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With fall comes new desserts, drinks and cozy food menus. And from pumpkin spice to apple cider to Biscoff, there are so many fall flavors to choose from. Recently, Nothing Bundt Cakes announced its fall menu, with flavors like Biscoff cookie butter in the lineup, which’ll be available until October 11, and the galactic brownie cake, which was available until September 6. 

Now, Nothing Bundt Cakes is releasing the third flavor in their fall lineup. On Monday, September 14, the apple pie cake will be available in select stores. “This new flavor has quickly become the apple of our eye. 🍎✨ Any guesses?” the brand posted on Thursday, with followers guessing what the flavor will be.

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While the general public has yet to get their hands on this delicious pie-and-cake combo, food influencers are already rating it. The cake features a spiced apple flavor with a streusel topping, apple pie filling, a streusel bottom baked into the cake and that delicious signature Nothing Bundt Cakes icing. Food influencer @snackolator gave it a 9 out of 10 rating, saying, “This is like the most delicious apple pie you’re gonna get, except instead of pastry crust you’re getting cake,” he shared in his food review. 

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The apple pie bundt cake is available for two weeks, starting on September 14. Get this flavor and the Biscoff cookie butter cake before they sell out or leave stores! Follow Nothing Bundt Cakes on social media and stay tuned for new flavors throughout each season. These two flavors come after popular cake releases, like the turtle cheesecake swirl, lemon raspberry, cinnamon roll, peach cobbler, strawberry cheesecake swirl, banana Nutella and s’mores, which were limited-time flavors for the spring and summer. 

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The world of early ’70s pop radio was filled with unforgettable comeback stories, but few journeys are as winding and emotional as the one behind this timeless ballad about a faded Southern belle.

Originally written by country songwriter Alex Harvey and musician Larry Collins, the deeply personal song was inspired by Harvey’s own mother and her Mississippi Delta roots. He later described it as both a gift and an apology, born from a vivid and cathartic moment late at night while noodling on a guitar at Collins’ house.

Before it ever touched the top of the Billboard Hot 100, the track passed through an extraordinary lineup of future legends. Nashville producer Billy Sherrill first heard Bette Midler perform it on The Tonight Show and wanted to sign her. When she was already signed to Atlantic, he cut it with a newly signed 13-year-old Tanya Tucker in Nashville in March 1972. Her version, which famously started with the chorus sung a cappella, became a top ten country hit that spring.

At almost the same moment, Midler recorded her own bluesy, five-minute version for her debut album The Divine Miss M. It was slated to be her first single until a scheduling twist changed everything.

Producer Tom Catalano had built a lush instrumental track and first offered the vocal to Barbra Streisand. She disliked it and turned it down completely, leaving him with a backing track and no singer. The publisher then called manager Jeff Wald, who was looking for material for his client and wife, Helen Reddy.

Reddy, a 31-year-old Australian singer who once had only $12 to her name, agreed to record it just in time. Released in June 1973, her version entered the Hot 100 at number 86 on June 23 and climbed for 12 straight weeks until it hit number one from Sept. 9 to Sept. 15, 1973, 53 years ago this week.

It stayed in the top ten for eight weeks, became Billboard’s No. 14 song of the year, and marked the first of six consecutive number one hits for Reddy on the Easy Listening chart. More than five decades later, its haunting image of a woman walking downtown with a suitcase in her hand remains one of pop history’s most unforgettable transformations.

By the time Linda Ronstadt recorded “It Doesn’t Matter Anymore,” the song already carried an important place in rock ‘n’ roll history.

Written by Paul Anka for Buddy Holly, the heartbreak ballad was released by Holly in early 1959, just weeks before his death at 22. More than 15 years later, Ronstadt brought the song into the country rock era, placing her interpretation on the blockbuster album that transformed her into one of the biggest stars of the 1970s.

Anka was still a teenager when he wrote the song for Holly.

“In the beginning, I was Buddy Holly’s nemesis,” Anka wrote in his book, My Way. “Like me, Buddy Holly wrote his own songs, so he wasn’t dependent on outside writers like Boudleaux and Felice Bryant, who wrote the Everly Brothers’ songs. Buddy also had his own group, the Crickets. He didn’t play with pickup bands like the Everlys.”

But, eventually the pair became collaborators. Already successful with hits including “Diana,” Anka crafted “It Doesn’t Matter Anymore” around the resignation that follows a failed romance. Holly recorded it in New York during an October 1958 session featuring an orchestral arrangement, a notable departure from the stripped-down rock ‘n’ roll sound associated with many of his earlier hits.

The single arrived in January 1959.

On Feb. 3, Holly was killed in the plane crash that also claimed the lives of Ritchie Valens and J.P. “The Big Bopper” Richardson. “It Doesn’t Matter Anymore” subsequently climbed the charts, reaching No. 13 on the Billboard Hot 100 and becoming a posthumous No. 1 hit in the U.K.

“‘It Doesn’t Matter Anymore’ has a tragic irony about it now, but at least it will help look after Buddy Holly’s family,” Anka said at the time. “I’m giving my composer’s royalty to his widow – it’s the least I can do.”

Ronstadt revisited the song during a pivotal moment in her own career.

Her rendition appeared on 1974’s Heart Like a Wheel, an album that paired rock and country influences with songs drawn from an eclectic collection of writers and performers. Alongside “It Doesn’t Matter Anymore,” the record included her No. 1 remake of Betty Everett’s “You’re No Good” and a hit interpretation of the Everly Brothers’ “When Will I Be Loved.”

Released as a single in 1975, “It Doesn’t Matter Anymore” reached No. 47 on the Hot 100. It also showcased Ronstadt’s growing ability to introduce earlier pop and rock songs to a new generation without simply recreating the originals.

Heart Like a Wheel ultimately reached No. 1 on the Billboard 200, establishing Ronstadt as a major star and beginning an extraordinary commercial run through the remainder of the decade.

“I don’t think of myself as a star,” Ronstadt told Rolling Stone in 1978. “I didn’t set out to become a star, I set out to become a singer. I would have sung no matter what. The star part is just something that they made up in Hollywood in 1930.”

Fifty-one years after her version became a hit, “It Doesn’t Matter Anymore” remains a bridge between two eras. Written for one of rock ‘n’ roll’s earliest icons, the song found another defining voice in Ronstadt and proved that a great heartbreak song rarely belongs to just one generation.

Related: 1976 Iconic Ballad, Written by Andrew Lloyd Webber, Is Still a Beloved Hit 50 Years Later

Daytime television has changed since The Wendy Williams Show came to an end, according to the host’s former producer, Norman Baker, who claimed something is still missing from the genre since Williams’ exit.

Norman Baker, who worked as a producer on The Wendy Williams Show before later joining Sherri, recently opened up about his time working alongside Wendy Williams and why he believes her particular brand of television has yet to be replicated.

“I feel like no one’s been able to fill the void that she created,” Baker said during his appearance on the Thursday, September 10, episode of Awf the Record. “I feel like she was so irreverent and she spoke her mind and like nobody really is allowed to do that, especially a Black woman. Being allowed to do that on daytime television is a big deal and I feel like nobody really does that anymore, you know?”

Throughout her 13 seasons hosting the beloved talk show, Williams became known for her quick wit and outspoken personality. Her legacy lives on as clips from the series continue to circulate on social media, giving the show “a whole other life now.”

“When you’re doing it, you don’t really realize the gravity of what you’re doing,” he explained. “And when the show ended, people are still coming up to me and talking about things that they see on TikTok…But when we were doing it, I never really realized what we were doing and we were kind of making history, I guess.”

Baker added, “I just want people to continue to celebrate that crazy show because we had no idea that we were making something good.”

Williams launched her own talk show in July 2008 and would regularly compete with The Ellen DeGeneres Show as the top-ranked syndicated talk show. However, in 2021, the beloved host was forced to take an indefinite leave of absence due to various medical issues. Sherri Shepherd was ultimately tapped as her replacement.

Academy Award-winning filmmaker Sam Mendes has made headlines of late for his highly anticipated Beatles films that are soon hitting the masses. Four will be released, each dedicated to a member of the iconic group — and all helmed by the 61-year-old British director.

Meanwhile, nearly 27 years ago to this day, the movie that crowned Mendes an Oscar winner — in his feature-film directorial debut, by the way — was released in North America and would go on to win trophies in five major categories at the following year’s Academy Awards.

Starring Kevin Spacey and Annette Bening, American Beauty won Best Picture and ultimately landed Empire Magazine’s 2003 list of 100 Greatest Movies of All Time.

Despite its numerous honors during the 2000 awards season, the black comedy only holds an 87% average critics’ on Rotten Tomatoes. The website’s audience rating, however, is more promising at 93%, based on more than 250,000 weigh-ins. Here’s Rotten Tomatoes’ offered synopsis of American Beauty:

“Lester Burnham (Spacey) is a gainfully employed suburban husband and father. Fed up with his boring, stagnant existence, he quits his job and decides to reinvent himself as a pot-smoking, responsibility-shirking teenager. What follows is at once cynical, hysterical, and, eventually, tragically uplifting.”

The late, great critic Roger Ebert gave the psychological drama an impressive four out of four stars in his 1999 review, writing, “Spacey, an actor who embodies intelligence in his eyes and voice, is the right choice for Lester Burnham. He does reckless and foolish things in this movie, but he doesn’t deceive himself; he knows he’s running wild–and chooses to, burning up the future years of an empty lifetime for a few flashes of freedom.”

Is Kevin Spacey Still Working?

Following the controversial actor’s sexual assault trials, Deadline announced back in May that Spacey has signed on to lead a World War II drama titled Melodies in the Forest.

He will play the role of Petr Novotni, an 85-year-old world-renowned conductor whose buried wartime past violently resurfaces.

On Sept. 16, 1967, a 17-year-old Bruce Springsteen belted out a powerhouse Sam & Dave soul song to a room full of New Jersey teenagers. Still playing with his high-school band, The Castiles, he showed off a musical range that offered an early glimpse of the rock legend he would become.

At the Castiles Live at Left Foot show, Springsteen and his young band moved between Jimi Hendrix, Donovan, Moby Grape, the Yardbirds, The Beatles, Leonard Cohen, and Southern soul. Handling lead vocals and guitar on most of the songs, Springsteen was the focal point. But one song in particular really gave him a platform to shine.

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Sam & Dave’s 1966 soul anthem, “Hold On, I’m Comin’,” which has quite the inspired origin story, became one of the duo’s signature songs, peaking at No. 21 on the Billboard Hot 100 and climbing all the way to the top of the R&B chart. Not bad for a Stax classic inspired by a trip to the bathroom.

According to American Songwriter, songwriter/producer David Porter was using the gentleman’s when songwriting partner Isaac Hayes hurried him up. Porter’s response, “Hold on, man, I’m coming,” then became the basis for their next great song. Porter later recounted the same story himself, explaining that the exchange took place at Stax Studios and immediately sparked the song’s title.

In 1988, the song was even named among Rolling Stone’s Best 100 Songs of the Last 25 Years.

That night at the “over 13, under 18” club in Freehold, New Jersey, the club’s manager and St. Peter’s priest, Fred Coleman, captured Springsteen’s performance on a reel-to-reel tape recorder. The surviving recording offers a rare glimpse of Springsteen during his teenage garage-band years, long before he became a household name.

It would be another six years before Springsteen released his solo debut, Greetings From Asbury Park, N.J., in 1973. By then, the high schooler who once sang Sam & Dave songs at a teen club was on his way to becoming one of rock’s biggest stars.

Fast-forward to 2009, Springsteen famously returned to “Hold On, I’m Comin’,” performing the soulful anthem with Sam Moore and the E Street Band at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame’s 25th Anniversary Concert at Madison Square Garden. A masterclass of translating Stax rhythm and blues into high-octane E Street energy, the performance was one for the books.

Springsteen has long spoken about the deep connection between rock and soul music along the Jersey Shore, where he came of age, saying that soul was essential to the local scene.

“There are just places where they cross over. The intensity,” he explained to NPR. “Where it connected for us was that soul music was very popular along the Shore. … If you had a set where you didn’t play any soul music, it was almost impossible. You couldn’t survive on Saturday night. People wanted to hear “Hold On, I’m Comin’.”

And they still do.

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Celine Dion is back.

The “My Heart Will Go On” singer became emotional as she took to the stage in Paris for her first headlining performance in six years amid a series of health battles.

Dion, 58, reunited with her fans on Saturday, September 12, as she kicked off her limited residency at the Paris La Défense Arena. The beloved artist, who has been battled Stiff Person Syndrome for years, will perform 10 live shows between September 12 and October 14.

“This year, I’m getting the best birthday gift of my life. I’m getting the chance to see you, to perform for you,” she announced in March.

Canadian singer Celine Dion reacts as she performs during her first concert of a series at the Plenitude Arena in Nanterre, west of Paris on september 12, 2026. Celine Dion is to fulfil her dream of returning to the stage after years battling a rare neurological disorder, with thousands of fans from all over the world descending on the arena west of Paris. (Photo by Thomas SAMSON / AFP via Getty Images)

“People may not realize how much work Celine put in to fight this condition and to regain her strength and mobility,” Us Weekly reported on Saturday. “It has been constant, consistent work.”

The Canadian superstar opened up about her diagnosis in an interview with Harper’s Bazaar in August, revealing that she had been experiencing symptoms for 17 years before her official diagnosis in 2022.

According to the article, Dion would cite ailments like a sinus infection or a cough whenever she needed to cancel a show due to her symptoms.

“It is a progressive condition. I don’t like to say ‘disease.’ Disease makes you go like this,” she told the outlet.

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Prior to her Paris shows, Dion’s last headlining tour, Courage World Tour wrapped in March 2020, which commenced shortly after she ended her nearly eight-year Las Vegas residency in June 2019.

Unfortunately for fans outside of North America, the Courage World Tour was cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

We’re inundated with branding all day, every day, so most of us could probably picture a company’s logo seconds after hearing the brand’s name. But the logos we all know today didn’t always look like what we’re used to. Even some of the most famous company symbols, like Apple, Pepsi and more, once looked really different. For a company to have staying power for decades, they usually have to adapt to the changing times, and sometimes that includes undergoing a rebrand. If you think you know what the logos for all the major companies are, think again. Some of them started out totally unrecognizable to today’s consumers.

Not all companies can successfully undergo a branding switch-up. For example, in August 2025, Cracker Barrel tried to remove the picture of the man leaning on a barrel from its iconic logo after 48 years. The public outcry over the new minimalist emblem was so extensive that the company decided to return to the original image just a week later.

Perhaps it was helpful that many of the logo changes covered here happened long before the brands became household names or could be easily reached on social media accounts. In any case, examining the evolution of these famous companies will mean you never look at their current logos the same. Do you recognize any of these 11 vintage logos people probably forgot ever existed?

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The Nostalgia Trap: Why Old Logos Hold So Much Power Over Us

Nostalgia will always have a place in marketing, and logos are a key way to convey that feeling. This can be achieved either by companies staying consistent and familiar through the years, or sometimes even by reverting back to older, more colorful logos and away from the modern, minimalistic aesthetic.

According to Ad Age, Burger King tried the latter in 2021, with a redesign of their logo to return to the retro aesthetic and vintage color scheme of the business’s branding from 1969. And Inc reported that Pepsi also made a return to a familiar look in 2023, after consumer research found that customers liked the logos from the ’70s and ’80s, per USA Today.

This nostalgia is likely the same reason why Cracker Barrel’s rebrand flopped—people liked the familiarity of the logo they’d spent 48 years seeing. Forbes reported that studies have found that inducing memories through sensory experiences like sights and sounds can create a sense of self-esteem and social connection.

Not every company has chosen to go back in time to old logos or to keep theirs the same through the years, but the 11 companies below all have significantly shifted from their original looks.

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11 Vintage Logos Hiding in the History Books 1. 1976 Apple logo

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2. 1979 Gucci logo

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3. 1983 United Airlines logo

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4. 1955 McDonald’s logo

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5. 1971 Starbucks logo

Here is a more censored version of the original 1971 Starbucks logo. But there is another NSFW original.

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6. 1964 Doritos logo

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7. 2012 Instagram logo

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8. 1940 Pepsi logo

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9. 2013 Snapchat logo

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10. 1962 Taco Bell logo The original Taco Bell restaurant, located in Downey, CA, pictured here, was moved via a truck to the company’s headquarters in Irvine in 2015.

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11. 1940 AT&T logo A view of the AT&T Building at the 1939 New York World’s Fair in Flushing Meadows, Queens, New York City, NY, in 1940.

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The Hidden Messages and Design Secrets We Completely Missed 1. Apple paying homage to Isaac Newton The Apple II microcomputer was designed and built by Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak by the end of 1976, and it has the new (at the time) Apple logo. It was the first mass-marketed personal computer.

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The 1976 Apple logo was a black-and-white drawing of mathematician Isaac Newton sitting under an apple tree. According to BGR, the anecdote of Newton being hit in the head with an apple is frequently used to indicate an “aha” moment or innovation, which Apple was certainly doing in the tech space.

The vintage design was eventually retired in 1977 for the more iconic “apple with a bite out of it” logo. Per Creative Bits, Rob Janoff, the designer of the new logo, said the pen-and-ink drawing of Newton was just too complex to put on the computer shells.

2. The forgotten McDonald’s mascot

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You know Ronald McDonald, but what about Speedee? The company’s first mascot was a chef with a hamburger head, appropriately named Speedee to denote how the restaurant planned to quickly give food to customers. Speedee was retired in 1962, according to Mashed, and now the company is known for its golden arch logo.

3. The naked Starbucks logo

When Starbucks first debuted its mermaid-inspired design, the mascot was topless. According to the Starbucks website, the design, though risqué, was considered fine “when printed at small scale.”

When the company expanded and needed delivery trucks with larger logos, the emblem was redesigned to have the siren’s hair covering her chest (pictured in #5). The logo of course went through more edits to get to the minimalistic siren seen on cups today.

What Modern Graphic Designers Can Learn From Classic Branding

Vintage branding often carries with it a timelessness. It’s all about creating a lasting mark that also evokes emotion and gets people to form a familiarity with your brand. Pro Design School noted that Massimo Vignelli, who designed the American Airlines logo, often led with timeless designs that avoided fleeting trends. The site reported that Milton Glaser, who created the “I [heart] NY” logo, was similarly interested in striking designs that could emotionally resonate with people.

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Part of the reason familiarity or a return to vintage vibes can work for a company is that it targets that childhood nostalgia. We may remember growing up with a brand, and seeing it return to its former look as adults takes us back to those days. I know I’m still waiting for Kraft to bring back the Cheesasaurus Rex mascot for their macaroni and cheese commercials. It would definitely make me more inclined to pick up a box at the store.

At the end of the day, familiarity is timeless, and the most recognizable logos are designed to have a lasting impact.

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The Rolling Stones released their 1972 hit song, “Tumbling Dice,” which still stands as one of the band’s most celebrated tracks and continues to resonate with audiences decades later.

Featured as the lead single from their acclaimed album Exile on Main St., the song was included in Rolling Stone’s 500 Best Songs of All Time, where it claimed the No. 86 spot.

The publication highlighted frontman Mick Jagger’s powerful vocals, which suited the track’s slow and relaxed rhythm, giving “Tumbling Dice” its raw mood, accompanied by Mick Taylor’s “slinky slide-guitar parts.”

Amid the golden era of the 1970s, “Tumbling Dice” was a commercial success.

The Rolling Stones members Mick Jagger, Ron Wood (Ronnie Wood) and Keith Richards performing live onstage at the Oshawa Civic Auditorium.

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Besides being a radio staple at the time, the song peaked at No. 7 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and spent 10 weeks on the chart, while it reached No. 5 on the UK Singles Chart.

The song began as an earlier version titled “Good Time Woman” before evolving into “Tumbling Dice” during The Rolling Stones’ recording session in the musty basement of Villa Nellcote in France, a mansion rented by lead guitarist Keith Richards.

“We worked on that for a couple of weeks at least, just the basic track,”  legendary British sound engineer and record producer Andy Johns recalled, as cited by uDiscover Music. “I know we had a hundred reels of tape on the basic track.”

According to Jagger, the earlier version had different lyrics, but he wasn’t satisfied with them and eventually developed the song into “Tumbling Dice.”

“It started out with a great riff from Keith and we had it down as a completed song called Good Time Women,’” he shared in a 2010 interview with The Sun, as cited by Songfacts, adding “That take is one of the bonus tracks on the new Exile package; it was quite fast and sounded great but I wasn’t happy with the lyrics.”

The frontman also mentioned the participation of their housekeeper, who helped him understand the terminology he could incorporate into the song.

“Later, I got the title in my head, ‘call me the tumbling dice,’ so I had the theme for it,” Jagger mentioned. “I didn’t know anything about dice playing, but I knew lots of jargon used by dice players. I’d heard gamblers in casinos shouting it out. I asked my housekeeper if she played dice. She did and she told me these terms. That was the inspiration.”

From its early incarnation as “Good Time Women” to becoming one of The Rolling Stones’ defining hits, “Tumbling Dice” emerged from a creative period that helped shape the band’s musical legacy.

Related: The ‘Greatest Rock Lead Singer of All Time’ Turns 83

Who said the Beanie Babies craze from the nineties was over? TY Beanie Babies were never a passing fad for the tried-and-true collectors. These adorably squishy vintage toys resonate with everyone’s inner child—including yours! The Beanie Baby that matches you is based on your birth month.

All birth months are distinct from one another, since each birth month is made up of two different zodiac signs. This means all birth months are known for their individuality, unique personality attributes, and signature cosmic energy. The energy of your birth month feels called to one of the classic Beanie Babies that aligns with your vibe. Some months may be paired with one of the original nine Beanie Babies, while others may feature one of the newer releases.

Read on to find your Beanie Baby, according to your birth month.

Your Beanie Baby, Based on Your Birth Month

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January: Waddle the Penguin

Individuals with January birthdays cannot help but fall in love with their wintery Beanie Baby, Waddle the Penguin. This adorable penguin captures January’s Saturnian energy, which comes from being co-ruled by Capricorn and Aquarius. January’s Saturnian energy lends a strong work ethic and determined spirit that’s mirrored in Waddle the Penguin. Aside from exemplifying January’s hardworking, tenacious spirit, Waddle the Penguin also shares this birth month’s famously refined demeanor.

February: Patti the Platypus

February babies are known for their unusual, dreamy personalities. No two February birthdays are alike, since this month is heavily influenced by individualistic Aquarius and fantastical Pisces. Although everyone born in February marches to the beat of their own drum, they can at least agree that Patti the Platypus matches February’s energy. Patti the Platypus embodies the authenticity and uniqueness that this birth month and Beanie Baby are beloved for.

March: Mystic the Unicorn

Similar to February, those born in March are also dreamy individuals. March shares the fantastical Pisces spirit, which is coupled with their Aries-inspired passion. Those born in March are fiercely courageous in pursuing their dreams, so they’re attuned with Mystic the Unicorn. Mystic the Unicorn represents this birth month’s aspirations and infectious energy. There’s no doubt that March’s magic and vitality lives on in this whimsical Beanie Baby.

April: Cubbie the Bear

April loves the classic Beanie Babies. They’re a mix of self-starting Aries and loyal Taurus, so April knows that nothing beats the original. Cubbie the Bear—a.k.a. Brownie the Bear—is April’s match made in toy heaven. Like those born in April, this sweet, brown bear started it all. Both April and Cubbie share an entrepreneurial spirit and unbeatable willpower. Both this birth month and this Beanie Baby can be counted on to pave the way forward.

May: Legs the Frog

Hop to it, May. People with May birthdays share Taurus’ grounded energy and Gemini’s  flexibility, so this birth month is known for their easygoing personalities. While many Beanie Babies reflect this, May cannot help but feel drawn to Legs the Frog. May’s friendly nature and mutable spirit is reflected in this cute green frog. Legs the Frog always captures May’s attention, because this Beanie Baby represents May’s sweet, relaxed disposition.

June: Spot the Dog

People born in June need a Beanie Baby that reflects their kindness and loyalty. This birth month is home to Gemini and Cancer, which means all June-born are known for being highly attuned with their surroundings. The only Beanie Baby that resonates with June’s perceptiveness is Spot the Dog. June cannot help but see their self-awareness, consideration, and loving heart mirrored in Spot the Dog.

July: Garcia the Bear

Those born in July want a Beanie Baby with a big personality. July is known for being well-rounded and vivacious, since this birth month is ruled by the luminary signs, Cancer and Leo. Although there are many winsome Beanie Babies, Garcia the Bear truly captures July’s character. Garcia the Bear’s tie-dye appearance resonates with July’s vibrancy and charisma. There’s no doubt that this is arguably the most colorful Beanie Baby and birth month pairing.

August: Princess the Bear

August doesn’t want just any old Beanie Baby, because this month shares Leo’s pride and Virgo’s high standards. Those born during August want a high-end toy that feels refined and classy, so they’re drawn to Princess the Bear. Not only is Princess the Bear fit for this birth month, but Princess the Bear’s also aligned with the late Princess Diana. August cannot deny that Princess the Bear perfectly complements their regality and demureness. 

September: Fleece the Lamb

Individuals with September birthdays are pure of heart, so their Beanie Baby should represent this. September can thank Virgo and Libra for their goodness and virtue. Although many Beanie Babies have an undoubtedly sweet quality, Fleece the Lamb truly captures September’s wholesomeness. Similar to those born in September, Fleece the Lamb has a sweet, docile personality that cannot be beat. September won’t be able to resist how perfect this Beanie Baby is for them.

October: Batty the Bat

It’s only right to pair October with a spooky Beanie Baby. This birth month is home to lovely Libra and mysterious Scorpio, so all October-born are known for their complexity. October may not resonate with many Beanie Babies, but Batty the Bat stands out. Batty the Bat captures October’s charm and allure, while still exemplifying this birth month’s elusive aura. October knows that there isn’t a spookier or sweeter match than Batty the Bat.

November: Kuku the Cockatoo

November needs a strong, self-assured Beanie Baby that embodies their Scorpionic power and Sagittarian honesty. People born during this month are known for having a presence. They’re upfront, bold individuals who feel strongly connected to Kuku the Cockatoo. Most may not consider this Beanie Baby for this birth month, but Kuku the Cockatoo captures November’s intellectual depth. November cannot resist spending hours conversing and learning with their very own Kuku.

December: Peanut the Elephant

People born in December look for wisdom and worldliness in their nostalgic stuffies. December cannot help but take their toys seriously, given that they’re influenced by cultured Sagittarius and expectant Capricorn. Luckily, Peanut the Elephant has everything December could ask for and more. Peanut the Elephant embodies December’s experienced nature and wisdom, while still appealing to December’s inner child. This birth month will never get tired of Peanut, because this elephant ticks off all December’s boxes.

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Long before Lady Gaga became a mom, recently welcoming her first child with fiancé Michael Polansky, she was already known as Mother Monster. A mother to her fans because of her ability to connect with her “Little Monsters” and build a tight-knit community, at the heart of that dedicated fanbase are Gaga’s songs. From “Abracadabra” to “Poker Face,” Lady Gaga has always been able to encapsulate deep feelings in the form of infectious, boundary-pushing pop anthems. One of her biggest hits of all time, “Bad Romance,” became one of her signature songs and earned two Grammy Awards. Now, “Bad Romance” has been named one of the greatest songs of the 21st century.

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Gaga wrote “Bad Romance” while on tour in Norway, putting the song’s lyrics together while riding on a tour bus. At the time, she was occupied by the notion of love as a “monster” and her seeming attraction to complicated relationships. “Bad Romance” would become a dramatic, instantly recognizable exploration of attraction, obsession and wanting someone even when you know they’re not good for you.

The song was written when Gaga was just 23 and already becoming a major pop star. She had scored massive hits with “Just Dance” and “Poker Face,” but “Bad Romance” would help take her career to another level. The song was ultimately produced by her longtime collaborator RedOne and became the lead single from her 2009 EP The Fame Monster.

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The song’s journey to becoming a pop phenomenon was chaotic. An early demo of “Bad Romance” leaked online before its official release, prompting a public response from Gaga herself. She later previewed a snippet of the song on Saturday Night Live in October 2009 before its official release later that month.

“Bad Romance” quickly became one of the defining songs of The Fame Monster. Its instantly recognizable opening, dramatic chorus and unusual production helped make it one of Gaga’s most enduring hits.

“Bad Romance” Became a Defining Lady Gaga Song

The song’s impact lasted far beyond its original chart run. “Bad Romance” earned two Grammy Awards, while its music video and Gaga’s unforgettable live performances helped cement her reputation as one of the most adventurous and impactful visual artists of her generation.

But beneath the wild costumes and larger-than-life performances was something that had always been central to Gaga’s appeal: songwriting. “Bad Romance” took complicated feelings about love, loneliness and attraction and turned them into an enormous pop anthem that fans could sing along to.

Lady Gaga Is Entering a New Chapter

As Lady Gaga, now 40, enters a new chapter of her life after welcoming her first child with fiancé Michael Polansky, “Bad Romance” feels like a snapshot from another lifetime.

In 2009, Gaga was a 23-year-old pop star writing songs on a tour bus in Norway about the complications of love and romance. Today, she’s an established pop icon who has entered an entirely new phase of her life as a mother.

The timing feels especially fitting for a star who has spent so much of her career being called Mother Monster. Gaga has spoken openly in recent years about her desire to become a mother, even describing motherhood as her “next starring role.” Now, that role has arrived.

Beyond the wild performances and wacky costumes, Lady Gaga has always been a songwriter and performer able to capture her Little Monsters’ angst and turn it into something they could feel together. Now that she’s a mom, Gaga will no doubt have a new catalog of songs on the horizon, this time capturing an entirely new phase of her life.

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Fall is an ideal time to refresh your home, and leaning into colors and new decorative accents is a great way to do that. While some people go all in with vintage-inspired pieces and floral motifs, others look for more versatile ways to bring in new lighting and new textures that can sit in their homes all year round.

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The Right Stuff may have lost the Best Picture Oscar in 1984, but the 1983 space drama has continued to earn strong praise. 

The film, which stars Ed Harris as astronaut John Glenn, holds a 96% Tomatometer score on Rotten Tomatoes from 53 reviews, along with a 90% audience score from more than 10,000 ratings.

The film was named the Best Loser for the 56th Academy Awards by Vulture in its list of “The Best Movies That Lost Best Picture at the Oscars.” The Best Picture award that year went to Terms of Endearment, while The Right Stuff was among the other films competing for the top prize.

Directed and written by Philip Kaufman, The Right Stuff is based on Tom Wolfe’s 1979 nonfiction book of the same name. It tells the story of America’s early space program, beginning with test pilots and moving into the Mercury Seven astronauts who became the first Americans chosen for human spaceflight.

The movie was nominated for eight Oscars and won four at the 56th Academy Awards. Despite missing out on Best Picture, it later became a major part of American film history.

Harris plays John Glenn, one of the Mercury Seven astronauts and one of the central figures in the movie.

The story follows Glenn and fellow astronauts such as Alan Shepard, Gordon Cooper, Gus Grissom, Walter Schirra, Scott Carpenter and Deke Slayton. It also spends time with the test pilots who came before them, especially Chuck Yeager, played by Sam Shepard.

The film begins in 1947 with test pilots flying dangerous, high-speed aircraft at Muroc Army Air Field in California. The base later became Edwards Air Force Base.

Chuck Yeager becomes the first person to fly faster than the speed of sound after piloting the Bell X-1. Years later, the story moves toward the growing space race after the Soviet Union launches Sputnik.

That event pushes the United States to speed up its own space program. The government turns to military test pilots as it searches for men who can become the country’s first astronauts.

Harris’ John Glenn becomes especially important as the Mercury program turns the astronauts into national celebrities. Unlike the secretive work of earlier test pilots, the Mercury missions are shown to the public through television.

Roger Ebert described Glenn as the astronauts’ unofficial spokesman. He also wrote that the movie shows the beginning of “the selling of space.”

The movie also presents the dangers faced by the astronauts and their families. The Mercury missions involve serious risks, while the wives of the astronauts live with the fear that their husbands may not return home.

Vulture‘s list describes The Right Stuff as an epic and irreverent adaptation of Wolfe’s book. The film combines the danger of early spaceflight and test-pilot work with the political pressure and media attention surrounding America’s space program.

The movie’s history is also larger than its Oscar loss.

Although The Right Stuff was a box-office disappointment when first released, taking in about $21 million domestically against a $27 million budget, it later found success on the home-video market.

Its reputation continued to grow over the years. In 2013, the Library of Congress selected the film for preservation in the National Film Registry because it was considered “culturally, historically or aesthetically significant.”

The Guardian praised the film for its wit, balance and historical accuracy, giving it an A– entertainment grade and an A history grade.

The story covers major moments in the early American space program, including Alan Shepard becoming the first American in space, John Glenn becoming the first American to orbit Earth and Gordon Cooper’s final Mercury mission.

It also gives attention to the men behind those achievements. The astronauts are shown not only as pilots but also as public figures whose families and personal lives become part of the national spotlight.

For Ed Harris, the role of John Glenn became part of a large ensemble that included Sam Shepard, Scott Glenn, Fred Ward and Dennis Quaid.

The movie’s long-term reputation has also extended beyond its original release. The Right Stuff later became the name of a franchise that included a television series and a documentary film.

More than four decades after its release, the film remains notable for the gap between its Oscar-night result and its lasting reputation.

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Before Ozzy Osbourne became the voice of Black Sabbath, the “Prince of Darkness” had a very different job.

At just 16 years old, Osbourne worked for 18 months at a slaughterhouse in Digbeth, Birmingham, England. The then-future five-time Grammy Award winner was tasked with some of the hardest and messiest work inside the facility, long before his music career made him one of the biggest names in heavy metal.

According to his autobiography ‘I Am Ozzy,’ Osbourne first struggled with the job but eventually became used to the work. He started by removing material from sheep’s stomachs before being promoted to work with cattle.

“I grew to like the slaughterhouse. I got used to the smell, and once I’d proved myself as puke remover they promoted me to cow killer,” he wrote, per Songfacts.

The job was one of several Osbourne held before music changed his life. He had also worked as a construction laborer, trainee plumber, apprentice toolmaker and car factory horn-tuner.

Ozzy Osbourne of Black Sabbath performs on stage during the ‘Never Say Die!’ Tour at Lewisham Odeon, London on May 27, 1978.

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Osbourne was born John Michael Osbourne in 1948 and grew up in Aston, Birmingham, in a working-class family. He left school at 15 and entered the workforce, taking on different jobs as he tried to make his way.

The slaughterhouse job came in 1964, when he was still a teenager. The work was difficult, but Osbourne recalled becoming surprisingly comfortable with it.

His duties eventually included cutting open cow carcasses, removing stomachs for overnight soaking, pulling off hoofs and killing pigs.

Osbourne also described the dangers of working with cattle. In I Am Ozzy, he recalled one encounter in which he had to shoot a bull several times before it went down.

“I can’t tell you how many man-on-cow death matches I had in the Digbeth slaughterhouse,” Osbourne recounted. “I had to shoot one bull five or six times before it went down. Fuck me, he was pissed off.”

The slaughterhouse job ended after a fight with a coworker. Osbourne said another worker repeatedly played a prank by secretly cutting his apron strings, causing blood and other material to get onto his clothes.

After becoming angry over the prank, Osbourne attacked the coworker with a pole used to move materials around the meat vats. The man was hospitalized, and Osbourne lost his job.

The episode became one of the troubled chapters of his youth, which also included a short period of crime and a six-week stay in prison after he was convicted of stealing from a clothing shop.

But his life was changed.

Osbourne found his path in music after becoming inspired by The Beatles as a teenager. He later joined forces with Geezer Butler, Tony Iommi and Bill Ward, forming the group that became Black Sabbath.

The band emerged in the late 1960s and released its self-titled debut album in 1970. Its dark sound, heavy guitar riffs and Osbourne’s distinctive voice helped establish a new style of rock that would become known as heavy metal.

Black Sabbath quickly gained attention with albums such as Black Sabbath, Paranoid, Master of Reality, Black Sabbath Vol. 4, Sabbath Bloody Sabbath and Sabotage.

Paranoid became one of the band’s best-known records, while songs such as “Iron Man” and “War Pigs” became lasting rock classics. Master of Reality also became highly influential, particularly among later heavy metal and doom metal musicians.

Osbourne remained with Black Sabbath through the band’s first major run of success before he was dismissed in 1979 because of problems with alcohol and drugs.

But leaving the band did not end his career. Instead, Osbourne launched a successful solo career in the early 1980s. His first solo album, Blizzard of Ozz, was released in 1980 and became a major commercial success. The album featured guitarist Randy Rhoads and produced songs that became central to Osbourne’s solo catalog.

He followed it with Diary of a Madman in 1981 and continued releasing successful albums throughout the following decades.

His solo records included Bark at the Moon, The Ultimate Sin, No Rest for the Wicked, No More Tears, Ozzmosis, Down to Earth, Black Rain, Scream, Ordinary Man and Patient Number 9.

Osbourne also earned major recognition from the music industry. He won five Grammy Awards during his career, including a 1994 Grammy for Best Metal Performance for “I Don’t Want to Change the World,” recorded on the live album Live & Loud.

His achievements extended beyond awards and record sales. Black Sabbath was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2006, while Osbourne was inducted as a solo artist in 2024.

He also received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and was honored on the Birmingham Walk of Stars in his hometown.

In 1996, his wife and manager Sharon Osbourne launched Ozzfest, a major touring festival that helped bring heavy metal acts to large audiences for years.

Osbourne also became known to a much wider television audience through The Osbournes, the reality series that followed his family. The show ran from 2002 to 2005 and became a major television success.

Despite years of health problems, Osbourne continued making music and performing when he could. His final performance came on July 5, 2025, in Birmingham, when he reunited with the original Black Sabbath lineup for the Back to the Beginning concert at Villa Park.

Osbourne died on July 22, 2025, at age 76.

From an 18-month job inside a Birmingham slaughterhouse to international rock stardom, his life followed a path that few musicians could match.

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President Donald Trump may be synonymous with luxury, never shy about showing off his lavish properties around the world, including his famously gold-encrusted $100 million penthouse in New York City.

Of course, the commander in chief has also made waves with his extensive White House upgrades, but where did the businessman-turned-world leader’s penchant for lavish living begin?

Son of real estate developer Fred Trump and Mary Anne MacLeod Trump, POTUS had a head start as the child of wealthy parents, though those affluent tastes have increased tenfold over the years for the reported billionaire.

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Built in 1940, the Tudor-style home in the affluent Jamaica Estates neighborhood of Queens, New York, has found itself on the market numerous times since Trump and his family moved to a larger home nearby when he was about 4 years old.

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Having been converted to a vacation rental by a previous owner in 2017, the history of the property is certainly not one the prez would brag about, having been a “mold-ridden cat den” prior to its transformation as a piece of American history with modern amenities.

Trump had once teased purchasing his former abode himself, saying it was “sad to look at.”

The Queens estate just sold for $1.93 million after the seller, Tommy Lin, scooped up the five-bedroom, three-bathroom home for $835,000 last year after years of vacancy and neglect before pouring in another half a million dollars to bring it back to life.

But what for?

Does the new buyer plan to call it home or capitalize on the property’s storied past?

Related: NFL Star Slams President Trump in Barrage of Podcast Rants: ‘Total Sham’ 

After the house became a Trump-themed Airbnb rental during his first go-around as president, the home has been on and off the market ever since, leaving its next chapter up in the air.

Will the mystery buyer once again offer it as a vacation rental, turn the 84-year-old property into a private residence, or have something else in mind?

Considering the home once fetched $777 per night on the popular vacation rental platform, that may be the answer.

Hallmark Channel’s 17th annual Countdown to Christmas lineup of new holiday movies and shows is just around the corner. Set to kick off on Saturday, October 17, more than two months of Christmas programming will begin with the premiere of the network’s third movie made in partnership with the NFL, Holiday Touchdown: A Bears Love Story.

Fans have already been pumped for the premiere, knowing that the rom-com will feature beloved Hallmark stars including Lyndsy Fonseca, Robert Buckley, Tamera Mowry-Housley, and Marilu Henner as well as multiple Chicago Bears players and team legends.

But on Saturday, September 12, the Bears revealed an extra-special cast member will appear in the movie: superstar quarterback Caleb Williams. In a joint social media post with Hallmark, the team announced that Williams, 24, is “the latest addition to the star-studded Holiday Touchdown cast.”

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After centering Christmas movies around the Kansas City Chiefs in 2024 and the Buffalo Bills in 2025, Hallmark announced on June 25 that a third Christmas movie would be made in partnership with the Chicago Bears. Coach Ben Johnson, who joined the team in January 2025, and tight end Colton Loveland announced the news in a video posted to the Bears’ and Hallmark’s social media accounts before filming began in July.

The movie’s logline says, “A Chicago firefighter seeks media coverage for his grandmother’s 500th Bears game attendance. When a reporter is assigned to the story, romance develops between them.”

Fans Are Thrilled About Caleb Williams’ Hallmark Role: Who is He?

About to start his third season in the NFL, Williams is already hot enough to be the cover star of Madden NFL 27 and, now, his first movie role. The charismatic quarterback joined the Bears as the NFL’s No. 1 draft pick in 2024, after winning the Heisman Trophy as USC’s star quarterback in 2023, an honor bestowed on the best player in the country.

In 2025, Williams led the Bears to their best season in 15 years and regularly completed “passes so mind-boggling that they’ll forever be pieces of NFL lore on the internet,” according to the team’s website.

Word of Williams’ inclusion in Holiday Touchdown: A Bears Love Story thrilled fans, who flooded social media with reactions.

“Of course Caleb agreed to do this,” one fan wrote on Instagram. “He’s a man of the people and knows us girls are gonna love it 🫶🫶🐻⬇️.”

Another quipped, “Caleb is always my holiday touchdown 😍,” while someone else commented, “Yes, Iceman! 🧊🩵🧔🏻‍♂️ 🙌🏻 Love Caleb Williams!! 💖 I can’t wait to see this Holiday Bears Movie!!! 🐻🧡💙🏈🌟🎄”

Mark your calendars — Holiday Touchdown: A Bears Love Story premieres on October 17 at 8 p.m. ET and will be availabe to stream on Hallmark+ the next day.

It is time to check the fridge once again, as a recall has been issued for cheese sold in several states due to an undeclared allergen.

Related: Multi-State Recall Issued for Pork, Including California, Texas, and Florida, Due to Listeria Risk

According to a recall notice published by the Food and Drug Administration on September 11, Whole Foods Market has pulled its Fromagerie Coop de Mean Cabricharme cheese from shelves “because the product contains egg lysozyme, an egg white protein, which is not declared on the product label.”

The notice from the federal agency continues, explaining that people who have either a severe sensitivity or an allergy to eggs “run the risk of a serious or life-threatening allergic reaction if they consume this product.”

Related: Recall Issued for Berries Sold at Walmart Due to E. Coli Risk

The affected cheese was sold in the specialty cheese department of 18 Whole Foods Market stores in Arizona, California, Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, and Rhode Island. It has a best-by date up to, and including, October 7, 2026 and can be identified by the following markers:

Formagerie Coop de Mean Cabricharme  Raw Milk – Aged 60 days
PLU: 57953
Sold in: California, Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island

Belgian Cabricharme
PLU: 54670
Sold in: Arizona, California 

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As of publication, no illnesses have been associated with the affected product, and it has been removed from store shelves. Though customers who purchased the recalled cheese do not need to return it to the place of purchase, they are asked to destroy it. Customers who purchased the recalled cheese may alternately obtain a full refund from the place of purchase with a valid receipt. 

Consumers with additional questions can call Whole Foods Market at 1-844-936-8255 Monday through Friday between 7 a.m. CT and 10 p.m. CT, or Saturday and Sunday from 8 a.m. CT through 6 p.m. CT.

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Following the impact of Hurricane Marie, Ocean Way Festival has been canceled due to beach erosion.

The festival, which was set to take place over two days on Saturday, September 26, and Sunday, September 27, had The Killers and Olivia Dean scheduled as headliners, along with other appearances from Jack White, Sublime, Alvvays, Khruangbin, Durand Jones & The Indications, and Hiatus Kaiyote.

“Due to the impacts of Hurricane Marie, the City of Santa Monica has canceled the inaugural Ocean Way Festival,” event organizers said in a statement on Friday, September 11. “Storm surf and runoff has caused significant beach erosion and the festival can no longer be safely held as planned.”

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— Ocean Way Fest (@oceanwayfest) September 11, 2026

The statement further added that, while the event will no longer take place in 2026, “plans are already underway to bring the festival to Santa Monica in 2027.”

“Refunds are being processed automatically, and no further action is required on your part,” the statement continued. “Please allow a few business days for the refund to appear in your account. Thank you for your support. See you soon.”

Santa Monica mayor Caroline Torosis also released a statement.

“We’ve spent more than a year on this festival, and I’ve spent most of it telling anyone who would listen that music was coming back to this beach,” Torosis said, per Variety. “I wanted to stand on the sand, see the Pier lit up behind that stage, and sing along with our community. I feel for the fans, the artists, and the businesses counting on that weekend, and I’m right there with them. But the surf took the beach we planned this on, and we cannot put tens of thousands of festival-goers on that sand until it’s safe.”

This is the second beachside concert that has been canceled in California this year, with the inaugural LA Jazz Festival on Dockweiler Beach being canceled due to finances and permitting falling through.

Why choose between coffee and dessert when Dunkin’ has decided you don’t have to?

The beloved chain has officially rolled out its full fall 2026 menu nationwide, and this year’s lineup is pulling out all the stops, from returning pumpkin favorites to a brand-new tiramisu collection that tastes like the classic Italian dessert in a cup. Whether you’re a pumpkin spice loyalist, a matcha devotee or someone who has always secretly wanted to drink tiramisu for breakfast, Dunkin’ has something for you this fall.

Leading the lineup is the new Pumpkin Cloud Dunkalatte – espresso and coffee milk paired with pumpkin swirl, topped with Sweet Cold Foam and a dusting of cinnamon sugar. It joins returning favorites like the Pumpkin Spice Signature Latte and a new Pumpkin Pie Coffee Chiller, a frozen coffee beverage with Marshmallow Cold Foam drizzled inside the cup. There’s also a Pumpkin Patch Cloud Latte made with pumpkin, vanilla, espresso and whole milk. For those looking for a protein boost, the Nutty Pumpkin Protein Latte delivers 17 grams of protein alongside hazelnut and pumpkin flavors.

But the real showstopper this season is Dunkin’s new Tiramisu Collection. The four limited-time drinks are inspired by the classic Italian dessert, including a Tiramisu Cloud Latte, a Tiramisu Shakin’ Espresso, a Tiramisu Marshmallow Matcha and a Tiramisu Protein Latte. Rich, creamy and indulgent without requiring a fork.

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For something lighter, the new Berry Clementine Refresher brings a bright, fruit-forward option that can be made with tea, lemonade, oatmilk, protein milk or sparkling water. There’s also the Berry Daydream Refresher, which adds oatmilk and Sweet Cold Foam.

Savory fans aren’t forgotten either. The Chipotle Loaded Hash Browns and Maple Sugar Bacon are back, along with the fan-favorite $6 Meal Deal. And, of course, the Pumpkin Donut, Pumpkin Muffin and Pumpkin MUNCHKINS® are returning to complete the full fall experience.

So whether you’re craving pumpkin spice, tiramisu or something fruity, Dunkin’ has officially made its case for fall.

Elvis Presley was a one-of-a-kind talent who reached extraordinary heights of fame, but there was a brief period in his legendary career when he lived the life of an ordinary man.

The “King of Rock and Roll” served in the U.S. Army from 1958 to 1960. While stationed at Fort Hood, Texas, his weekend escape became nearby Waco, now more known for Baylor University and all things Magnolia given the glow-up driven by Chip and Joanna Gaines.

But there’s one former haunt in town still going strong, embracing its roots as a regular stop for Elvis.

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Still serving his go-to meal, Cupp’s Drive Inn, a classic pull-up-and-order eatery with limited seating, has held onto the juicy, double-patty cheeseburger with bacon Elvis would indulge in during his visits to Waco, typically pulling up in a Cadillac with his pal Eddie Fadal.

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To this day, Cupp’s is one of Waco’s time capsules. While prices have certainly spiked since the ’50s, by today’s standards, its burgers are still a bargain—and remains a local staple for college students, longtime residents and visitors swinging by the must-visit Magnolia Market.

Recent patrons have described them as “the best cheeseburger I’ve had in a long time,” while another wrote, “Been eating here for 55 years. The best burger in the Waco area.”

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Holding a near-perfect 4.8-star rating on Google, the old adage “don’t judge a book by its cover” has been proven true once again, with one reviewer stating, “This place was fantastic. We rolled up to this place, thought it was a piece of junk, borderline thought we were in the ghetto. We walk in, awesome service, amazing food.”

Elvis’ favorite order was a double cheeseburger with bacon. It can still be ordered today by adding bacon to Cupp’s Double Double, coming to a total of $10.49—not too shabby for a taste of history in this timeless hole-in-the-wall.