May 2026

Grab your helmet, your laptop bag, and hit the road: National Bike to Work Week starts now. Bike lane lovers, rise up.

The Supreme Court’s decision to allow mail-order abortion pill access ends today at 5 pm ET — will they extend or rule on it?

The Cannes Film Festival is back with highly anticipated premieres like The Electric Kiss, an honorary Palme d’or for Barbara Streisand, and one very millennial throwback screening.

Homer Simpson just turned 70 — at least according to a blink-and-you’ll-miss-it license shot from a 1993 episode of The Simpsons. Meanwhile, Adidas gave one legendary Homer GIF the slide treatment.

Marty, Life Is Short releases on Netflix covering the five decade career of comedic legend Martin Short — from Father of the Bride to Only Murders in the Building. Queue some very famous cameos.

The Webby Awards return to New York City, with host Ilana Glazer celebrating the best of the internet across podcasts, creators, social media, and more. Check out the winners here.

Bindu Bansinath’s debut novel Men Like Ours hits bookshelves. It follows an Indian-American family in New Jersey’s Little India after a local man turns up dead. Early reviews are calling it darkly funny and painfully specific — in the best way.

The Boston Legacy take on the Orlando Pride at home at 7 pm ET. Catch it on Victory+.

The Trump-Xi summit begins in Beijing, with trade, Taiwan, AI, and Iran all on the agenda. Don’t expect a friendship bracelet exchange, but the meeting could shape what happens next between the world’s two biggest powers.

It’s World Cocktail Day, which marks when the word cocktail and its definition were first recorded. It’s also a good excuse to finally learn one classic recipe.

It’s National Apple Pie Day. The real debate:Martha Stewart’s recipe or Ina Garten’s?