Welcome to our 2026 coverage of new films, television shows, music and the pop culture that we are all obsessing over.In this live blog, we’ll cover everything related to awards season, from the Golden Globes to the Grammys to the Oscars. We will also talk about must-see television of the year, the streaming films that get us all talking, and the new buzzy trailers that hope to woo us over to the movie theaters.This will be your hot spot for all things entertainment and pop culture.See below for updates on celebrity news, the new content popping up on Netflix, Hulu, HBO Max and your other favorite streaming services and the big talkers that are going viral on social media.‘SNL’ Alum Brings Back Her Iconic ‘Debbie Downer’ Character To Roast AI In Commencement Speech"Saturday Night Live" alum Rachel Dratch returned to her alma mater Dartmouth College to give the commencement speech — and brought a familiar friend with her: her famous SNL character Debbie Downer."Careful on the lawn, ladies," she said, in her signature deadpan. "If you're wearing any sort of a heel, wet grass can be a tripping hazard.""It's quite an achievement from Dartmouth," she continued. "Of course, thanks to AI, there won't be any jobs left. So congrats to all on your mandatory gap years."A Dartmouth grad even played a sad trombone in a few moments throughout her speech."It's inspiring to see all your fresh minds ready to take on the world," she said. "Sadly, due to the construction of data centers and the impending water wars, the most useful college majors now are foraging and hand to hand combat."Read more on Entertainment Weekly. And watch the speech below.Latest Live Updates'The Grinch’ Sequel Is Officially Happening — Here’s Who Will Be Returning To WhovilleChristmas came early this year because we’re heading back to Whoville soon for a sequel to “How the Grinch Stole Christmas.”On Thursday, news broke that Universal and Imagine Entertainment are developing a follow-up to the 2000 holiday classic, with Jim Carrey in talks to reprise his iconic role as the Grinch.Ron Howard, who helmed the original movie, is also returning to direct and produce the untitled flick alongside his Imagine Entertainment partner Brian Grazer. Meanwhile, the screenplay is being written by Alec Berg, Jeff Schaffer and David Mandel.No other returning players have been announced at this time.Read more at The Hollywood Reporter.Ben Platt Serenades 'Friends' Star With Iconic Song From Show"Friends" star Lisa Kudrow was honored with the Lifetime of Culture Award at the 2026 Las Culturistas Culture Awards, which aired on Bravo Wednesday night.Hosted by Matt Rogers and Bowen Yang, who co-host the Las Culturistas pop culture podcast, the awards ceremony features some of your favorite entertainment and reality TV stars. They are honored with fun awards like Artist of the Millennium (RuPaul), the Allison Williams Cool Girl Award (Ciara Miller), the All Good Either Way Award For Bisexuality In Media (Hannah Einbinder) and Titan of Culture (Will Ferrell).Kudrow was there to accept her award — just after Grammy-winning singer and actor Ben Platt serenaded her with a very familiar song. Platt sang "Smelly Cat," Kudrow's iconic jingle from "Friends." You can watch the video here.Platt received a standing ovation for the performance.In her speech, Kudrow did a quick walk down memory lane through her career, snarkily acknowledging that everything led up to winning this award.“I knew Matt and Bowen would have to give me this award this year. So, thank you, gentleman, for playing right into my hands. And a bigger thanks to me, Lisa, for having my priorities straight," she said.The "Las Culturistas Culture Awards" is streaming on Peacock.‘Handmaid’s Tale’ Star Shares The Text Elisabeth Moss Sent After Trump Won — And Fans Will Recognize ItAnn Dowd reflected on President Donald Trump's first election win and remembered what her "Handmaid's Tale" co-star told her over text message that morning after."He had just been elected," Dowd recalled on Jesse Tyler Ferguson's podcast "Dinner's On Me" this week. "I remember when we were shooting early on... that night before he was elected, I remember thinking, 'This can't be. This is going in the wrong direction.'"The next morning, she immediately texted actor Elisabeth Moss. At the time, they were still in production on Hulu's hit series "The Handmaid's Tale," an adaptation of Margaret Atwood's dystopian novel of the same name."I woke up, opened the door, the New York Times on the floor, announcing his win," Dowd continued. "So I texted Lizzie Moss and I said, 'What are we going to do? This can't be.' She wrote back, 'Don't let the bastards grind you down.'"That last line — which Moss wrote in Latin — is a famous one from the Hulu series. "Nolite Te Bastardes Carborundorum" appeared in Atwood's novel as well.Read more on Entertainment Weekly.Women Of ‘The Pitt’ Had The Same Issue With Dr. Robby That Fans Did: ‘I Noticed The Whole Time'“The Pitt” has sparked loads of discussion about the realities of modern medicine and beyond over the last two seasons. But for all the storylines focused on patients' hardships, the hit HBO Max drama has devoted just as much to the dynamics of the Pittsburgh Trauma Medical Center’s staff — particularly its hard-nosed chief physician, Dr. Robby (Noah Wyle).Season 2 especially exposed Robby’s increasingly volatile behavior at work as his deteriorating mental health strained several relationships with colleagues. However, it was his interactions with the women on staff that drew heavy backlash from viewers who called out the pattern. Now, several stars of “The Pitt” are weighing in, too."I noticed the whole time," Taylor Dearden, who plays Dr. Mel King, recently told The Wrap of Robby's dismissiveness. "We’re not in the writers’ room. We don’t know exactly what they were thinking or wanting to show. If it wasn’t purposeful, then it’s like, ‘Hey! Notice the feedback?’ That’s really good for everyone to know that this is also what sexism looks like. It doesn’t have to be someone who hates women.”Sepideh Moafi, who joined Season 2 as Dr. Baran Al-Hashimi, noted that “every single woman I’ve talked to in the field” has described similar experiences to those depicted through Robby’s intense behavior this season, which they say reflects “how medicine can feel like it’s of a different time.”“In the same way that our healthcare system is broken, the culture is kind of broken too,” the actor added, “and he’s operating within a system that has misogyny baked in.”According to series star Shabana Azeez, who plays student doctor Victoria Javadi, “The Pitt” has been building on this tension between Robby and the female staff since Season 1, and she’s impressed with how the conversation has continued to evolve among the show’s fandom.“It’s really lovely to see the internet and the audience engage with it in a massive way,” she added, “because I actually thought it was going to be a much bigger part of the conversation in Season 1.”Read more at The Wrap.A 'Baywatch' Reboot Is Coming. Here's Who Is New To The Cast — And Who Is ReturningA "Baywatch" reboot is coming to Fox in January, and The Hollywood Reporter recently released an updated look at the cast.The lifeguard drama originally ran for 11 seasons and included David Hasselhoff, Pamela Anderson and Jason Momoa as part of its cast.The reboot offers a look at a new generation: Stephen Amell stars as Hobie Buchannon (son of Hasselhoff's character Mitch). Jessica Belkin is set to star as Charlie Vale, Hobie's daughter.Other newcomers include Hassie Harrison, Noah Beck, Shay Mitchelle, Thaddeus LaGrone, Livvy Dunne, Brooks Nader, Luke Eisner, Nadia Gray, Charlie McElveen, Ashley Moore and Kylar Miranda.As for familiar faces, here's everyone who is reprising their roles: David Chokachi, Erika Eleniak, Michael Bergin and Kelly Packard. Take a trip down memory lane below.Michael Bergin starred as Jack "J.D." Darius in the original series.David Chokachi starred as Cody Madison in Seasons 6 to 9 of "Baywatch."Donaldson Collection via Getty ImagesKelly Packard is one of the original "Baywatch" lifeguards, April Giminski.All American TV, Inc. via Getty Images1/42/43/44/4Spider-Man's Back And Nobody Remembers Him — Watch The 'Brand New Day' Trailer NowAt last, the trailer for "Spider-Man: Brand New Day" is here.Directed by Destin Daniel Cretton, the film stars Tom Holland, Zendaya, Sadie Sink, Jacob Batalon, Jon Bernthal, Tramell Tillman, Michael Mando and Mark Ruffalo."Fighting crime full-time as Spider-Man in a world that doesn’t remember him — and the pressure of seeing his old friends move on without him — sparks a change in Peter he may not have the power to control," the film's logline reads. "But that transformation might also be the only thing that can stop a shocking new threat to the city and those he loves — a powerful villain no one can even see."The film hits theaters on July 31.Watch the trailer below.Actor Reveals Fling With Anderson Cooper Inspired Storyline On Hit HBO ShowAndrew Rannells is opening up about a past romance that not only involved a fellow celeb but also his role in one of HBO’s most beloved shows.During a recent episode of The Daily Beast’s “Obsessed” podcast, the “Girls” star — who played Elijah Krantz, Hannah's gay ex-boyfriend from college and later roommate throughout the show’s six-season run — revealed that he once had a “very brief” relationship with Anderson Cooper in his mid-20s. And according to the actor, that experience ultimately inspired a storyline for his character in the Lena Dunham-created comedy."I told Lena and [co-showrunner] Jenni Konner a story about when I was 25 that I had dated Anderson Cooper, and I told them about the experience and what that was like, and then it became the story that Elijah had in the series,” Rannells explained, per Entertainment Weekly.The storyline in question emerges in Season 5 when Elijah starts dating an older, successful news anchor named Dill Harcourt (played by Corey Stoll).While his love affair with Cooper was short-lived, Rannells said Dunham and Konner still found it compelling enough to build the Dill character around the CNN anchor."When I told them that,” Rannells said on the podcast, “they were like, 'Oh, that's a fun story.’”Read more at Entertainment Weekly.The Internet Loses It Over Netflix’s ‘Maternal Instinct’ True Crime Doc: ‘That Woman Is Bats**t Crazy’Another week, another wild true crime documentary on Netflix.At the top of Netflix's movie charts this week is "Maternal Instinct," a film so dark and wild that I paused it at least twice to either scream or say, "wait, what?""In a small East Texas town, a young woman from a wealthy family falls for a local hog trapper," Netflix's logline of the doc reads. "Their relationship appears perfect and within months she's pregnant and proudly showing off her baby bump all over social media. But when a state trooper pulls her over and discovers she has just given birth in her car, her story quickly falls apart, exposing the truth behind a terrifying and unthinkable crime.""Maternal Instinct" follows Taylor Parker who falls for Wade Griffin, moves in with him in New Boston, Texas, and quickly announces that she's pregnant with a baby girl just months after they met in 2020. But ... Parker actually wasn't pregnant — I'll save some of the gasp-worthy details — and she went to great lengths to conceal the truth. Then, toward the end of Parker's pregnancy, she commits an extremely gruesome crime. Parker killed her 21-year-old pregnant friend Reagan Simmons-Hancock; she cut out the child from the womb and tried to pass the baby off as her own. She called 911 when the baby stopped breathing, and state troopers escorted her to the hospital. There, it was determined that she had never been pregnant.Simmons-Hancock's mother discovered her daughter's body. She had been stabbed 15 times and had 98 other wounds. Simmons-Hancock's 3-year-old daughter was hiding under a bed in the house.Parker was convicted of capital murder in October 2022. She is one of seven women on death row in Texas.Read some reactions to the documentary below. Something doesn’t add up in the @netflix documentary “Maternal Instincts” because when Wade’s mother and his friend/wife kept telling him Taylor wasn’t/couldn’t get pregnant, why didn’t he just ask to see her tummy or find a way to get to see it when she sleeps?Very confusing— Austine (@obiMpenaAustine) June 14, 2026