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1997 Simpsons Clip Resurfaces and Is Miscast as 2026 World Cup Prophecy

Fact-checkers identify the clip as a 1997 satirical gag that contains no 2026 date or Cristiano Ronaldo mention.

Morrissey Sells Smiths-Style Merch and Offers to Sell Exclusive Smiths Rights

Fox Host Dismisses Bisexual Women After Supergirl Star Suggests Character Might Be Queer

Juliette Binoche Debuts as Director With En Nous

Tiziano Ferro Kicks Off Stadi26 Stadium Tour as Deluxe Album Debuts

Euphoria Faces Backlash Over Cassie’s OnlyFans Storyline and Politics-Inflected Rhetoric

Alex James Calls Glastonbury Overrated, Lauds Roskilde Instead

Beeple’s Robotic Dogs With Tech Billionaire Faces Roam Berlin’s Neue Nationalgalerie

Pedro Pascal Landed Bad Bunny Super Bowl Cameo After Sending a Selfie

Prime Video Officially Brands The Boys Franchise as the Vought Cinematic Universe

Disney Plans Up to 1,000 Layoffs Focused on Marketing Starting Next Week

Conservatives Rebuke Jack Posobiec’s Claim That ‘Lord of the Rings’ Is Pagan

Semperoper Revives Parsifal After Decades as Bold Staging Divides Premiere Crowd

Manosphere Influencer 'Clavicular' Says He Hammered His Jaw to Reshape It

Marathon Dev Team Publicly Denies Dr Disrespect Partnership After #MarathonPartner Posts

Andy Cohen Says He’ll ‘Never Get Over’ Zarin Fabrics’ Post After Jill Zarin Is Dropped From E!’s ‘The Golden Life’

The Danish Woman Launches on ARTE Mediathek With TV Premiere Set for Feb. 5

Gabriela Cabezón Cámara Wins National Book Award for Translated Literature for ‘We Are Green and Trembling’

Michael J. Fox Recasts Back to the Future’s 40th Through Lens of a “Bully Culture”

Timbaland’s AI Artist TaTa Taktumi Draws Backlash After Debut Video