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Today’s NYT Wordle answer describes something suddenly breaking open or exploding outward.

But the day just isn’t complete until I’ve solved all of the free word games from the New York Times, including Connections, Connections Sports Edition, Strands, and Mini Crossword. If you’re stuck on today’s Wordle answer, we’re here to help—but beware of spoilers for Wordle #1908 ahead.

Let’s start with a few hints.

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There is one vowel in today’s five-letter word.

Today’s Wordle begins with a consonant.

There are no double letters in today’s Wordle.

A hint for today’s Wordle is: can refer to when something breaks open, splits, or flies apart suddenly.

OK, that’s it for hints—I don’t want to totally give it away before revealing the answer!

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We’ll have the answer below this friendly reminder of how to play the game.

SPOILERS BELOW—do not scroll any further if you don’t want the answer revealed.

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Today’s Wordle answer on Wednesday, September 9, 2026, is BURST.

-If you missed it, catch up with the answer to yesterday’s Wordle.

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NFL football is back, and fans are once again thinking about which team might win the Super Bowl. With months ahead until Super Bowl LXI on February 14, 2027, fans are in for a season’s worth of exceptional plays and career-defining moments on and off the field. Back in 1979, long before the Houston Oilers became the Tennessee Titans, the city was at the height of the Luv Ya Blue phenomenon. The team’s superstar wide receiver, Kenny Burrough, recorded a disco song called “Super Bowl Itch.” Burrough didn’t just capture the team’s Super Bowl dreams; he captured an era of football fandom long before social media, streaming platforms, and 24-hour coverage took over.

The Houston Oilers are now the Tennessee Titans, but in the late 1970s, the Oilers emerged as a surprising NFL powerhouse. The city of Houston was overcome with the Luv Ya Blue phenomenon, and the Oilers believed they were legitimate Super Bowl contenders.

Kenny Burrough, the last NFL player to wear “OO” on his jersey, was a star receiver for the Oilers. He had big dreams of a Super Bowl victory and turned those aspirations into a quirky disco song called “Super Bowl Itch.”

This was before the Chicago Bears recorded “Super Bowl Shuffle.” This was peak late-’70s football fandom: raw, simple, and filled with the team’s hopes and dreams. Fans can even hear Oilers star Earl Campbell singing it around the locker room.

The late ’70s were a different time in the NFL. There was no social media or lucrative NIL deals. Players weren’t carefully managing their personal brands through curated imagery on social media. Fandom was personal and could inspire bumper stickers, yard signs, and even encapsulate an entire city’s identity.

A player like Kenny Burrough didn’t have to be the world’s greatest rapper. He just had to have the guts and emotion to put out a song that captured the sentiment of an entire city.

The Titans have blessed us with the ‘Luv Ya Blue’ Oilers throwbacks. 🔥🔥🔥 [via tw/jwyattsports]

The Houston Oilers never reached the Super Bowl. Kenny Burrough died in 2022 but is still considered one of the greatest wide receivers in NFL history.

“Super Bowl Itch” may be as close as the Oilers got to winning a Super Bowl, but the song still serves as a time capsule of an era when Luv Ya Blue united a city full of dreamers through one quirky disco song.

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Getting caught in a downpour or even a light drizzle can really catch you off guard. While most people likely don’t have spare raincoats stashed in their car trunk or in a desk drawer, keeping one handy is a great way to be prepared for those unexpected weather events. The packable Rosvigor Windbreaker makes it easy to conquer anything Mother Nature brings your way in style and comfort.

Available in 10 colors, the jacket is designed to guard you from the elements. It’s also a great deal, marked down from its usual $33 to just $18 at Walmart right now. Take your pick from black, blue, khaki, mint, pink, and more, all in sizes small to 3XL. On top of being practical, it’s a stylish staple piece that looks just right with nearly anything.

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Both waterproof and windproof, it’s made from 100% polyester and can be stashed virtually anywhere thanks to its convenient pouch. The compact bag has an adjustable drawstring, so once you stash the jacket inside you can pull it taut and set it out of the way until you need it. It’s sized just right for storing anywhere from a glove compartment to a tote bag.

With an adjustable hood and a rainproof zipper, it’s just what you need to stay dry when inclement weather strikes. Even the side pockets have zippers to prevent your phone, keys, wallet, and other essentials from getting wet. The silhouette is relaxed, allowing some extra wiggle room if you’re wearing it over a light sweater. It also has elastic cuffs to help block out moisture.

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Another reviewer agreed, writing, “My daughter and I both bought one for a hiking trip!” That’s the kind of versatility that makes the jacket worth every penny.

Whether you’re going camping or wearing it while running errands, you’ll appreciate how well it lives up to expectations. Don’t miss the opportunity to pick up this cute and comfortable Rosvigor Windbreaker while it’s over $15 off at Walmart in your preferred color!

Steve Vai was just 13 when he started taking guitar lessons from a 17-year-old Joe Satriani. And now, more than five decades later, they’re finally making a full studio album together.

Calling themselves SatchVai, the guitar legends have joined forces for The Sea of Emotion, due out Nov. 6, via earMUSIC. There’s also a new single, “Mayhem,” released today.

“We’ve been planning this since 1973,” Vai said. “Just unconsciously.”

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According to Premier Guitar, the album was made following a G3 reunion tour. The two had extra time in their schedules so they got together to work on a single track, but the session expanded soon after Satriani sent Vai two finished pieces, Parts 1 and 2 of “The Sea of Emotion.”

They would eventually complete another part for the song, and even though they’d known each other for decades, they said they still surprised each other during those sessions.

“The biggest surprise was that we write in completely different ways,” Satriani said. “And that’s what made the project so fun and interesting.”

• “Mayhem”
• “Bronco Freight Train”
• “Dancing”
• “The Feeling I Know”
• “Zoot Suit Riot”
• “Old Sins Have Long Shadows”
• “I Wanna Play My Guitar”
• “The Sea of Emotion Pt. 1”
• “The Sea of Emotion Pt. 2”
• “The Sea of Emotion Pt. 3 / Reflections on a Year and a Half”

At the album’s core are the three-part title tracks. Per the outlet, the suite traces back to the duo’s roots at the Carle Place school field, with Part 3 beginning with a vintage recording from one of Vai’s earliest lessons with Satriani.

“It illustrates just how far we’ve come,” Satriani said. “We’re these two kids who haven’t found our sound yet, but we’ve got enthusiasm. We’re chasing something, and we’re determined.”

Satriani started playing guitar at 14, inspired by Jimi Hendrix. After studying under jazz guitarist Billy Bauer and pianist Lennie Tristano, he launched a notable career as an instructor himself, teaching future legends including Vai, Kirk Hammett of Metallica, and Larry LaLonde of Primus.

Early on, Satriani played with The Squares and recorded his debut solo album, Not of This Earth, in 1986. His second album, 1987’s Surfing With the Alien, went Platinum and became a defining album for instrumental rock.

In 1988, he was recruited by Mick Jagger as lead guitarist for Jagger’s first solo tour. He also briefly toured with Deep Purple as a temporary replacement for Ritchie Blackmore during a 1993 Japanese tour.

In 1996, Satriani founded the G3 concert tour, bringing together elite guitarists for collaborative performances. He later formed Chickenfoot in the late 2000s, a supergroup featuring Sammy Hagar, Michael Anthony, and Chad Smith.

As for Vai, the virtuoso, composer, and producer has sold more than 15 million records worldwide and won three Grammy Awards. After getting lessons from Satriani on Long Island, he studied at the Berklee College of Music. At 18, he began transcribing Frank Zappa’s notoriously complex compositions before eventually joining Zappa’s band full-time.

In the late 1980s, Vai played with David Lee Roth and Whitesnake, two of rock’s biggest acts. He then released his groundbreaking solo album, Passion and Warfare, in 1990, cementing his status as a solo icon.

Vai made his screen debut in 1986’s Crossroads, playing Jack Butler, the “devil’s guitarist.” He also helped reshape guitar design through his collaboration with Ibanez, which produced the JEM signature guitar in 1987 and later the Universe 7-String in 1990.

After decades of sharing stages through G3, the lifelong pals launched the official SatchVai band tour, Surfing With the Hydra, which brought their collaborative playing to the stage in 2025 and 2026. Now, they’re taking their partnership into the studio. Next stop: world domination.

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Justin Timberlake is reflecting on the 20th anniversary of his second studio album, “FutureSex/LoveSounds.”

The 45-year-old singer took to Instagram to mark the milestone moment and thank fans for their support over the years. “Life-changing. THANK YOU,” he captioned the post, showing an image from the 2006 album.

Produced with his longtime collaborator Timbaland, the album was released on September 8, 2006, and featured 12 songs. It debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart and had three Hot 100 No. 1 singles: “SexyBack,” “My Love,” and “What Goes Around… Comes Around.”

But did you know “What Goes Around… Comes Around” was inspired by a famous split not involving the former boy bander? In an interview with MTV at the time, Timberlake revealed the inspiration behind the song, which is considered a sequel to his hit, “Cry Me a River. “

“I had no qualms telling you what ‘Cry Me a River’ was about, so I have no qualms about telling you that this one is not about what ‘Cry Me a River’ was about,” Justin said. “The song was specifically written about a friend of mine and the experience he went through … and I want to honor the fact that they can still have their anonymity.”

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That friend is reportedly his best friend from childhood, Trace Ayala, who had split from his actress girlfriend Elisha Cuthbert in 2005. She went on to publicly date former NHL player Sean Avery shortly after the breakup.

The music video for the song featured Scarlett Johansson, who bears a strong resemblance to Cuthbert.

Despite its success, the album received mixed reviews at the time of its release, something Timberlake understood.

“When I put it out, everybody was laughing at me – critics, radio programmers and to their credit, I understand why,” Timberlake told Myspace. “I just think that [Timbaland] and I were onto something different and I just think that anytime you put out something different, it’s polarizing. And polarizing is good, I think, because polarizing starts a conversation.” 

The Bob Newhart Show, a beloved classic CBS sitcom, is still making waves decades later after earning a spot among the 100 Best Sitcoms of All Time.

In a ranking released by Rolling Stone, the publication named the greatest sitcoms in TV history, considering not only the comedic elements of the shows but also how memorable the characters were and how deeply they connected with audiences.

Landing at No. 26, comedian Bob Newhart captivated viewers with his portrayal of Chicago psychologist Dr. Robert “Bob” Hartley.

What made the sitcom memorable to viewers was its sophisticated writing combined with Newhart’s signature deadpan delivery and dry wit, which created effortless yet remarkable comedy.

In addition, audiences loved the chemistry between Newhart and his co-star Suzanne Pleshette.

Apart from Rolling Stone, The Bob Newhart Show also received a positive rating from IMDb, scoring 8.1 out of 10 and reflecting its strong reception among viewers.

(CBS via Getty Images

Premiering on Sept. 16, 1972, The Bob Newhart Show was the comedian’s first-ever sitcom.

The CBS show highlighted the professional and personal life of Dr. Hartley as he dealt with eccentric patients, quirky friends and a sharp-witted wife, Emily Hartley, played by Pleshette.

Airing from 1972 to 1978, the sitcom ran for six seasons and 142 episodes. The late comedian once described the show as one of the happiest periods of his career.

Newhart spoke about what led to the end of The Bob Newhart Show.

According to him, it felt like six years was the right amount of time to do the show. Moreover, he also wanted to end it before the show’s quality began to decline.

“We’d done six years. It was live, so you were doing a half-hour play every week,” he said, as cited by the Television Academy. “Doing that for six years is tough. And I had this feeling, having watched other shows, that I would rather go off [the air] a year before than a year too late. I’d seen shows that should have left a year before. I didn’t want that to happen.”

Although The Bob Newhart Show did not win a Primetime Emmy Award, it received several nominations, including Outstanding Comedy Series and two nominations for Suzanne Pleshette for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series.

Its timeless humor and memorable characters have helped cement the sitcom’s lasting legacy nearly 50 years after it came to an end.

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Pantera is heading back to New Orleans for the first time in 30 years.

In celebration of the 30th anniversary of their landmark album, The Great Southern Trendkill, the heavy metal veterans are holding a two-day festival, presented by Housecore Horror, Housecore Records, and Live Nation.

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Set for Nov. 20 and 21, the festival will take place at the Lakefront Arena in New Orleans, Louisiana. The weekend will also serve as Down’s official record-release show for its forthcoming album,  Volume V.

Further guest performances include Black Label Society, Corrosion of Conformity, Power Trip, Crowbar, Eyehategod, Rāde, Herakleion, and Pig Destroyer.

“To be back in New Orleans with such a package of bands and events is a dream come true,” Pantera vocalist Philip H. Anselmo said via Blabbermouth. “Please come down to my hometown and have a blast the entire weekend!”

Beyond music, the weekend also marks the return of the Housecore Horror Festival, with “guests, gigs, and guts” all on offer at venues across the city. Vendors, special appearances, and plenty of horror movies will be screened. Note: The Housecore Horror events are separate from the arena-show ticketing.

Founded in 1981 in Arlington, Texas, Pantera began its days as a glam-rock cover band before releasing a series of independent albums throughout the decade. Anselmo joined in 1987, helping shift the band toward the heavier sound that would define their breakthrough years.

Pantera’s major-label breakthrough came with the 1990 album, Cowboys From Hell, which helped define and popularize the groove-metal subgenre. It was followed with the monumental Vulgar Display of Power in 1992; Far Beyond Driven in 1994, which became the most extreme album to ever debut at No. 1 on the Billboard 200; and The Great Southern Trendkill in 1996, a punishing record that debuted at No. 4 on the same tally.

The band’s most recent album, Reinventing the Steel, dropped in March 2000. That album also had a solid debut, landing at No. 4 on the Billboard 200, and representing Pantera’s back-to-basics sound. It would be their last album before disbanding in 2003.

After announcing their return in July 2022, Pantera played their first comeback show that December at Mexico’s Hell & Heaven Metal Fest. The reformed lineup now features surviving classic-era members Anselmo and Rex Brown, joined by guitarist Zakk Wylde and drummer Charlie Benante.

Artist presale for The Great NOLA Trendkill is now open; use password NOLA. Regular presales kick off tomorrow, Sept. 9, at 11 a.m. ET. And the general sale begins Friday, Sept. 11, at the same time.

Festival and sale information is all available at pantera.com.

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As the 2026 NFL season gets underway, Myles Garrett is entering a new chapter of his career with the Los Angeles Rams—and he’s doing it with something he’s never had before: the distinction of being considered the best player in the league by his peers, not just his teammates.

The Rams host the San Francisco 49ers on Thursday, Sept. 9, for their first game of the 2026 NFL season, and all eyes will be on the Rams’ newest star, Myles Garrett. The former Cleveland Browns defensive end was voted No. 1 in the NFL Top 100 Players of 2026, an auspicious ranking because it’s determined by NFL players themselves.

In a recent video shared by the NFL, Garrett was uncharacteristically emotional (for a guy who can terrify his opponents on the football field) while watching NFL peers like George Kittle and Micah Parsons unequivocally call him the best player in the NFL.

Garrett responded by throwing the compliments right back at his foes.

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The accolades come after a remarkable 2025 season in which Garrett set a new single-season sack record with 23 sacks and won his second Defensive Player of the Year award. He has also earned seven Pro Bowl selections and five first-team All-Pro honors, establishing himself as one of the most dominant defensive players of his generation.

What makes this recognition particularly important—and maybe the source of Garrett’s emotional response (allergies? Don’t think so)—is how other NFL stars talk about him. From 49ers star tight end George Kittle to Green Bay Packers superstar Micah Parsons, Myles Garrett has earned the praise of his peers, even those who have to face him on the football field.

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Few players have earned the kind of peer-driven accolades Garrett has received, and this season marks another major turning point in his career. The Rams acquired Garrett from Cleveland this offseason, giving the 30-year-old sensation his first real opportunity to play for a team with legitimate (in this writer’s humble opinion) Super Bowl aspirations.

Garrett joins a stacked Rams roster that already includes quarterback Matthew Stafford, who himself ranked No. 4 in the NFL Top 100 after winning the 2025 MVP.

NFL fans know Myles Garrett as the unstoppable defensive end who can effortlessly launch his 272-pound, 6-foot-4 frame across a football field. But now fans are getting a glimpse of another side of Garrett: He might be nearly 300 pounds of brawn, but he’s all heart.

That’s no surprise to Olympic snowboarder Chloe Kim, with whom he has been in a relationship for more than a year.

Alongside Kim at events like the ESPYs and TIME100 Gala, Garrett has shown his doting, sweet side—the side that rarely gets a chance to come out when he’s standing across from someone who has to block him on Sunday.

And maybe that’s what makes watching Garrett get emotional over the praise from his fellow players so great. The NFL may know him as one of the most intimidating players on the field, but as the 2026 season begins, fans are getting a reminder that behind all that power is a player who clearly cares deeply about the people who respect him most.

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The No. 12 world-ranked tennis player Frances Tiafoe is dominating the courts at the 2026 U.S. Open, and he has a secret weapon.

His longtime girlfriend, Ayan Broomfield. The 29-year-old Canadian beauty is a former professional tennis player and has been with Tiafoe, 28, since they were teenagers in 2015, and the couple celebrated 11 years together on September 8, 2026.

Tiafoe has been very vocal about his girlfriend’s support of his career and has credited Broomfield for his professional success.

“The key to a very successful man, I think it’s a lot of things. But I think number one is a strong woman in your corner,” Tiafoe told ATPTour.com in March 2026. “A lot of times, it’ll just ground you… And I think a lot of times, when you don’t have that because you’re all over the map, they can be detail-oriented, they kind of paint the picture for you, help guide you to somewhere you’re trying to go.”

He continued, “Sometimes they believe in you more than you believe in yourself. And that’s helped me a lot, so shout out to her.”

Broomfield, who is now also a successful content creator, recently received backlash for comparing her workload as an influencer to his professional tennis career. However, it was clearly a joke, and if anyone understands the pressures of being a professional tennis player, it’s Broomfield.

The UCLA graduate won the doubles event at the 2019 NCAA Division I Women’s Tennis Championship and has won two doubles titles on the ITF tour in her career.

“We can talk about tennis. I mean, I played tennis myself. So even just when we’re seeing the draw, and we kind of look at certain players, sometimes I can act as a sounding board for matches,” she said in Netflix’s Break Point series. “I just feel like we just understand it and what it takes for someone to go and be able to compete at the highest level.”

There are times when you expect to wake up tired: Having an early morning flight and the fear of missing your alarm keeps you up. Staying up late celebrating with friends and knocking back one too many drinks. Being woken up multiple times throughout the night by a child or pet. These are all examples of when you may wake up already feeling tired, but at least you know why.

What’s more frustrating is when you wake up tired and you don’t know why. Maybe you even do your best to follow all the sleep advice you know is important, like avoiding screens before bedtime, making sure your room is cool and dark and not drinking alcohol in the evening.

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“Waking up tired shouldn’t simply be accepted as normal,” says Dr. Pedram Navab, DO, a Stanford-trained sleep medicine specialist and the author of the new book, The Alchemy of Sleep.

Dr. Navab emphasizes that sleep is a vital sign of overall health. If you’re consistently waking up not feeling refreshed, it’s your body’s way of trying to get your attention. Here, he explains exactly how to pinpoint the reason for waking up exhausted so you can get to the root of your sleep issues.

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Diet, stress levels, underlying health issues, medications and supplements and one’s environment all impact sleep quality. So where does Dr. Navab even start when a patient complains of waking up tired?

“The first question I ask is, ‘Are you getting enough sleep?’ Many people wake up tired simply because they’re not allowing themselves enough sleep. Before we can even consider sleep disorders or poor sleep quality, it’s important to understand if they are getting enough sleep,” he tells Parade.

This may sound like an obvious question, but for many people it isn’t. According to data compiled by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, one in three U.S. adults doesn’t get the recommended seven hours of sleep a night. Many people who think they’re getting enough sleep actually aren’t. 

To identify the root cause of why someone is waking up tired, Dr. Navab says he would ask them about their sleep schedule, sleep quality, snoring or breathing problems, medications and lifestyle. He also considers any underlying sleep disorders or medical conditions. 

As you might imagine, not everyone knows the answers to all these questions. That’s when Dr. Navab says testing may be recommended, such as a home sleep apnea test, sleep study or a multiple sleep latency test (MSLT), which is a daytime nap study that measures how quickly someone falls asleep in a quiet environment and is used to evaluate daytime sleepiness.

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There are some common culprits when it comes to waking up exhausted. Dr. Navab says one major reason he sees is poor sleep quality. Sleep quality is different from sleep quantity, which describes how long you sleep. Sleep quality measures how well you sleep. There’s a long list of factors that can negatively impact sleep quality, including drinking caffeine too late in the day, alcohol, experiencing anxiety or depression or having an undiagnosed sleep condition.

Sleep disorders such as sleep apnea or insomnia are major reasons why people wake up tired, according to Dr. Navab. Many people don’t even know they have a sleep disorder. According to the American Medical Association, 80% of people with sleep apnea don’t know they have it. This is exactly why Dr. Navab often has patients who wake up exhausted undergo sleep tests.

Having an inconsistent sleep schedule can also impact sleep quality, Dr. Navab says. Waking up late on the weekends can make it harder to fall asleep at night, which can then lead to waking up tired.

Nr. Navab notes that certain medications can also impact sleep. If you suspect that one of your medications is negatively impacting your sleep, it’s important to talk to your doctor about it. They may suggest switching to a new medication or taking it at a different time of day.

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It bears repeating that it isn’t normal to consistently wake up tired. “If you consistently wake up tired, start by prioritizing adequate, regular sleep and good sleep habits,” Dr. Navab says. He emphasizes that it’s important to have a nightly ritual in place that helps you transition from being awake to being asleep. 

“One aspect of sleep that we often overlook is that falling asleep is not simply a biological event; it’s also an act of surrender. Throughout the day, we are constantly directing our attention, solving problems, making decisions and trying to control our environment. Sleep asks us to do the opposite: to relinquish control and allow consciousness to change on its own,” Dr. Navab explains. 

He explains that darkness, quiet, music, breathing, imagery or even a familiar scent can become cues that tell the brain that the demands of the day are over. “Rather than treating sleep as another task we have to accomplish, we can create the conditions for it and then gently get out of its way,” he says.

If a few weeks go by and you’re still waking up tired, consider making an appointment with a sleep specialist. “Fatigue and sleepiness are different, so make sure to be precise in your symptoms and be clear about whether you are sleepy or simply tired. That distinction is very important,” Dr. Navab says. 

What’s the difference? Feeling sleepy means you’re having trouble staying awake. For most people, their head will bob and their eyelids will feel heavy. Feeling fatigued is having low physical or mental energy. 

“If you’re consistently waking up tired despite getting enough sleep, which is between 6.5 and 8 hours, particularly if it affects your daytime functioning or is accompanied by snoring, breathing pauses or excessive sleepiness, it’s worth seeing a sleep specialist to interrogate this further,” Dr. Navab says.

No one is at their best when they wake up tired. While it’s bound to happen every once in a while, if you wake up every morning feeling tired, it’s worth it to make finding out why a priority. 

Up Next:

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• Dr. Pedram Navab, DO, Stanford-trained sleep medicine specialist and the author of the new book, The Alchemy of Sleep.
• CDC publishes new estimates of U.S. adult sleep duration. American Academy of Sleep Medicine.
• What Causes Poor Sleep Quality? Sleep Foundation.
• What doctors want patients to know about sleep apnea. American Medical Association. 
• Sleepy vs. tired: Knowing the difference matters. The University of Alabama at Birmingham.

In 1996, Toni Braxton released the song that would not only become the most successful song of her career, but also one of the biggest chart hits of the entire decade.

Written by the queen of the power ballad, Diane Warren, Braxton’s global smash “Un-Break My Heart” had a historic run at the top of Billboard’s Hot 100 chart. Not only did it become the third-biggest hit of the ’90s, but it also achieved a rare chart milestone that few songs ever reach.

“Un-Break My Heart” rose to No. 1 on the Hot 100 in December 1996 and stayed there for 11 weeks, earning it a spot on Billboard’s list of the longest-leading No. 1 hits in the history of the Hot 100.

The list recognizes all of the Hot 100 hits with at least a 10-week stay at No. 1. Currently, the record for the most weeks spent at No. 1 is held by Mariah Carey with 22 weeks for “All I Want For Christmas Is You.” (Although, Ella Langley is currently positioned to tie Carey’s record, as she just logged her 21st week at No. 1 with her 2025 single “Choosin’ Texas.”)

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As for Braxton’s chart-topper, “Un-Break My Heart” is one of several songs to have an 11-week stay at No. 1, along with other mega-hits like All-4-One‘s “I Swear,” Drake‘s “God’s Plan,” Destiny’s Child‘s “Independent Women Part I,” and more.

“Un-Break My Heart” ended up becoming one of the most successful chart hits of the ’90s, and it holds the No. 3 spot on Billboard’s Top 20 Hot 100 Hits of the 1990s. It ranks behind LeAnn Rimes‘ “How Do I Live” — which was also written by Warren — at No. 1, and “Macarena (Bayside Boys Mix)” by Los Del Rio at No. 2.

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In 1965, before San Francisco became synonymous with psychedelic rock and the Summer of Love, Sal Valentino and the Beau Brummels were already putting the city on the national music map.

The band’s debut single, “Laugh, Laugh,” reached No. 15 on the Billboard Hot 100, while its follow-up, “Just a Little,” climbed even higher to No. 8.

Those two hits made Valentino, who turns 84 on Sept. 8, one of the first stars to emerge from San Francisco’s burgeoning rock scene. Decades later, SFGate described the Beau Brummels frontman as “San Francisco’s first rock star.”

But Valentino’s story didn’t end with the Beau Brummels. His winding career would eventually connect him to Sly Stone, Bob Dylan, Alice Cooper and B.B. King, take him across the country as part of a “Woodstock on wheels” and, remarkably, lead him to walk away from music almost entirely.

Born Salvatore Spampinato, Valentino grew up in San Francisco’s North Beach neighborhood. In 1964, when he needed a band for a regular club gig, he called childhood friend and songwriter-guitarist Ron Elliott, who helped assemble what became the Beau Brummels.

The group signed with Autumn Records, where its early sessions were produced by Sylvester Stewart, the musician who would soon become famous as Sly Stone.

When “Laugh, Laugh” began climbing the charts, some listeners actually assumed the Beau Brummels were British. Their name and sound invited comparisons to groups such as the Beatles and the Zombies, even though they were very much a product of San Francisco.

Their fame even carried them into movies and cartoons. The group appeared in the 1965 film Village of the Giants and became the Beau Brummelstones for an episode of The Flintstones.

The Beau Brummels’ chart career was relatively brief, but their admirers included some enormous names. SFGate reported that Dylan visited them backstage at Hollywood’s Whisky A Go-Go and that Otis Redding wanted to record a song with the band.

“Laugh, Laugh” also endured long after the band’s commercial peak. In 1994, the song was included in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame’s “500 Songs That Shaped Rock and Roll” exhibit.

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After the Beau Brummels split, Valentino embarked on another unusual chapter with his new band, Stoneground.

In 1970, the band became the traveling house band for the Medicine Ball Caravan, an ambitious cross-country tour and documentary project. A convoy carrying 154 people left San Francisco for a month-long journey featuring free concerts along the way. The Oakland Tribune dubbed the spectacle “Woodstock on wheels.”

Stoneground was the only band to perform at every concert. Other artists joined the caravan along the way, including B.B. King, Alice Cooper and Doug Kershaw, while Valentino was described as Stoneground’s best-known member.

The project accumulated an extraordinary collection of rock history. Joni Mitchell, Van Morrison and Hot Tuna performed during the journey but didn’t make the finished movie, while a final concert in England featuring Pink Floyd, Rod Stewart and the Faces was also omitted.

Stoneground did make the cut, performing a medley that included Dylan’s “It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry.” Valentino also played acoustic guitar and sang “Dreambo.”

Medicine Ball Caravan opened in 1971, but poor reviews and sparse audiences quickly brought its theatrical run to an end.

Valentino recorded three albums with Stoneground before leaving the group in 1973. Then Valentino’s career took perhaps its most unexpected turn.

Disenchanted with the music business, he stepped away and worked a series of non-musical jobs, including forklift driver and warehouse stockman, before eventually working at Northern California racetracks.

He disappeared so thoroughly from public view that there were even erroneous reports that he had died. “No one called in a long time,” Valentino told SFGate in 2006. “No one knew where I was.”

Eventually, however, music called him back. Valentino participated in a 2003 Bob Dylan tribute project with Jackie Greene and released Dreamin’ Man in 2006, the first solo album of his decades-long career.

By then, his earliest work had long since secured its place in rock history. The Beau Brummels had helped establish San Francisco as a rock city before the psychedelic explosion that made it famous, while Valentino’s unmistakable voice carried him through several very different eras.

More than 60 years after “Laugh, Laugh” first introduced that voice to a national audience, the singer once dubbed “San Francisco’s first rock star” turns 84.

Related: 1967 Hit, Written by Bob Dylan, Became a No. 1 Song 24 Years Later

Fans weren’t sure what to expect from Peter Gabriel when the former Genesis frontman released his first solo album in 1977, but what they got was one of the iconic musician’s most beloved and well-known songs ever: “Solsbury Hill.”

“Solsbury Hill” was the last song recorded for Gabriel’s self-titled solo debut, and it was almost cut from the album. According to producer Bob Ezrin, this was because Gabriel struggled with finding the perfect final line for the chorus. Originally, the lyric was “make your life a taxi not a tomb,” but Gabriel didn’t like it. The song “was not going on the record until we found the proper last line,” Ezrin explained in a 2019 interview with CBC.

Finally, inspiration struck and Gabriel switched the offending lyric to “grab your things I’ve come to take you home” (a definite improvement, considering “Solsbury Hill” was included on Rolling Stone‘s list of the “500 Greatest Songs of All Time”).

At one point, Gabriel was rumored to have written “Solsbury Hill” after seeing a Bruce Springsteen concert in London in 1975. In a 2011 interview with Rolling Stone, however, Gabriel called the story “hogwash.”

“Because when I left Genesis, I just wanted to be out of the music business,” Gabriel explained, referencing his controversial decision to leave the band — which is clearly detailed in the lyrics:

“To keep in silence I resigned / My friends would think I was a nut / Turning water into wine / Open doors would soon be shut / So I went from day to day / Though my life was in a rut / ‘Til I thought of what I’d say / Which connection I should cut”

“I felt like I was just in the machinery,” Gabriel said. “We knew what we were going to be doing in 18 months or two years ahead. I just did not enjoy that.”

Gabriel did praise Springsteen in the same interview, however, noting that he “saw Bruce’s first gig in London, I think at the Odeon house. That blew me away. Second only in my favorite gig list to Otis Redding in 1967. But I don’t think it’s connected to ‘Solsbury Hill.'”

While “Solsbury Hill” was just a modest hit, commercially, peaking at #13 in the U.K. and #68 on the Billboard Hot 100, it went on to become not just a fan-favorite, but a pop culture phenomenon. This is largely due to the fact that it’s been used in dozens of movie trailers over the years, particularly romantic comedies. As Andrew Unterberger of Billboard put it, “because its melody and lyric have become such immediately identifiable shorthand for personal journey, the song always serves to make a film’s central story feel inherently profound.”

“Not even Martin Scorsese establishes the shot this well: ‘Climbing up on Solsbury Hill/ I could see the city light/ Wind was blowing, time stood still/ Eagle flew out of the night,'” Unterberger wrote, adding, “Doesn’t matter if you’ve never been within 500 miles of Somerset, England — with those 28 opening syllables, you’re right there with Gabriel, sharing in his moment of revelation. It’s the first and only time the song’s titular location is mentioned, but the mental image it invokes is burned in your mind for well longer than the four-minute runtime.”

“Solsbury Hill” was featured in so many movie trailers, in fact, that in 2005, film editor Robert Ryang used the song for his re-cut rom-com style trailer of Stanley Kubrick‘s 1980 horror classic The Shining. The hilarious clip quickly went viral, launching “Solsbury Hill” into the public consciousness yet again 28 years after it was first released.

When asked if he regretted allowing the song to be used so many times, Gabriel had a practical response.

“Yeah, maybe I’ve let it go too much,” he said. “But I’ve started to take the attitude that it was harder getting on the radio, and trailers and film music and synchs are a good alternative. But I know some people feel that song is overexposed and I let it be used too many times.”

“Overexposed” or not, “Solsbury Hill” is an official classic.

Related: 1986 Soft Rock Hit Ranked Among ‘Best Dramatic Duets of All Time’ Was Originally Written for a Country Superstar

If you were alive in 2001 and experienced the release of the first Shrek film firsthand, it likely holds a special place in your heart to this day. Part of a standout lineup of DreamWorks pictures from the era, Shrek quickly became a shining example of how to make an animated film that could appeal to audiences of all ages. 

Much like Shrek, Lego also has a knack for appealing to a wide range of ages. And now, a new Costco find is bringing the two beloved brands together in one collectible design. Currently popping up in select warehouses nationwide, Lego Shrek, Donkey & Puss in Boots (72423) brings the magic of the iconic movie series to life with one massive 1,403-piece set.

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Spotted by @costcofam4u, the Lego Shrek, Donkey & Puss in Boots set is a limited-time arrival to Costco shelves that has yet to appear on the retailer’s website. But if you’re already searching for ways to buy it online, there’s something you should know first: snagging it at Costco will save you $17 off the original retail price. 

“Shrek fans, this one’s for you,” @costcofam4u captioned their post. “Lego Shrek, Donkey & Puss in Boots has officially arrived at Costco! This Lego Icons set has over 1,400 pieces and brings Shrek’s iconic swamp to life.”

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So what kind of fun does this massive set provide? Designed for ages 18 and up, it includes posable figures of Shrek and Donkey alongside a Puss in Boots minifigure, all set within a detailed swamp scene. Alongside the trio, charming touches like a classic “BEWARE OGRE!” sign, sunflowers and other various accessories help bring the scene to life.  

Once built and ready for display, you can turn Shrek’s head in different directions, move his arms, hands and fingers, as well as rotate Donkey’s head, open his mouth and swivel his ears and tail. And to make things more fun, accessories like an onion and a blue flower with red thorns let you playfully reenact scenes from the movie.

In total, the set stands roughly 9.5 inches tall, 8.5 inches wide and 6 inches deep, giving it a commanding presence no matter where it’s displayed. Even better, it doubles as a fun project to put together with the kids, a thoughtful gift to a collector or an early Christmas present for the young, curious minds in your family. You can even use the Lego Builder app to help with assembly, access 3-D instructions, track your progress and save your builds all in one place.

Don’t miss out on this exciting new arrival and snag it in store so you can save a little money in the process. While you’re there, keep your eyes peeled for Costco’s sleek new couch tray and retro mini fridge as well.

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Today’s NYT Mini Crossword puzzle covers everything from comforting touches, informal ways to contact someone, background actors, war advocates, Greek mythology, animated film studios, late lunch times, Caribbean destinations, luxury wellness retreats and snickering laughs.

Working on the daily Connections, Connections Sports Edition, Wordle, and Strands is a whole ritual for many of us. And we can’t forget about the NYT’s The Mini Crossword, too!

Although the NYT is known for “The Crossword,” a larger puzzle for paid subscribers, The Mini has quite the fan following as well. This particular game resets at 10 p.m., unlike some of the others that start over at midnight.

So, if you’re working on today’s Mini Crossword on Wednesday, September 9, and need some help (I’ve been there), get ready to read the clues and solutions for each line. We have them separated into hints first for both “Across” and “Down” words, followed by “Across Answers” and “Down Answers,” so be careful if you want to avoid spoilers as you scroll!

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Here are additional clues for each of the words in today’s Mini Crossword.

1 Across: Gentle, comforting touches — HINT: Starts with the letter “P”

5 Across: Give a call or text, informally — HINT: Ends with the letter “P”

6 Across: Background Actor — HINT: Ends with the letter “A”

7 Across: Avid war advocates — HINT: Starts with the letter “H”

8 Across: Greek god of love — HINT: Ends with the letter “S”

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1 Down: Studio behind “Coco and Cars” — HINT: Ends with the letter “R”

2 Down: When some late lunches begin — HINT: Ends with the letter “O”

3 Down: ___ Caicos — HINT: Starts with the letter “T”

4 Down: Luxury health retreats — HINT: Ends with the letter “S”

5 Down: Snickering laugh — HINT: Starts with the letter “H”

Don’t go any further unless you want to know exactly what the correct words are in today’s Mini Crossword.

1 Across: Gentle, comforting touches — PATS

5 Across: Give a call or text, informally — HITUP

6 Across: Background Actor — EXTRA

7 Across: Avid war advocates — HAWKS

8 Across: Greek god of love — EROS

1 Down: Studio behind “Coco and Cars” — PIXAR

2 Down: When some late lunches begin — ATTWO

3 Down: ___ Caicos — TURKS

4 Down: Luxury health retreats — SPAS

5 Down: Snickering laugh — HEHE

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A juror in Lindsay Clancy’s murder trial says one piece of evidence has stayed with her long after she left the courtroom — the devastating 911 call made by Lindsay’s then-husband, Patrick Clancy, after finding their children in the basement.

Lindsay, 36, pleaded not guilty to murder charges in the deaths of her three kids, Cora, 5, Dawson, 3, and Callan, 8 months, whom she shared with Patrick.

Her defense centered on lack of criminal responsibility. Jurors had five possible outcomes to consider in Lindsay’s case: first-degree murder, second-degree murder, manslaughter, a standard acquittal, or not guilty by reason of lack of criminal responsibility.

Juror No. 5, who asked to remain anonymous, spoke with WBZ-TV’s Kristina Rex following Friday’s mistrial. She described Patrick’s call, which jurors heard in court but the public did not hear during the trial, as one of the case’s most difficult moments.

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“I will never be the same after that 911 call,” the juror said, as quoted by CBS News.

She added, “After the trial, I saw all the conspiracy theories about how Patrick did it and that he somehow convinced Lindsay that she had done it when it was really him. All I could think was that if these people could have heard that visceral, blood-curdling scream, I don’t think I could name a single actor or actress that could have performed that the way he did, and not that he performed it, but I will never be the same after that. It was horrifying. Just to imagine living through that and being the person to find your children in that scenario, it shakes you.”

The juror said she initially believed Lindsay was criminally responsible but ultimately found too much uncertainty in the case.

“At the end of the day, there was so much doubt,” she said. “The prosecution didn’t have a figurative smoking gun. There was not a single moment throughout the presentation of that case where you could say ‘Yup, 100% I’m certain she did it’ or that she didn’t do it. There was too much gray area.”

The panel ended with an 11-1 split, according to a note from the foreperson.

Juror No. 5 said the lone holdout was not the only person who struggled to reconsider a firmly held view. “The stand-alone juror was not the only one who was unwilling to see things from the other side,” she said.

She also said Lindsay had been experiencing a significant mental health crisis.

In a separate interview, a trio of jurors spoke with NBC affiliate WBTS in Boston on Tuesday, September 8, just days after Lindsay’s trial ended in a mistrial. The interview came after concerns surfaced that one juror had acknowledged reasonable doubt but would not move toward a verdict based on the judge’s instructions.

The foreperson, who had alerted the court to the dispute during deliberations, recalled the moment she thought the jury had finally reached a breakthrough.

“He admitted he had reasonable doubt and I started filling out the forms; I was so excited,” she said. That optimism was short-lived. “But I’m still not going to say that she’s not guilty by reason of insanity,” the foreperson recalled the holdout saying.

The trial ended in a mistrial Friday after jurors failed to reach a unanimous verdict. Prosecutors have not yet announced whether they will retry Lindsay, leaving the high-profile Massachusetts case unresolved.

If you or someone you know is in emotional distress or a suicidal crisis, you can reach the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline by calling or texting 988. You can also chat with the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline here.

Last Crumb has built a cult following by taking cookies seriously. Really seriously. The luxury cookie brand treats each flavor like its own dessert, with from-scratch recipes, custom compound butters and a three-day process that goes well beyond your average batch of snickerdoodles.

But one of the cookies that helped put Last Crumb on the map is also its most classic: the O.G., the brand’s over-the-top take on a chocolate chip cookie.

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Now, Last Crumb is giving the O.G. a makeover that will let even more people get in on the fun.

The brand has officially launched a gluten-free version of its iconic chocolate chip cookie, and according to Last Crumb, developing it took months. The goal wasn’t simply to make a gluten-free cookie. It was to make one that could live up to the O.G. name.

Last Crumb

The original O.G. starts with caramelized butter dough loaded with three kinds of chocolate, including both chips and chunks, plus a touch of coffee and a sprinkle of Maldon sea salt.

According to the brand, developing a gluten-free version took months. Last Crumb says each of its cookie flavors gets its own from-scratch recipe, custom compound butter and dedicated baking temperature as part of a three-day process, and it took the same approach to recreating the O.G.

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The new cookie uses Original Sunshine flour, a wheat-starch-based flour that meets FDA standards for gluten-free foods. Under FDA rules, wheat starch can be used in a food labeled gluten-free as long as it has been processed to remove gluten and the finished product meets the agency’s requirement of less than 20 parts per million of gluten.

Most importantly, Last Crumb says its bakers weren’t willing to settle for the dry, flat texture that can sometimes give gluten-free baked goods a bad name. The goal was to create a version worthy of sharing a name with the O.G.

The O.G. (Gluten-Free) is currently available through Last Crumb’s Build Your Own Box, which lets shoppers choose from the brand’s rotating lineup of cookies. The brand has also given its chocolate-heavy The Floor Is Lava cookie the gluten-free treatment.

As you might expect from a company that bills its cookies as luxury desserts, these aren’t exactly supermarket sandwich cookies. Last Crumb’s Build Your Own Boxes start at $90 for six cookies.

And for anyone in New York who would rather skip the shipping box, Last Crumb recently opened its first brick-and-mortar bakery in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, giving fans a chance to get their hands on the famously hard-to-score cookies in person.

Gluten-free or not, nobody can accuse Last Crumb of thinking small when it comes to chocolate chip cookies.

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Nintendo wants you to enjoy the Legend of Zelda series in big ways as it turns 40. The game is getting a major slate of celebratory activations, updates, and more leading up to the release of the upcoming movie from Sony.

During the Nintendo Direct presentation, head honcho Shigeru Miyamoto revealed the official title for the live-action feature film as The Legend of Zelda. Noting that “Once you see the film, you’ll understand why there isn’t a subtitle,” he added, “This is an original film based on the many stories, ideas, and concepts of the series built up through the games for 40 years.”

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The film will be released April 30, 2027, starring newcomers Benjamin Evan Ainsworth and Bo Bragason as Link and Zelda, respectively. The film also features one of the last performances from the late, beloved actor Sam Neill.

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Additionally, more has been revealed about The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time re-release, which is a full remake for Nintendo Switch 2. Launching November 5, the game so many of you grew up with on the Nintendo 64 will get completely overhauled visuals and cutscenes, with longer character moments, refreshed orchestral music, and better controls than the first time around.

The nostalgia doesn’t stop there; fans will be able to attend a special The Legend of Zelda: 40th Anniversary Concert series that will tour globally, hitting major cities such as Tokyo, Chicago, and Melbourne. And not only will Nintendo be giving fans the opportunity to hear Koji Kondo‘s iconic themes live, but the more travel-minded can also make a whole trip of it if they choose to go to Japan. The Nintendo Museum in Kyoto is adding anniversary-themed exhibits and photo-ops for video game fandom destination tourists. So if you’re a part of the generation that remembers “It’s dangerous to go alone!” on the screen of a box television set, brace yourself for a celebratory quest built for fans like you.

Watch the whole presentation to be sent back in time with Nintendo here:

What sounds craveable to you these days?

With football season back in full swing, it’s important to remember game-watching is best consumed with comfort food. Good old-fashioned American cuisine usually does the trick.

And now, Dairy Queen is helping the cause by unveiling a Chicken Strip Basket deal for just $6.99, as well as a new “MVP Dip Lineup” featuring new flavors.

For a limited time, fans can bring home the discounted meal that includes the DQ four-piece Chicken Strip Basket featuring a choice of Original or FlameThrower Chicken Strips made with 100% white-meat chicken strips.

Each basket is served with fries, a drink and your choice from the MVP dip lineup. Fans can choose from:

• the new Strip Dip — creamy, tangy, with a black-pepper kick
• the new Ghost Pepper Dip — fiery, smoky pepper heat
• the classic house-made Hidden Valley Ranch, made on-site at every DQ restaurant, every day

To celebrate the Chicken Strip Basket deal and dip lineup, DQ has teamed up with bird-themed mascots at the University of Oregon, Illinois State University and University of Kansas for a social media campaign.

Check out the recent “Dip Chicken, Not Mascots”-branded Instagram reel below, which puts The Duck, Reggie Redbird and Big Jay bird mascots in the spotlight as they react to fans’ enthusiasm for the new DQ offerings.

Fans have since flooded the post’s comments section to show their support for the chain and its college-football connection. “Oregon and Illinois St. In the same video… Let’s go!” wrote one Instagram user, while another person commented, “We got the best mascot and DQ got the best Strips.”

Last month, Dairy Queen announced its fall 2026 menu, with a new lineup that features two new Blizzard flavors as well as one returning fan-favorite. Customers are now able to order the chain’s Blizzard of the Month: the Caramel Apple Cheesecake Blizzard. Find out more here.

Believe it or not, iCarly‘s very first episode premiered 19 years ago on September 8, 2007!

In celebrating the popular Nickelodeon program’s major milestone, the network and official series’ respective Instagram pages shared a joint video post. The nostalgic clip featured the show’s opening credits and theme song, “Leave It All to Me,” performed by star Miranda Cosgrove.

“and we’re still livin’ life and breathin’ air,” the post’s caption read, referencing lyrics from the theme song.

iCarly ran on Nickelodeon from 2007 to 2012 for five seasons. Cosgrove, now 33, starred as the titular Carly Shay, whom created a viral internet web show with her two best friends Sam Puckett (Jennette McCurdy) and Freddie Benson (Nathan Kress).

Additionally, Jerry Trainor starred as Carly’s brother Spencer Shay and Noah Munck played the main trio’s pal Gibby.

Nearly nine years after iCarly concluded, most of the beloved cast returned for a Paramount+ revival series of the same name. However, the short-lived follow-up was canceled in 2023 after two seasons, ending with a major cliffhanger ending involving the first-ever glimpse at Carly and Spencer’s never-before-seen mom.

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Despite the 2020s edition’s cancellation, an iCarly movie is currently in active development. Cosgrove told The Hollywood Reporter last year that “the script is almost finished.”

“It looks like we’re gonna be filming it early next year, so I’m really excited,” she continued. “I think the biggest challenge now is gonna be casting the character that’s gonna be the mom because that’s a character I don’t think any of us ever really thought we were gonna meet within that universe, so we just really want to make sure we get it right.”

In the meantime, both versions of iCarly can be streamed in full on Paramount+.