wild to think I was with you in the jungle less than a year ago.

Well, let's talk about how things ended less than a year ago, at the final Tribal Council. As you left Fiji, what did you think your chances of winning were? Were you surprised you were ultimately crowned Sole Survivor?
Yeah, I mean, I'd say the three I was the least certain about were Emily, Christian and Devens. They're very good about being tight-lipped. I didn't know where they were. I was very confident Stephenie, Chrissy and Coach had gone to Jonathan, and I was pretty sure that I had the other five. So I was not sure what was going to happen.

I felt like I left it all on the table. But I do not count my chickens before they hatch, especially considering Kaoh Rong. I've learned that I'd rather live in a world where it didn't work out to temper my expectations. Everyone's like, "Aubry's always never happy." I'm like, "I just live in a tempered expectations world." I've learned from Survivor that if you take the high too much, then the low feels lower. I try to stay in the pocket, the only way to survive.

Were Emily, Christian, and Rick just not giving anything away on Day 26? Or you're talking about in the months leading up to the finale?
Well, here's the thing: Christian, Devens and Emily are amazing players. And they told me, "We're not telling anybody who we voted for." And I respect that, and I never bothered them once. I never tried to get it out of them, and I respect them so much for that. So, I mean, they're the kind of players where they would be your best friend, and I wouldn't be sure.

Well, let's get into this Final Tribal, because you've been to quite a few on both sides. How did you feel about your performance as the evening went on? Did you get a sense anything was changing one way or the other?
There was pushback. I mean, it was a wild Tribal. So, first of all, I didn't have support on the Kaoh Rong jury, so I was pleasantly surprised. I was so honored that Tiff, Cirie, Ozzy had my backs. I mean, I voted them out of the game. But there was also that back-and-forth. Jonathan also had Chrissy and Stephenie fighting for him. So it was like every question, I'd say something, I'd get pushed back, Jonathan would say something, he'd get pushed back. So it really was kind of neck and neck feeling.

There was a conversation at one point about how your "open for business" strategy may imply passive gameplay. What's your reaction to that perception?
Was I aware of the perception? Yeah, I was. I knew I was playing a very subtle game. But here's the thing. I'm proud of my game, but I'm more proud of myself because I knew how to play the game that I needed to play for that particular concoction of people. And for those people, I knew that there were 23 other people who are the heroes of their own stories. There were big personalities. There were pre-existing relationships. Even though the game I played is not the game I would naturally play. Natural Aubry is Kaoh Rong Aubry, go chaotic. I had to have so much control with this group of people.

And a lot of that was taking my foot off the gas far more than I thought I would have to, especially at the merge when I came in with no social capital. So I knew that people kind of counted me out, but then I used that to my advantage. I was on the fringe. It was lonely, I often felt like I was on the outside looking in. I kept saying to myself, it's like I'm watching a zoo exhibit, and there's all these amazing animals, and I'm playing with them, but I'm almost like a step away from it.

So I could see how they thought I was being passive, or I wasn't super involved in votes. But I was in on every vote. I had relationships that were close enough to people. I was close enough to people where they let me in, but not far enough away that they would ever like forget about me. But I mean, I could see that. I mean, I knew that Jonathan had a dominant proactive game, and that some people who might not see the subtlety and appreciate the nuance.

Let's get into some of these relationships over the course of the season. You called Tiffany your "Survivor Angel" when she told you you were on the outs in the premerge. But, by the end, you try to lead the charge against her, and there's clearly a lot of fallout between you two. What was your dynamic like?
That's a great question. So, when we got to the merge, I mean, I had a rough pre-merge. I got on the wrong side of things very quickly, and I didn't want to overplay myself out of it. And Tiffany was my Survivor angel. But we got to the merge. She had other relationships. She bonded very closely with Cirie.

So, Tiffany and I always had a great working relationship. We would talk to each other before votes. But it was never this, "I'm your number one" kind of thing. We just have this good working relationship, we had a respect. And I think I said when I called her my Survivor angel, I said I would go as far as I could with her, and I did. So when she was upset, I mean, this is the thing I love about Tiff. She's passionate; she wears her heart on her sleeve. But at the end of the day, she did have my back, and I think she's an amazing competitor. I always had a working relationship with Tiffany, and I felt like I tried to do that with a lot of people. I was like, "I will work with you. You write my name down, I don't give a hoot. I will work with you on the next vote."

Cirie is someone you walked into the game having worked together in Kaoh Rong. But she told me the two you were surprisingly distant during the postmerge. Talk to me more about your perspective on your relationship.
So it was interesting. My recollection of Cirie at the merge is that she had heard that I called her a mastermind. I had to distance myself from her in the premerge because people were putting things together. I played with Ozzy, I played with Cirie, I played with Devens. And I told her, "Look, Cirie, I had to say that to save myself." And she said to me, "This can work as long as we're not seen talking to one another."

And one of the gifts of having worked with Cirie we've always had this intuitive connection. I know how she moves in the game. I can sense when she's starting to lose trust in someone. And along the way I would bring her back little tidbits, little seeds. Like in the scene with Jonathan, Stephenie, Devens, and I, where Ozzy's name comes up. I immediately went up to Cirie, and I'm like, "I'm hearing Ozzy's name. I don't want him to go." So I would constantly plant seeds. With Cirie, I felt I could communicate kind of telepathically. And I always knew I would only go to a certain distance with her. And I would also say, Mike, I do think I was a bit aloof this season, and that was very intentional. Something I learned in Kaoh Rong is that if you get too close to people — at least it's happened to me — and you get to the end, they're too hurt to vote for you.

To that point, let's talk about what happened with Genevieve, considering how much this dictated the first half of the season for you. Where did this tension begin? And how did it develop throughout the postmerge?
Gosh, it was so hard. I mean, I always thought she was the dangerous player. I was in conversations very early on the original Vatu. I remember I was with Stephenie and Colby. People talk. Angelina was called chaotic, Rizo was called lazy, and I said Genevieve was a dangerous player, but I was not not open to working with her. And that conversation you see, which I clearly did not do what I had to do, I actually approached her. And I said, "Hey, there's an awkward vibe between us. Can we have a business meeting about this?"

And it was a very long conversation. And in that conversation, I said, "Genevieve, you may have heard that I called you dangerous, but that doesn't mean that I don't want to play with you." I proceeded to talk to her every night. I would talk to her about finding the idol. I would say everything to her about what I was thinking in the game, and because I know that for her, information is currency.

Then when we got to Kalo and Tiffany told me it was going on with Genevieve, I was distraught because I thought I was trying to build this strategic relationship with Genevieve, and she would tell me that that's what was going on. But when we were together in the same space, that is not what I felt. And it did not feel good, and I was so frustrated. Like you're following me into the woods because you don't think I feel well? I don't think so! It was like "don't pee on my leg and tell me it's raining." It did not feel good.

And I would also say, at the merge, I went up after I said, "I know we're not even talking, Genevieve. But we have bigger fish to fry. We might have to work together." And I'll say, the one thing I wish you saw was the night she went home. I went up to her, like, "Hey, can we talk?" And she said to me, "I'm not talking to you." So my door was always open. And I really did try, and I understand and respect that I didn't try in a way that worked for her. But I tried.

Perhaps your literal crowning moment was this Ozzy blindside. What was your reaction when he gave you all of this information? And how were you able to utilize it throughout the day to save yourself?
I was dead. When we pulled those rocks, you see me,I'm crying. I thought I was gone. Those guys had been bonding a lot. I was shocked. It was like I was being given this weird Survivor gift. And I just was like, "Aubry, keep listening to him, keep listening to him, keep listening to him." And look, the Ozzy vote was very complicated. Everyone wanted Ozzy out of the game. There were a lot of consensus votes in 50. I don't think any one person [drove]. I mean, except Cirie's just a magician, I don't care what anyone says.This is a game we're going to turn over and over for years. And there's nuances, and people have different roles and different votes. And when Ozzy was talking to me, I'm like, "Come on, Ozzy! Keep telling me." And I went right back, and I told each of them everything he said to me, and where they fell in his plans.

You came into the game with over 100+ days on Survivor. And you spoke plenty about how much your past was at the forefront of your mind, particularly your loss in Kaoh Rong. Did that surprise you at all?
No. I think I said in the penultimate episode that the body keeps the score. I mean, I will say that, Mike, I had a very hard time the first few days. I was not my best self, wasn't feeling well. I also have this really intense bodily reaction when I go back to Fiji. In the time, in the place, I feel very deeply. And I wasn't surprised. When you play too much and you're a feelings person, you feel.

So then, let's talk about your entire journey. We've had plenty of people talk this season about what their impact has been on the show, and vice versa. What do you think your Survivor legacy is?
I think when you look at Outwit, Outplay, and Outlast, I've always resonated the most with Outlast. And I think it's that resilience and that grit. I don't make anything look easy, Mike. But I find a way.

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Rik Emmett is not ruling out a future with Triumph after the band’s Rock and Roll Machine Reloaded Tourwraps in June.

The Canadian rocker, who co-founded the band in 1975 with Gil Moore and Mike Levine, revealed in a new interview that he’s having a lot of fun on the reunion tour—and he hinted that there could be more to come. He’s just not making any commitments just yet.

In an interview published by the Macomb Daily, Emmett, 72, said the sight of longtime fans smiling and singing his songs has been “a beautiful gift” to get in his 70s. He added that he will take some time off after the tour, but isn’t against more shows or new music at some point.

“I will say this. I wasn’t sure if this (tour) would happen, and it has, and I’m really having fun, and it’s really great,” Emmett said in the May 2026 interview. “So that probably speaks well for the future, but I don’t want to start speaking for the future yet. I don’t want to go there. Do I want to go into the studio and make a Triumph record? Not now, thank you. I just want to enjoy this and have a chance to wait for the smoke to clear and see how I feel at the end, and then see what else I might want to do.”

Emmett admitted that he's having so much fun on the tour that he even asked himself, “Why wasn’t I doing more of this sooner?” “But then there’s other moments where I go, ‘I’m not sure my knees can take it,” he added.

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Emmett, the voice behind the songs “Lay It on the Line,” “Fight the Good Fight," and “Magic Power,” left Triumph in 1988. But he reunited with the hard rock power trio in time for their Edge of Excess tour in 1993, which was their last tour before Rock and Roll Machine Reloaded. Many fans believed Edge of Excess would be the band's final foray on the road.

In 2020, Emmett told Music Life Magazine that he was officially “retired” from touring. "I mean, I have retired,” he said. “I just got to a point where I still love to play, and I don't mind performing, although there is a little more anxiety now than there used to be.”

In addition to some physical pains, Emmett said he didn’t enjoy the travel involved with a major tour. “I have retired from the road, but I haven't retired from creativity," he said at the time.

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If you're new to shopping at Aldi, buckle up, because it's about to become your favorite place to shop. Chock full of grocery staples, indoor and outdoor essentials, plus a wide range of product dupes and home decor finds alike, every visit has the potential to turn up something entirely too hard to pass up.

This week, the Aldi Finds section is bringing back a fan-favorite kitchen essential: the Crofton Acacia Centerpiece Bowl. Retailing for just $20 and sporting a gorgeous acacia wood construction, this elegant kitchen upgrade looks strikingly similar to a Williams-Sonoma-style piece nearly four times the price. And with a spring refresh on everyone's mind right now, this popular Aldi find could be just the thing you need to kick off the season.

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Crofton Acacia Centerpiece Bowl, $19.99 at Aldi

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Available now and already selling fast, the Crofton Acacia Centerpiece Bowl has just about everything you need to know right in its name. Sporting a beautiful natural acacia wood finish with dark and light hues throughout, this bowl easily serves as an elegant centerpiece wherever it's placed, perfect for serving and storing a wide range of meals, snacks and decorations alike.

Retailing for just $19.99, this bowl bears a striking resemblance to Williams Sonoma's Large Acacia Salad Bowl, which sells for $69.95 and arguably doesn't offer the same level of attractive detailing as its Aldi counterpart. By purchasing the Crofton piece, you get a generous serving bowl with a 12-inch diameter and 4.7-inch-high sides. Complete with a pedestal-style base, it's a bit more distinctive than your average bowl, and its thick construction makes it especially durable for long-term use.

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Care Tips and Serving Ideas

Should you bring this bowl home, a few simple care steps will help keep it looking its best and maintain its natural wood shine over time. These guidelines apply to most acacia wood kitchen tools and are easy to follow, no matter your experience level:

• Wipe clean with a damp cloth and avoid the dishwasher
• Do not soak in water
• Avoid storing liquids inside the bowl for extended periods of time
• Skip abrasive detergents when cleaning
• Store in a well-ventilated area
• Keep out of direct sunlight to prevent warping or discoloration
• Do not use in the microwave or refrigerator

With these tips in mind and a new acacia centerpiece bowl in your possession, you'll be ready to tackle hosting duties, family meals and creative decor solutions with ease. And while its food-safe design makes it perfect for all your serving needs, don't count out the possibility of it working beautifully as a coffee table centerpiece filled with decorative accents or an entryway catchall for wallets, keys, jewelry and more.

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Over the years, Hostess has debuted a ton of snack innovations, but none have ever been as iconic as the Twinkie. The instantly recognizable cream-filled golden sponge cake was first invented in 1930, and has remained a fan favorite ever since. Now, a new flavor of the treat is being introduced.

The sweets brand is reportedly launching Snickerdoodle Twinkies, set to hit shelves this holiday season, according to Instagram snack blog Snackolator. The foodie took to the social media platform with a video describing several new items coming to stores soon, and the lineup included the cinnamon sugary cookie-inspired handheld cakes.

"I am super excited for these! Twinkies is gonna have a new Snickerdoodle flavor from Hostess for the holidays," the blogger said in the May 20 clip, as a photo of the boxed goods was shown in the background, featuring winter-themed packaging with a snowman, string lights, and snow-capped fir trees.

The inside scoop was received first-hand, as he attended the Sweets & Snacks Expo in Las Vegas, per the upload's caption. "Day one of the Sweets & Snacks Expo was a big success with so many upcoming releases that look absolutely incredible and I've got you covered with some of my favorites today!" he expressed.

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Fans online are already clamoring for more.

"Those look amazing," one said in the comments section of the post, while another simply responded, "Yum!" and a third dropped a fire flame emoji: "🔥."

"I was super excited about trying the Snickers PB but then I saw the Snickerdoodle Twinkies!!! Truly one of the most underrated snacks of our time 🤩," a fourth admitted.

Meanwhile, more excited shoppers came by to drop notes like, "All of em 🔥🔥🔥🔥👏👏👏❤️❤️❤️," "WHOOP WHOOP," and "The Twinkies and Nerds Clusters!!"

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Carmen Electra was a TV staple of the '90s, and the former reality star is still serving up looks on the red carpet.

Electra, 54, rose to stardom during the MTV era as the host of the dating show Singled Out, following Jenny McCarthy. A staple of the red carpet back in the day, the pop culture icon always kept fans guessing with her sultry looks and famous boyfriends. She sported the iconic red swimsuit on Baywatch and later focused on movie roles such as Scary Movie and Cheaper by the Dozen 2. But today, Electra tends to fly under the radar. That's why it's such a surprise to see the stunner hit the red carpet at The Abbey's 35th Anniversary Party in Los Angeles, California. Wearing a leopard print bunny outfit with a bow tie and matching ears, the beauty made it clear that she's still got it, several decades after the '90s.

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How Electra Keeps the Spark Alive in Relationships

The star, who has had high-profile romances with stars like Prince, Dave Navarro, and Dennis Rodman, opened up back in February about how she manages to keep the spark alive in relationships.

"You definitely wanna keep the spark alive, but you wanna be with someone that you love being with because that's definitely what's gonna keep the spark live anyway, right?" she told Fox News Digital. "So someone that — you just love their spirit, you love who they are as a person, someone that's not a downer. I like artists, like people that are into art, whatever their art may be, all that good stuff."

Her Secret to Confidence in her Fifties

When it comes to being a confidence queen at 54, Electra said it's all derived from her mission to be the best person she can be.

"My confidence, wow, just comes from trying to be the best person I can possibly be," she said. "I'm a Taurus, so I'm very stubborn, but I love life, I love food, I love people, I love love, and I'm very passionate. And I'll always be that way. So, that's never going to stop." 

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The finale of Survivor is hardly the time for castaways to give their competition a leg up. But Joe Huntercontinuously goes against what's expected of the competitors. Here is how Survivor 50 finale viewers reacted to the Fire Captain helping out a finalist.

Spoiler alert for Survivor 50's finale!

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The final four came down to Aubry Bracco, who won immunity and picked Jonathan Young and Rizo Velovic to go to fire for the third final spot. That meant Joe, 46, had the easy job of watching them as he sat next to Aubry, 40.

Rizo, 26, was stressed as he practiced fire making because he couldn't get it started. Joe watched and decided to help him, as he had with Eva Erickson in Survivor 48.

"I just...I had to help him," Joe said in a confessional. "I just gave him the basics, the motions, how to hold your hand. How to hold the blade. How to put it on the material. Just give him the confidence to say that you can do this. Give him a fighting chance."

(L to R) Jonathan Young, Rizo Velovic, Joe Hunter, Tiffany Ervin, Aubry Bracco on 'Survivor 50'

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A Reddit thread was created with Joe's other quote, "In a sword fight, at least give everybody a sword." Fans underneath talked about their respect for the finalist.

"Joe is a bad Survivor player but a terrific person," a popular comment claimed. "I’ll take that any day of the week because the game is for a short time but his generosity really sticks out for outside of the game."

"Helping Rizo there was actually a great survivor play as well," another argued. "If Joe had a bit better of a social game, that could have been a solid jury management move to try and swing Rizo."

The final tribal council ended with Joe not getting a jury vote. "Too bad no one gave Joe a sword in FTC," one commenter wrote.

The finale ended with the jury voting Aubry as the season winner, making her $2 million richer.

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Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Studios is one of the most anticipated and well-known events that the park holds each year. Over the past 35 years, guests have been able to experience the best of Universal’s horror films, immersing them straight into the action. One of the biggest attractions are the various themed haunted houses that are scattered throughout the parks, all of which are based off of major hit horror movies.

Today, Universal has announced that a four-time Academy Award Winning horror movie will be the theme of one of the houses. That movie is Sinners: the 2025 film that is now the highest grossing original horror film in history. If you’re one of the few that hasn’t caught the movie yet, it takes place in 1930s Mississippi, where twin brothers return to their hometown to open a juke joint–only the night spirals into a battle against vampires and other evils that haunt their town.

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When you visit the Sinners house during Halloween Horror Nights, you can expect to be transported back to the Juke Club. Not all is fine and dandy, however, because quickly after entering, you will come face to face with vampires riddled with hunger. As you work to get through the house unscathed, you’ll run into some of your favorite characters from the movie.

When explaining why Sinners was the perfect choice for a new haunted house, Mike Aiello, Senior Director of Entertainment Creative Development at Universal Orlando Resort, shared, “It’s rare for a film to fully satisfy hardcore horror fans while also inviting new audiences into the genre—and that’s exactly what Sinners does. Its world, characters and intensity will translate into a relentless haunted house. We can't wait for our fans to step inside and experience the horror firsthand in a way that only Halloween Horror Nights can deliver."

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From limited-edition tees to must-have collectibles, this is the gear you'll be hunting for at Halloween Horror Nights.

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Tickets are now on sale for this year’s Halloween Horror Nights at both Universal Studios Hollywood and Universal Orlando Resort, both of which will feature the Sinners haunted house.

Hollywood’s event runs a record 42 nights and features eight haunted houses, scare zones, a Terror Tram, and more, while Orlando celebrates its 35th year with 48 nights, 10 haunted houses, live entertainment, and other special experiences. Guests can purchase a variety of ticket options, including Express Passes, R.I.P. Tours, multi-night passes, and vacation packages.

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There's no denying that "Are You Lonesome Tonight?" became one of Elvis Presley's most defining hits of his career and the 1960s. In reality, the hit track wasn't an original by the rock 'n' roll singer and was covered by multiple artists before him.

The traditional pop track was first created by vaudevillains Roy Turk and Lou Handman in 1926. They took inspiration from Ruggero Leoncavallo's Pagliacci and from William Shakespeare's As You Like It, with the line "All the world's a stage." The track became a popular ballad about heartbreak, with it getting covered and released first by Charles Hart.Vaughn De Leath later recorded the song as a B-side and was the first to become commercially successful. It landed at No. 4 on the charts.

Jerry Macy and John Ryan recorded a duet version, and Henry Burr ranked at No. 10 on the charts with his version. Over the next 20 years, it would be recorded by plenty more artists, with many landing on the Billboard charts. It wasn't until 1960, with Elvis's version, that it became the biggest hit on the charts, landing at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and Cash Box. It would become a classic and long-lasting staple of the singer's live performances.

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Elvis Presley recorded "Are You Lonesome Tonight?" after returning from the military

While Elvis was serving the final months of his two-year military service, the singer began experimenting with a new sound. After his return, he went straight to his first recording session to pick tracks for his newest album.

According to SongFacts, "Are You Lonesome Tonight?" was selected at the suggestion of his manager, Colonel Tom Parker. It was one of his wife's favourite songs after she heard it during Gene Austin's act, who her husband also managed at the time. Colonel's suggestion was one of the only times he interfered with Elvis's selection process.

At the time, Elvis was seeing success covering older tracks like "It's Now or Never" and was opening to cover the 1927 ballad as a way to broaden his music. He recorded the song alongside a band at 4 a.m. and performed it one more time after a failed attempt, and it became the master for the single.

Elvis's version of the song was put on hold for a while as the record label decided whether or not it fit the singer's image. They ultimately released the track, topped the charts, and became certified gold. The track's popularity then led to a response song by female singers like Dodie Stevens, Lina Lee, Ricky Page, and Thelma Carpenter.

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If you love Anthropologie, you know that finding a dress in the $50 price range there can feel darn near impossible. The retailer's merchandise is gorgeous, but the prices can veer toward "Whew, can I afford that?" territory. For this very reason, I tend to hit up the Anthro sale section and filter through the top-rated to get the cream of the crop of the marked-down stuff. But every once in a while, there will be a special promo where a super-cute dress falls within my price range. And when that happens, it's glorious.

Right now, I'm looking for chic summer dresses that will be easy to pack for upcoming warm-weather escapes. So you can imagine my excitement when I stumbled upon the sleekest little black-and-white number priced at $54.60, but only for a limited time.

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Celandine Racer-Neck Midi Dress, $54.60 (originally $78) at Anthropologie

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The Celandine Racer-Neck Midi Dress feels like the fashion equivalent of casually getting complimented three times before noon. The racer neckline gives it that cool, sporty vibe that I find is almost universally flattering, and the front and back slits keep it from feeling too basic. Then you turn around, and there's a tie detail in the back that makes it look way more expensive and interesting than your average throw-on dress. The cotton blend is a huge part of why I love it, too, because it looks structured enough, but still soft and stretchy, so that you can actually wear it all day without immediately wanting to change clothes the second you get home.

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This particular Celandine dress (that's a brand exclusively available at Anthropologie) comes in two colorways, but only the Black Onyx shown here is priced at $54.60 (again, for a limited time). The other colorway is a pretty blue and white stripe, with a promo price of $61.60, so just a tad more than Black Onyx.

In the reviews section of Anthropologie.com, shoppers rave about how flattering this dress actually is, even if the form-fitting silhouette might worry some.

"Wow," writes a customer. "Beautiful looking, very easy to wear, loved it."

Another person mentions that this will be their summer go-to look.

"This dress is so cute and perfect for summer," they said. "It's lightweight with the perfect amount of stretch. Will be one I wear over and over."

If this dress sparks joy for you and your summer plans, make sure you pick it up before it goes back to regular price. The only thing better than a stylish dress is getting it on sale.

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