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Labor Day weekend marks the unofficial end of summer, which means there’s a good chance the grill is getting one last big workout before fall arrives. Whether the menu calls for burgers and brats, chips and dips or everything needed for a backyard barbecue, Aldi can be a convenient place to stock up without spending a fortune.

Of course, waiting until the last minute to grab those hamburger buns or realizing halfway through the day that the cooler could use another bag of ice can make holiday store hours especially important. And because grocery stores often adjust their schedules for federal holidays, it’s worth checking Aldi’s Labor Day hours before heading out.

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Labor Day falls on Monday, Sept. 7, and Aldi shoppers should be aware of any changes to the grocery chain’s usual schedule. Here’s what to know before making that grocery run.

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Yes, Aldi will be open on Labor Day 2026. According to the company’s website, Aldi stores operate with limited hours on Labor Day.

That’s good news for anyone who needs to make a last-minute grocery run for the holiday. Aldi is even highlighting burgers, hot dogs, bratwurst, chips, dips, ready-made salads and other Labor Day cookout staples on its website, so there should be plenty of options for filling out that backyard barbecue menu.

And Aldi’s selection goes well beyond the basics. Shoppers can also find plenty of easy additions for a Labor Day spread, from fresh produce and cheeses to desserts and beverages. Those hosting a cookout can also pick up charcoal, paper plates and other seasonal finds that may come in handy when guests are on the way.

Aldi stores will operate with reduced hours on Labor Day, with many locations expected to close at 6 p.m. However, exact hours can vary by location, so shoppers should check the Aldi store locator before heading out.

That’s especially important if the grocery run is happening later in the day. While many grocery stores remain open into the evening on a typical Monday, Labor Day is one of several holidays when Aldi closes early.

The easiest way to avoid arriving after holiday hours is to look up the nearest store using Aldi’s online store locator. Individual store pages list opening and closing times along with other helpful information, including available services.

So if the ketchup bottle is suddenly empty, the burger count comes up short or someone forgot the buns, there’s still a chance to save the Labor Day cookout. Just don’t wait too long to make that Aldi run.

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Jelly Roll has been kicked off the lineup for the upcoming Big Blue Bash after receiving backlash from his conservative fans following his stint as guest host of Jimmy Kimmel Live!

“We’re DONE. You’re FIRED. On April 26, 2026, we made the mistake of sending a formal invitation to country artist Jelly Roll Roll to perform at this year’s Second Annual Big Blue Bash at Mar-A-Lago, the home of President Trump,” Blue Lives Matter, the organization behind the event shared via X on Friday, September 4. “We’re formally withdrawing the invitation for Jelly Roll.”

The event—a fundraiser for the Federal Law Enforcement Officers Foundation—will feature appearances by Lou Ferrigno, Dean Cain and Kevin Sorbo, whom organizers consider “American Superheroes.”

The update follows the “Son of a Sinner” artist filling in for the late-night host in August. During his opening monologues, Jelly — real name Jason DeFord — made jokes about President Donald Trump’s weight, the IndyCar race in Washington, D.C. and the ongoing trade war with Canada.

“Any U.S. president should be able to handle a few jokes,” he said following the backlash from his fanbase. “So for those who threatened to stop listening to my music based on my comments last night, I just want to say with conviction: Go right ahead, because I’m gonna keep speaking my truth or my name isn’t Post Malone.”

He later defended his remarks by saying, “I am a Christian. I am a country music singer. I’m a farmer. But I also spent this past week working in a building with the kindest, most talented group of chihuahua-hugging, oat-milk-latte-loving lefties on God’s green earth, and it was a blast, y’all.”

Despite Jelly’s attempts to tamp down the anger from his fanbase, the owner of Blue Lives Matter said, “What I saw last week with this self-absorbed ‘artist’ bashing President Trump and Conservatives was not a man who walks in the footsteps of Jesus Christ – it was a man desperately seeking attention and relevancy from the very Godless crowd that has categorically rejected his preaching.”

He added, “The man has lost his way. I don’t hate him. I actually genuinely pity him…This isn’t about politics. This is about knowing who you are as a man. And you have much to learn.”

On a June night in 1975, Peter Frampton walked onto the stage at San Francisco’s Winterland Ballroom and stretched one of his songs into a nearly 14-minute showcase. Months later, that performance would help turn him into one of the biggest rock stars in the world.

The live version of “Do You Feel Like We Do” became a centerpiece of 1976’s Frampton Comes Alive!, the blockbuster double album that transformed Frampton’s career. Driven by extended guitar work and his famous talk box, the recording became a hit despite its extraordinary length and remains one of the defining live tracks of the ’70s.

The song itself wasn’t new.

Frampton had written “Do You Feel Like We Do” with bandmates Mick Gallagher, Rick Wills, and John Siomos, and originally recorded it for his 1973 studio album Frampton’s Camel.

“That was very interesting because that was when Frampton’s camel first got together for our very first American tour opening for whoever and I used to bring my reel-to-reel revox and two mics and I’d record everything we did when we would jam,” Frampton told Rick Beato in a 2024 interview. “So everyone we finished this jam and I don’t know what I played, everybody in the band said ‘Wind it back now, keep going— not there, no before that, before that, and then it was there. They said let’s make a song out of that so that’s how it happened.”

By the time he made Frampton Comes Alive!, however, years of performing the song had turned it into something far more elaborate.

That evolution was captured at Winterland.

“Well, as soon as we walked on the stage there’s like 7,500 people out there and I was like: ‘Oh my God!'” Frampton told Louder. “And I think it gave us such a kick up the are. We did this show that was one where you walk off and go: ‘Oh, wish we’d recorded that’. The only difference being that we actually did. So it was just very special.”

Much of Frampton Comes Alive! was assembled from concerts recorded at several venues in 1975, but “Do You Feel Like We Do” came from the June 14 show at Winterland Ballroom. The celebrated San Francisco venue had hosted many of rock’s biggest names, making it an appropriate setting for the performance that would become synonymous with Frampton.

Its most memorable moment came when his guitar appeared to speak.

Using a talk box, Frampton routed his guitar sound through a tube in his mouth, allowing him to shape it into vocal-like phrases. The effect turned the song into a conversation between performer and audience and quickly became one of his trademarks.

Released in January 1976, Frampton Comes Alive! became a phenomenon.

The album spent 10 nonconsecutive weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 and produced hit versions of “Show Me the Way” and “Baby, I Love Your Way.” An edited single of “Do You Feel Like We Do” also reached No. 10 on the Billboard Hot 100, an impressive feat for a performance whose album version runs nearly 14 minutes.

The album ultimately became Frampton’s career-defining release and one of the records most closely associated with the golden age of live rock albums.

“Frampton Comes Alive! is the album I’ll always be remembered for,” Frampton told Music Radar. “I’m very proud of the music that’s on it. Why it exploded the way it did and continues to live on are things that can’t fully be explained. But I’m extremely grateful to have touched so many people’s lives with it – then and now. I’ve got kids coming to shows with their parents and grandparents, and everybody knows the record by heart. We have a fantastic time, too! You can’t complain about that.”

Fifty years later, “Do You Feel Like We Do” still captures the electricity that made Frampton Comes Alive! extraordinary. What began as a 1973 studio track found its definitive form onstage in San Francisco †and helped turn one night at Winterland into rock history.

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Listen, I try really hard to go with what I’ve coined “spooky elegance” for Halloween decor. That means I don’t go nuts with lawn inflatables (although there are so many cute ones out there). Instead, I try to work with pieces that are a little more understated but still get the message across that, yes, we celebrate Oct. 31 in this house. With that in mind, I like to decorate with black, silver, gold and orange—and the more candles or twinkle lights, the better. That’s just my personal aesthetic, but I love seeing how everyone else goes all out for the holiday.

Recently, I picked up some pretty glass pumpkin jars at Dollar General and the sweetest two-piece pumpkin cake dome set at Aldi, so I feel pretty set with gourd decor. Now, what I really need is a few ghostly touches to get the Halloween decorating job done.

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Aldi’s new Halloween Collection Ceramic Ghost (with Bowl!) is exactly what I’m looking for, and it’s only $12.99. It comes in either silver or iridescent white, both of which are perfect for reflecting the candles and twinkle lights I like to use to add an ambient glow to my space during the spookiest time of year. The fact that this also acts as a candy dish is the icing on the cake. Will it hold an entire bucket’s worth of trick-or-treat candy? Absolutely not. But it is perfect for M&Ms, hard candies, mixed nuts or whatever other little snack you like to have handy around the house.

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If you’re throwing a Halloween shindig this year, a few of these little ghost candy dishes could also work spread out across a buffet table, even holding condiments for whatever it is you’re serving.

Aldi has so much fall goodness in its Finds aisle right now. There’s a really pretty two-tier fall floral serving tray and a delightfully eerie black-and-purple wreath to grace your front door. If you’re looking for ways to decorate your floors in a gorgeous, autumnal way, don’t miss out on Aldi’s botanical runner rug, which is not only affordable but also washable.

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Whitney Houston is back on the chart, with her posthumous compilation WH1TNEY re-entering the chart at No. 178.

The compilation returned to the Billboard 200 after briefly leaving the ranking. It also re-entered the Top R&B Albums chart at No. 24, giving Houston another chart appearance years after her death.

The latest Billboard return comes shortly after the passing of country music icon Dolly Parton. Houston’s WH1TNEY includes her famous recording of Parton’s “I Will Always Love You,” which has also returned to Billboard sales chart.

WH1TNEY sits at No. 178 on the Billboard 200, with a peak position of No. 148 and two weeks on the chart. WH1TNEY first appeared on the Billboard 200 on the chart dated Aug. 22. The compilation reached No. 148 before dropping off the ranking.

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The collection has now returned at No. 178. Its latest chart appearance gives Houston another posthumous chart milestone while her music continues to find listeners more than a decade after her death.

The compilation was released as a collection of all 11 of Houston’s songs that reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100. That collection gave fans a way to hear some of the biggest recordings from the singer’s career in one project.

“I Will Always Love You,” one of the most recognizable songs associated with her career, has also returned to the Digital Song Sales chart. The song re-entered at No. 13 after selling 2,600 copies during the latest tracking period, according to Forbes.

The recording remains Houston’s biggest-selling song on the Digital Song Sales chart. It first entered that ranking in February 2012, shortly after her death and later reached No. 2.

Parton’s original recording of “I Will Always Love You” is also on the Digital Song Sales chart this week. Her version debuted at No. 1, while Houston’s rendition sits at No. 13.

The two recordings come from different points in the song’s history. Parton wrote “I Will Always Love You” in 1973 as a farewell to her longtime mentor Porter Wagoner. Houston later transformed the song into a worldwide hit after recording it for the 1992 movie The Bodyguard.

Actor Kevin Costner, who starred in and produced The Bodyguard, had asked Parton about using the song for the film. Houston’s version was rearranged by music producer David Foster.

Costner later recalled that he wanted Houston to open the song a cappella because it helped show the emotion of her character in the movie.

The recording became one of the defining moments of Houston’s career. She won the Grammy for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance for the song in 1993.

Parton has also credited Houston with helping bring the song to a worldwide audience. Houston’s performance helped establish the song as one of the most successful recordings associated with both singers.

In August, Mattel released the first-ever Barbie doll based on Houston. The Barbie Signature Whitney Houston Doll was launched on Aug. 9, the date that would have marked the singer’s 63rd birthday, according to People.

The doll recreates Houston’s look from the 1987 music video for “I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me).” It includes a microphone stand, a purple tank dress, colorful earrings and makeup inspired by the singer’s appearance in the video.

The 2026 celebration of Houston’s legacy also includes the Recording Academy Special Merit Lifetime Achievement Award and the 2026 New Jersey Hall of Fame Capstone Event.

Houston died on Feb. 11, 2012, at age 48. Her death did not end interest in her music. Instead, her recordings continued to return to the charts, with “I Will Always Love You” becoming one of the clearest examples of her lasting commercial impact.

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Replacing a houseful of windows is a major expense, so homeowners understandably want to know whether the investment pays off.

The answer depends heavily on what you’re replacing. Old single-pane windows, failing seals and deteriorated frames leave more room for improvement than newer insulated windows already performing well.

The return also comes from more than one place. Lower heating and cooling costs matter, but replacement windows can also add resale value and address drafts or difficult operation.

If you’re trying to determine whether replacement makes financial sense for your home, Renewal by Andersen offers a free in-home consultation that includes an evaluation of your existing windows and an exact project price in writing.

New windows are often worth considering when existing ones are inefficient, damaged or nearing the end of their useful life. The financial return comes from energy savings and resale value, while the condition of your current windows determines how much room there is for improvement.

The 2025 Cost vs. Value Report from the Journal of Light Construction found that a midrange vinyl window replacement project recouped 76% of its cost nationally at resale. In contrast, wood window replacement recouped 70.1%.

Those are national averages, not guarantees, as regional results vary considerably (due to climate and other factors). In the Pacific region, for example, the same report placed vinyl window replacement at an 85.3% return. That makes location an important part of any ROI calculation.

Replacement windows don’t generally return every dollar spent at resale, but the national data show homeowners often recover a substantial portion.

ROI Factor

What To Consider

Resale Value

2025 national vinyl window ROI was 75.5%

Energy Savings

Greatest potential when replacing inefficient older windows

Existing Condition

Drafts, failed seals and damaged frames increase the case for replacement

Location

Remodeling returns vary significantly by region

Installation

Proper fitting and sealing affect window performance

Time in Home

Longer ownership provides more time to benefit from energy savings

Renewal by Andersen makes a useful point when comparing bids, stating that a “good price” is about more than the lowest number. The company recommends considering product durability, professional installation and warranty coverage when comparing the long-term value of different replacement options.

Energy savings depend on the efficiency of the windows being replaced, the climate and the performance of the new windows. Homes with old single-pane or inefficient clear-glass windows generally have the greatest potential for lower heating and cooling costs.

The Department of Energy has estimated that upgrading older windows to ENERGY STAR-qualified models can reduce annual household energy bills by roughly 7% to 15%, depending on location and the type of window being replaced. How? Because modern window technology reduces heat transfer through features such as insulated glazing and Low-E coatings. DOE says Low-E coatings typically cost more than ordinary glass but can reduce window energy loss by 50%.

It’s important to note that those percentages refer to window performance, not a promise that the entire utility bill will fall by the same amount.

Start with the total installed project price, then consider how much value you expect to recover through resale and energy savings. For example, a $20,000 project that eventually contributes $15,000 in resale value has recovered 75% of its cost before accounting for any utility savings realized while you owned the house.

Energy savings accumulate gradually. A homeowner saving $300 per year who remains in the home for 10 years would save about $3,000, assuming energy use and prices remained similar.

That calculation still doesn’t capture every benefit. New windows may address drafts, condensation, sticking sashes or maintenance problems that prompted replacement in the first place.

If high energy bills or persistent drafts have you questioning your current windows, Renewal by Andersen can inspect them during a free consultation and discuss replacement options based on your home’s needs and budget.

Yes. Installation affects air leakage, water management and whether the window performs as designed. A high-performance window loses some of its value if it is poorly fitted or sealed.

Renewal by Andersen uses a full-service process in which project technicians take precise measurements before custom windows are manufactured. Installation is handled as part of the same replacement project.

Its Fibrex material components and glass also carry 20-year transferable limited warranties, while other covered window components generally carry 10-year protection under the company’s current warranty.

Warranty coverage matters, especially when evaluating a product that’s expected to remain in your home for decades.

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Replacement makes the strongest financial case when existing windows are old, inefficient, or damaged. If your current windows are relatively new, operate properly and have efficient insulated glass, replacing them solely to cut utility bills usually produces a weaker return.

For aging windows, however, resale value and ongoing energy savings can offset a meaningful portion of the project cost, making them a worthy investment.

Renewal by Andersen offers a free in-home consultation that evaluates your existing windows, reviews replacement options and provides an exact price in writing. That gives you everything you need to calculate whether new windows are worth it for your home.

September 1989 was monumental for the cast and crew of Lonesome Dove. Not only did the miniseries starring Robert Duvall enter the Emmy Awards as an 18-time nominee, but it left the ceremony a seven-time winner and was later cemented one of the greatest miniseries of all time by Entertainment Weekly.

A four-part television event, the CBS series became more than just a small-screen hit; the cattle-drive classic helped prove that the Western genre still had plenty of life left on television.

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“With a sweeping narrative approach that embraces the iconography of the Old West, Lonesome Dove revitalized Westerns and limited series at a time when both were on the decline,” EW wrote. “The novel’s epic scope—geographical, temporal, and emotional—could hardly be contained in a two-hour movie, but the four-part miniseries does the story justice.”

Before the Duvall series hit the trail in 1989, the television Western landscape was already well-trodden from its heyday in the 1950s and ’60s, when Gunsmoke, Bonanza, and Have Gun—Will Travel were among the medium’s biggest shows. By the 1970s and ’80s, the genre had largely dried up as networks turned toward grittier, more urban dramas like Kojak and The Rockford Files.

Lonesome Dove, however, changed all that.

Premiering Feb. 5, 1989, the miniseries defied expectations, pulling in an estimated 26 million viewers and challenging the notion that viewers had lost their appetite for the frontier. The Los Angeles Times even reported that Lonesome Dove was the highest-rated miniseries in five years.

According to director Simon Wincer (The Last Frontier), per Cowboys & Indians, network executives saw him as “the guy who could shoot [the miniseries on] a television schedule and give it a feature look. I wasn’t preconditioned by Hollywood westerns and stuff like that, so I brought a fresh look to the whole Western genre, if you like.”

Wincer’s approach paid off. But it helped that he had good material to work with in the first place.

The series was based on Larry McMurtry’s 1985 novel of the same name, which won the Pulitzer Prize in Fiction. A sweeping saga that unfolds over a 1,500-mile cattle drive from Texas to Montana, the story centers on the relationship between retired Texas Rangers Augustus “Gus” McCrae, played by Duvall, and Woodrow F. Call, played by Tommy Lee Jones, who shine in their efforts to bring McMurtry’s deeply human characters and tragic, unromanticized look at the Wild West to life.

It also helps to have a stellar cast. And despite the Western being relegated to a “dead genre” at the time, the project attracted a who’s who of elite Hollywood, including the aforementioned Duvall and Jones, as well as Diane Lane, Chris Cooper, Ricky Schroder, Timothy Scott, Robert Urich, Danny Glover, and Anjelica Huston.

But the series really belongs to Duvall, who anchors the story as Gus McCrae, one of the most beloved characters ever to grace the page and screen. A philosophical, lazy, and deeply charming hedonist, Gus loves women, whiskey, and cards, and he understands that the point of living is actually to enjoy life.

According to Duvall, who calls the Lonesome Dove his Hamlet, he was born to play Gus. “It was a mighty role and a lot of fun to film,” Duvall once said in a video posted to his Facebook page, calling Lonesome Dove “one of the highlights of my life, completely.”

Lauded for its deep character development and loyalty to McMurtry’s novel, the series also won two Golden Globe Awards in 1990, including Best Television Limited Series and Best Performance by an Actor in a Limited Series for Duvall. With an unwavering 98% critics score on Rotten Tomatoes, numerous entertainment awards, and a legacy that has stretched across nearly four decades, Lonesome Dove continues to collect flowers.

The remarkable effort didn’t just revive a genre; it became the kind of story families keep returning to years later.  

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At nearly eight minutes long, “MacArthur Park” wasn’t an obvious candidate for pop radio in 1968. That didn’t stop Richard Harris from taking it nearly all the way to No. 1.

Better known at the time as an actor, Harris recorded the sweeping Jimmy Webb composition for his debut album, A Tramp Shining. “MacArthur Park” stretched across multiple musical sections, combined an orchestra with a rock rhythm section, and featured some of the era’s most unusual lyrics. Against the odds, it became a major hit and an enduring part of both men’s careers.

Webb found inspiration in a real place.

The songwriter had spent time with a former girlfriend at MacArthur Park in Los Angeles, and memories of their deteriorating relationship informed the song. Instead of recounting the breakup straightforwardly, Webb filled his lyrics with vivid, surreal images, including the famous cake left out in the rain.

“I’ve been asked a million times: ‘What is the cake left out in the rain?'” Webb told The Guardian. “It’s something I saw – we would eat cake and leave it in the rain. But as a metaphor for losing a chapter of your life, it seemed too good to be true. When she broke up with me, I poured the hurt into the song.” 

The song wasn’t originally intended for Harris.

Webb initially presented a lengthy composition incorporating “MacArthur Park” to The Association, whose string of ’60s hits included “Cherish” and “Windy.” The group passed, leaving the material available when Harris later approached Webb about working together.

The pairing was unconventional.

Harris had earned an Academy Award nomination for This Sporting Life and was emerging as a major movie star, but he wanted to make an album. Webb produced and arranged A Tramp Shining, surrounding Harris’ dramatic delivery with the elaborate instrumentation “MacArthur Park” demanded.

“I insisted, in the strongest possible manner, that I wanted to record MacArthur Park,” Harris told RTE. “He told me that story about the Association turning it down and laughing at it. But I said, ‘If I do the album, I am going to sing this song.’ He said, ‘You can’t do it,’ and said that in a way that suggested he believed I couldn’t do it, as in, sing the thing. But I was adamant. We fought about that for ages, and he can be as stubborn as I am. So finally, I made a deal with Jim. I would do the whole song, and if I couldn’t pull it off, we would release only the middle section. If I sing the early bits, which he seemed to think I couldn’t, and I sing them as well as the middle section, we would release it all.”

Its running time was just as unusual.

At approximately seven minutes and 20 seconds, “MacArthur Park” was far longer than the typical radio single. Still, the song climbed to No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100, kept from the top spot by Herb Alpert’s “This Guy’s in Love with You.”

It also proved remarkably adaptable.

Country star Waylon Jennings recorded a version that earned a Grammy, while Donna Summer transformed “MacArthur Park” into a disco epic a decade later. Her recording reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1978, finally taking Webb’s composition to the top of the chart.

Fifty-eight years after Harris released it, “MacArthur Park” remains difficult to mistake for anything else. Its strange imagery, orchestral grandeur, shifting sections, and extraordinary length broke nearly every rule of a conventional pop single and became the very qualities that helped make it unforgettable.

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Trader Joe’s has a knack for turning an ordinary grocery run into a treasure hunt. From seasonal snacks and easy dinner shortcuts to flowers, candles and those little unexpected finds that somehow end up in your cart, the neighborhood grocery chain is a favorite for stocking the kitchen and home.

And Labor Day can be a prime time to realize you’re missing something—especially if you’re hosting a backyard party, squeezing in one last summer beach trip or simply need a few groceries before the long weekend wraps up. So you may be wondering, is Trader Joe’s open on Labor Day?

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Yes, Trader Joe’s is expected to be open on Labor Day 2026, which falls on Monday, Sept. 7. Current holiday listings from several sources show Trader Joe’s operating on Labor Day, although some published schedules disagree about the chain’s holiday policy.

Because individual stores can have different schedules, it’s smart to check with your local Trader Joe’s before making a trip. That extra step could save you from making a holiday drive only to discover that your neighborhood store has adjusted its hours.

If you’re planning to shop, Labor Day can be a handy opportunity to grab everything you need for a final summer cookout, weekend brunch or an easy dinner at home. And, of course, there’s always the possibility of discovering a new seasonal favorite while you’re there.

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Most Trader Joe’s locations typically operate from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m., and some current 2026 holiday schedules list those regular hours for Labor Day. However, holiday hours can vary by location, so shoppers shouldn’t assume every store will follow exactly the same schedule.

The safest bet is to check your local store’s listing before leaving home, particularly if you’re planning an early-morning grocery run or a last-minute evening trip. A quick check can also help you avoid the classic holiday dilemma: arriving at the store just as the doors are closing.

Whether you’re picking up ingredients for a Labor Day feast or just restocking the fridge, a little planning can make your holiday shopping much smoother. And if Trader Joe’s is on your list, checking your local hours first is well worth the few seconds it takes.

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In 1990, the supergroup the Traveling Wilburys recorded “Wilbury Twist,” a goofy rock song that became one of the band’s most memorable tracks.

Featured on their sophomore and final studio album, Traveling Wilburys Vol. 3, it was the all-star band’s first record since the death of founding member Roy Orbison.

Co-written by George Harrison, Tom Petty, Bob Dylan and Jeff Lynne, “Wilbury Twist” reflects the playful side of the band, showing that even a group of rock legends could set aside their serious musical reputations and simply have fun.

The track became one of the Traveling Wilburys’ most lighthearted and unserious songs, but the story behind “Wilbury Twist” is even more fascinating than the song itself.

The recording session marked a reunion for the remaining members following the sudden death of Orbison.

As the band dealt with the grief of losing a member, they opted for a more relaxed environment and rented a private home at the top of Coldwater Canyon in Bel Air, Los Angeles, instead of working in a commercial recording studio.

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They turned the makeshift studio into something homey and intimate, affectionately calling it “Camp Wilbury.”

With the second album serving as a tribute to Orbison, reflected the band’s grief, as some of the songs carried themes of loss, sadness and mourning.

To lighten the mood, they chose “Wilbury Twist” as the final single to help lift the heavy cloud hanging over the group.

Recalling the funny and memorable journey of creating the song, Petty revealed that it started as a joke.

“The first verse was me just trying to make George and Jeff laugh,” Petty shared in a 1990 Traveling Wilburys Volume 3 Radio Special.  “And I don’t know where the idea for a twist song came from, and maybe that was George. And then he got carried away with that song and it really got pretty funny. Even had a chart made up, a dance chart. It was silly. And we liked things to be silly,” Petty added.

The song includes comically bizarre dance instructions, including putting a hand on the head, raising a foot and hopping around the room in your underwear.

The ridiculous directions perfectly captured the Traveling Wilburys’ playful sense of humor.

While “Wilbury Twist” secured the No. 46 spot on the U.S. Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks chart, the song continues to be recognized as one of their best.

In fact, Far Out Magazine ranked “Wilbury Twist” at No. 10 on its list of 10 best Traveling Wilburys songs, calling it the “right amount of fun.”

Throughout his nearly six decades in the entertainment industry, actor and screenwriter Sylvester Stallone has appeared on-screen as several memorable characters. Arguably his most iconic role is boxer Rocky Balboa from the Rocky film franchise.

Stallone began starring as the Philadelphia-based fighter in the 1976 film, Rocky, which he also wrote. In a 1977 interview with BBC film critic Barry Norman, Stallone shared why he decided to pen the movie, which ended up being directed by John G. Avildsen. He explained that he was in need of money because, at the time, his acting career wasn’t giving him financial stability, and his first wife, Sasha Czack, was expecting their first child. In addition, Stallone said that he wanted to write a film where the audience could root for a protagonist, similar to “good old-fashioned type films where morality was at the forefront.”

He also clarified that he “took the opportunity to write this particular film” with “[himself] in mind” to play the lead. The actor, now 80, said that before Rocky, he mostly played insignificant characters. He said that he believed by writing a character for himself, he was giving himself an “opportunity” to carve out a successful acting career.

In addition, Stallone said he knew he needed to create a character that was believable for him to play.

“The thing was, what was the proper vehicle? I surely couldn’t pass myself off at least as a lawyer and a three-piece. I just don’t think I have that kind of appeal or whatever it is, so I wanted to take it much more basic, a man from the street,” said Stallone during the 1977 interview.

He also shared he was able to convince movie executives to allow him to star in the film by “pestering them” and promising to “work a lot cheaper and a lot harder and for a lot longer” than other actors, like James Caan, Burt Reynolds, Ryan O’Neal, Gene Hackman, and Robert Redford, who were up for the role of Rocky.

Rocky, which holds a score of 93 percent on Rotten Tomatoes, was spotlighted on the publication Collider‘s 2024 list of the “100 Best Movies of All Time.” Collider placed the Oscar-winning film at the ranking’s 94th spot.

Chynna Phillips may have risen to fame in the ’90s, but the Wilson Phillips singer is looking better than ever at 58.

The daughter of The Mamas and the Papas singers John and Michelle Phillips, Chynna earned plenty of acclaim of her own as a member of pop trio Wilson Phillips, known for hits like “Hold On.” Now married to Billy Baldwin, the former pop star has ditched her trademark short blonde hair and heavy makeup for a natural look. With long blonde hair and not a stitch of makeup, the singer showed off her natural beauty while lip-syncing in her car.

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Back in 2021, Chynna’s mother Michelle explained that she wasn’t crazy about the idea of Chynna getting into the music and acting business. However, she knew her daughter was extremely talented.

“I did try and discourage her from getting involved in the record business. I didn’t let her work until she was 18,” Phillips told Closer. “[By then] she was mature enough to know how to pick an acting part and how to manage her singing career. I certainly wasn’t going to become her manager. I think she’s done a really great job.”

Last July, Chynna Phillips reunited with her half-sister, Mackenzie Phillips, after the duo attended Beach Boys legend Brian Wilson‘s memorial.

“Brian Wilson’s memorial was staggeringly beautiful,” Chynna captioned the pic, which is featured in a carousel of photos. “Wonderful to spend time with good friends and loved ones.” 

Related: Mamas and the Papas Singer Michelle Phillips, 81, Glows Alongside Her Lookalike Daughter Chynna Phillips

Ray LaMontagne suffered a health emergency in the middle of his recent Nashville concert.

While performing at the iconic Ryman Auditorium on Saturday, Sept. 5, the 53-year-old folk artists was in the middle of singing his song “Jolene,” when he unexpectedly collapsed on stage.

In fan-captured footage of the scary incident posted to TikTok, LaMontagne can be heard letting out a short grunt while putting his hands toward his eyes and crouching down, only to fall over and land on the stage floor.

As seen in the clip, crew members immediately rushed to LaMontagne to assist him. He was then brought backstage, and the concert was ended early.

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His team later issued a statement on his Instagram Story to update fans on his condition, letting everyone know that he was okay and being treated for heat-related dehydration. Temperatures in Nashville on Saturday evening were reportedly around 95 degrees, just five degrees below the day’s high of 100 degrees.

“Thank you to everyone who came out to tonight’s show at the Ryman. Ray is in good hands with the local EMS and is being treated for heat-related dehydration,” the post from LaMontagne’s team read. “He is doing well now and is grateful for everyone’s understanding.”

The statement also noted that LaMontagne would be continuing on with his upcoming performances as scheduled, and was “looking forward” to taking the stage at the Louisville Palace Theatre in Kentucky on Sunday, Sept. 6.

Related: 1964 Folk Classic, Ranked One of Bob Dylan’s ‘Greatest Songs,’ Was Later Reimagined by Johnny Cash

Sam Cooke’s 1964 classic “A Change Is Gonna Come” became one of the most important protest songs in American music, but one of its biggest inspirations came from another singer-songwriter: Bob Dylan.

According to Songfacts, Cooke was deeply moved when he heard Dylan’s 1963 song “Blowin’ in the Wind,” a song that addressed racism and social injustice in America. Cooke was reportedly struck by how strongly the song spoke about racial inequality even though Dylan was white. The experience pushed Cooke to write a song that reflected the struggles of Black Americans and the growing Civil Rights Movement.

The result was “A Change Is Gonna Come,” a song that would later be ranked among the greatest songs ever recorded. Rolling Stone placed it at No. 3 on its 2021 list of the “500 Greatest Songs of All Time.” In 2025, the magazine ranked it No. 1 on its list of the “100 Best Protest Songs of All Time.”

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The song was also selected for preservation by the Library of Congress’ National Recording Registry in 2007 for being culturally, historically or aesthetically significant.

Cooke wrote “A Change Is Gonna Come” in 1963 and recorded it in January 1964 in Hollywood. It first appeared on his album Ain’t That Good News before being released as a single in December 1964.

Dylan’s “Blowin’ in the Wind” played an important role in Cooke’s decision to write something more directly connected to racial injustice. Cooke felt embarrassed that he had not yet written a song addressing racism in the same direct way, per BBC.

The song became part of Cooke’s performing repertoire, and its message helped inspire him to create his own response to the civil rights struggle.

Cooke also drew from his own experiences. In October 1963, he and his group were turned away from a whites-only Holiday Inn in Shreveport, Louisiana. The group later faced arrest for disturbing the peace after leaving the hotel and arriving at another motel.

That experience became one of the major personal events behind “A Change Is Gonna Come.”

Cooke had already experienced the discrimination that was common under Jim Crow laws. He also knew people involved in the fight for racial equality, including Malcolm X, Muhammad Ali and football player Jim Brown.

Another important influence was Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech during the 1963 March on Washington. By the end of that year, Cooke said the composition came to him in a dream.

When Cooke presented the new song to his close collaborator J. W. Alexander after Christmas in 1963, the two recognized that it was different from much of Cooke’s earlier work.

Cooke was already a major pop and R&B star. His catalog included songs such as “You Send Me,” “Chain Gang” and “Twistin’ the Night Away.” But “A Change Is Gonna Come” was more personal and political.

Its musical arrangement also stood apart from his lighter hits.

Cooke gave arranger René Hall freedom to create the instrumentation the song required. Hall built a lush orchestral arrangement featuring strings, horns and timpani. The recording was made on Jan. 30, 1964, at RCA Studios in Hollywood.

Cooke first performed the song on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson on Feb. 7, 1964. However, he rarely performed it afterward. The arrangement was difficult and Cooke also considered the song’s mood unusually dark.

Cooke died on December 11, 1964, after being shot at a Los Angeles motel. “A Change Is Gonna Come” was released as a single shortly afterward, meaning Cooke did not live to see the full impact of the song.

The song was adopted by the Civil Rights Movement almost immediately and became associated with the struggle for racial equality and justice.

The song has received more than 500 recorded versions, with artists including Aretha Franklin, Otis Redding, Seal, Jon Bon Jovi, Al Green and the Fugees recording their own versions.

In 2007, the Library of Congress added the song to the National Recording Registry.

The song has also appeared in films and television, including Spike Lee’s Malcolm X. Beyoncé performed it during the 2013 Sound of Change Live concert in London, while Jennifer Hudson performed it during the 2020 Democratic National Convention.

More than six decades after it was written, “A Change Is Gonna Come” remains closely linked to the history of American protest music.

Related: 1971 Hit, With NFL Players, Is Still a Big Hit 55 Years Later

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Every kitchen needs at least one good deep-dish pie plate. It’s a bakeware essential that gets used way more often than you’d expect. You can absolutely use it to bake classic fruit pies and creamy custards, but it also comes in handy when you want to whip up a quiche, tart, deep-dish pizza, cobbler, and even a fancy layered dessert. A proper pie dish helps whatever you’re baking hold its shape in the oven and brown evenly, but the best ones also look nice enough to go straight from the oven to the table.

That’s exactly what put the Beautiful by Drew Barrymore Stoneware Pie Dish on our radar. Made with the elegant appeal and highly useful quality you know and expect from Drew Barrymore’s home goods, the taupe version of this dish is currently marked down to just $10 from the usual $13 price at Walmart thanks to the retailer’s huge Labor Day sale. The dish also comes in a hydrangea blue color for $15, but hey, we’re really all about sales, aren’t we?

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This 9-inch-deep pie plate is made from durable stoneware that’s non-porous, stain-resistant, and designed to handle heat up to 450 degrees. The ceramic material retains heat well, so your dishes should stay warm, even once they’re out of the oven. This pie plate has a soft satin finish with a shiny exterior that’ll look polished on your table. Plus, it’s freezer-safe for meal prep and dishwasher-safe for easy cleaning once the meal’s over. 

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Walmart shoppers were highly impressed by this pie dish’s “beautifully simple” design, calling it “charming and functional.” One reviewer noted that the glossy exterior had a “sleek” look they were proud to serve straight from the oven to the table. Another customer said that the pie plate brought “extra joy” to their baking experience. “I love this deep dish for pies, quiche, baking, pizza, and so much more,” a shopper shared.

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Now just $10, the Beautiful by Drew Barrymore Stoneware Pie Dish is a gorgeous kitchen essential that you’ll be happy to have on hand the next time you want to serve a dessert right in the same pretty dish you baked it in. Snag it at Walmart before the price goes back up!

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Few songs manage to sound both defeated and completely at peace at the same time, but Alanis Morissette‘s “Hand in My Pocket” pulled it off, and people are still picking it apart three decades later.

Released in October 1995 as the second single off Jagged Little Pill, the song was co-written and produced by Glen Ballard, the songwriter-producer also behind hits like Michael Jackson‘s “Man in the Mirror” and Wilson Phillips’ “Hold On.” Compared to the raw, angry energy of the album’s lead single, “You Oughta Know,” this one leaned softer and more reflective, built around a laid-back groove, a now-recognizable harmonica hook, and one of Morissette’s most quoted lyrics: “I’m broke, but I’m happy.”

That contradiction is the whole appeal. Verse after verse pairs opposites, calm but bored, sane but overwhelmed, and the effect is a kind of honest optimism that felt different from the polished pop of the era. The song became Morissette’s second number-one hit on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart and gave her a first-ever number-one single in Canada, while also cracking the top 10 in New Zealand.

Jagged Little Pill as a whole went on to sell more than 30 million copies worldwide and swept the Grammys, winning Album of the Year and Best Rock Album, with Ballard picking up production and songwriting honors alongside Morissette. Rolling Stone later included the record on its list of the 500 greatest albums ever made, and its influence stretched well beyond music, eventually inspiring a Tony-nominated Broadway musical of the same name in 2019.

That staying power was on full display this week, when a Reddit thread about the song picked up steam, with longtime fans and newer listeners trading memories about first hearing it, and more than a few admitting they had no idea how much of the album was shaped by Ballard’s fingerprints alongside Morissette’s.

One of Bob Dylan‘s most celebrated songs didn’t stop evolving after he recorded it — in fact, one 1964 folk classic later took on a whole new sound when it was reimagined by none other than Johnny Cash.

Cash put his spin on Dylan’s folk classic “One Too Many Mornings” on a number of occasions, giving the song a country twist with his famously rich baritone voice.

The song is often considered to be among some of Dylan’s greatest masterpieces. Rolling Stone ranked it at No. 68 on a 2020 roundup of the 100 Greatest Bob Dylan Songs, while The Guardian placed it at No. 42.

The Man in Black gave a live performance of the Dylan track at the Carousel Ballroom in 1968, and later recorded it as a duet with Dylan himself in 1969 during the Nashville Skyline sessions (though the recording wasn’t officially released until 2019 on Dylan’s Travelin’ Thru—The Bootleg Series Volume 15 1967-1969.)

Cash also included a version of “One Too Many Mornings” on his 1978 album Johnny & June, and later recorded the track as a duet once again in 1986, though this time he teamed up with Waylon Jennings for their collaborative album, Heroes.

Cash’s recording by with Jennings was later remastered and blended with vocals from the Avett Brothers for the 2012 charity compilation album, Chimes of Freedom: The Songs of Bob Dylan Honoring 50 Years of Amnesty International, which features 76 covers of Dylan songs from various artists.

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“One Too Many Mornings” isn’t the only Dylan song that Cash lent his voice to throughout his career, as he famously recorded Dylan’s “It Ain’t Me Babe” as a duet with June Carter. He also performed versions of “Don’t Think Twice It’s Alright,” “Mama, You Been on My Mind,” “Blowin’ in the Wind” and more.

Dylan has even returned the favor a few times, covering some of Cash’s songs like “Folsom Prison Blues,” “Big River,” and “I Still Miss Someone,” among others.

Related: 1973 Outlaw Country Ballad, Later Recorded By Elvis Presley, Is Ranked One of the King’s ‘Best Country Songs’

While some remakes are welcomed with open arms, oftentimes, critics and movie buffs are skeptical about a fan-favorite film being visited with a new version years later.

In 2002, a remake of the 1974 Italian romantic comedy adventure-drama film Swept Away was released. The newer version was remade with an English-speaking cast, sharing the same core plot as Lina Wertmüller’s acclaimed Italian version, which won the 1975 National Board of Review of Motion Pictures Award for Top Foreign Film.

Swept Away stars Madonna as Amber Leighton, a wealthy yet arrogant woman who is cruising the Mediterranean on a private yacht with her millionaire husband and friend. She treats the crew poorly, which includes deckhand Giuseppe, played by Adriano Giannini. Ignoring his warning about bad weather, she demands that Giuseppe take her out on a dinghy, leading to the two getting caught stranded on a deserted island.

The movie, which was directed by Madonna’s then-husband Guy Ritchie and features a supporting cast that includes Elizabeth Banks and Bruce Greenwood, was ranked among Rotten Tomatoes’ “43 Worst Remakes Ever,” sitting at the No. 8 spot on the list.

With a Tomatometer score of 6% and a Popcornmeter rating of 28%, the remake has received less than favorable reviews from critics and film fans alike. Some critics note that the film lacks the substance of the original movie, stripping away the political context of the 1974 version and instead focusing more on the romantic and comedy aspects.

“More than annoyed, or angry, I just felt sad,” wrote eFilmCritic.com’s Brian McKay. “Sad for what is quite possibly the premature death of a once-brilliant directorial career.”

Newsday critic John Anderson wrote, “New ways of describing badness need to be invented to describe exactly how bad it is,” while Variety‘s Dennis Harvey commented on the “Like a Prayer” hitmaker’s acting abilities.

He said, “The Vera Hruba Ralston of her time, Madonna has persisted in making movies despite all evidence that this is one medium in which no one wants to see or hear her.”

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Just because it’s a holiday doesn’t mean you can always put your life on hold. Even on the biggest days of the year, unexpected scenarios can arise, sending you racing to your local retail store for supplies, food, tools or any other essentials you might suddenly need. 

Especially when it comes to home improvement, you never know what kind of project might pop up, and it’s better to be prepared ahead of the big day in case a last-minute trip to the store is in the cards. With that in mind, you might be wondering: Is Lowe’s open on Labor Day?

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There’s nothing worse than going out of your way to make it to a store on time, only to discover it’s already closed or you just missed the cutoff. And when it comes to shopping on a holiday, it’s even more beneficial to be as prepared as you can be for those unexpected moments when a quick trip pops up. Thankfully, come Monday, Sept. 7, you can rest assured knowing that Lowe’s will be open on Labor Day 2026.

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While it is a relief to know your favorite home improvement store will be open come the big day, like many other major retail chains, some stores may observe slightly different hours of operation. As a general rule of thumb, you can expect Lowe’s to be open for its regular hours, from 6 a.m to 10 p.m., though we’d suggest checking with your local store ahead of time to make sure you have the most up-to-date information. 

Generally, Lowe’s is a fairly reliable destination almost every other day of the year, except for Christmas Day, Thanksgiving Day and Easter Sunday. And with online shopping always available if you can’t make it to the store, there are plenty of ways to score the supplies you need come Labor Day.

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Some birthdays sneak up on you. Others come on like a freight train. But the best ones can arrive with both a landmark year and landmark achievements. That’s what just happened to Zendaya.

The actress and singer turned 30 on September 1, capping a 2026 that saw her named the year’s highest-grossing actor on the strength of three major releases: “The Drama,” “The Odyssey” and “Spider-Man: Brand New Day.” Together, those films have earned close to $2 billion globally, and “Dune: Part Three” is still set to arrive in December, meaning her banner year isn’t even finished.

Zendaya’s first television role came on Disney Channel’s “Shake It Up,” which premiered in 2010, when she was 13. She spent the next several years navigating the network’s teen slate before making the leap that would define her adult career: a supporting role in 2017’s “Spider-Man: Homecoming,” where she met her now-husband, Tom Holland. The two married earlier this year.

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Her range widened quickly from there. She went on to lead “The Greatest Showman,” “Challengers” and the “Dune” franchise opposite Timothée Chalamet, while also anchoring HBO’s “Euphoria” as Rue Bennett, a role that made her the youngest actor ever to win the Primetime Emmy for Lead Actress in a Drama Series when she took the award in 2021 at age 24.

Her acting chops even showed in her low-key behavior surrounding her marriage to Holland. Speculation began in January when Zendaya was photographed at the Golden Globes wearing a large ring, then intensified in March when her longtime stylist, Law Roach, told Access Hollywood on a red carpet that the ceremony had already taken place. Holland addressed it directly in a June interview with Esquire, saying family members were all there, and the couple later held a wedding celebration at the Beaverbrook Hotel in Surrey, England, near his hometown of Kingston upon Thames. The pair first met in 2016 during the audition process for “Spider-Man: Homecoming” but did not confirm a relationship publicly until 2021. Their on-screen reunion this year extended beyond Spider-Man: in Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey,” they played Telemachus and Athena, a film that crossed $700 million globally within its first two weeks of release.

The turn to 30 comes as Zendaya has implied she may need a break. In an interview earlier this year, she told Fandango she was considering stepping back from acting for a stretch after such a packed release schedule, joking that she hoped fans wouldn’t “get sick of me.” Her decade in the spotlight has been unusually steady for someone who came up as a child star, a fact she has credited to trusting her own instincts over any outside blueprint for a career.

Happy 30th, Zendaya! You’ve set quite a standard for those of us on either side of that landmark.

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