November 2025

This year’s class includes Outkast, Cyndi Lauper, The White Stripes, Salt n’ Pepa, and more. The 40th annual ceremony streams live on Disney+ — or catch it the next day on Hulu.

After a stretch of uncertainty, season 56 premieres on Netflix. The storylines are longer, but the faces — Elmo, Cookie Monster — are still familiar. Episodes will also stream on PBS.

The UK’s top literary award — and £50,000 — is up for grabs. Women on the shortlist include Susan Choi (“Flashlight”), Kiran Desai (“The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny”), and Katie Kitamura (“Audition”).

A temporary deal to pause tariffs between the U.S. and China ends today. Some duties could return — especially as tensions rise over rare earth exports.