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Sofia Franklyn, the former co-host of Call Her Daddy, is releasing a memoir titled Daddy Issues (due Nov. 10) that dives into the public fallout from her split with Alex Cooper and Barstool founder Dave Portnoy, her emotional and professional reinvention, and how she intends to tell her story on her own terms with a cover and narrative meant to go beyond online narratives.
OutKick reports a second trailer for the Yellowstone spinoff Marshals—featuring Kayce Dutton (Luke Grimes) as a U.S. Marshal in Montana—premiering March 1, 2026 on CBS and promising high-octane action, gunplay, and family-vs-duty stakes in the Yellowstone universe.
France appoints Christophe Leribault, formerly head of Versailles, as the Louvre’s new chief to steady the museum after a daylight jewellery heist exposed security gaps, with aims to bolster safety, restore trust, and push modernization amid strikes and ongoing scrutiny.
The International Booker Prize 2026 longlist features 13 translated novels selected from 128 titles across 11 languages and 14 countries, announced by chair Natasha Brown; the shortlist will be revealed March 31 and the winner announced May 19 in London. The lineup explores themes from war and witchcraft to trauma and resilience, including several debut novels and multiple prior nominees, underscoring the prize’s global reach and the collaboration between authors and translators.
A 7-month-old macaque named Punch at Ichikawa City Zoo in Japan was rejected by his mother and raised by humans to rejoin his troop. He bonds with a stuffed Ikea orangutan toy and became a viral sensation; experts say the troop’s rough interactions are normal socialization rather than bullying, and Punch is gradually integrating into the group.
Bonesmashing is an extreme looksmaxxing technique where people strike facial bones with a hammer in an attempt to reshape the face; while proponents cite Wolff's law and social-media hype, medical experts warn it can cause serious injuries, asymmetry, and lasting damage, and they recommend safer, controlled options like fillers or implants over DIY trauma.
In Tainan, Taiwan, temples host Temple Meltdown–style underground dance events that fuse religious spaces with bass-heavy music, reflecting a broader shift in public attitudes toward nightlife and sacred sites as civic, everyday spaces after decades of martial law and social conservatism.
An UnHerd opinion piece argues that Vladimir Putin cannot sustain his rule without ongoing war, portraying the invasion as a tool to shore up a gerontocratic regime while wrecking Ukraine and harming Russian society. It says the conflict sacrifices young men, fuels state propaganda, and contributes to cultural stagnation, with Russia’s cultural life described as having slipped into a coma, all within the wider geopolitics of Europe, NATO, and energy politics.
Alysa Liu’s gold, following the ISU’s age-rule changes, highlighted a strong American moment at Milan-Cortina 2026, while Eileen Gu’s three medals cemented her status as a global star representing China. But the Games were also defined by off-ice drama—from curling cheating headlines and a controversial ice-dance result to a high-profile US hockey celebration—showing how the 2026 Olympics blended spectacular sport with appearing chaos and national narratives.
OutKick’s review of Paradise season two on Hulu notes the premiere flips expectations by focusing on Annie’s survival at Elvis’s Graceland instead of Xavier’s outside-world search, introduces a mysterious group arriving at Graceland, and sets up a dramatic, unpredictable season ahead (eight episodes planned; three streaming now).
Archaeologists rushed to Lunan Bay in eastern Scotland after storms uncovered a rare 2,000-year-old footprint dating to the late Iron Age near the time of Roman expansion. They documented and cast the print—creating 3D models and plaster casts—before the waves washed the site away, preserving a tangible link to ancient inhabitants and a snapshot of the landscape and ecology from two millennia ago.
The piece argues that AI-generated depictions of Britain’s urban ‘roadman’ culture reveal enduring class anxieties, showing how online platforms reward sensationalized caricatures over nuanced reality; the shift from the ‘chav’ stereotype to digital-age imagery reflects a broader erosion of moral imagination, and the author calls for a renewed, inclusive national narrative that transcends race and class.
Willie Colón, the Bronx-born trombonist who helped pioneer modern salsa and co-led the landmark Siembra with Rubén Blades, has died at 75, prompting tributes from Bad Bunny, Marc Anthony, and fellow Latin music artists.
A roundup of the 10 most memorable moments from the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Games, spanning historic sibling medal milestones, surprising condom shortages, cheating confessions, disqualifications over memorials, celebrity hype, a wild ‘Penisgate’ theory, a beloved Minions routine, shocking underperformances, a fugitive fan arrest, and fiery comments from a former president.
Dutch photographer Martin Roemers’ Homo Mobilis surveys about 200 vehicles across eight countries to explore how transport reveals owners’ identities, cultural values, and social inequalities—from rooftop gardens on cars in India to homeless-car living in the U.S.—and ends with depictions of scrapped vehicles to underscore mobility’s impermanence.