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In the late 1970s, a young singer-songwriter who would go on to become a music legend debuted on the scene. Releasing her debut album in 1978, Kate Bush quickly got attention for her music and charisma, with her debut single shooting up the charts.

For her debut album called The Kick Inside, Bush's first official single was "Wuthering Heights." Inspired by the classic novel of the same name by Emily Brontë, Bush wrote the track in the span of one night the year before, when she was just 18 years old.

Still a teenager by the time the song officially came out, Bush's music was an impressive success and a huge start to her career. In particular, "Wuthering Heights" gained a lot of fans.

The song is a story told from the perspective of the character Catherine Earnshaw after her death, when she's a ghost pleading with her former love, Heathcliff. Just like how she wrote the song in a few hours, Bush also recorded her vocals for the tune in one take.

The mixing for "Wuthering Heights" took place over the course of one night as well, starting at midnight and going until around six in the morning. Music engineer Jon Kelly recalled working with Bush on the song.

He said, "Kate was there the whole time, encouraging us. She was the shining light of the entire sessions. You couldn't deny her anything. So, we got on with the job, and we finished at about five or six that morning."

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Bush's record company wanted another track from The Kick Inside to be the lead single, but she pushed for "Wuthering Heights." In the end, it was likely the right choice. The song entered the main British Official Singles chart and stayed there for 14 weeks. It also became her first No. 1, holding the top spot for four weeks.

With "Wuthering Heights," Bush was the first woman to achieve this chart success with a song she entirely wrote herself.

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If you're in major need of a bedroom refresh, then you might want to start with your duvet or quilt. The bed is the centerpiece of the room, so you want your bedding to match your style while also being ultra-comfortable — which is something Martha Stewart is an expert at. The television personality has a fabulous array of home pieces on sale at Wayfair, including the Martha Stewart French Bird Floral Cotton Green Quilt Set for up to 70% off. 

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She captivated TV audiences for 12 seasons of Murder, She Wrote. But there was also Angela Lansbury the theater actress, making her mark on numerous musicals.

There was one in particular where she simply shined, and at two different "stages" of her career, believe it or not.

To explain: This week marks 43 years since the Broadway revival of Jerry Herman's hit musical Mame, which saw Lansbury returning to the lead role. The staged production had launched years earlier, in 1966, where the late actress also played the character of Mame Dennis.

Interestingly, though, when Mame premiered at the Gershwin Theatre on July 24, 1983, it would light up the stage for a mere 41 shows.

Nonetheless, The New York Times gave the revival plenty of praise in its review published exactly 43 years ago. "Angela Lansbury is back as Patrick Dennis's high-living, freethinking aunt - still kicking a leg clear to heaven in the irresistible title song, still pouring her soul into the ballad 'If He Walked Into My Life,' still exhorting one and all to 'Live, live, live!'" reads the July 25, 1983 Times write-up.

The review continues, "There are... moments that perk us up, many of them featuring Miss Lansbury. One feels a rush when she enters, a vision in gold from her toes to her raised bugle, to play queen bee to her Beekman Place party guests. It's still fun to watch her exchange insults with Miss Francine in ''Bosom Buddies'' or teach teen-agers how to jitterbug in ''That's How Young I Feel.'' Like everyone else, the star sometimes seems to be pushing herself to be merry - but, as always, she is a charismatic actress and a paragon of glamour."

Here's the play's official synopsis, according to Playbill: "Roaring Twenties socialite Mame Dennis teaches her orphaned nephew the nature of free living and free thinking, attempting to keep him from the clutches of the uptight world of his late father's estate executor and, later, his fiancée."

Written in 1955 for a film by the same name, "Unchained Melody" has become a standard classic and one of the most recorded songs of the 20th century. Written by composer Alex North and lyricist Hy Zaret, the word "unchained" actually does not appear in the song.

A prolific tune, "Unchained Melody" has been the subject of over 1,500 recordings by more than 600 singers. In 1965, ten years after the release of the original, one of these recordings was that by the duo The Righteous Brothers. The vocals on the cover are performed by Bobby Hatfield, who won a coin toss against partner Bill Medley to sing lead. The cover by the duo is considered the best-known or most popular version of the song and even went on to be a jukebox standard.

"Unchained Melody" was released as the B-side to the single "Hung on You." However, multiple radio DJs at the time disregarded "Hung on You" and opted to play "Unchained Melody" instead. Thanks mostly to the radio play, the song reached number four on the Billboard Hot 100.

In 1990, the version by The Righteous Brothers reentered the charts due to its inclusion in the hit movie, Ghost.Because of some licensing issues, the duo opted to rerecord the song, and the new version also entered the charts. The new version was received well, peaked at number 19 on the charts, and was nominated for a Grammy.

While the Righteous Brothers version has gone on to be considered the definitive version of the song, several other notable covers have been recorded over the years. "Unchained Melody" has been recorded by Elvis, Gareth Gates, Anne Wilson, U2, Barry Manilow, and Cyndi Lauper.

In 2004, Rolling Stone listed the version of "Unchained Melody" by The Righteous Brothers among their "500 Greatest Songs of All Time." The Songwriters Hall of Fame also honored the song with a Towering Song award in 2007.

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Before Matt Damon had to fight his way home from the Trojan War in Christopher Nolan'sThe Odyssey, Brad Pitt was in 2004's Greek epic Troy.

The blockbuster took the well-known story of Greek Gods and Trojan horses and turned it into an epic in the vein of Ben Hur and Gladiator. But, the experience forced the lead actor to reassess his career choices.

Pitt played Achilles in the star-studded movie, which also starred Eric Bana, Diane Kruger, Orlando Bloom, Sean Bean, Rose Byrne and the late Peter O'Toole. But the Once Upon a Time in Hollywood star didn't choose to make the film, he was contractually obliged to by Warner Bros.

"[Troy] really made me think, I'm following my gut from here on out. I had to do Troy because — I guess I can say all this now — I pulled out of another movie and then had to do something for the studio," he told The New York Times in 2019. "So I was put in Troy. It wasn't painful, but I realized that the way that movie was being told was not how I wanted it to be. I made my own mistakes in it."

Pitt admitted working onFight Clubwith David Fincher had "spoiled" him and that Troy was far too concerned with being "commercial."

"Every shot was like, Here's the hero! There was no mystery. So about that time I made a decision that I was only going to invest in quality stories, for lack of a better term. It was a distinct shift that led to the next decade of films," Pitt revealed about the film loosely based on Homer’s Iliad.

The actor was so dissatisfied he made a point of altering his strategy so that he was “only going to invest in quality stories, for lack of a better term.” 

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He is not the only actor who has little love for Wolfgang Petersen’s 2004 historical epic. Orlando Bloom admitted during an interview for Variety’s Know Their Lines video series that he has mostly blocked the movie out of his mind.

“Oh my god, Troy. Wow. I think I just blanked that movie out of my brain by the way,” Bloom said. “So many people love that movie, but for me playing that character was just like [slits throat]. Am I allowed to say all of these things? I didn’t want to do the movie. I didn’t want to play this character.”

While the Pirates of the Caribbean actor said the movie was "great" he felt his character, Paris, was "completely against everything I felt in my being."

"At one point it says Paris crawls along the floor having been beaten by somebody and holds his brother’s leg. I was like, ‘I’m not going to be able to do this.’ One of my agents at the time said, ‘But that’s the moment that will make it!’ And I completely fell for that line of a agent. I think that’s why I blanked that from my mind,” the British actor explained.

Comedian Larry the Cable Guy was rushed to the hospital in Lincoln, Nebraska, with a severe bout of appendicitis, TMZreported today.

The sudden ailment left him bedridden for a couple of days as he was actually hospitalized last Thursday, but Hollywood news isn't exactly hot off the press in the cornfields of Lincoln...

Mr. Guy, whose real name is Daniel Whitney, is said to be back home now recovering since his medical team Got-R-Done.

While he doesn't have any tour dates lined up any time soon, he is the host of CBS's American Mayhem, a comedic TV show based on a clip show featuring outrageous viral videos all across the country. Production is halted until the 63-year-old host is fully recovered, which is expected to be speedy since he's "feeling much better" already.

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Remember The Blue Collar Comedy Tour? It was all the rage in the comedy world in the early 2000s.

Back when we were burning DVDs for our friends and making mixtapes for lovers, one of the biggest movie releases wasn't a superhero blockbuster; it was a quartet of standup comedians slingin' jokes, winning over audiences nationwide.

The popular movie featured A-lister Jeff Foxworthy, now un-retired Bill Engvall, "Tater Salad" himself Ron White, and always in character, Larry the Cable Guy, known for his signature catchphrase, "Git-R-Done!"

Typically donning the same recycled get-up of cut-off sleeves, a basic ball cap, and jeans, Larry's country twang became synonymous with his brand of everyday man of comedy, but he has remained fairly low-key since his rise to Blue Collar fame.

During a panel hosted by AMC+ at Comic-Con to promote the upcoming horror series Yaga, Heated Rivalry star Hudson Williams shared a surprise video clip with the audience.

Williams, who plays Henry Park in the upcoming show, wasn’t able to attend the panel in person, but recorded a video from a hotel room to shout out his cast and crew.

“I wish I could be there with you today, and that beautiful cast and crew that I love so much,” Williams said. “I’ve also never been to Comic-Con, so I’d really love to be there! The show was a blast. It was a wild one to film, and I just hope you guys love it as much as I had fun filming it."

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When talking about snagging Williams for Yaga after the success of Heated Rivalry, executive producer Kat Sandler said she’s “the smartest showrunner in the world.”

“We’re very lucky that he wanted to come play,” Sandler continued.

Noah Reid, one of Williams’ co-stars in the show, gave the audience a sneak peek into what Williams’ performance will be like in the show.

“You’ll get to see another side of Hudson’s acting capabilities,” Reid said. “It’s a wild performance. He’s got blue eyes, which everyone’s been commenting on. It’s like ‘Oh that’s kind of scary hot.’”

The upcoming series is based on Sandler’s play of the same name. The show reimagines the myth of Baba Yaga, following a private investigator who investigates the disappearance of Williams’ character. In the trailer shown at Comic-Con, Deadline reported that Carrie-Ann Moss’s character, Katherine, could be heard narrating while a “slightly moist and a little horny” Williams was shown.

“There are versions of her all over the world. Sometimes she’s an ugly old witch,” Katherine explained in the voiceover. “She lives in a [dilapidated] house on chicken feet. Sometimes she’s a wise woman, an enchantress, a healer. Sometimes she helps a hero on his quest. Sometimes she tests him. Sometimes she kills them. Sometimes she eats them. Sometimes she f—ks them. But she always has a name.”

At the end of the trailer, it was revealed that Yaga will be released in Oct. 2026 by Crave.

Some of the biggest songs begin long before the world ever hears them.

That was the case with "Time for Me to Fly," one of REO Speedwagon's most enduring ballads. Although it was released in 1978 on the band's breakthrough album You Can Tune a Piano, but You Can't Tuna Fish, songwriter Kevin Cronin first wrote the song eight years earlier, when he was just 18 years old.

Cronin recently reflected on the song's origins in a social media post.

"I wrote this song in 1970 in the summer between my freshman and sophomore years of college," he said in a TikTok video, meaning he was just 18 years old at the time. Long before REO Speedwagon became one of the biggest rock bands of the late 1970s and early '80s, Cronin had already crafted the heartfelt ballad that would eventually become one of the group's defining songs.

The lyrics tell the story of someone finding the strength to walk away from an unhealthy relationship.

"I had been in love with my first love - a girl that I met in high school," Cronin told Songfacts. "But there was a point where I knew that I had to move on, but didn't want to, because I was attached to her. I knew that it wasn't working, so I went to Colorado to put some distance between me and her, even though that wasn't what I consciously did."

Built around an uplifting melody and Cronin's emotional vocal performance, "Time for Me to Fly" balances heartbreak with optimism. Rather than dwelling on lost love, the song embraces the freedom that comes from moving forward, a message that has helped it resonate with listeners for generations.

"When we got out there, this friend of mine, Dave Drury, he had this beautiful Guild acoustic guitar, and it was in this weird tuning that I’d never played before," Cronin told Ultimate Classic RockNights. "I picked it up and started strumming this thing. It was like, 'Wow!' It was an open tuning, which I'd never even heard of before. I started 'Time for Me to Fly.'"

Released in 1978, the track became an early standout for REO Speedwagon.

Although it wasn't one of the band's biggest pop-chart hits, "Time for Me to Fly" received substantial FM radio airplay and became a staple of the band’s live shows. Its popularity also helped build momentum for REO Speedwagon's commercial breakthrough, which arrived just a few years later with Hi Infidelity and classics including "Keep On Loving You" and "Take It on the Run."

Over the decades, "Time for Me to Fly" has developed a life of its own.

The song has appeared in films and television shows, been covered by multiple artists, and remains one of the most requested songs in REO Speedwagon's catalog. Fans continue to embrace its message of resilience, making it a favorite at concerts more than four decades after its release.

Nearly 50 years later, "Time for Me to Fly" still stands as one of Kevin Cronin's finest songwriting achievements. What began as the reflections of an 18 year-old college student in the summer of 1970 ultimately became a timeless soft rock anthem, proving that some songs only grow more meaningful with age.

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Heavy metal fans have a crowded fall calendar ahead.

Trivium has announced The Crown In The Grave Tour, an extensive North American headlining run featuring special guests In Flames, Orbit Culture, Fit For An Autopsy and Frozen Soul.

The 32-date tour begins Nov. 5 at Jannus Live in St. Petersburg, Fla., and travels throughout the United States and Canada before concluding Dec. 19 at The Fillmore in Charlotte, N.C. Tickets are available through Trivium's official website.

Trivium will also use the tour to introduce fans to new material from its upcoming album. The record will be the group's first with drummer Alex Rüdinger, who joined Trivium in 2025 following the departure of Alex Bent.

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"This fall's Trivium tour is a huge one for us," the group said. "The lineup is stacked from top to bottom, and we're honored to have special guests In Flames, who not only influenced our early years but continue to prove time and again why they're one of the greatest metal bands of all time."

"With Orbit Culture, Fit For An Autopsy, and Frozen Soul rounding out the bill, we can't wait to get out there, kick off this next era of Trivium with Rudi behind the kit, and give you a taste of the new music we've been working on. We'll see you soon!"

The tour continues a busy period for the Florida metal group. Trivium released the three-song EP Struck Dead in October 2025, with Bent completing his final recordings for the group before Rüdinger stepped in. Frontman Matt Heafy has since called the band's upcoming album "arguably our greatest album of all time."

Trivium has released 10 studio albums since forming in 1999, earning a Grammy nomination for "Betrayer" in 2019. More than two decades into its career, the group is now preparing to show audiences where its music is headed next.

The Crown In The Grave Tour dates

• Nov. 5 – St. Petersburg, Fla. – Jannus Live
• Nov. 6 – Atlanta, Ga. – The Eastern
• Nov. 7 – Louisville, Ky. – Old Forester's Paristown Hall
• Nov. 8 – Grand Rapids, Mich. – GLC Live at 20 Monroe
• Nov. 10 – Silver Spring, Md. – The Fillmore
• Nov. 11 – New Haven, Conn. – College Street Music Hall
• Nov. 12 – New York, N.Y. – Terminal 5
• Nov. 14 – Philadelphia, Pa. – Franklin Music Hall
• Nov. 15 – Worcester, Mass. – The Palladium
• Nov. 17 – Laval, Quebec – Place Bell
• Nov. 18 – Toronto, Ontario – GCT Theatre
• Nov. 20 – Royal Oak, Mich. – Royal Oak Music Theatre
• Nov. 21 – Chicago, Ill. – Aragon Ballroom
• Nov. 22 – Madison, Wis. – The Sylvee
• Nov. 24 – Nashville, Tenn. – The Pinnacle
• Nov. 25 – Chesterfield, Mo. – The Factory at The District
• Nov. 27 – San Antonio, Texas – Boeing Center at Tech Port
• Nov. 28 – Houston, Texas – Bayou Music Center
• Nov. 29 – Dallas, Texas – South Side Ballroom
• Dec. 2 – Phoenix, Ariz. – Arizona Financial Theatre
• Dec. 3 – Las Vegas, Nev. – The Pearl
• Dec. 4 – Inglewood, Calif. – YouTube Theater
• Dec. 5 – San Francisco, Calif. – The Masonic
• Dec. 7 – Penticton, British Columbia – Penticton Trade & Convention Centre
• Dec. 8 – Vancouver, British Columbia – Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Centre
• Dec. 9 – Seattle, Wash. – Paramount Theatre
• Dec. 11 – Reno, Nev. – Grand Sierra Resort – Grand Theatre
• Dec. 13 – Denver, Colo. – Mission Ballroom
• Dec. 15 – Tulsa, Okla. – Tulsa Theatre
• Dec. 16 – Omaha, Neb. – Steelhouse
• Dec. 18 – Pittsburgh, Pa. – Citizen's Live at The Wylie
• Dec. 19 – Charlotte, N.C. – The Fillmore

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There is a very short list of actors who played Captain Kirk after William Shatner. The Star Trek franchise is still relevant as ever. Shatner, 95, continues to be creative in other ways.

He is promoting his metal album. Paul Wesley reacted to the TV icon's shocking health journey.

Paul Wesley Says It's an Honor to Be Associated With William Shatner (L-R): Paul Wesley as James T. Kirk and Dan Jeannotte as Sam Kirk

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds is a prequel to the original series. The Vampire Diaries star played Captain Kirk in nine episodes throughout the four seasons. He spoke fondly of Shatner.

"He’s incredible," Wesley told Entertainment Weekly. "He’s 95 years old, he looks incredible. We now found out that he fought cancer, beat it. He seems invincible, and he’s such a legend, and it’s just an honor to be associated with him in any capacity."

Wesley's recent appearance in the sci-fi series was in the episode, "Valles Marineris." Captain Pike (Anson Mount) and the crew were sent back 65 million years. The crew interacted with dinosaurs. Spock (Ethan Peck) and Kirk's important connection started on the journey. It was different from how we know the good friends.

"We wanna see the genesis of Kirk." Wesley told EXTRA. "We wanna see the evolution of this character and then, you know, my relationship with Spock is one of the most important relationships ever." Hopefully, the actor will return in season 5 to further the relationship.

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Shatner Was Diagnosed With Melanoma William Shatner speaks onstage during the "Boldly Going: A Spotlight on William Shatner" panel

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The TV icon and his daughter Melanie Shatner Gretsch told PEOPLEhow they relied on each other during their hard times. "We’re a very together family," Shatner said. "We’re bonded by all kinds of difficulties that we’ve overcome."

Gretsch, 61, was almost finished with her cancer treatment when the patriarch was diagnosed with stage 4 malignant melanoma. It already spread to his brain and lungs.

Related: William Shatner, 95, Wrote a Guns N’ Roses-Inspired Song

They're cancer free in 2026, and the actor is back with a new project. He spoke about being grateful for the small things.

"I’m thinking of the miracle of a hummingbird, and of my dog taking a ball, and my children," he said. "I’m aware of the magic of it all."

Shatner released cover music in the past. This year his focus is metal music with Black Sabbath, Judas Priest, and Iron Maiden covers on his album A Gathering of Forces. He also wrote a song in response to "Patience" by Guns N' Roses.

Of course, new Star Trek shows would love to have a Shatner cameo. Co-showrunner Akiva Goldsman revealed to Polygon that he wanted the actor to play the captain in Depression-era New York in the episode “The City on the Edge of Forever.” The episode was in season 1 from the original show and Joan Collins appeared as Sister Edith Keeler. Sadly, it didn't happen.

A new Grey's Anatomy cast photo has fans wondering what Season 23 could look like—and more specifically, whether Meredith Grey will be part of it.

The official Grey's AnatomyInstagram account shared a behind-the-scenes photo Friday, July 24, as production got underway on the upcoming season. The image featured several familiar faces, including Camilla Luddington, Chandra Wilson, James Pickens Jr. and other returning cast members. But one person was noticeably absent: Ellen Pompeo.

It didn't take long for fans to flood the comments with questions about the actress, who has played Meredith since the show's premiere in 2005.

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“GREY'S Anatomy but I don't see a GREY..LOL,” one person said.

“and ellen pompeo?” another asked, while a third wrote, “where’s meredith?”

A fourth quipped, “ok so I’m not seeing Meredith??? the show is called greys anatomy, but there’s not a single “grey” in sight.”

Grey's Anatomy has already undergone significant cast changes as of late, so it makes sense why folks are concerned. Season 22 ended with the departures of longtime starsKevin McKidd and Kim Raver, leaving many viewers wondering who will return when the medical drama comes back.

Other longtime fans revealed they didn’t even recognize the cast anymore.

“Who are like 90% of these people,” one asked.

Someone else said, “Only two originals. They killed everybody off the show😭”

READ MORE: Fans Still Can’t Get Over George O’Malley’s Death on ‘Grey’s Anatomy’

While Pompeo's absence from the photo sparked speculation, she has been open about scaling back her role on the series in recent years. In 2022, she renegotiated her contract to appear in only a handful of episodes each season while remaining the show's narrator and an executive producer.

"I've been doing it for 20 years, so it was time to step away. I have three children and I love spending time with them and I love being involved in their lives," Pompeo told EL PAÍS in 2025.

But don’t get it twisted—that doesn't mean she's planning to leave Grey's Anatomy behind entirely. "That would make no sense, emotionally or financially," she explained. "The show was streamed more than a billion times in 2024. More than a billion times." And beyond the financial aspect, Pompeo said the role still means something to her. "And emotionally, the show means a lot to people. I want to have an attitude of gratitude toward the show."

For now, ABC has not announced how many episodes Pompeo will appear in during Season 23. The season is expected to premiere fall 2026.

Beatriz Hatz is more than just a reality show star. The Love Island USA Season 8 cast member is also an accomplished Paralympic track and field athlete who just won a gold medal in the T64 women’s long jump competition at the USATF Outdoor National Championships 

This isn’t the first medal for the decorated athlete. Hatz competed in the 2020 Tokyo Paralympic Games and the 2024 Paris Paralympic Games (where she won a bronze medal in the long jump). The track and field star talked candidly about her Paralympic experience, reliving her memories in a video for Team USA: “This photo. It makes me already emotional. I’m ugly crying on TV. It was so real at that moment when they handed me the flag.” 

Hatz has a rare birth defect—the congenital condition Fibular Hemimelia. The 25-year-old was born without a fibula in her right leg and underwent below-the-knee leg amputation surgery at 10 months of age. 

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Even though Hatz took time off from competing to appear on Love Island USA, she never stopped training. 

She talked toSports Illustrated, candidly revealing how she handled appearing on a reality show while wearing a prosthetic: “To me, I really don’t like to show my limb to people. Especially even like, much less on TV.  I would take my prosthetic off to sleep.”

Beatriz continued, “When I did do my workouts in my blade, I would sit down and put a towel over my leg and kind of switch into my blade, do a couple of like long jump drills or whatever in the grass. I did end up like showing some of the Islanders my long jump blade and kind of teaching them about it. And I thought that was probably one of the coolest experiences I had in there.”

Fellow Love Island USA Season 8 cast members Sean Reifel and Amora Robinson attended Bea’s latest track and field event, cheering the Islander on to her impressive gold medal win! 

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In anNBC Sports video posted on Instagram, Reifel and Robinson huddle in for a hug, telling Beatriz, “We’re so proud of you. That’s dope!” 

Sean applauds Hatz and gives the camera some stats: “Shout out Bea. First place. That 5.24 is a top jump. Followed by a 5.11, and that was after the 4.83, and then I think it was like a 4.87. She was like, I’m about to jump a little bit over five right here. So shout out Bea. She’s a monster.”

Amora also gives a major shout out to her friend, adding, “We love you. You’re so loved and talented. And you deserve everything amazing in the world.”

It's been almost three decades since Phil Collins' impactful soundtrack to the animated filmTarzan first came out, but even now, his songs are finding new fans every day.

One song in particular, the emotional ballad "You'll Be in My Heart," is still touching hearts so many years later. The song was originally written for Collins' young daughter, Lily, as a lullaby before he altered it to fit the film.

In the film, the song provides a touching moment between the main character, Tarzan, and his adoptive mother, Kala. Collins wrote and performed all of the songs for the Disney animated movie.

Fans loved the songs when the movie first came out in 1999, leading to "You'll Be in My Heart" being nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Song. Collins took home the prestigious award at the 2000 award ceremony, beating out tracks from other films like Toy Story 2 and Music of the Heart. It also won the Golden Globe for the same category.

Related: 1985 Soft Rock Classic by Phil Collins Hit No. 1 41 Years Ago Today

This was the first time that Disney featured music sung by a singer as opposed to a character. In a 1999 interview with CNN, Collins touched on this milestone.

He said, "They've never done it. And I was actually a bit surprised that I was going to be asked to do that." Going on, he noted that he had to "forget about" all the charisma and personality he would have on stage performing rock music while crafting and performing the music for Tarzan.

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Collins also sang "You'll Be in My Heart" in multiple different languages for dubbed versions of the movie. It was his first time singing in a different language. This included French, Spanish, German and Italian.

The song wasn't as big of a success on the music charts as some of Collins' past hits, peaking at 21 on the Billboard Hot 100. Although it held the top spot on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart for many weeks.

Related: 1984 Rock Classic Collab Hit No. 1 41 Years Ago Today

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds star Anson Mountrevealed he originally auditioned for a different Star Trekcharacter before landing the role of Captain Chrisphor Pike.

During a July 2026 interview with Stream Wars, alongside his castmates Celia Rose Goodingand Rebecca Romijn, Mount explained that he was contacted about Star Trek: Discovery after his series, Hell on Wheels, ended in 2016. Mount, who is a long-time fan of Star Trek, said he was immediately interested in starring in Star Trek: Discovery, which had a five-season run until 2024. The actor then revealed that he was in talks to play Captain Gabriel Lorca, a role that eventually went to Jason Isaacs.

"I actually had initially been talking to them and auditioning for the role of Lorca, the captain in the first season of Discovery, and they very wisely hired Jason Isaacs," said Mount during the interview.

He went on to say that he eventually was happy about not being chosen to play Lorca because he ended up being cast as Captain Pike for the second season of Star Trek: Discovery, which premiered in 2019.

Mount has continued playing Pike in Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, which began airing in 2022.

Anson Mount Revealed How He Became Interested in 'Star Trek'

During a July 2026 interview on The Social, Mount shared that he became a fan of Star Trek after his mother introduced him to Star Trek: The Original Series "when [he] was about seven or eight." He clarified that he watched the series, which had a three-season run until 1969, while it "was running in syndication."

"I've just sort of been a Trekkie ever since," said Mount.

He then said, however, that he never believed that he would ever end up starring in a Star Trek project.

"It wasn't even on my bucket list because I never thought to myself, 'Well, I'll be on Star Trek one day.' You just don't think that that's going to happen, right? And then you find yourself in the [captian 's] chair, and you're like, 'I'm from White Bluff, Tennessee. This is so weird,'" said the 53-year-old during his appearance on The Social.

The fourth season of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds began airing on July 23.

Pamela Anderson will always be known for her role as C.J. Parker in the 1989 television show Baywatch. 

Almost forty years after it first aired, the series is returning with a reboot by Fox. Anderson told Deadline she wants “to make really bold choices” and has “no plans” to appear in the new Baywatch. 

“No one’s reached out to me. I don’t know much about it. I know that they were talking to my sons at some point about producing, but I don’t think they had a meeting of the minds. I’m not sure what happened there, but I wish them well. It was a great job, and I loved going to work every day on the beach. I would have been there anyway. [Laughs] At the time, it taught me a lot, and it gave me worldwide exposure. Everything I’ve done has led me to here, which is a blessing. But I have no plans of going back to Baywatch,” she said.

She added, “If my kids were involved, I probably would have listened to them. I think I’ve just got to keep on seeing what else is out there. I get that there’s a lot of really great TV out there right now, but I’ve already done that. Now is my time to really play with different characters. I don’t want to just fill my time until the end of the year. I have options, and some things I’m thinking about, including some theater again. I want to make really bold choices. I want to surprise people. I want to surprise myself. And so I’m trying to do things I haven’t done in the past.”

Anderson earned a Golden Globe nomination for her performance in the 2024 film The Last Showgirl. Her latest project is the satirical dark comedy Rosebush Pruning. She stars in the film alongside CallumTurner, RileyKeough, ElleFanning, JamieBell, Elena Anaya, and Lukas Gage. 

Yesterday, LeBron James announced that he will be signing with the Philadelphia 76ers on an $8 million, two-year contract. The announcement comes weeks after James announced he’d be turning in his gold and purple uniform and leaving the Lakers, after spending eight seasons on the team. The move sent shockwaves through the sports world, and since learning of the player’s decision, fans have taken to social media platforms to react and share their excitement and thoughts. 

Many fans are excited for his decision, while others question why he chose to go with Philly over the Cleveland Cavaliers, Miami Heat or Golden State Warriors. The decision was also announced after the Miami Heat posted a link to a scheduled live stream titled, “LeBron James Introductory Press Conference,” which led many to believe James would choose the Miami Heat. 

“Bron ending his career on a team he has no history with is odd. I don’t like it personally,” tweeted X user @_veryhateful. Yesterday, LeBron James tweeted a statement after his move to the 76ers was announced. “This is my last decision. I’m not going for money. I’m not going for family. What am I really playing for at this point? I still want to sacrifice. I still want to work. I still want to grind. I still want to compete, to win and to have a chance at the feeling of winning another championship,” he said.

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— ESPN (@espn) July 24, 2026

Several fans couldn’t be more excited, and some are hoping for a LeBron James cameo in Abbott Elementary. Creator and star of the show, Quinta Brunson, has already announced she’s on board. And after cameos from Philadelphia Eagles players Jalen Hurts, Jason Kelce, Brandon Graham and DeVonta Smith, and Philadelphia Phillies player Kyle Schwarber, who knows? "We need a cameo from Zhuri!" one person commented on @culturecentral_'s post. Others commented asking for a Savannah cameo.

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And of course, sports icons are reacting to the news. Dawn Staley took to Instagram to share her excitement, captioning her video, “YOOOOO PHILLY STAND ALL THE WAY UP!! @ sixers @KingJames let’s gooooooo!!!!”.

Excitement and thoughts from fans aren’t the only thing taking over social media. The memes have already started, too. From viral videos to TikTok edits, reactions from NBA fans are flooding almost every social media platform. X user @IsBronA76erYet woke up from their eight-year slumber to react to the news.

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Some wonder what the future of the NBA and sports in Philadelphia will look like now that James will be in Philly. The Philadelphia Eagles and sports reporters like Mariah Rose have also weighed in on the breaking news. According to Bleacher Report, James decided to join the 76ers at 1 AM. USA Today reports that the NBA schedule was dependent on LeBron James making a decision. NBA Commissioner Adam Silver released a statement last week in The Hollywood Reporter. “We have to finish up the schedule, right? And where LeBron plays will affect the schedule. So I would like him to make his announcement already, so we can finish the schedule. Because as you might imagine, the teams are calling us, the networks are calling us, and everybody wants to lock in the schedule. But it will influence how we set the schedule, how we set opening week, Christmas Day, etc,” he said.

LeBron James and Jalen Hurts in the same city.

We won't hear about anything but Philly sports in the media for the next 2 years.#Eagles #Sixers

— Thomas R. Petersen (@thomasrp93) July 24, 2026

When The Jacksons debuted in 1976, it wasn’t just another musical variety show. It was one of the first opportunities for television audiences to see the Jackson family perform outside the looming shadow of The Jackson 5 and Motown. While Michael,Jackie, Tito, Marlon, and Randy were the stars of the weekly series, fans were treated to one unforgettable performance of "Do the Fonz," a Happy Days-inspired musical number that featured the rare sight of nearly the entire Jackson family together on stage—including baby sisterJanet.

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Created after the Jackson brothers left Motown for Epic Records, The Jacksons premiered on CBS on June 16, 1976. With Motown retaining the rights to the "Jackson 5" name, the group performed under the name "The Jacksons."

The weekly series featured comedy sketches, celebrity guests, and elaborate musical performances that highlighted the brothers’ seemingly endless talents and charisma. While the Jacksons were already household names by 1976, few Black family acts had ever headlined a primetime variety series, making the show a trailblazer in its own right.

"Do the Fonz" Became One of the Show's Most Memorable Moments

The series was filled with standout performances, but none quite like the unforgettable rendition of "Do the Fonz," inspired by Henry Winkler’s scene-stealing character Arthur "Fonzie" Fonzarelli on the hit sitcomHappy Days.

The routine blended comedy and choreography with the Jacksons’ signature precision dance moves, capturing the playful spirit that became a hallmark of the variety series. The song itself reflected one of the biggest pop culture crazes of the 1970s, but what made the performance truly memorable was the group of performers surrounding Michael Jackson.

"Do the Fonz" featured nearly the entire Jackson family, including younger sister Janet Jackson, still years away from launching her own legendary solo career. Other siblings beyond the original Jackson 5 also appeared, turning the routine into a true family affair that showcased the extraordinary talent running throughout the entire family.

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The Jackson family has produced one of the most remarkable collections of entertainers in popular music history. Michael Jackson would become the biggest pop star in the world. Sister Janet Jackson would emerge as one of music’s most influential performers, selling more than 100 million records while redefining pop and R&B. Siblings Rebbie, La Toya, and Jermaine also built successful recording careers, while the brothers continued touring and recording for decades.

Watching "Do the Fonz" today is not only a nostalgic reminder of the golden age of television variety shows, but also a striking example of how naturally performance came to every member of the family.

Nearly 50 years later, "Do the Fonz" is more than a fun throwback performance. It serves as a rare time capsule capturing one of entertainment’s most influential families before their individual careers took dramatically different paths.

For fans revisiting the performance today, it’s a reminder that the Jackson family’s legacy in music and popular culture wasn’t built by one superstar alone. Their enormous popularity—and the continued fascination with the family—was the product of a collective talent that helped shape television, pop music, and live performance for generations.

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Morgan Wallen suffered a nasty fall during one of his sold-out concerts over the weekend. The country music superstar, 33, has been busy this summer playing shows as part of the 2026 Still The Problem Tour, and his latest stop saw him left with an unexpected injury. 

On Friday, July 24, during night one of a back-to-back run at Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor, Michigan, Wallen was engaging with fans, high-fiving them before making his way to the locker room. Unfortunately, it was at that moment that he missed his footing and appeared to roll his ankle. 

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A video posted on TikTok by Country Central shows Wallen jumping up to catch a high-five from one of his fans while exiting through the stadium tunnel of “The Big House.” On his way down, he appears to take a fall, hurting the lower half of his body in the process, although that footage is not shown in the clip. 

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Wallen’s security staff appeared to act promptly, helping him up and following him through the tunnel, where the “Been By Now” hitmaker sat down to take a breather from the incident. 

“Knee? Ankle?” One person behind the camera lens can be heard asking Wallen to which he tries his best to get up from the floor and walk off the pain.   

“I hope you are okay. That looked painful,” one fan wrote in the comments section of the post while a second person added, “Praying for him. Hope he is okay.” 

“Oh no! So sorry, Morgan. Hope you’re okay,” a third user commented.  

At this point, it is unclear the extent of Wallen's injury, but the incident seems to be minor, as he addressed the situation on his personal Instagram page, notifying fans that he may appear to move a bit slower as he continues with night two of his two-night stint in Michigan. 

“Michigan, if I appear somewhat hobbled tonight, it’s because I am,” he captioned in his Instagram Stories of the video clip. 

Wallen also shared an image in a second Instagram Story that showed his foot appearing in an unnatural position.

All injuries aside, Wallen recently earned his 21st No. 1 hit on Billboard’s Country Airplay chart and his 22nd overall with “Don’t We.” 

Wallen only has a few shows left on his 23-stadium Still The Problem Tour as the trek is expected to wrap on Aug. 1 at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, Penn. For a complete list of concerts, visit Morgan Wallen’s official website.

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More than a decade after it introduced readers to a woman history had largely condemned, Hannah Kent's Burial Rites has earned a place among some of literature's most celebrated titles.

The 2013 novel was recently included on Pan Macmillan's list of the 50 best books of all time. It appears in the historical fiction section, where the publisher described it as a "dark yet thrilling work" and an "unputdownable must-read."

Set in northern Iceland in 1829, Burial Rites reimagines the final months of Agnes Magnúsdóttir, a real woman condemned to death for her involvement in the murders of two men.

While awaiting her execution, Agnes is sent to live with District Officer Jón Jónsson and his family on their remote farm. The family is initially horrified by her presence, but as Agnes shares her account of what happened, their certainty about her guilt begins to weaken. A young assistant reverend named Tóti is also assigned to prepare Agnes for death and becomes determined to understand her.

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Kent first encountered Agnes' story when she was a 17-year-old exchange student in Iceland. She was driven past the location of the country's last execution and became curious about the woman at the center of it.

"I spent the rest of my exchange and the years that followed it trying to satisfy my curiosity," Kent told Authorlink. "Who was Agnes? What social, political or cultural circumstances had contributed to her fate?"

Kent later spent nearly two years researching 19th-century Iceland, using censuses, ministerial records, original documents and other historical sources to reconstruct Agnes' world. She said she was frustrated by accounts that presented Agnes as simply evil and wanted the novel to explore her humanity.

Burial Rites became an international bestseller and was translated into more than 30 languages. It was also shortlisted for the 2014 Women's Prize for Fiction and earned several honors in Australia, establishing Kent as a major new voice in historical fiction.

Kent later released the novels The Good People and Devotion. In 2025, she revisited the Icelandic exchange that changed her life in her memoir, Always Home, Always Homesick, while also reflecting on how her understanding of Agnes' story has changed through the years.

"For every story we hear, there is another side that may be as equally, subjectively true," Kent said. Its new place among Pan Macmillan's must-read books suggests readers remain captivated by the other side of Agnes' story.

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The rescheduled White House Correspondents’ Dinner went off without a hitch on Friday, July 24th, at the Waldorf Astoria in Washington, D.C. And while Donald Trumpended his hour-plus speech by saying he has “tremendous respect for the people in this room,” it looks like he doesn’t have the same level of admiration for actress Rosie O’Donnell.

Quick quips and jabs at journalists are all part of this annual event. But this year, the President took aim at one of his long-time Hollywood foes. Even though Trump went after Rosie, attempting to roast the comedian, most of his ‘jokes’ missed the mark. 

Donald Trump at the WHCA Dinner. (Photo by Eric Lee/Getty Images)

Case in point, it doesn’t seem like the President knows where O’Donnell is right now! Trump started his Rosie rant with, “Even Rosie O’Donnell reached out from Ireland. She really wanted to be here in order to honor me. She loves me very much. She was desperate to come back to the United States and pay her respects to Donald J. Trump.”

He continued, “But that didn’t work out, unfortunately, because nobody wanted her to come back.”

The President added, mocking O’Donnell’s age, “But she’s one of the greatest sufferers of Trump Derangement Syndrome. She’s a sick young woman. Sick older woman, I guess now I have to say.”

Actress Rosie O'Donnell during an interview with Seth Meyers. (Photo by: Paula Lobo/NBC via Getty Images)

While this bit could have worked back in April when the original WHCA Dinner was scheduled, it didn’t go over well on Friday. O’Donnell, who did move to Ireland in a somewhat unsuccessful bid to distance herself from Trump, is very much already back in the U.S. 

Her recent media blitz for her autobiographical one-woman show ‘Common Knowledge’ (now on Broadway) has put the former daytime host in the spotlight repeatedly. 

O’Donnell appeared on Late Night with Seth Meyers earlier in the week and is scheduled to guest-host Jimmy Kimmel Live! from August 17 through August 20. 

Even though her Broadway engagement and guest-hosting duties will end in August, O’Donnell reportedly said that she could stay in the United States. During an appearance on Sophia Bush’s ‘Work in Progress’ podcast, Rosie shared, “I sold everything before I left, and so I’m hoping to get a place in New Jersey near my kids so that I could, when I’m home, we can have a home base here as well. You know. So I’m planning on doing that, and you know, I don’t know how long we’ll stay there.”

She added, “I think it really does depend on what happens politically in the country and if I feel mentally healthy enough to, you know, battle those demons. And some days I do. Some days I feel very strong, and other days I feel like, oh boy, this is a lot. You know. Yeah, he like bombards you. It’s always he’s doing something.”