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While it may not feel like sweater weather quite yet, fall temperatures will be here before you know it. Having a few reliable sweaters ready to go can make getting dressed much easier once the temperatures drop, especially when you find a style with thoughtful details that makes it feel more elevated than a basic pullover or hoodie.

One stylish option is the Blu Pepper Contrast Trim Crew Sweater. Right now, it’s on sale for 55% off at Nordstrom Rack, bringing the price down from $79 to just $35. That’s a great deal for a versatile sweater you’ll be able to work into plenty of fall outfits.

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The sweater comes in four colors: light taupe, black, mocha, and red. The first three are easy neutrals that pair naturally with classic fall wardrobe colors, while the red option offers a bolder choice when you want your outfit to stand out. One shopper said it’s “great for colder weather,” highlighting the “nice, high-quality fabric.” They added, “This sweater is really cute with the contrasting trim.”

The standout detail is the contrast scalloped trim along the neckline, cuffs, and hem, which gives the relaxed silhouette a feminine finish. It also features a classic crewneck, long drop-shoulder sleeves, and a casual pullover shape. Made from soft, lightweight yarn, it offers a comfortable feel while the scalloped edges keep the overall design from looking too basic.

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Available in small, medium, and large, the sweater fits true to size and has a 24.5-inch length for comfortable coverage. Its fabric blends polyester, acrylic, wool, and spandex giving it a mix of softness, warmth, and stretch. To keep it looking its best, the brand recommends hand washing it and allowing it to air dry. 

The sweater can easily move from one setting to another, making it a versatile piece to add to your fall wardrobe. Pair it with leggings and ballet flats for errands, or style it with straight-leg jeans and leather boots for a classic autumn outfit. For a dressier look, tuck it into a flowing lace or satin maxi skirt and add pointed-toe heeled boots. When you’re staying in, it also works with plush sweatpants or knit joggers and shearling slippers.

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For a wearable sweater that’s equal parts stylish and practical, the Blu Pepper Contrast Trim Crew Sweater is an easy fall staple to add to your rotation. And with Nordstrom Rack’s current 55% discount, you can save more than $40 and pick it up for just $35.

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Audrey Hepburn’s final film, Always, was released in 1989. However, the last time she was nominated for an Oscar came two decades before, for her work in the critically acclaimed thriller Wait Until Dark.

Hepburn was nominated for a Best Actress Academy Award for her role as Susy Hendrix in the 1967 film, which also starred Alan Arkin and Richard Crenna.

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In the movie, Hepburn, who was 38 years old at the time, portrays a blind woman who is terrorized in her New York City apartment by a group of men searching for a lost drug shipment.

To prepare for her role as a visually impaired woman, Hepburn, along with director Terence Young, visited New York’s Lighthouse for the Blind and spent weeks there together. According to the Splice and Splatter podcast, while at the school, both would wear shields over their eyes to learn to navigate without sight, and Hepburn even took Braille lessons.

“Audrey was miles faster than I. She was quickly able to find her way, blindfolded, around the Lighthouse rooms and corridors,” Young said, per Warren G. Harris in the book “Audrey Hepburn: A Biography.” “When it was my turn, every natural disaster took place.”

Despite her unparalleled portrayal of Susy Hendrix, Hepburn had some stiff competition and lost the Oscar to Katherine Hepburn in Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner. Anne Bancroft (The Graduate), Faye Dunaway (Bonnie and Clyde), and Edith Evans (The Whisperers) were also nominated that year.

Following the film’s release, which currently holds an impressive 96 percent on Rotten Tomatoes, Hepburn took a nearly 10-year break from acting to focus on raising her two sons, Sean and Luca. She returned to the big screen in 1976’s Robin and Maid Marian alongside Sean Connery.

“Miss Hepburn is perhaps too simple and trusting, and Alan Arkin (as a sadistic killer) is not particularly convincing in an exaggerated performance. But there are some nice, juicy passages of terror,” Roger Ebert wrote in his review at the time, giving the film three and a half stars. “And after a slow start, the plot does seduce you.”

If you love Halloween, there’s a good chance your house is already looking a little spooky by the time Sept. 1 rolls around. The porch has its pumpkins, the living room has its creepy-cute touches and maybe there’s even a skeleton or two hanging around to greet your guests. But while you’re busy turning the rest of your home into a Halloween wonderland, there’s one room that’s easy to overlook: the bedroom.

This is the room where you start and end every day, so it deserves a little seasonal spirit, too. You don’t have to go full haunted house, either. A few fun little touches can make the space feel festive without keeping you up at night wondering if that shadow in the corner is part of the decor. Add cozy blankets, subtle autumn colors, cute little pumpkins or, better yet, some friendly ghosts. A spooky sheet set is an especially easy way to get in the Halloween spirit without rearranging your entire room. And we found one at Marshalls that may be just the thing to give your bed a delightfully ghostly makeover.

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Rachel Zoe’s Toile Ghosts Sheet Set features a playful ghost pattern in a traditional toile-inspired design. It’s a fun way to bring some spooky-season charm to your bed without going overboard, whether you’re decorating every room in the house or just adding a few festive touches here and there. Plus, the sheets fit mattresses up to 14 inches deep, so they can work with a range of bed sizes.

Related: Martha Stewart’s 4-Piece 100% Cotton Percale Sheet Sets at Marshalls Are Soft, Breathable and Chic

The set comes with everything you need to give your bed a seasonal refresh. The twin set includes a flat sheet, fitted sheet and one standard pillowcase, while the full and queen sets each include a flat sheet, fitted sheet and two standard pillowcases. In other words, all you need to do is make the bed and let the ghosts do the decorating.

Even better, Marshalls has the sheets on sale right now for more than 25 percent off, so it’s a good time to buy a set if you want to add that seasonal flair to your room.

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Will a third season of Big Little Lies ever come to fruition? Supposedly, according to recent reports.

In the meantime, a literary sequel to the original novel just hit the shelves. Big Little Truths was released August 25, and it was unsurprisingly one of the most highly anticipated releases of the month on Goodreads.

With fresh source material, author Liane Moriarty already revealed that the book would inspire a third installment of the TV show, E! News reports. So when the entertainment outlet recently caught up with newly minted Emmy-winner Shailene Woodley, the topic of Big Little Lies was broached — more specifically, if she’ll return for a third season.

“That’s what I hear,” Woodley, 34, told E! News with a reported coy smile on Sunday, Sept. 6. “So, I’m going to continue throwing that rumor mill out there and feeding it. You know, that it is happening.”

Last month, Moriarty, 59, told the outlet that the show’s producers — Reese Witherspoon, Nicole Kidman and David E. Kelly — had read the book and “said nice things.” Though she acknowledged the book-to-screen process and was “absolutely sure there will be huge changes.”

Moriarty also added at the time that “hopefully, hopefully they will start filming sooner rather than later.”

Before diving into Big Little Truths, you will need to read the first book — whether for the first time or again — before you delve into Big Little Truths. This is a true sequel, picking up 10 years after the events of the first novel. The last we met Madeline, Celeste, Jane, Renata, and Bonnie, their children were just five, and now they’re teenagers trying to navigate the hell that is high school.

Gone are the struggles with playdates. Instead, the women need to navigate more complex issues, including dating, alcohol and everything else teenagers get themselves into. What these women didn’t expect was to have to deal with a severed human finger mystery. Find out more here.

Turner Classic Movies is giving movie lovers plenty to watch this September, but there’s one film in particular that rises above the competition. Fat City, a gritty boxing drama directed by John Huston and starring Stacy Keach and a young Jeff Bridges, still packs a punch more than five decades later—and a perfect score on Rotten Tomatoes.

Fat City’s reputation extends well beyond its positive critical reviews, however, as it consistently appears on best-of movie lists, whether curated by fans or filmmakers, cementing its status as one of the most acclaimed films of all time.

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First released in New York theaters on July 26, 1972, the film actually made its world premiere at the Cannes International Film Festival earlier that year in May. The response was strong from the start, with The New Yorker calling it a “smash” and viewers praising Huston’s direction and his cast’s raw, authentic performances.

Before Fat City, Huston’s career had hit a rough patch, with a string of flops. But Fat City, a film whose subject matter was familiar territory for the director, put him back in the ring.

“I’ve been a boxer,” he told Interview. “So let’s say I’m a little closer to the material. It’s a very personal story.”

Bridges, on the other hand, was a completely different story.

The 22-year-old actor had already gained major attention and an Oscar nomination for 1971’s The Last Picture Show. But Fat City offered another showcase for the rising actor, and helped convince Bridges that his career was about more than his famous family name.

“After I’d done a few movies, Picture Show and Fat City, I figured they can’t be hiring me now just because of my dad,” he told GQ, referring to the famous Lloyd Bridges. “I must be doing something right.”

Leonard Gardner adapted Huston’s film from his own 1969 novel. Set in the working-class town of Stockton, California, it follows Billy Tully (Keach), a 29-year-old alcoholic and washed-up boxer, and Ernie Munger (Bridges), an 18-year-old novice with natural talent but little ambition. Haunting and melancholic, the movie’s tone was brilliantly captured by Kris Kristofferson’s musical contribution, “Help Me Make It Through the Night.“

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But unlike the underdog formula later popularized by movies like Rocky, Huston’s sports drama stripped away the genre’s redemption trope to show how victory in the ring doesn’t necessarily mean victory in life.

A modest box-office player, Fat City proved more significant with critics. The film’s strongest awards recognition came at the Academy Awards, where Susan Tyrrell earned a nomination for Best Supporting Actress for her performance as Oma, a barfly whose codependent relationship with Billy turns toxic.

But Fat City was really a springboard for its entire cast and crew.

Following her Oscar-nominated breakout, Tyrrell built a prolific career playing memorable, often unconventional characters, later earning a Saturn Award for Andy Warhol‘s Bad and later starring as Ramona Ricketts in John Waters’ Cry-Baby.

Keach continued his esteemed career across film, television, and stage productions, with his most recognized role as the hard-boiled detective Mike Hammer.

Huston continued directing for the rest of his life, making such films as The Man Who Would Be King, Prizzi’s Honor, and James Joyce’s The Dead before he died in 1987.

Meanwhile, Bridges is still going strong.

After Fat City, he starred in The Last American Hero, then Thunderbolt and Lightfoot, for which he was nominated for an Oscar. He finally took home a statuette in 2009 for his role as Bad Blake, an alcoholic country singer in Crazy Heart.

More than 50 years later, Fat City remains one of the most acclaimed films of its era and a fascinating early chapter in the career of the man who would eventually become Hollywood’s most beloved Dude.

Related: 1989 Robert Duvall Hit, With a 98% on Rotten Tomatoes, Ranked Among Best Miniseries of All Time

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As cool breezes begin to fill the air, it’s only a matter of time before amber hues and the familiar scents of fall take over our senses. And as we trade in our summer layers for something warmer and cozier, Old Navy serves as a subtle reminder that replacing old favorites doesn’t have to be all that difficult. 

Case in point: the Loose Fit Long-Sleeve Corduroy Shirt, now on sale for $34.99 in a handful of fall-appropriate colors. Perfect for the transitional weeks ahead as a versatile layer to elevate a variety of looks, it’s quickly becoming a fan favorite for its roomy design and resemblance to the Oxford styles of seasons past.

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Normally priced at $49.99, this stylish shirt is currently marked down for Labor Day, but even if you miss the sale, its quality construction and comfortable fit make the full retail price well worth the investment. Available in four colors, including Howlite, Houndstooth, Horsing Around and Baltic Amber, this style offers plenty of versatility for creating outfits, with a little something for everyone. 

Personally, Houndstooth stands out as one of the better looks of the bunch, with its indigo hue and textured pattern. Perfect for date nights, casual outings with friends, family photos, holiday dinners and more, it can easily be dressed up or down to your liking and paired with denim, chinos or dress slacks.

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Already earning five-star ratings online, this shirt has clearly had no trouble finding a place in shoppers’ seasonal rotations. One fan praised the Houndstooth color as “really nice” and added that its pattern is “very subtle,” while another was especially pleased with the shirt’s “a bit looser” fit. They also said that it feels “exactly how the Oxford shirts were a few years ago.”

Given its loose fit, it makes sense that shoppers would compare it to the Oxford. Old Navy is no stranger to timeless styles like this, and this version clearly taps into the throwback silhouette that has remained a wardrobe staple for years. And with fall on the horizon, it offers seasonally appropriate colors that take a welcome step away from the traditional pinstripe look.

At the moment, the shirt is still available in regular and tall fits across sizes XS through XXXXL. Each color features a classic spread collar, full-button front, chest pockets and a loose fit that hits at the hip. That said, this shirt is 100 percent cotton, so while it is safe to machine-wash, you may want to stick with cold water and tumble dry on low or hang dry to help prevent shrinkage.

If you can snag it today, why not grab multiple colors while they’re on sale? And while you’re there, think about adding Old Navy’s Relaxed Long-Sleeve Plaid Flannel Pocket Shirt and Relaxed Harrington Jacket to your seasonal rotation as well.

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Another 90 Day Fiancé couple is calling it quits.

Ashley Michelle, from Season 10 of the TLC reality series, announced she was divorcing her husband, Manuel Velez, after four years of marriage on Instagram.

What a shame, tomorrow is our 4-year anniversary, and I’m officially asking for a divorce,” she wrote alongside a throwback photo of their beach wedding. “I have felt unsupported by you for years, and now when I am in my most vulnerable state you have done NOTHING [to] support me. I am DONE. Do not come back to this house.”

The news comes just days after Ashley underwent a tummy tuck and breast lift after losing more than 150 pounds. She hinted at feeling alone following the operation on social media.

“We were never meant to heal alone. And needing someone behind you doesn’t make the journey any less yours,” she shared. “Support doesn’t make you weaker. It gives you somewhere safe to step into the biggest version of you.”

Ashley and Jesus first met in Ecuador when she was an undergraduate student on a study trip in 2010. She returned to the South American country seven years later, and the couple got engaged within a week. Manuel moved to the United States in 2022 to be with Ashley, leaving behind his two teenage sons. They got married in September 2022.

Fans weren’t too surprised by the divorce announcement, given the couple’s long history of ups and downs, and supported Ashley’s decision.

“So sorry this is happening! You’ve done so much for yourself and him. I always loved how you did everything to make sure he was comfortable and had support here in the States. You deserve happiness and everything good in the world,” one follower commented.

Another added, “You have worked way toooo hard on yourself to accept the bare minimum from any human being, let alone someone who’s supposed to be your biggest support system.”

Manuel has yet to comment on the split, but his last post with Ashley on Instagram is a video of the pair dancing together ahead of the Bad Bunny Super Bowl Halftime Show uploaded in February 2026.

Milla Jovovich‘s daughter, Ever Anderson, just hit the red carpet, and she’s basically her mother’s twin.

Jovovich, 50, kicked off her career as a model before scoring roles in the ’90s classic Dazed and Confused and science fiction hits like The Fifth Element and the Resident Evil franchise. She also developed a music career and has continued working as a model and actress in recent years. But it’s her 18-year-old daughter, Ever Anderson, who’s now stepping into the spotlight. Anderson has progressed from small TV spots into bigger film roles, and just hit the photocall for Father Joe during the 83rd Venice International Film Festival at Palazzo del Casino in Venice, Italy. She shocked onlookers with her stunning looks that seem like a copy-and-paste of her supermodel mother’s. With deep red lips, dark brown hair, and a widow’s peak, it’s pretty clear where the young beauty got her looks from!

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After seeing that shot, now compare that current photo to the photo below of Jovovich in 1995. Like mother, like daughter!

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Starring Kiefer Sutherland, Al Pacino, and Anderson, Father Joe is a thriller about a priest who goes up against a mob boss. Deadline reported that Sutherland plays “a man of faith who wages a violent war against Manhattan’s criminal underworld, putting him on a collision course with a powerful mob boss while guiding a young woman caught between danger and redemption.” It’s directed by Barthélémy Grossmann.

Check out the trailer below to see Sutherland in full priest regalia.

Anderson’s career isn’t the only one heating up, because her mother just scored a role on one of the hottest shows on TV. Earlier this week, Entertainment Weekly announced that Jovovich has joined season 2 of the hot hockey romance drama Heated Rivalry, which took the country by storm during its first season. She’ll play Dr. Galina Molchalina, the Russian therapist Ilya Rozanov, played by Connor Storrie, sees when dealing with depression and anxiety.

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Kevin Bacon and Kyra Sedgwick are giving fans another reason to believe in lasting love after 38 years of marriage.

Bacon and Sedgwick marked their anniversary with a simple but sentimental Instagram post, writing, “38 years with my love.” The longtime couple’s milestone quickly drew a flood of congratulatory comments, with fans praising their enduring relationship, calling them role models and marveling that they seemingly haven’t changed in nearly four decades. One fan even joked that the photo “cannot be from 38 years ago” because the couple “look virtually the same.”

Fans responded with anniversary wishes and heart emojis, with one calling their marriage “a true testament of how much you love each other and the commitment to one another.” Others praised Bacon and Sedgwick as “a great example to the world” and “the greatest role models ever.”

In a recent interview with People, the couple opened up about how, even after nearly four decades together, they still manage to surprise one another.

“I find that she is constantly surprising me,” Bacon said. “Not only with who she is, because she’s someone who is never stuck in one sort of idea. She’s much more willing to experience new things or try new things or change her mind about [things].”

He continued, “Like, she’s got a movie now called Carolina Caroline. It’s like one scene, and it’s an amazing, surprising kind of performance. I didn’t see her do it, but we were talking from the set. She said, ‘I’m really going for it, I hope it’s going to be okay,’ and I saw it and I was like, ‘Holy s—. I haven’t seen you do this before,’ so that’s cool as a performer and a person.”

Sedgwick and Bacon met and fell in love in 1987 while filming Lemon Sky, which premiered the following year. Sedgwick later recalled on Conan that Bacon had arranged a group dinner for the cast, but she didn’t attend. Instead, he suggested she get a massage at the hotel where he was staying.

Sedgwick suggested that if his gym workout and her massage ended around the same time, they could meet for dinner afterward. “And I’m thinking, ‘Yeah, sure, that’s not going to happen. I’m not going to tell him when my massage is,’” she recalled. Years later, Bacon revealed that he had actually called the hotel to find out when her massage was scheduled. “Which is kind of creepy, but whatever,” Sedgwick joked.

The couple got engaged in December 1987 and married the following year. They welcomed their first child, Travis, in 1989, followed by daughter Sosie Ruth in 1992.

Decades into their marriage, Sedgwick has made it clear that the spark between them hasn’t faded. In a 2013 interview with Redbook, she said that when Bacon walks into a room, her “heart gets a little fluttery,” adding, “He’s so cute. He’s so hot.” She also said he remained “a mystery” to her, joking that the attraction was still “palpable” on set.

Sharon Stone is coming clean about what she experienced following her near-fatal stroke in 2001, which she couldn’t believe herself, and that led to a premonition involving her son.

In recent years, the actor has opened up more about the details of her stroke that was more serious than what was portrayed in the media at the time. Stone was at the height of her Basic Instinct and Casino fame when she experienced a severe headache.

The actor received medical attention, where she learned she was suffering from a subarachnoid hemorrhage, a potentially fatal type of stroke in which blood pools around the brain. Doctors diagnosed that a vertebral artery had ruptured and caused blood to leak into the space around her brain and spinal cord. Stone underwent surgery to repair the artery.

In an exclusive with Entertainment Weekly, Stone admits decades later that she had visions after returning home. She details having been visited by orbs in her dreams that she kept a secret because it was difficult to explain.

“When I was first home from the hospital, I couldn’t sleep at night and I was sleeping in the day,” Stone told host Mayim Bialik in an episode of Mayim Bialik’s Breakdown. “When I was laying on the couch, sleeping and awake, these orbs sort of presented themselves to me. These five orbs presented themselves to me and they sort of talked to me, but in a digital language.”

At the time, Stone and her then-husband Phil Bronstein were still together and had adopted her eldest son, Roan Joseph Bronstein, in 2000. The actor claims that the orbs she saw gave her a premonition about her future custody battle over her son.

“I just kept saying to them, ‘I don’t know if I’m supposed to stay here or if I’m supposed to die,’” Stone shared. “And they said, ‘You’re supposed to stay.’ And I said, ‘I can only stay if two of you will stay with my son. Because I don’t want him to be alone, and I think he’s gonna get taken from me.’”

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Stone and Bronstein divorced in 2004, with her ex-husband gaining custody of Roan in 2007, largely due to the type of roles she was taking on at the time. She still maintained some custody and visitation rights, while her son lived in San Francisco with Bronstein.

“Sure enough, he was taken from me,” she added, explaining her interaction with the orbs. “And I said, ‘We have to have an agreement. The two of you will stay with him and protect him.’ And they agreed. And they said, ‘But your destiny requires that we stay with you.’”

Whether Stone was fearful of the said orbs, she reveals that she was “curious” and was “very much at peace” with them. In the years that followed, Stone detailed how losing custody of her son broke her heart and how her role in Basic Instinct played a significant role and was used against her.

Jethro Tull’s “Wond’ring Aloud” has remained one of the softer and most loved songs from the band’s landmark 1971 album Aqualung. More than five decades after its release, the short acoustic song still stands out for its simple look at love and everyday life.

What makes the song’s story even more interesting is where it began. Jethro Tull leader Ian Anderson recalled that “Wond’ring Aloud” was written in a hotel room in America while the band was touring.

“Wond’ring Aloud was written, as I recall, in a hotel room in America,” Anderson said when discussing the making of Aqualung, according to Record Collector.

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The song became part of Aqualung, the album that gave Jethro Tull its major international breakthrough. Released in 1971, the record became the band’s most commercially successful album and helped establish its place in rock history.

The story behind “Wond’ring Aloud” reflects the unusual life of a touring rock musician.

Anderson explained that many of the songs that eventually appeared on Aqualung had roots in Jethro Tull’s tours in America. Writing could happen in quiet and lonely places after the excitement of a concert ended.

“There would certainly have been some songs that did come in to the spontaneous category,” Anderson recalled. “Those that had been written and prepared earlier included Aqualung and probably Cross-Eyed Mary, and certainly My God. And Wond’ring Aloud was written, as I recall, in a hotel room in America.”

He described the feeling behind those hotel-room moments as a sharp change from life onstage.

“You walk off stage having entertained thousands of people for a couple of hours, and you go back to your sometimes really seedy little room and just sit there, and it’s all very, very lonely and empty.”

That sense of being away from home helped shape some of Anderson’s songwriting during the period. He described the experience as being an outsider in a foreign place, with the quiet of a hotel room standing in strong contrast to the crowds and noise of a concert.

For “Wond’ring Aloud,” however, the result was not a dark song about loneliness. Anderson later placed it in the broad category of a love song, while explaining that his writing was often based on observation rather than direct personal experiences.

“My songs are more often observational, written about third persons in a particular context and a social or physical environment,” he said.

Anderson also said that songs such as “Wond’ring Aloud” were not tied to one exact personal moment. Instead, they could grow from general ideas, memories and observations.

“Wond’ring Aloud” is one of the briefest and most intimate moments on Aqualung. That helped separate it from the album’s heavier songs and its discussions of homelessness, religion and social problems.

In a ranking of romantic classic rock songs, Collider placed “Wond’ring Aloud” at No. 10. It described the track as an acoustic and short song that presents thoughts about a morning spent with a lover.

The song’s simple setting is part of its appeal. Instead of relying on the hard-rock sound that Jethro Tull could produce, it uses bright acoustic guitar, piano and strings to create a much gentler arrangement.

Collider noted that the song presents “deep thoughts in a simple scene” and called it an overlooked part of rock history.

Aqualung itself became a major turning point for Jethro Tull. The album was released in the United Kingdom on March 19, 1971, and reached No. 4 there. In the United States, it was released on May 3, 1971, and reached No. 7.

The album eventually sold more than 15 million copies. It also became the band’s most successful album and helped spread Jethro Tull’s reputation around the world.

“Wond’ring Aloud” also received a new musical treatment years later. Anderson selected the song for The String Quartets, a project that reimagined Jethro Tull compositions as classical pieces. Per Rolling Stone, the track appeared under the title “Only the Giving (Wond’ring Aloud).”

Anderson had previously identified “Wond’ring Aloud” as one of the songs that was especially important to him because it featured a string quartet. The new arrangement allowed him to revisit that part of the song’s musical identity.

The song’s history is therefore closely tied to both sides of Jethro Tull: the band’s progressive rock sound and Anderson’s quieter songwriting.

Related: 1976 Rock Song, Ranked Among ‘Greatest Songs of All Time,’ Was Created in a Watertown Basement Studio

Country-blues star Elle King has never been shy about her life, whether it’s behind-the-scenes glimpses into her music or her tumultuous relationship with her father, comedian Rob Schneider.

Now, she is opening up her private life even more, sharing on Facebook a surprising diagnosis fans likely didn’t see coming. Her viral 2024 Grand Ole Opry performance was among King’s more public struggles, and, by her own admission, not one of her proudest moments.

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But it’s not those struggles she revealed publicly on Facebook—it was a lifelong neurodevelopmental disorder:

“Good news is, I’m autistic.”, she shared on May 24.

King was a contestant on a reality show competition Nation’s Dumbest, where she put her smarts to the test.

But it wasn’t until filming concluded that she was diagnosed with autism. She elaborated to US Weekly, “I’m extremely competitive, and I love puzzles and everything,” and added, “I actually found out right after the show that I’m autistic, and so I was like, ‘Everything makes so much sense now.’ But I didn’t even know.”

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She may be famous for “Ex’s & Oh’s” but the pieces of her own puzzle have just recently come together for the Grammy-nominated musician.

Now that she knows she’s autistic, she’s taking a newfound approach to life, admitting, “With my autism diagnosis, I am putting new kinds of safety barricades,” and stating, “I just want to be around people that I feel safe around, and I just want to do things that bring me joy.”

King has one final show slated for 2026—a headlining performance at Banana Festival in Fulton, Kentucky on September 19.

Legendary musician Michael Feinstein is known for his decades as a music revivalist, preserving classic American music and becoming one of the premier interpreters of American standards. Today, he turns 70.

Born on Sept. 7, 1956 in Columbus, Ohio, Feinstein found an interest in music at a very young age and he started playing piano by ear at just five years old. After graduating from high school, he worked in local piano bars before moving to Los Angeles to pursue his music career further.

In 1977,  the widow of iconic concert pianist-actor Oscar Levant introduced him to lyricist Ira Gershwin, and Feinstein became Gershwin’s assistant for six years. This gave him unprecedented access to numerous unpublished Gershwin songs, many of which he has since performed and recorded.

Almost a decade later, Feinstein became a recording artist, releasing his debut album, Pure Gershwin, in 1985. The record, which was rereleased by Elektra/Asylum Records in April 1987, features Feinstein taking on the vocals and piano of classic Gershwin songs including “‘S Wonderful,” “Our Love Is Here To Stay,” and “Embraceable You.”

While he has written and recorded his own original music — he composed and scored the music for the 1999 comedy documentary Get Bruce — Feinstein has a dedication to preserving, interpreting, and performing the American classics.

2007 saw Feinstein found the Great American Songbook Foundation, which has earned him the nickname Ambassador of the Great American Songbook. The foundation is dedicated to celebrating the art form and preserving it through educational programs, Master Classes, and the annual Songbook Academy.

The musician has been nominated for five Grammy Awards and has performed in some of the most iconic venues across the globe, from Buckingham Palace to the Sydney Opera House.

Feinstein’s latest album, Gershwin Country, was released in March 2022. Executive produced by Liza Minnelli, the record features duets with beloved country music artists such as Dolly Parton, Brad Paisley, and Lyle Lovett.

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In the 1970s, Ellen Burstyn seemed to be everywhere. She earned her first Academy Award nomination for The Last Picture Show in 1971, then her second two years later for the horror classic The Exorcist. In 1975, she won the Best Actress Oscar for Martin Scorsese‘s Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore. Burstyn, now 93, never imagined that more than five decades later, she’d not only still be acting, but leading two films at once.

“I never pictured myself still making movies at 93,” she told People, admitting she was already surprised to be landing lead roles in her 40s — let alone still working at this level in her 90s.

“I know it’s rare in the business and it’s a surprise to me,” she added, “but at the same time, it feels perfectly natural because that’s what I’ve done all of my life.”

Along with her Oscar, Burstyn won the Best Actress Tony Award for Same Time, Next Year in 1975, and in 2009 she took home a Primetime Emmy for Law & Order: Special Victims Unit — putting her in acting’s exclusive Triple Crown of Acting club, which consists of 24 actors. She also holds a Golden Globe and a BAFTA.

The Requiem for a Dream star is currently at the 83rd Venice Film Festival, where two of her films are screening: Maggie Gyllenhaal‘s short Flesh Impact, in which Burstyn plays an imagined 100-year-old Marilyn Monroe, and Place to Be, Kornél Mundruczó‘s drama costarring Taika Waititi. But she’s in Venice most of all to receive the festival’s Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement, presented September 7.

Accepting the honor, Burstyn told the crowd it meant more to her than any of her previous accolades. “You can’t imagine how meaningful this is to me,” she said. “It’s one thing to win an Oscar, a Tony or an Emmy, all of which I’ve won. But this … it’s a lot.”

She also reflected on what the honor represents after a career spanning more than 70 years and roughly 150 films. Rather than simply a tally of accomplishments, she said, she’s come to see it as a record of everything she’s learned along the way — proof, in her words, that she “did learn the things that I was supposed to learn along the way so that I could keep working.”

A recall has been issued for a pork product distributed to eight states, including the country’s most populous, after it was flagged as possibly being contaminated by Listeria. 

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According to a recall notice published on September 6 by the Food Safety and Inspection Service, a branch of the United States Department of Agriculture, 1,513 pounds of imported ready-to-eat pork products were recalled by Prime Line Distributors, Inc. out of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and by Ferrarini USA, Inc. out of Hoboken, New Jersey. 

The imported guanciale, or dry-cured pork jowl, was produced at Est. 1937L Bome SRL in Italy on May 21, 2026, was imported into the U.S. on various dates within July 2026, and “may be adulterated with Listeria monocytogenes,” notes the recall. It also specifies that “The Prime Line Distributors, Inc., items were shipped to food service and retail locations in Florida. The Ferrarini USA, Inc. items were shipped to distributors and food service locations in California, Florida, Idaho, Illinois, Michigan, New Jersey, New York and Texas.”

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The recalled products can be identified by the following markers:

Prime Line Distributors, Inc.:    

• Various weight cardboard cases containing two pieces of individually vacuumed packed “PRIME LINE DISTRIBUTORS, INC. GUANCIALE PORK JOWL PRODUCT OF ITALY” with “LOT: 263311US” and “BEST IF USE BY DATE: 05.16.27” printed on the label.
• Various weight individually vacuumed packaged “GUANCIALE PORK JOWL PRODUCT OF ITALY” with “LOT: 263311US” and “BEST IF USE BY: 05.16.27” printed on the label. The product has an additional label with “DOK GUANCIALE” on the packaging.

Ferrarini USA, Inc.:

• Various weight cardboard cases containing two pieces of individually vacuumed packed “GUANCIALE PORK JOWL PRODUCT OF ITALY” with “LOT: 263311US” and “BEST IF USE BY DATE: 05.16.27” printed on the label.
• Various weight individually vacuumed packaged “FERRARINI GUANCIALE DRY-CURED PORK JOWL” with “LOT: 263311US” and “BEST IF USE BY DATE: 05.16.27” printed on the label. 

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Listeria infection can cause different symptoms depending on where in the body it happens. If it happens in the gut, symptoms can include upset stomach, diarrhea, and vomiting. If it occurs in the blood, it can cause flu-like symptoms including upset stomach, headaches, muscle aches, fatigue, fever, and chills, according to the Mayo Clinic.

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There’s no denying that I’m a maximalist. My love for quirky trinkets, unique decor pieces, and sentimental keepsakes runs deep, and I often find myself running out of storage space for these treasured items. As much as I love my curated collections, I can’t stand the clutter they create, so I’m always on the hunt for new organization solutions. I’ve found that the best options are those that effortlessly blend style and practicality, tidying up my space while elevating it. 

If you’re anything like me and need a chic storage solution to streamline your home, this Sincido Narrow Arched Bookcase is definitely worth checking out at Walmart. Right now, you can score it on sale for up to a whopping 50% off! Normally retailing for $200, this bookcase is now marked down to $100 in dark gray and $116 in natural oak. 

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Coming in at just 10.5 inches wide and 13.8 inches deep, this slim bookcase is a must-have for small spaces. This piece measures 67.4 inches tall, taking advantage of vertical space to maximize storage in your home. 

If you prefer something larger and have the space for it, you can also get this bookcase in two large sizes. It comes in a 17-inch-wide version in natural oak, and a 29.5-inch-wide style in natural oak and white. Prices for those range between $118 and $150. 

Featuring eight open shelves, this bookcase offers tons of storage space for all your prized possessions. The lower seven tiers have a 7.3-inch vertical clearance, and the top shelf has a 7.1-inch vertical clearance. Three of the shelves have an adjustable design, allowing you to position them at different heights to fit items of various sizes. 

Chic and simple, this bookcase has clean lines and a domed top, giving it an arched silhouette and a modern look. It boasts an exposed woodgrain finish, lending itself to the farmhouse aesthetic as well. The wood grain pattern adds rustic charm with a raw and natural feel. 

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With its versatile design, this bookcase will complement any room you place it in. It’ll instantly spruce up your space and make it feel cozy and inviting. You can put this bookcase in your living room to display your extensive book collection, plant babies, curated decor pieces, and more. Alternatively, you could keep it in your bathroom, bedroom, or kitchen to store anything from linens to beauty products.

“This cabinet is gorgeous!” one reviewer raved. “I’m using it in my kitchen for my rooster collection, and it’s the perfect size to sit between my windows.” A second shopper said that it “added instant elegance” to their dining room. 

This bookcase is made of engineered wood, and shoppers noted that it feels solid and sturdy. Many of them also mentioned that it was easy to assemble. The bottom of the bookcase is fitted with foot pads, keeping your floors free of scuffs and scratches. Ensuring that it remains steadily in place, this bookcase comes with an anti-tip kit to prevent it from toppling over. 

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By 1977, Rush had already proven it wasn’t afraid of long songs. With “Cygnus X-1,” the Toronto trio went one step further, creating an epic so expansive that it couldn’t be contained on a single album.

The science-fiction saga began with the roughly 10-minute “Cygnus X-1 Book I: The Voyage” on 1977’s A Farewell to Kings and continued with the more than 18-minute “Cygnus X-1 Book II: Hemispheres” the following year. Together, the two pieces run for nearly half an hour and capture Rush at one of the most ambitious points of its progressive-rock era.

The story begins far from Earth.

Written by Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson, and Neil Peart, “The Voyage” follows a space traveler aboard the Rocinante as he approaches Cygnus X-1, a real X-ray source that was believed to contain a black hole. Drawn closer by its gravity, the explorer ultimately disappears into it as the song reaches its dramatic conclusion.

Rush created the recording far from its Toronto home.

A Farewell to Kings marked the band’s first time recording outside Canada, with Rush traveling to Rockfield Studios in Wales. The rural setting allowed the musicians to expand their sound, with synthesizers, unusual percussion, and increasingly intricate arrangements becoming more prominent alongside Lee’s bass and Lifeson’s guitar.

“Recording my bass on A Farewell To Kings was not as challenging as playing those same parts live,” Lee told Guitar World. “‘Cygnus X-I,’ for example, was big fun to record, but onstage Neil and I had to be feeling all the stops and starts in exactly the same time frame. Singing and playing those parts is always more challenging than simply playing the instrument bits, regardless of their complexity, because when I’m not singing, I can devote my full attention to playing them correctly.”

“Cygnus X-1” didn’t end with the album.

Rush picked up the story on 1978’s Hemispheres, opening the record with “Book II.” This time, the traveler emerges into a world divided between Apollo, representing reason, and Dionysus, representing emotion. The conflict eventually leads to a realization that neither can exist successfully without the other.

At more than 18 minutes, “Hemispheres” occupied the entire first side of the original LP.

“As we started writing, it became apparent that this was going to be a concept album, and then it became even more apparent that the musical attitude was going to be quite complex,” Lee told Rolling Stone. “That was our mistake: It wasn’t that we were bereft of ideas — it’s that the ideas we did have were much more ambitious than we gave credit to.”

The two-part “Cygnus X-1” saga arrived during a remarkable stretch of experimentation for Rush. The band had already devoted an entire side of 1976’s 2112 to its title suite and would continue exploring longer compositions before moving toward tighter songs with albums including Permanent Waves and Moving Pictures.

“I related [‘Cygnus X-1 Book II: Hemispheres’] more with what we attempted to do with Caress of Steel — that kind of ambiance,” Lee explained. “They were all sort of mini rock operas, but ‘2112’ stands as a rock opera that’s much more rock to me. But this to me was a bit naive at times, and the dynamics were very extreme. And this was an attempt to do a more cohesive version of that. By the end, we felt we were falling into a pattern with these things. The albums after that were in rebellion to what we’d achieved with ‘Hemispheres.'”

Nearly five decades later, “Cygnus X-1” remains a towering example of Rush’s progressive ambitions. Rather than squeezing its story into conventional limits, the Toronto band let it unfold across two years, two albums, and more than 28 minutes of music.

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Led Zeppelin released their first U.S. single in 1969, with a B-side track that gained just as much popularity among fans and would become one of Jimmy Page‘s most famous guitar moments.

“Communication Breakdown” has often been tagged as one of the rock band’s most influential hits that defined their overall sound. It was released early in their career, as the band had just finished their first tour in Scandinavia. They had been playing a new track titled “Too Good,” and by the time they returned to the studio, it was renamed “Communication Breakdown,” and the “New Yardbirds” would be known as Led Zeppelin.

Page would be key to having developed the hit track, despite it never having entered the Billboard Hot 100 chart. This was mainly due to the song never being released as a commercial single.

The band had come together thanks to Page after having left the Yardbirds, with Robert Plant having remembered their self-titled debut album “had so much weight, so much power” behind it.

“Communication Breakdown” was a major reason why, with the band having developed the track around Page’s guitar riff. The guitarist was actually inspired by Eddie Cochran‘s track “Nervous Breakdown” and created the distinctive feature of using downstrokes only. Page even used distance mic-ing to get the “guitar in a shoebox” sound.

“I put [the amp] in a small room, a tiny vocal booth-type thing and miked it from a distance,” Page said, according to MusicRadar. “You see, there’s a very old recording maxim which goes, ‘Distance makes depth’. I’ve used that a hell of a lot on recording techniques with the band generally, not just me.”

“You’re always used to them close-miking amps, just putting the microphone in front, but I’d have a mic right out the back, as well, and then balance the two, to get rid of all the phasing problems; because really, you shouldn’t have to use an EQ in the studio if the instruments sound right. It should all be done with the microphones.”

Reports claim that Page’s guitar riff was what inspired Ramones’ guitarist Johnny Ramone‘s downstroke guitar style. He once commented that he developed the skill having practiced the track over and over.

“Communication Breakdown” was a concert staple for Led Zeppelin until 1970. In later years, the band would play it once during every tour until 1980. The band decided to split after the death of drummer John Bonham.

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King Charles just broke his silence regarding Prince Harry and Megan Markle‘s return to the United Kingdom, and he’s laying some serious ground rules.

A letter sent on behalf of King Charles that was obtained by the BBC notes that the Duke and Duchess of Sussex will not be working royals carrying out official engagements now that they have returned to the UK.

They will still not be able to use the “HRH” titles of His and Her Royal Highness, and are “private citizens with commercial and charitable interests,” the letter sent on behalf of the King by the Lord Chamberlain, a top Palace official, says. They also noted that the letter was sent to Prince Harry’s team, the government, the military, and Lord Lieutenants, according to Palace sources.

“It is well known that in January 2020 the Duke and Duchess stepped down from undertaking representative duties on behalf of the Sovereign, and are no longer working Members of the Royal Family,” the letter says.

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Last month, PEOPLE reported that the Duke and Duchess of Sussex were relocating to the United Kingdom with Prince Archie, 7, and Princess Lilibet, 5, for an extended period. The children were set to begin school there in September. The couple will maintain their home in Montecito, California, and their vacation property in Portugal. However, they will make Britain their private, non-royal home base.

Page Six is reporting that the duo chose to return to the United Kingdom in an attempt to be closer to Charles as he navigates cancer. They are also hoping to help their children build relationships with family. The family had a mini-reunion in July, when Charles invited them to his country home of Highgrove. It was the first time he saw Archie and Lilibet in four years. Queen Camilla was also in attendance.

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A banjo wasn’t the most obvious instrument to build an early-’70s pop hit around, but The Stampeders made it the unmistakable hook of their biggest song.

The Canadian trio released “Sweet City Woman” in 1971, pairing its distinctive banjo with sunny harmonies and an easygoing rock groove. Written by guitarist and lead singer Rich Dodson, the song became an international breakthrough for the band and later crossed into country music through a successful cover by Johnny Carver.

The Stampeders had already undergone a major transformation by then.

Originally formed in Calgary as the Rebounds, the group changed its name to the Stampeders and eventually relocated to Toronto. Its lineup was pared down to the trio of Dodson, bassist Ronnie King, and drummer Kim Berly, who developed a sound that drew from rock, country, and pop.

“Sweet City Woman” brought those influences together.

Dodson wrote the song and played its memorable banjo part, an unusual touch that immediately separated the recording from much of what was on pop radio. The lyrics celebrate returning to a woman in the city, while the buoyant arrangement gives the song the relaxed quality that became central to its appeal.

“So we’re recording Sweet City Woman in the studio, and he was doing it on guitar, the riff,” King told the Calgary Homestretch. “So the manager said, ‘Why don’t you do that riff on the banjo?’ Because there’s a line in the song that says ‘my banjo and me we got a feel for singing,'” King said. “And Richard says, ‘I don’t know banjo, it’s a different tuning.’ And I said, ‘tune it like a guitar.'”

Dodson took King’s advice.

“I was trying to write something like ‘Montego Bay,'” Dodson told Classic Bands. “Everybody liked that particular tune, but there was no relationship between the two. I started off with ‘A’, blend it with ‘B’ and you end up with ‘C.’ It’s just a neat little lick that came. It just all started to fall into place, jamming’ with it. And we do it live and people request it. It’s just magic…a lot of hooks.”

The results were a hit.

Released on the album Against the Grain, “Sweet City Woman” quickly took off in the Stampeders’ home country.

The song reached No. 1 in Canada and then crossed the border, climbing to No. 8 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States. Its success also helped the Stampeders earn several honors at the 1972 Juno Awards, including recognition for the single and the group.

“All of a sudden the phone rang and we got gigs,” Dodson recalled. “We could make a living and tour around, draw people, start filling theaters. It was wonderful.”

The song soon proved that its country undercurrent could be pushed even further.

Johnny Carver recorded “Sweet City Woman” in 1977, transforming the Canadian pop-rock favorite into a country hit. His version reached No. 48 on Billboard’s Hot Country Singles chart, giving Dodson’s composition another successful life in a different genre.

The Stampeders continued recording and scored additional Canadian hits, including “Carry Me” and “Hit the Road Jack,” the latter featuring Wolfman Jack. None, however, matched the international impact of their 1971 breakthrough.

“We record ‘Sweet City Woman,’ we brought the banjo back,” King said. “‘Sweet City Woman’ becomes a hit. Now here’s our salesman buddy selling every banjo: ‘This is the banjo that played ‘Sweet City Woman’ — here you go, buddy.’ And nobody knows where the real one went to.”

Fifty-five years later, “Sweet City Woman” remains instantly recognizable from its opening banjo notes. What might have seemed like an unlikely ingredient for a pop smash instead helped give the Stampeders a sound, and a hit, that has endured for generations.

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