September 2026

The annual competition to see which bear in Alaska’s Katmai National Park can pack on the most pre-hibernation pounds is on. Check out how much they’ve gained since summer before making your guesses. Shark Week, who?

OK, now, we’re officially in pumpkin spice season. Here’s how the weather’s looking over the next couple months. Time for the rain boots.

George Lucas and his wife, Mellody Hobson’s $1 billion Los Angeles museum opens its doors. Inside: 35 galleries spanning comics, film artifacts, manga, and more. Outside: 11 acres of park space.

Welcome to Libra season — the perfect time to channel this sign’s outgoing, balanced, and engaging energy.

The brand is loosening up for fall with a new collection of slouchy, lightweight bags that still keep the brand’s practical, commuter-favorite details, like laptop pockets and a key leash. Nifty.

Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson have joked for years that they could be brothers — thanks in part to one very revealing comment from McConaughey’s mom. Now they’re turning the rumor into an eight-episode comedy, and the first two drop today.

Lili Reinhart and Tom Bateman bring Ali Hazelwood’s bestselling fake-dating romance to the screen. She’s a PhD candidate. He’s the intimidating professor she impulsively kisses. For science, obviously.

Our cohosts, Caroline and Blake, talk football, Taylor Swift, and Simone Biles’s game-day routines, plus what Caroline, a former D1 rower, actually thinks of Netflix’s Crew Girl. Catch it on YouTube, Spotify, and Apple Podcasts.  

Xi Jinping is set to meet with President Trump, with AI, chips, trade, and Taiwan on the agenda. Afterwards is a state dinner, where some AI heavyweights are expected to pull up a chair.

Obama has been sharing his favorite books for years. Now he’s getting into the why, revisiting the six titles that shaped him — from Song of Solomon to Tinker — with a different guest each episode. Listen on Audible.

Hillman College is in session again. This time, Dwayne Wayne and Whitley Gilbert's daughter Deborah is the one navigating campus, with some original castmates along for the ride.

In this Kim Kardashian-produced reality series baseball moms get their turn behind the camera. Their sons are pro-baseball hopefuls and the drama never seems to stay on the field. Here's the trailer.