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Paris Hilton launches ADHD apparel collection
Paris Hilton is putting her ADHD front and center by launching a new apparel collection that “is all about embracing ADHD, celebrating neurodiversity, and breaking the stigma.” The arrival of Hilton’s ADHD collection coincides with the beginning of ADHD Awareness Month, which is annually celebrated in the month of October. The DJ, reality star, and activist announced the new line via her social media accounts, writing: “ADHD, but make it fashion. So obsessed with these tees f
Ollie Kaplan
9 hours ago2 min read


HELLUVA BOSS: THE SEVEN SIGILS co-op board game opens pre-registration
Warren James Games and SpindleHorse team up for a tabletop trip through the Seven Rings of Hell.
Ollie Kaplan
Oct 82 min read


Marvel and WEBTOON launch a new Marvel Comics app
Marvel and WEBTOON unveil the new Marvel Comics app: 35,000+ comics, Pull List, two tiers from $9.99/month, and a NYCC preview October 8–11, 2026.
Ollie Kaplan
Oct 54 min read


Bob Baker Marionette Theater's STAR TREK Halloween benefit sells out
Writer’s Note: This piece was originally written before the event sold out. But it’s a really cool event and I still want to share it with our audience — just in case more tickets become available in the future. Or so that y’all can keep the theater on your radar for future programming. The Bob Baker Marionette Theater is going where no puppet has gone before — and fans didn't waste any time getting tickets. The nonprofit L.A. puppet theater's live read of the Star Trek: The
Ollie Kaplan
Sep 252 min read


Godzilla stomps into Happy Color with new official color-by-number collection
Toho International, the U.S. arm of the Japanese studio behind Godzilla, has teamed up with Happy Color, one of the biggest color-by-number apps on the market, for an official collection celebrating the kaiju icon. Six images dropped in the app on September 17, 2026, and having seen the actual art, this isn't a lazy licensing cash-grab—it's a genuine tour through Godzilla's eras. The lineup ping-pongs across styles instead of settling on one look. Check them out below: There'
Ollie Kaplan
Sep 222 min read


Build-A-Bear's Halloween Sanrio line goes full coven mode with STARRY SKY HELLO KITTY
Build-A-Bear Workshop is deepening its Halloween-Sanrio crossover for 2026. The standout stuffed animal of the bunch might be the new "Starry Sky Hello Kitty," which you can buy with a black-and-orange witch outfit and branded Sanrio cauldron, sold as an online-exclusive gift set for $65. The plush arrived August 28, 2026, as part of Build-A-Bear's wider "Spooky Stuff You Love" collection, which also marks the first U.S. full-size plush release for Cinnamoroll's gothic-coded
Ollie Kaplan
Sep 141 min read


Z2 Comics is reviving Johnny Cash's self-funded 1976 comic book
Hello, I'm Johnny Cash gets a 50th-anniversary edition with new covers by Chip Kidd and Tim Bradstreet, plus fresh interviews. It will arrive on Local Comic Shop Day.
Ollie Kaplan
Sep 82 min read


A baseball pitch named after the Vulcan salute actually exists, and pitchers swear by it
Meet the "Vulcan changeup," a split-fingered oddity that looks less like a piece of pitching mechanics and more like something Leonard Nimoy would've thrown out at a ceremonial first pitch.
Ollie Kaplan
Sep 84 min read


Chappell Roan's Midwest Princess Project marks one year with THE SUPER GRAPHIC SPECTACULAR in Los Angeles
A two-day LA fundraiser will cap the nonprofit's first year of supporting trans youth, with Chappell Roan herself headlining. Chappell Roan is throwing a party with a purpose. The Super Graphic Spectacular, a two-day, Los Angeles–based charity fundraiser, will mark one full year of impact since The Midwest Princess Project's inception — the nonprofit Roan founded to support transgender youth. Taking place October 21-22 at The Shrine in Los Angeles, the event promises live ent
Ollie Kaplan
Sep 42 min read


BABYMETAL joins the MARVEL ZOMBIES ranks with exclusive WAR ZONE #1 variant
Kawaii metal meets the undead (again) as the band's latest comics tie-in goes up for pre-order. BABYMETAL is crossing over into Marvel's zombie-verse. The band announced on Wednesday, September 2, 2026, that it will appear on an exclusive variant cover for Marvel Zombies: War Zone (2026) #1, marking its latest — and highest-profile — foray into comics. The cover, illustrated by veteran Marvel artist Phil Noto, is limited to a 3,500-copy print run. General pre-orders opened S
Ollie Kaplan
Sep 21 min read


Olivia Rodrigo x Taco Bell bring Dew-heads MOUNTAIN DEW Baja Blast Pink
Taco Bell x Olivia Rodrigo collaboration brings fans a new flavor of Baja Blast: You Seem Pretty Pink for a Baja Blast.
Ollie Kaplan
Sep 13 min read


Lucky Charms goes Golden with exclusive KPOP DEMON HUNTERS bundle
General Mills and Netflix announced the team up of the century (at least for your nostalgic belly) giving KPop Demon Hunters fans a reason to hit the cereal aisle — or, more accurately, to skip it entirely and head straight to Walmart.com. The retailer is now the exclusive home of a limited-edition HUNTR/X Lucky Charms bundle, announced via Instagram by @luckycharms. The set centers on an 18.6 oz box of Peach Mango–flavored Lucky Charms wrapped in HUNTR/X cover art — Rumi fro
Ollie Kaplan
Aug 232 min read


Sina Grace, Sarah Graley, Caleb Goellner bring HELLO KITTY AND FRIENDS: CINNAMOROLL to IDW this December
2026 marks 25 years since Cinnamoroll’s debut on the market, and Sanrio's fluffy flying pup is marking the occasion with his own comic. IDW Publishing (via CBR) has confirmed its next comic book title in its Hello Kitty and Friends line: Hello Kitty and Friends: Cinnamoroll, a one-shot anthology gathering three stories from three different creative teams. Sina Grace — one of the book's three writers, alongside Sarah Graley and Caleb Goellner — announced his involvement on In
Ollie Kaplan
Aug 202 min read


SAN DIEGO FC just made CAPTAIN TSUBASA real — sort of
San Diego FC is doing something no other MLS club has done: teaming up with VIZ Media to celebrate Captain Tsubasa, written and illustrated by Yōichi Takahashi, the manga about a FIFA player that convinced an entire generation soccer balls could defy physics. The partnership lands on September 16, 2026, when SDFC takes on Club Tijuana in the 2026 Baja Cup, a match that now doubles as a Tsubasa tribute, scarf included. Fans can grab a Captain Tsubasa Ticket Package: one match
Ollie Kaplan
Aug 191 min read


Iconic David Bowie "READ" poster returns to shelves, reviving a decades-old tribute to a voracious reader
The American Library Association's beloved image of David Bowie — mid-leap in a letterman jacket, book in hand — is back in front of fans again.
Ollie Kaplan
Aug 164 min read


McDonald’s teases GODZILLA x HELLO KITTY Happy Meal crossover arriving August 18
Kaiju season is coming to the drive-thru. McDonald’s confirmed a Happy Meal collaboration pairing Sanrio’s Hello Kitty with Toho’s Godzilla, set to launch August 18. The chain teased the crossover with a short clip of a Happy Meal box sailing a toy boat across open water — only for a colossal kaiju to rise up behind it. That kaiju turns out to be Hello Kitty herself, decked out in a Godzilla-style headpiece and spikes. Check out the official announcement here. McDonald’s Sen
Ollie Kaplan
Aug 111 min read


The San José Earthquakes team up with Snoopy for PEANUTS night against St. Louis City SC
The San Jose Earthquakes are turning their next home match into a charity celebration, and the MLS team is bringing Snoopy along for the ride. On Saturday, August 15, 2026, the Earthquakes will host St. Louis City SC at PayPal Park in San Jose, California, with kickoff set for 7:30 p.m. The match doubles as a fundraiser for the Charles M. Schulz Museum, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that opened two years after Schulz's death in 2002, and is located near San Jose in Santa Rosa, CA, an
Ollie Kaplan
Aug 81 min read


STLV ‘26: Wizards of the Coast confirms more LOWER DECKS cards in MAGIC: THE GATHERING | STAR TREK decks
Wizards of the Coast has unveiled the five Welcome Decks accompanying Magic: The Gathering | Star Trek, and buried in the reference-card fine print is proof that the crossover isn’t just playing the greatest hits of Star Trek: The Original Series and Star Trek: The Next Generation — it’s giving Star Trek: Lower Decks its due, too. Announced August 5, 2026, the five monocolor, 40-card Welcome Decks (White, Blue, Black, Red, Green) are built to teach new players Magic‘s fundame
Ollie Kaplan
Aug 53 min read


BoxLunch shifts into high gear for the 25th anniversary of FAST & FURIOUS
BoxLunch is celebrating a quarter-century of family, cars, and increasingly physics-defying stunts. The retailer has launched a new collection honoring 25 years of Universal Pictures' The Fast and the Furious, and it's revving up a sweepstakes to match. The F & F apparel line, available now both in-store and online, leans hard into the franchise's aesthetic — jackets and shirts pulling from the saga's most iconic vehicles, characters, and general high-octane chaos. It's less
Ollie Kaplan
Aug 52 min read


Olivia Rodrigo becomes first musician with multiple dedicated LEGO sets
Five collectible sets inspired by SOUR, GUTS, and you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love hit shelves on August 1, 2026, but the real chase started weeks early, with one rare piece already reselling for $1,500. Olivia Rodrigo and The LEGO Group are giving fans a new way to obsess over her discography: in bricks. The LEGO Editions Olivia Rodrigo collection — five sets built around songs, tour moments, and symbols pulled from across her three albums — just launched globally,
Ollie Kaplan
Aug 43 min read
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