archiveJune 2026

The 2026 World Cup kicks off on Thursday, June 11, as multiple nations try to win their way to glory. All will enter the tournament relatively evenly matched, but Polymarket traders have highlighted two specific teams. These traders see either France or Spain winning the World Cup and securing another...

Mariska Hargitay knows how to keep the proper order in her marriage.  The Law & Order: SVU star shared insight into her decades-long marriage with husband Peter Hermann, revealing what she thinks is the secret to their lasting romance.  “I feel so blessed in that department,” Hargitay exclusively told E!...

Heated Rivalry season two? Two former nuns have shared their unlikely love story.(Getty) Two former novice nuns have shared their story after leaving the convent, falling in love and getting married. Francília Costa and Luiza Silvério, known online as ‘Double Wow’ (Dupla Oxiuai), first met in a convent in Brazil...

Having Spent Life Seeking by Kae Tempest About the book club: British singer/songwriter Dua Lipa is clearly a book lover and created “a space to enjoy all things literary, including Dua’s Monthly Reads and exclusive Q&As between her and the authors…” What Dua Lipa said about the book: “I’ve long...

When Michael turned out to be a box office hit, you better believe that a sequel was greenlit almost immediately. I mean, you could tell that the studio was banking on success just by the way we're told that “His story continues” at the end of the first movie, which...

Lainey Wilson's wedding may have featured a custom Oscar de la Renta gown, a mallard-green tuxedo, and a guest list packed with country music stars — but when it came to what everyone else wore, the bride couldn't have cared less.As more details emerge from Wilson's wedding to Devlin "Duck"...

It’s a good news-bad news situations for fans of the singer-songwriter underscores. She announced on Monday that she would be opening for Charli XCX, who announced her own tour the same day. However, the dates conflict with underscore’s headlining tour, meaning she was forced to cancel 10 concerts in September....

As we all know now, this didn't turn out well. Russell Brand proposed while they were on holiday in India just a few months after meeting Perry in 2009. They returned to India to marry on Oct. 23, 2010, in a traditional Hindu ceremony in the middle of a tiger...

Friends star Lisa Kudrow (L) will star alongside Mira Sorvino (R) in Romy and Michele’s High School Reunion 2. (Getty) Romy and Michele’s High School Reunion 2 is officially in production, with Mira Sorvino and Lisa Kudrow returning to their beloved starring roles. The film will also see the return...

Welcome to Today in Books, our daily round-up of literary headlines at the intersection of politics, culture, media, and more. The Winners of the 61st Nebula Awards Have Been Announced This year’s Nebula Awards got a little extra something with their introduction of two award categories: Poem and Comic. I...

After months of uncertainty, Elliot Stabler fans were disheartened to find out this past April that Peacock finally pulled the plug on Law & Order: Organized Crime. However, the show's lead, Christopher Meloni, doesn’t stay still for long, and his first role post-Organized Crime project happens to come with family...

Brandon Aiyuk has removed any doubt that he will play for a different team during the 2026-27 NFL season. He has released an anti-San Francisco 49ers rant. The former first-round pick in the 2020 NFL Draft posted a video on his Instagram page on Sunday. He didn’t specifically name the...

An LGBTQ+ Pride celebration in Athens, Georgia, was disrupted over the weekend when a group of men carrying a Nazi swastika flag and shouting hate speech marched through the city’s downtown area. Videos obtained by Atlanta News First from the 6 June event showed individuals dressed in black and red...

Today’s Featured Book Deals $2.99When Women Were Dragons by Kelly BarnhillGet This Deal $2.99The Bookshop Below by Georgia SummersGet This Deal $2.99Hell of a Book by Jason MottGet This Deal $2.99The Incredible Kindness of Paper by Evelyn SkyeGet This Deal $2.99Sacrificial Animals by Kailee PedersenGet This Deal $1.99Space Opera by...

On the heels of two historical epics — 2023’s Napoleon and 2024’s Gladiator II — Ridley Scott is making a welcome return to the sci-fi genre with The Dog Stars, with Oscar nominee Jacob Elordi as its lead alongside Josh Brolin and Margaret Qualley. The first full-length trailer has arrived,...

Kurt Busch focused on happy childhood memories as he shared his first social media post since the death of his younger brother, fellow NASCAR driver Kyle Busch."Finding a silver lining, I reflect back on the days Kyle and I raced anything we could get our hands on," he wrote in...

Tiger Woods has remained away from the game of golf since a car crash and subsequent arrest for DUI. But many expect him to make a return before the end of the year. The Polymarket traders have given Woods almost a 50% chance to play in a PGA Tour event...

Homer Gere, runaway actor. Richard Gere is in awe of his eldest son's skyrocketing acting career following his unexpected role in the final season of HBO's Euphoria. "I would have been happy to say, 'Homer, forget it. Don't do this,'" he exclusively told E! News' Will Marfuggi while promoting season two of The...

A Wyoming transgender woman is facing two felony charges after drawing a firearm during an altercation she says began with anti-LGBTQ+ and anti-trans slurs. Ríhanna Kelver, a bartender and trans rights advocate in Laramie, has been charged with aggravated assault and possession of a deadly weapon with unlawful intent after...

The state of Utah has been on a book banning blitz in 2026. On Friday, June 5, the state added its 35th book to the list of books that must be removed from every public school in the state: Lucky by Alice Sebold. The ban comes amidst a lawsuit challenging these...

Paul Rudd has been part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe for more than a decade now, with his character, Scott Lang, having debuted in Ant-Man back in 2015. Since then, Lang has gone from ex-con trying to reconnect with his daughter to full-blown Avenger, quantum realm survivor and one of...

The reworked Moulin Rouge musical number also featured Lea Michele, Dylan Mulvaney, June Squibb, and Shoshana Bean P!nk opened the Tony Awards last night with a star-studded performance of “Lady Marmalade,” her 2001 number from Moulin Rouge. The singer, who also hosted the awards show, was joined by Megan Thee...

There’s been a shift in the James Bond market. As we’ve covered here at PopCulture.com, Polymarket has been taking odds on the official casting of the next actor to play James Bond in a movie. The next film about the Ian Fleming’s literary super spy will come from director Denis...

Would Mark Ballas Ever Partner With Wife BC Jean on Dancing With the Stars? He Says…Mark Ballas is down to take date night to the ballroom. The Dancing With the Stars champion shared his thoughts on whether he'd be interested in partnering with his wife BC Jean if there were to...

Sources close to Hudson Williams have allegedly spoke out after an old photo of him resurfaced over the weekend. The image, which circulated over the weekend, appears to show a teenage Williams with various words and symbols drawn on his skin and clothes in marker, including what looks like a...

We finally have an update on the upcoming video game movie adaptation of Death Stranding, and it's honestly something I didn't expect. Director Michael Sarnoski explained that the story will be original, but feature elements and characters from the games.It seems rather than condensing Hideo Kojima's complex original story into...

Blake Shelton and Gwen Stefani are no strangers to the relationship rumors that seem to follow them every few months, but one recent moment reportedly reminded everyone why they've made it work for so long.Shelton's decision to publicly support Stefani during No Doubt's Las Vegas residency reportedly made a bigger...

There’s a lot of speculation about Hugh Jackman right now. There’s chatter about his current relationship with Sutton Foster, his former marriage to Deborra-Lee Furness and his career. These all collide when it comes to Polymarket bettors speculating why Jackman might be warming up to playing Wolverine in the Marvel...

It’s curtain up on the 2026 Tony Awards. And during the June 7 ceremony, hosted by Pink at Radio City Music Hall, Broadway’s best from the last year are being honored for their performances on the... Original Source...

Budapest Mayor Gergely Karacsony (Image: Attila Volgyi / AFP / Attila KISBENEDEK / AFP) Hungarian authorities have dropped charges against Budapest mayor Gergely Karácsony over organising the city’s 2025 Pride march, citing a landmark European Court of Justice ruling against Hungary’s anti-LGBTQ laws, according to a statement from prosecutors issued...