archiveJune 2026

In Grinch terms, the New York Mets stink, stank, stunk. And their now ex-manager is the first to take the fall. On Friday morning the Mets handed manager Carlos Mendoza his walking papers. Mendoza oversaw a Mets ball club that sits in last place in the National League’s East division....

You'll be happier than ever to learn the Grammy winner's full name: Billie Eilish Pirate Baird O'Connell. While her last names come from parents Maggie Baird and Patrick O'Connell, her first middle name Eilish is the Gaelic version of Elizabeth, according to EPIC The Irish Emigration Museum. As for Pirate,...

“I’m not known as Luke Prokop the hockey player, I’m Luke Prokop the gay hockey player.” That sentiment is voiced by, you guessed it, Luke Prokop in The Hockey Player, a documentary charting the 24-year-old’s journey to-date in professional ice hockey. Prokop made history as the first openly gay player...

Publishers Weekly picks 15 essential works of American literature, Barnes & Noble announces this year’s Discover Prize winner, a library quiz, and more. Welcome to Today in Books, our daily round-up of literary headlines at the intersection of politics, culture, media, and more. Essential American Literature, According to PW Publishers...

No one could have predicted that Hugh Jackman would still be playing Wolverine 26 years after the original X-Men movie. It never occurred to me as a kid that I’d still be seeing the same actors as my favorite characters when I became an adult. But spotting Jackman in different...

As predicted, the Toronto Maple Leafs selected Gavin McKenna with their first overall pick at the 2026 NHL Draft on Friday. To some surprise, however, longtime Leafs fan and famed Canadian singer Justin Bieber was on hand to make the official announcement. “Mr. McKenna, we would like to draft you...

Two network TV stars whose characters once tied the knot are saying “I do!” 9-1-1: Lone Star actress Natacha Karam and Brilliant Minds actor John Clarence Stewart — who guested on Lone Star as Karam’s character’s love interest — are engaged after Stewart popped the question during a lavish proposal at...

What Deals to Expect During Prime Day 2026 Shoppers can expect major discounts across categories including tech, beauty, home, kitchen, fashion, and wellness during Prime Day 2026. Amazon devices like Echo speakers, Fire TVs, Kindles, and Ring doorbells are usually among the biggest markdowns, but the event has also become...

Amanda Barrie (Getty Images) Bisexual actress Amanda Barrie has shared her fears about coming out in a candid new interview, revealing that she was worried it would destroy her career. The 90-year-old Coronation Street and Carry On star discussed her experience with Richard Madeley and Kate Garraway during a 25...

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Matt Damon has made it very clear that filming The Odyssey was not an easy feat. He’s gotten real about the rough conditions they worked in, and one time, he told a story about how his co-star, Charlize Theron, acted through “30-to-40-mile-an-hour wind.” Now, the actor and the film’s director,...

June 26, 1989, might have seemed like any other day in Nashville, but it was actually one of those watershed moments that only reveals itself in retrospect.A struggling young country singer named Alan Jackson signed his first recording contract that day, launching one of the most celebrated country music careers of all...

Tom Morello, guitarist from Rage Against the Machine, has announced that he will not be appearing at two upcoming shows because his 102-year-old mother is ill. Morello had been touring throughout the UK and Europe but announced plans to travel back to the United States to be with his mother. This...

What are LGBTQ+ rights like in Egypt and Iran? (Getty Images, stock) Seattle is set to host the World Cup‘s “Pride Match” on 26 June, with the draw being Egypt vs Iran. It was confirmed this week that rainbow flags will be allowed to fly in the stadium, despite protests...

*** “Won’t Someone Think of the Children” Q&A  Literary Activism News you can use plus tips and tools for the fight against censorship and other bookish activism! Subscribe to Selected No Thanks Kelly: Creating leveled card access has been one avenue by which public libraries are “compromising” with those seeking to...

The superhero genre continues to be super popular, and fans who have watched the DC movies in order know that Jason Momoa's got a new character. Following his tenure as Aquaman (streaming with an HBO Max subscription), he's debuting as Lobo in Craig Gillespie's Supergirl. He's been doing press to...

The group will also unveil the record's lead single, "I Will Not Be Coming Back" Ann Wilson and her band Tripsitter announced their new album, Consecrated Ground, out Aug. 14. The group’s lead single “I Will Not Be Coming Back” will arrive later today. Described in a statement as a...

Being on set during the making of Ferris Bueller’s Day Off was apparently, well, … no day off. At least that’s the opinion of one of the movie’s co-stars, Mia Sara, who played Ferris’ girlfriend, Sloan Peterson. Sara said as much during an interview with The Times earlier this month. She told the publication: “I...

What Deals to Expect During Prime Day 2026 Shoppers can expect major discounts across categories including tech, beauty, home, kitchen, fashion, and wellness during Prime Day 2026. Amazon devices like Echo speakers, Fire TVs, Kindles, and Ring doorbells are usually among the biggest markdowns, but the event has also become...

Jesse Waters and Milly Alcock (Getty Images) Right-wing Fox News host Jesse Watters has said that he doesn’t trust bisexual women following Supergirl star Milly Alcock’s comments about her character’s sexuality. Alcock delighted sapphic Supergirl fans earlier this week when she suggested that Kara Zor-El might “go both ways”. However,...

The fabled Greek storyteller Aesop is the inspiration behind the fragrance, skincare, and hair product company of the same name. While perfume may seem to have nothing to do with queer literature, for Aesop, it does. In 2021, the company launched the Aesop Queer Library to celebrate Pride month. Rather...

If you’re a rom-com fan, chances are you've already laughed and cried over Zoey Deutch’s new movie, Voicemails For Isabelle (currently streaming via Netflix subscription). But this isn’t her first hit in the genre. Back in 2018, she and Glen Powell had electric chemistry in a movie called Set It...

Dutton Ranch has become the biggest streaming success in the history of Paramount+.Will the show get renewed for a much-anticipated second season?Read on to discover everything there is to know about Dutton Ranch Season 2.What Is Dutton Ranch?Dutton Ranch is a Yellowstone sequel from Yellowstone co-creator Taylor Sheridan that airs...

Jenner also understands how impressionable her little ones are these days. After all, she was around Stormi's age when Keeping Up With the Kardashians first premiered. "I was nine," the Kylie Cosmetics founder fold Vanity Fair in March, explaining how it's "crazy" that Stormi's now close to the same age....

Matthew is an LGBTQ+ contestant on The Traitors. (BBC) Matty appeared on the 2026 series of The Traitors (Image: BBC) Matthew “Matty” Hyndman has backed the Government’s draft Conversion Practices Bill, saying a ban on so-called conversion therapy in the UK would send a “clear signal” to LGBT+ people that...

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With Spider-Man: Brand New Day coming out on July 31st, we’re getting a fourth Tom Holland (and Zendaya) Spider-Man movie, and cool. I’m looking forward to it. However, do you know what gets me down? The fact that we never got that fourth Tobey Maguire Spider-Man flick.Because, honestly, a fourth...

There’s a lot happening this summer, but one special event has garnered significant buzz: Taylor Swift’s wedding to Travis Kelce. Since the power couple’s engagement last year, everyone and their mother has tried to pin down the details surrounding the big day, causing loads of rumors and intense speculation. Now,...

A longtime Fox News weather anchor, Janice Dean, is exiting the network after more than two decades.  Dean, who has co-hosted and handled the weather portion of the popular Fox & Friends program, is making the decision to step away because of multiple sclerosis symptoms.  On Thursday, Dean addressed her recent absences...

The French soccer community is mourning the loss of a rising star.  Kenzo Kies, an athlete who played for En Avant Guingamp and trained with AS Saint-Étienne, died June 22 after drowning in the Rhône river near Lyon, France, the city’s prosecutor's office told French outlet BFMTV. He was 21. ...