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Britney Spears' son is weighing in on rumors that his mom has been cloned.

On Friday, July 17, Jayden James, 19, appeared to be riding in a car with one of his friends when they decided to go live on Instagram. Jayden's friend was reading some of the comments when someone asked if Jayden found it "silly" that people were spreading rumors about his mom not actually being alive.

"I hop on TikTok and I see this one video that has 1.2 million likes, and the caption is like, ‘The biggest theory ever: Is Britney Spears still alive?'" Jayden said during the livestream that was shared by a fan page on Instagram. "Like, bro, you can go to her page and see her right now."

"It makes me know that a lot of the stuff on media is exaggerated and fake," he stated. "People know how gullible people are, and they use that to their advantage. Anyone that sees it on media, they just see it and if it has a lot of likes, they [believe] it. They don’t even research it, they’re just, ‘Wow, yeah, it’s crazy. I believe it," he continued.

Jayden rarely speaks publicly about his mother—or anything, for that matter. He and his older brother, Sean Preston (who goes by Preston), have been shielded from the public eye for most of their lives. While the boys have made appearances on their mom's social media accounts over the years, those blips have been few and far between.

As far as the cloning rumors go, it's just one of the possible conspiracy theories that some fans have come up with to explain the pop star's erratic behavior, whether on social media or out in public.

Several fans—the majority who don't believe any of the clone theories—took to the comments section of the Instagram post to support Jayden's comments.

"He’s very well spoken, idk that I’ve heard him speak before. This might be the most randomly reassuring thing we’ve heard from anyone close to her in awhile. I feel bad that he and Sean Preston have to deal with all the bs," one person wrote.

"I mean they make valid points! All these conspiracy theories are ridiculous and so embarrassing," someone else said, adding, "Made up by crazy obsessed fans! As a huge fan myself, I don’t believe any of it. She’s not dead, she’s just living her life and doing what she wants! But somehow fans around the world can’t accept that and are only causing negative damage! I pray she doesn’t see half the crazy comments people post! Move on, let her just be!"

Both Jayden and Preston have spent much of their lives living with their dad, Kevin Federline, who moved to Hawaii in 2023. The boys have been spending more time with their mom lately, however, as evidenced by her own social media posts.

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There’s no denying that special feeling when you finally come across a striking furniture piece at an antique shop. However, antiquing can be very time-consuming, and not to mention, expensive. As an efficient alternative, you can find some gorgeous vintage-inspired pieces online for a fraction of the price, like Walmart’s bestselling Hlr Storage Cabinet. 

Right now, you can score it marked down from its already fantastic price! The two-door version of this sideboard normally retails for $190, but it’s currently on sale for just $135 in blue, black, and green. There's also a four-door version available in various hues starting at just $163.

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While not a true vintage find, this cabinet looks like it was plucked straight out of an antique store. It boasts gorgeous, ornate doors adorned with a carved hollow design. The design features a floral medallion in the center as the focal point, surrounded by detailed scrollwork patterns that give it depth and texture. It has a weathered finish with darkened tones that make it feel truly like an antique. 

Matching the aesthetic of the carved doors, the handles have the same distressed finish and hollow ornate cutouts. Adding to the vintage-inspired design, the legs have a bubble-like silhouette that slightly tapers towards the bottom.

As functional as it is decorative, this sideboard offers a spacious interior to help declutter and streamline your home. It has a two-tier shelf, designed to maximize space. You can adjust the middle shelf between three different levels to accommodate the height of various objects. Depending on your needs, you can also take the entire shelf out to fit larger and taller items. 

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Made of wood and medium-density fiberboard (MDF), this storage cabinet is incredibly sturdy and durable, according to customers. The two-door sideboard measures around 31 inches wide and tall, and is 16 inches deep. Several shoppers noted that it fits well in their small spaces. 

Versatile and charming, this piece will look fabulous anywhere in your home, elevating the aesthetic of any room you put it in. Reviewers mentioned that they use it as a media stand, coffee bar, and storage unit by their entryway — the possibilities are endless. You can use it to store linens in your laundry room, clothes and accessories in your bedroom, toiletries in your bathroom, or even shoes in your foyer! 

“It will bring any home to life,” one reviewer raved. Another shopper described it as “gorgeous, stunning, and sturdy.” A third commented that it’s “super cute and easy to assemble!”

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Whether you want to get a head start on your spring organizing or just want to add an accent piece in your home that’s as decorative as it is functional, head over to Walmart and snag the Hlr Storage Cabinet while it’s still on sale for as low as $135! 

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Will Ferrell may be a comic genius, but his handsome son, Magnus Ferrell, is a rising music star.

Will, 59, skyrocketed to fame on Saturday Night Live before he became a movie titan with films like Old School, Step Brothers, Anchorman, and Elf. Now starring in the new Netflix series The Hawk, Ferrell is the proud dad of three sons. But one of those sons, 22-year-old Magnus, is a rising music star.

Check out Magnus as he performs the title track off his new album, "Asleep Talking," below:

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What is The Hawk About?

Ferrell stars in his new Netflix series, The Hawk. Playing golfer Lonnie “The Hawk” Hawkins, Ferrell appeared in the teaser trailer for The Hawk in a hot pink golf shirt with bright blonde curly hair that sticks out of a visor bearing his name. A voice-over can be heard saying, “This summer, a legend returns. An icon. A champion. An American hero.” As Hawkins mouths along, the voice-over continues: “His name: Lonnie ‘The Hawk’ Hawkins.”

Hawkins continues by saying, “That’s me. I’m him. That’s who they’re talking about. If you were wondering.”

The show debuted on July 16, and the official description of the series reads as follows:

“Lonnie’s return to the world stage comes more than two decades after his seminal 2004 season. He’s bringing along his entire entourage: son Lance, a pro golfer in his own right; estranged wife Stacy; Lance’s fiancée, social-media influencer Natalie; and new caddie Sam. Of course, there are still old rivals left to vanquish: Golden Fisk, the pro golfer who’s beaten Lonnie twice; PGA TOUR board member Anton; even Stacy’s new beau, Radford. No one ever said this would be easy.”

Shannon has the role of his estranged wife, Stacy. Check out the teaser trailer below:

Who Does Ferrell Star With in the Series?

Ferrell, who has an endless array of comedy films under his belt, including Old School, Anchorman, Step Brothers, and Elf, is making a big change with his turn to television with The Hawk. However, he’s surrounding himself with several key players. When Netflix announced the new series, they also let out another exciting piece of news: The actor would reunite with his Saturday Night Live co-star, Molly Shannon, in the series. While the duo has reunited several times for film projects over the years, this is an exciting opportunity to see them together on the TV screen once again. The 10-episode comedy series, which is Ferrell’s first, will also star Shannon as his estranged wife, Stacy. Word on the web is that fellow SNL alum Chris Parnell (that’s Dr. Leo Spaceman for our fellow 30 Rock fans) will also appear, as will Luke Wilson and Fortune Feimster.

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Maintaining a heart-healthy diet is easiest when you can prepare your meals at home. That way, you have complete control over the ingredients, including how much salt is added. If you have high blood pressure, eating out can feel like navigating a minefield. It’s hard to know how much sodium is actually in the entree you’re considering.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, foods from fast food restaurants contain an average of 1,848 milligrams of sodium per 1,000 calories. It’s even worse when it comes to dine-in restaurant food. Foods from dine-in restaurants have an average of 2,090 milligrams of sodium per 1,000 calories. To put that in perspective, the U.S. Dietary Guidelines recommend keeping sodium under 2,300 milligrams a day because too much sodium increases blood pressure.

It’s unrealistic to plan on eating all of your meals at home. You still want to be able to enjoy dinners out with loved ones. Sometimes—especially when you’re traveling—fast food is your only option. With that in mind, Parade spoke with cardiologists about what people with high blood pressure should keep in mind when ordering at fast food restaurants. 

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Why Diet Is Still Important Even if You’re Taking a Blood Pressure-Lowering Medication

If you’re taking medication to lower your blood pressure, you may be wondering why you have to consider your diet at all. Isn’t it the medication’s job to lower your blood pressure? “Most high blood pressure is controlled rather than permanently ‘reversed,’ and medication is only one part of that control. I tell patients that blood pressure medicine is not a permission slip to ignore diet,” says Dr. Weston Hickey, MD, FACC, FSCAI, a cardiologist with Willowbrook Cardiovascular Associates in Houston, Texas.  

Dr. Hickey explains that while medication can help keep blood pressure levels in check, as soon as someone stops taking it, levels will go back up. “Think of it less like an antibiotic that clears an infection and more like a thermostat quietly holding the temperature down,” he says. “Treating high blood pressure with medication while ignoring your diet is like turning on the air conditioning during a Texas summer but leaving all the doors and windows wide open. The medication is working hard to lower the pressure, but a high-sodium, highly processed diet is actively pushing it back up.”

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Dr. Alex Gyftopoulos, MD, a preventive cardiologist at the University of Maryland Medical Center and an assistant professor of medicine at the University of Maryland School of Medicine in Baltimore, points out that maintaining a heart-healthy diet helps prevent obesity and high cholesterol, two other important parts of caring for your heart that a blood pressure-lowering medication doesn’t address.

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The Worst Fast Food Items for High Blood Pressure

Unfortunately, most foods on fast food restaurant menus aren’t exactly great for heart health—or health in general. Dr. Gyftopoulos says that the worst foods for high blood pressure include anything highly processed and high in sodium. 

Dr. Hickey agrees.

“The single biggest offender in fast food is sodium, and it's largely hidden. Salt acts like a sponge in your bloodstream. Where sodium goes, water follows, so a high-salt meal pulls extra fluid into your blood vessels. More fluid in the same set of pipes means more pressure pushing against the walls—that's your blood pressure rising,” he says.

While you probably already know that means skipping the French fries, some highly salted foods that many people may overlook include burger buns, cheese, pickles, seasoning on meat and breading on fried food, Dr. Hickey says, adding that fast food items that include refined carbs, saturated fat and sugar are also important to minimize. That means skipping items like breaded chicken nuggets, burgers and soda.

Related: The One Thing You Should Never Do Immediately After Waking up if You Have High Blood Pressure

What To Eat Instead 

Want a fast food order that’s cardiologist-approved? Here are five options to consider.

1. Salad, without the dressing

Most fast food restaurants do offer salads, offering a healthier alternative to the burger-and-fries combos. “Diets rich in fresh vegetables support healthy blood pressure,” Dr. Gyftopoulos says of why salad is a great fast food option for people with hypertension.

If you can, Dr. Hickey suggests adding heart-healthy foods like grilled chicken, avocado, beans, nuts or seeds. He points out that beans, avocado, nuts and seeds all have potassium, which helps balance out sodium.

When ordering your salad, both cardiologists say to skip the dressing, which is often high in sodium or sugar. If a naked salad sounds unappetizing to you, Dr. Hickey recommends having the dressing on the side, which is a way to control how much you consume. And if you can choose between an oily dressing and a creamy one, go for the oily option.

2. Burrito or burrito bowl 

Taco Bell or Chipotle can be great fast food options when it comes to eating for heart health. “Beans are a good source of protein and fiber, which can be an important part of a healthy diet,” Dr. Gyftopoulos says, and Dr. Hickey adds to this, calling beans a superfood for blood pressure.

Even though bean-based entrees are heart-healthy, many can still be high in sodium. Dr. Gyftopoulos points out that most fast food restaurants provide nutrition information in-store or online, which is worth giving a read and checking out the sodium before ordering.

If you’re building a burrito bowl, Dr. Hickey recommends making beans the foundation and adding veggies, grilled chicken and fresh salsa or pico de gallo, which has less sodium than salsa that isn’t freshly made. When making your bowl, he says to skip the sour cream and cheese, which can be high in saturated fat and sodium.

3. Grilled chicken nuggets

If you’re a chicken nugget lover, it’s worth seeking out a Chick-fil-A to satisfy your craving. It’s one of the few fast food restaurants that offers grilled nuggets instead of ones that are breaded.

“Choosing grilled chicken over fried is one of the easiest and most effective swaps you can make at a drive-thru. When chicken is breaded and fried, it acts like a sponge for unhealthy saturated and trans fats, and the breading itself is heavily salted. Grilled chicken bypasses the fryer oil and the salty crust, drastically reducing both the sodium content and the inflammatory fats that stiffen blood vessels over time,” Dr. Hickey says.

When eating your nuggets, Dr. Hickey suggests just being mindful of the dipping sauces, which can be high in sodium.

4. Grilled chicken sandwich 

Nowhere near a Chick-fil-A? Grilled chicken sandwiches (found at fast food joints like Culver’s, Panera Bread and Subway) are the next best thing—especially if you can add lettuce and tomato. 

Dr. Gyftopolous explains that grilling uses less oil and other fats compared to frying, which makes grilled chicken sandwiches lower in calories than breaded chicken sandwiches. “This may better support the goal of maintaining a healthy body weight and, by extension, a healthy blood pressure,” he says.

5. Spinach feta wrap or egg bites

Starbucks’ spinach feta wrap and egg bites are both heart-healthy orders, according to both cardiologists. “Egg-based meals can be a better choice than pastries, doughnuts or breakfast sandwiches made with processed meat. Eggs provide protein and can improve satiety, while vegetables such as spinach, kale, mushrooms and peppers add fiber and beneficial nutrients,” Dr. Hickey says.

As with other fast food items, both cardiologists say that these egg-based foods can still be high in sodium, so it’s a good idea to check the nutrition panel online if it’s not available in stores. 

Tips for ordering

When it comes to navigating fast food restaurants while trying to support your blood pressure, Dr. Hickey says to focus on these five guidelines: 

1. Choose grilled instead of fried.
2. Get sauces and dressings on the side.
3. Drink water instead of soda.
4. Add vegetables or beans.
5. Skip the extra cheese and processed meat.

“Those five decisions can travel with you to any restaurant, from fast food to fine dining,” he says. And they’re good guidelines to follow for everyone, not just people with high blood pressure.

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Sources

• Reducing sodium in restaurant foods is an opportunity for choice. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
• Dr. Weston Hickey, MD, FACC, FSCAI, cardiologist with Willowbrook Cardiovascular Associates in Houston, Texas.
• Dr. Alex Gyftopoulos, MD, preventive cardiologist at the University of Maryland Medical Center and an assistant professor of medicine at the University of Maryland School of Medicine in Baltimore, Maryland.

Around 9 a.m. Eastern on Thursday, July 16, a man was able to get past security at 30 Rockefeller Center and make his way toward the Today set. That individual, identified as Andrew Truelove, was reportedly looking for longtime weatherman Al Roker. When he couldn't find Roker, Truelove allegedly lunged toward anchor Craig Melvin and hurled a racial slur at him, according to TMZ. He was taken into custody and is now facing hate crime charges, per the report.

Fortunately, no one was injured.

"There was a security incident this morning at the TODAY show studio. An individual entered an unauthorized area in a vestibule near Studio 1A," a spokesperson for Today said in a statement. "The person approached anchor Craig Melvin, who alerted security. The individual was detained and taken into custody by law enforcement without further incident. There was no altercation, and no one was injured."

Before the scary incident unfolded during the live broadcast, many believe they spotted Truelove hanging out on the plaza in the area directly behind where Savannah Guthrie was sitting. According to TMZ, the man appeared to be pacing back and forth while smoking -- and was wearing the same clothes and had similar features as the man who was arrested a short time later.

Here is the actual video of Andrew Lovelace walking behind the glass while Savannah Guthrie is filming. It is not AI, I pulled this clip directly from the 7/16 Today Show YouTube page. The guy is smoking and pacing.

Credit to @Lkmae5505 for first sharing that this footage was… pic.twitter.com/TLtZZbMmI2

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The outlet confirmed that Truelove, 41, has a criminal record. He is facing 15 years in prison if convicted, per People. Both Melvin and Roker have been granted protective orders, according to the report.

"Thankfully, he was apprehended quickly, he was placed under arrest, we are cooperating fully with NYPD as they investigate the matter, and we are just very happy that everyone is safe," Melvin said after the incident.

Truelove is due in court on July 22.

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Just weeks after its release, Brooke Averick's debut novel is already becoming one of the books readers can’t stop talking about.

Phoebe Berman's Gonna Lose It is currently ranked No. 34 on Goodreads' "Most Read Books This Week" list, placing it alongside bestselling titles from some of the biggest names in contemporary fiction. The weekly ranking tracks the books Goodreads members in the United States marked as finished over the past seven days, offering a snapshot of what's capturing readers’ attention.

Published earlier this year, Phoebe Berman's Gonna Lose It marks the fiction debut from podcaster, comedian, and content creator Brooke Averick, who is known to many fans online as Lady Efron.

The romantic comedy follows 29 year-old Phoebe Berman, a hopeless romantic whose severe intimacy anxiety has left her approaching her 30th birthday as a virgin. Determined to change that, she creates a 30-day plan to finally lose her virginity, only to discover that finding love may require confronting herself first.

"I think we went through a really amazing era where we had really sexually empowered, confident female leads, which is amazing, and I love reading about them," Averick told Audible. "But I also can't relate to them, necessarily. I am somebody who's really anxious when it comes to dating and I'm not confident in that area, and I was waiting for that character to come along. Then it just got to a point where I was like, 'Oh, I'm going to write it myself.' And so that's how Phoebe was born."

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The novel has resonated with readers thanks to its blend of sharp humor, romance, and candid discussions about anxiety, vulnerability, and self-acceptance. While the premise is comedic, the story also explores the pressures of adulthood and the expectations people place on themselves, giving it emotional depth alongside its laugh-out-loud moments.

"I wanted to explore this idea of someone who's really, really successful, but just kind of struggles in this one aspect," Averick told People. "It also just speaks to that your life can be really full outside of romantic love, and there's a lot of love that make up love stories," she says. "They don't all have to be romantic."

Rather than centering on someone whose entire life is falling apart, she envisioned a successful woman with supportive friendships and a fulfilling career who simply struggles with one deeply personal obstacle.

The novel's popularity has also extended beyond Goodreads. Shortly after publication, Netflix announced plans to adapt Phoebe Berman's Gonna Lose It into a feature film, with Averick serving as an executive producer. The adaptation will be written by Sarah Heyward, though casting and a release date have not yet been announced.

Its appearance on Goodreads' "Most Read Books This Week" list is the latest sign that the novel continues to find new readers. Landing at No. 34 among the platform's most-read books, Phoebe Berman's Gonna Lose It has quickly established itself as one of the summer's breakout romances and an impressive debut for an author making the leap from internet personality to novelist.

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Christopher Nolan’sThe Odyssey is wasting no time proving it can conquer the box office.

The star-studded mythological epic earned an estimated $51.2 million from North American theaters on Friday, July 17, and that’s including Thursday preview screenings, multiple outlets report. It is now projected to bring in more than $120 million domestically over its opening weekend, outperforming initial expectations that placed its debut between roughly $85 million and $100 million.

Should those projections hold, The Odyssey will score the biggest live-action opening of 2026 so far. Only the animated blockbusters Toy Story 5 ($160 million) and The Super Mario Galaxy Movie ($131 million) have posted bigger opening weekends this year.

Overseas audiences are showing up, too. The movie is expected to earn approximately $137.3 million across 73 international markets, potentially bringing its worldwide opening toa whopping $258 million. That would surpass The Dark Knight Rises as Nolan’s biggest global debut.

Matt Damonstars as Odysseus, whose dangerous journey home following the Trojan War places him against monsters, gods and seemingly endless obstacles. The sprawling cast also includes Anne Hathaway, Tom Holland, Robert Pattinson, Lupita Nyong’o, Zendaya, and Charlize Theron.

According to Rotten Tomatoes, the film is also off to a great star ratings wise. Currently, The Odyssey has a Tomatometer rating of 95 percent and a Popcornmeter rating of 97 percent.

“A grand and gripping rendition of Homer's epic, and one that feels uniquely Christopher Nolan,” one review on the site reads.

“Nolan’s adaptation draws notable parallels to our modern world, resurrecting this Greek epic into a thoughtful and timely film worth exploring from multiple different perspectives,” another notes.

A third review said, “You know that Nolan will deliver a technically sound, bombastic action showcase. Yet he still finds ways to surprise us after all these years.”

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Even the movie’s music was built on an unusually epic scale. Composer Ludwig Göransson avoided relying solely on a traditional orchestra, instead researching instruments associated with ancient Greece. “It’s not like the orchestra existed back then,” he explained to Time Magazine. “It was a challenge and also an opening to try to make something unique.”

Göransson incorporated sounds from the lyre and aulos, along with 35 bronze gongs chosen to reflect the story’s Bronze Age setting. He then layered those instruments with synthesizers and recorded himself striking scrap metal, railings and other everyday objects in search of the right percussion.

The Odyssey is available to watch only in theaters now.

Though many may not know his name, many will recognize his face, especially since he was on many TV screens throughout the 1970s and 1980s.

Britt Leach is best known for his character work, playing funny, blue-collar workers and tough cops in classic 1970s and 1980s movies. He is best known for his work on The Great Outdoors, playing Reg, a man who was struck by lightning 66 times, playing Anthony Michael Hall's plumber dad in the show Weird Science and his recurring role as Easy Jackson in The Waltons. In addition, he guest-starred on various hit shows like The Brady Bunch, Murder, She Wrote, Sanford and Son, The Partridge Family and more.

Britt Leach as a trucker, Lee Van Cleef as John Peter McAllister in the seventh episode of The Master.

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Leach was born on July 18, 1938, in Gadsden, Alabama, before attending college at Northwestern University in Illinois, but he didn't finish and instead worked in Army intelligence. Throughout his college years at Birmingham Southern College and Northwestern, he was very active in college theater.

He started his acting career in the early 1970s, making various appearances in various TV shows and movies, including Jackson County Jail, Night Warning, Silent Night, Deadly Night, The Last Starfighter, Weird Science and The Great Outdoors. In the fall of 1976, Leach was cast in the role of airplane mechanic Mickey "Wig" Wiggins in the CBS adventure series Spencer's Pilots, starring Gene Evans, Christopher Stone and Todd Susman.

His last role in a movie was in Father of the Bride, where he played a supermarket assistant manager who confronts Steve Martin's character for making a scene in the grocery store and has him imprisoned for it. He left acting altogether in the early 1990s and became a co-editor and publisher for Country Connections, a magazine that covered ecology, politics and environmental and progressive social issues.

After Country Connections shut down due to a lack of funds, Leach started writing poetry and became a freelance writer for various sites. In an interview from 2014, Leach told Kickin' it Old School that he and his wife, Catherine, left Los Angeles and moved to the mountains up north. Catherine is a photographer and they raise a cat named Alex. In an interview in 1987, Leach revealed that he and Catherine have two kids together, and is now a grandfather.

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A year after his passing, Birmingham isn't ready to say goodbye to its most famous son. The city has announced plans to honor Ozzy Osbourne with its first-ever "Ozzy Day" on July 22, marking the anniversary of the Black Sabbath frontman's death. According to Rolling Stone, the day will feature a "free program of live music, public art, special performances and shared moments" celebrating Osbourne's life and deep roots in the city, effectively turning Birmingham into what officials describe as "a living tribute" to the Aston-born rock legend. It's a fitting next chapter for a city that's long embraced its connection to Osbourne, from the Black Sabbath Bench to murals scattered throughout town - proof that his influence never really faded to black.

The day's lineup includes pop-up performances from the Bostin Brass band, who played in Osbourne's 2025 funeral procession, alongside a lunchtime concert from the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra. The Birmingham Music Archive and OPUS (Outdoor Places Unusual Spaces) are also set to share tributes and short films spotlighting Osbourne's ties to the city that shaped him. Fans can pick up a limited-edition shirt sold only on Ozzy Day, featuring an image from his Back to the Beginning farewell concert, with all 52 Birmingham shows he played (both with Black Sabbath and as a solo artist) listed on the back.

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"Ozzy Osbourne is one of Birmingham's foremost cultural figures, and we continue to honour his legacy here in the city, where his journey began," City Councillor Deborah Harries, the city's Cabinet Member for Culture, said in a statement. She noted that Black Sabbath's own connection to Birmingham was formally recognized when the band received Freedom of the City in June 2025, adding that the anniversary events give residents and visitors alike a chance to celebrate the legacy while highlighting the creativity that makes the city, in her words, so special.

Osbourne died on July 22, 2025, following a heart attack at age 76, just 17 days after taking the stage for his emotional Back to the Beginning farewell show in the very city now honoring him. A year later, it's clear Birmingham isn't just remembering its Prince of Darkness, it's making sure his legacy won’t ever be forgotten.

Christopher Nolan has no problem getting by without a device nearly everyone owns. Despite being one of Hollywood’s busiest directors, Nolan still manages to get his job done without carrying a cellphone around with him.

Matt Damon, who stars in Nolan’s new film The Odyssey, spoke out about the writer’s traditional way of doing business while discussing the film with People, sharing that it’s Nolan’s wife, Emma Thomas, who alerts people that her husband is going to call them.

Recalling how he found out that Nolan wanted him to be a part of the movie, Damon shared that Thomas sent him a text that read, “‘Are you around for a call today?’”

“Because Chris famously doesn’t have a phone,” he added, explaining that it’s Thomas who is "always" the one to give actors a heads-up that Nolan's going to call. “And then you get a phone call from a nondescript number, because he’s just picking up a line at Universal Studios.”

Nolan spoke about his decision not to carry a cellphone — or communicate by email — during a July 2023 interview with The Hollywood Reporter.

“My kids would probably say I’m a complete Luddite,” he told the outlet. “I would actually resist that description. I think technology and what it can provide is amazing. My personal choice is about how involved I get. It’s about the level of distraction. If I’m generating my material and writing my own scripts, being on a smartphone all day wouldn’t be very useful for me.”

Earlier this year, Nolan admitted that not carrying a smartphone has started to make things a bit trickier in 2026.

"The return of the QR code has been quite... quite tricky," he said during an appearance on 60 Minutes. "QR code had sort of gone away, but COVID brought it back and now it's kind of everywhere. And if you don't have a smartphone, you can't do much with a QR code."

More than two decades after forming, In This Moment is preparing to unleash its next chapter.

The Grammy-nominated metal band has announced its ninth studio album, Witch, which arrives Aug. 28 via Better Noise Music. Alongside the announcement, the group released the album's latest single, "Crawl," giving fans another taste of what’s to come.

Frontwoman Maria Brink described the new album as one of the band’s most personal and transformative releases to date.

"Witch is my declaration of inner transformation," frontwoman Maria Brink said in a statement. "It's about embracing the duality within—taking pain, persecution, and struggle—and alchemizing them into strength and power. The album reflects both ancient trials and my own journey, where being a 'witch' means being a creator, connected to the universe, manifesting my own reality."

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The newly released single "Crawl" continues those themes.

Brink called the song "a reckoning," explaining that it reflects the belief that "those who dominate and cause pain will ultimately reap what they sow." Co-founder and guitarist Chris Howorth added that the track examines "powerful entities dominating and abusing the weaker and compromised masses," while ultimately delivering a message of resilience and standing up against oppression.

Witch follows 2023's Godmode and marks the band's first full-length release for Better Noise Music. The 11-track album will also feature guest appearances from Dayseeker, Kim Dracula, and Kat Von D, who joins the band for a cover of Pink Floyd's "Another Brick in the Wall."

Formed in 2005 by Brink and Howorth, In This Moment has become one of modern metal's most recognizable acts thanks to its theatrical live shows and blend of heavy riffs, industrial textures, and melodic hooks. Over the years, the band has earned multiple platinum and gold certifications, amassed more than two billion career streams, and received a Grammy nomination for Best Metal Performance for "The In-Between."

The announcement continues a busy new era for the band, which previously previewed Witch with the single "Sleeping With the Enemy."

"With 'Sleeping With The Enemy' and our upcoming album, we're confronting the darkness — whether it's inside us or external," said Brink in a press release. "It's about looking that darkness in the face and transforming it into empowerment. We feel so exhilarated and ready to show the world what we've conjured up."

With "Crawl" now available and the album just weeks away, In This Moment is set to begin another chapter in a career that has steadily evolved over the past 21 years while remaining true to its signature blend of spectacle, vulnerability, and crushing metal.

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Covers can give music lovers a new interpretation of the same lyrics. This happens because a music label gives the same song to multiple artists. That's a great thing if there are icons on their roster. Johnny Cash and Elvis Presley released covers of the same song before they left to pursue different genres.

Johnny Cash and Elvis Presley Sang 'I Forgot to Remember to Forget' Elvis Presley making his first appearance on "The Ed Sullivan Show" in Los Angeles, Calif., on September 9, 1956.

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Presley recorded "I Forgot to Remember to Forget" in 1955 at Sun Records. The country song's lyrics are from a tortured man who is missing a woman.

"I forgot to remember to forget her/I can't seem to get her off my mind/I thought I'd never miss her," the song starts.

The future King of Rock and Roll wasn't a fan of the song because of the genre. The love sick song became No. 1. He left Sun Records for RCA Records in 1955. Sun Records founder, Sam Phillips, explained their differences to NPR.

"But I can tell you, the only time that we possibly had what you might say a difference of opinion in what we were doing is that I really did not want to do some of the, quote-unquote, 'more poppish' things that Elvis truly did like," he said.

"But at the same time, he also had a certain intrigue about his voice, and I knew that, and I knew that we needed to feel our way around between great gutbucket blues and country," the founder later said.

Cash later recorded "I Forgot to Remember to Forget" and "Down the Street to 301" as his final songs at Sun Records. He left for Columbia Records in 1958 and continued to embrace country.

Related: Why Country Legend Denied Elvis Presley’s Request for Her Iconic Song

Another Elvis Presley Song Inspired the Songwriter Elvis Presley on the set of his film "Love Me Tender" in August 1956 at the 20th Century Fox Ranch

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"I'm Left, You're Right, She's Gone" inspired cowriter Stan Kesler to write Presley's first chart topper. That song is also about two people going their separate ways. However, the singer admits he didn't listen to someone's advice that they were too different to work.

"Most of my songs are the love songs, the hurting tear-jerkers," Kesler told Commercial Appeal in 2014. He also described his inspiration as "They just bubble up like boiling water sometimes, and I have to do something with them."

Cash and Presley's connection lasted beyond their career's starting point. They were different artists but admired each other.

Related: A 1968 Remix Named Better Than Elvis Presley’s Original

Josh Kerr just rewrote the record books in one of track and field's most storied events.

The British runner clocked 3 minutes, 42.66 seconds in the mile at a Diamond League meet in London on Saturday, breaking a world record that had stood since 1999. The previous mark, 3:43.13, belonged to Moroccan runner Hicham El Guerrouj, set nearly three decades earlier in Rome.

Kerr, 28, finished more than three seconds ahead of the field, with American Yared Nuguse crossing next in 3:45.69. Afterward, the Edinburgh native took a celebratory lap around London Stadium.

Kerr described the final stretch of the race as an out-of-body experience. "It was just me, my shoes and the track," he told the BBC. "I was absolutely deaf in that last 110 meters." He said he could feel himself easing up near the finish line, in the best possible way. "I started to glide, and I was like, 'Oh wow, this feels incredible,'" he said, adding that simply seeing "42-something" on the clock as he crossed the line was exactly the goal he'd set for himself.

The record breaks Kerr's own previous personal best of 3:45.34, set in 2024, by nearly three full seconds. Ahead of the race, Kerr told Yahoo Sports he felt ready for the moment: "My body is capable of the mark, and so my job tomorrow is to have my mind to be available to let my body do its job."

Behind the scenes, Kerr's preparation reportedly had a name: "Project 222," a nod to the 222 seconds it would take to break the record. His sponsor, Brooks, built him a custom racing suit designed with laser-cut perforations to manage heat and humidity, along with a pair of spikes engineered around Kerr's specific running mechanics, including his stride pattern and push-off style.

The mile isn't an Olympic or World Championship event, but it holds a legendary place in track history, most notably as the distance Roger Bannister famously broke the four-minute barrier in back in 1954, another milestone credited to a British runner.

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If your bedroom, entryway, or living space doesn't feel quite complete, an elegant standing lamp might be the stylish finishing touch you're looking for to help round out the space. Amazon's top-rated Gupuzm Floor Lamp With Shelves has a sleek, space-saving design that blends in effortlessly with all styles of decor, and it's on sale for up to 32% off right now. 

The modern accent piece is an ideal blend of function and style, with a white 9-watt LED bulb that you can set to three different color temperatures and a built-in bookshelf on the bottom. Originally $50, it's now available for just $34 in the brown frame, while the black, white, and gray styles are also on sale at varying discounts. It also comes in two-pack sets or RGB bulb options if you prefer a more colorful glow. 

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Measuring 10.2 inches wide, 10.2 inches deep, and 63 inches high, the lamp has a tall, slim frame that's designed to fit easily into tight areas. It weighs just 8.2 pounds, making it easy to move from room to room, and the compact square base is ideal for positioning in corners or next to beds without taking up too much floor space. Assembly is also hassle-free, thanks to the included hardware and detailed instructional guide. 

It comes with an energy-saving bulb that switches between three different color temperatures, allow you to set the mood you want: Use the 3000K warm light for a soft, relaxing glow at night, opt for the 4500K natural light for everyday activities, and switch to the extra-bright 6500K white light while reading or working on a laptop. The lamp also adds storage to any room, with three sturdy fiberboard shelves designed to hold up 500 pounds each. 

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On February 3, 1959, iconic American musicians BuddyHolly, Ritchie Valens, and The Big Bopper were involved in a plane crash near Clear Lake, Iowa, with pilot Roger Peterson. All four were killed in the crash.

Singer and songwriter Don McLean was a 13-year-old newspaper delivery boy at the time of the fatal accident saying, "I first found out about the plane crash because I was a 13-year-old newspaper delivery boy in New Rochelle, New York, and I was carrying the bundle of the local 'Standard-Star 'papers that were bound in twine, and when I cut it open with a knife, there it was on the front page."

Inspired by the iconic deaths, McLean wrote a song about "the day the music died" for his 1971 album of the same name, "American Pie."

"American Pie" is not solely about the deaths of the lauded musicians. The lyrics also speak to McLean's mourning of his childhood heroes and the loss of innocence of his generation. For many years, McLean declined to explain the lyrics, explicitly saying, "They're beyond analysis. They're poetry."

In 2022, when celebrating the song's 50th anniversary, McLean explained the song was heavily influenced by impressionism and the changing of society that took place throughout the 1950s and 1960s.

The album length of "American Pie" clocks in at 8 minutes and 42 seconds, with the radio/single versions both being just over 4 minutes. At the time of release in 1971, McLean's full version was the longest song to enter the Billboard Hot 100. For more than 50 years, it held the record for being the longest song to reach No. 1, with the record being broken by Taylor Swift's "All Too Well (10-Minute Version)" in 2021.

In 2017, McLean's original recording of "American Pie" was selected for preservation by the Library of Congress. Additionally, the song was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2002, and the RIAA ranks it as the 5th greatest song of the 20th century.

While the interpretation of the song has been up for debate for decades, the legacy of "American Pie" is undeniable.

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Before Amazon took over the country, people used to head to the mall for everyday essentials and weekend splurges.

Somewhere in between was the obligatory stop at the food court, where you always knew that one Asian spot would be handing out free samples you'd grab whether you were hungry or not.

Another longtime mall staple wasn't just recognizable for its food, but for the eye-popping rainbow-striped uniforms worn by employees: Hot Dog on a Stick.

But the reality is you may not have noticed them in a long time as the once-common mall chain has shrunk dramatically over the years — though a new owner has now taken over with lofty goals to revive the classic eatery that started out as a simple food stand.

From Muscle Beach To A Town Near You

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You've heard the story before. It's pure Americana: a humble, no-frills small vendor exploding in popularity, just like Whataburger and Shake Shack.

Back in 1946, Hot Dog on a Stick was a simple oceanfront food stand along Santa Monica's legendary Muscle Beach. It eventually grew to more than 100 locations before declining in the years leading up to and after the COVID-19 pandemic.

Now, there are still dozens of locations, mostly in California.

The new owner, Stephen Siegel, founder of Amazing Brands, is planning to expand the chain beyond its mall roots with new flagship locations and international growth over the next several years.

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Next Stop: The Vegas Strip?

Is there anything the Strip doesn't have?

Turns out there is: a Hot Dog on a Stick.

As the initial rollout kicks off, the Strip tops the list for the chain's future plans all while celebrating 80 years in business.

“While Hot Dog on a Stick has been predominantly a West Coast success story, we believe the time has come to bring it to the rest of America and ultimately to the world,” said aforementioned Amazing Brands founder and CEO Stephen Siegel.

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The probable Vegas location is slated to be a flagship restaurant, but the scout team is leaving no stone unturned, targeting 'company-owned and franchised growth, with a focus on high-traffic locations such as street‑front restaurants, drive‑thrus, tourist areas, airports, stadiums, amusement parks and resort markets.'

It's not solely pandas drawing people to the world-famous San Diego Zoo — it's an array of new upgrades and rare animals, including being the only zoo outside Australia showcasing platypuses.

But there's another rare "prehistoric" critter that could be the next Axolotl-level obsession on the cuteness scale: echidnas, sometimes referred to as "spiny anteaters."

What visitors may not be aware of is there are actually two San Diego zoos; the other being in nearby Escondido, dubbed the 'Safari Park', which is home to the echidnas.

The newborn "puggles" are a rarity because echidnas typically lay just one egg per breeding season, making twin arrivals an extraordinary milestone for these unusual creatures that are practically the Tinder rejects of the animal kingdom.

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Unfortunately, don't expect to see these tiny 'prehistoric' cuties during your next Safari Park stroll just yet. One of the puggles is still being raised naturally in the underground nursery burrow by mom, while the other needed a little extra help after not gaining enough weight and was brought to the Safari Park's state-of-the-art Harter Veterinary Medical Center for some around-the-clock TLC. 

The good news?

The little fighter is growing stronger each day thanks to the dedicated wildlife team, whose work has even led to new discoveries about how to better care for echidnas moving forward.

Related: San Diego Zoo on Alert After Unexpected Animal Discovery at Popular Restaurant

Unlike most mammals, echidnas are monotremes — a rare group of egg-laying mammals that also includes the equally unusual platypus.

Per USA Today, echidnas are considered 'one of the world's oldest surviving species' with a lineage dating back to 'prehistoric' times.

Despite being around for hundreds of millions of years, these unusual creatures are just the tip of the iceberg at the Safari Park, where visitors can experience everything from an up-close Cheetah Run to safari-style excursions surrounded by giraffes and overnight Roar & Snore sleepovers that can be even more affordable than many San Diego hotels at $205 per night.

Ella Beatty, the stunning daughter of legendary actors Warren Beatty and Annette Bening, is about to score a role in the film adaptation of The Bell Jar.

The rising theater star, 26, is in final talks to join Billie Eilish and Carey Mulligan in the film adaptation of Sylvia Plath's iconic novel, Deadline reported. While it’s not yet clear who Beatty will play in The Bell Jar, we know that Eilish will make her acting debut in the role as protagonist Esther Greenwood, while Mulligan will play her mother. Sarah Polley is set to direct.

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The 1963 novel, which mirrors Plath's personal story, was previously adapted for the screen in 1979, and starred Marilyn Hassett in the role of Greenwood. A 2003 film, Sylvia, starring Gwyneth Paltrow in the role of the iconic poet, chronicled the writer's life and tragic death by suicide.

What Does Ella Beatty Star In?

A Juilliard-trained actress, Beatty made waves starring alongside Hugh Jackman in Sexual Misconduct of the Middle Classes at Audible’s Minetta Lane Theatre. In the play, Beatty’s character is a college student who becomes involved with her older, successful professor, played by Jackman.

Despite the world knowing him as a megastar, Beatty previously said she didn’t feel the least bit starstruck by Jackman.

“There is nobody less movie-starry in the world than Hugh Jackman,” Beatty said recently in a piece in Interview. “He’s the most generous, loving, open, kind, hardworking person. He’s done so much musical theater, and you can see that in the way that he shows up to work. Nobody works harder than musical theater performers—they’re such athletes. You can see that in his sensibility around learning lines. So I was intimidated, but when we sat down to do the first reading of the play in the fall, it was so animated immediately that it became about the play very quickly.”

What’s Next for Ella Beatty?

In addition to her role in The Bell Jar, Beatty has another big role in the works. She’s set to play Lizzie Borden, who was tried and acquitted of the 1892 axe murders of her father and stepmother in Fall River, MA, in the fourth installment of Ryan Murphy and Ian Brennan’s Monster true-crime franchise for Netflix, Deadline reported last year.

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Chipotle is giving away $1 million worth of free burritos during the FIFA World Cup final!

On Sunday, July 19, Spain and Argentina will face off to become the World Cup champion.

The deal is bound to go fast—here's how to claim yours before the offer ends.

How to get a free burrito from Chipotle

During the match's second hydration break, head to Chipotle's Instagram account and look for their most recent post.

The post will challenge viewers to follow a lemonade-filled cup as three identical Chipotle water cups shuffle across the screen. At the end of the video, the lemonade-filled cup will reveal a text-to-win code.

The first 100,000 people to text the code to 888-222 will score a free entrée!

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More Chipotle deals ahead

Chipotle has been giving away 80,000 free entrées since July 8 and the offer will continue until Wednesday, July 29!

The chain has partnered with the PGA TOUR 2K25 video game for the Chipotle Hot Streak Quest, giving customers a chance to score codes for free entrées and double protein.

First, you’ll have to buy the PGA TOUR 2K25 video game, if you don’t own it already, and complete the three themed chapters in MyCAREER mode. The chapters include in-game rewards like a taco-head putter and foil-themed golf attire.

The first players to finish the quest can claim one of 80,000 free entrée codes and double protein codes—available while supplies last through July 29.

The promotion is open to U.S. residents aged 18 or older, and winners can redeem their code in the Chipotle app until Sept. 30, 2026.

Chipotle fans can buy PGA TOUR 2K25 digitally on their PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo Switch and more or physically at local retailers.

Chipotle Rewards members can also enter the Chipotle Golf Collectible Sweepstakes for a chance to win a pitch mark repair tool—the tool golfers use to fix the small crater a golf ball leaves when it lands on the soft putting green.

The sweepstakes runs from July 8 until Wednesday, July 22, and the 100 winners will be selected randomly.

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Tom Holland has played an American superhero for nearly a decade, but that doesn't mean he's fully sold on American cuisine.

During a Complex interview alongside his The Odyssey co-star Matt Damon, Holland was asked to name the worst American food out there. His answer: the corn dog. Holland explained that anything served on a stick should be "sweet or icy" in his book, closer to a popsicle than a hot, fried, savory snack. There's just one catch: Holland admitted he's never actually eaten one.

Damon didn't hold back either, calling the corn dog "a horrible idea, from the idea to the execution."

The clip has since racked up hundreds of comments on Instagram, and one joke in particular kept popping up from multiple commenters: that a corn dog is basically a beef Wellington in disguise. One commenter called it "portable American Beef Wellington, " while another took it even further, inviting Holland and Damon to the Texas State Fair to try what they called the best corn dog on the planet.

Plenty of commenters also took issue with Holland ranking a food he's never tried. "So he's never had one but he says it's the worst," one person wrote, while another added, "I don't like them either, but at least I've eaten it." Several others echoed a version of the same sentiment: you can't fully condemn a food you've never put in your mouth.

Plenty of Americans jumped in to defend the honor of the corn dog, too, pointing Holland toward specific regional versions he might not have encountered, including Minnesota's "Pronto Pup" and Korean-style corn dogs, both of which commenters insisted might change his mind entirely.

Whether Holland ever works up the nerve to actually try one remains to be seen. For now, the corn dog holds the dubious honor of being the one American food he's most confident he doesn't want, untested, unbothered, and apparently un-Wellington enough for his taste.