Groups like ABC, Duran Duran, and the Police were pushing musical boundaries before American audiences fully caught on. While bands like Mötley Crüe later became hugely popular on MTV, especially with the success of “Home Sweet Home” (which benefited from a voting glitch), New Wave bands truly defined the sound of MTV in the early 1980s.
Jabba the Hutt was incredibly eager to get his son back, so he unexpectedly asked the Jedi for assistance. This led to Anakin Skywalker and his new apprentice, Ahsoka Tano, embarking on their first mission together: rescuing the baby and bringing him home. They successfully completed the task. Rotta, Jabba’s son, only appeared once between the Clone Wars movie and The Mandalorian, featuring in the Star Wars: The Clone Wars TV series as a young Huttlet who enjoyed eating butterflies.
Tiffany & Co. is opening a new Blue Box Café in Hong Kong. Located on the first floor of their large new store in Causeway Bay’s Lee Gardens, the café will offer a sophisticated dining experience that reflects Tiffany’s classic style and modern design.
Arc’teryx has expanded its Kragg recovery shoe line with the new Kragg Aura Mule. These slip-on shoes are designed for warm weather, offering both comfort and breathability for recovery and outdoor adventures. Instead of traditional materials, they feature a perforated Matryx fabric that allows for maximum airflow, helping feet dry quickly. Despite being lightweight and breathable, the fabric is still durable enough to withstand rough terrain.
Things are really heating up with Game Pass lately! On top of everything else, Vampire Crawlers just dropped – it’s a spin-off of Vampire Survivors and seriously addictive, mixing roguelike elements with deck-building. We even got a potential 2026 Game of the Year contender, which is a huge win for the service. And the best part? Both of those games were available on day one! But honestly, even with all this good stuff, there’s still a ton more on the way, which is awesome.
I’m so excited about the upcoming show at Albertz Benda! It’s the first time Felipe Pantone and the designer Etai are working together, and it sounds amazing. The exhibition, called Parallel Practices: Tailored Structures & Kinetic Surfaces, is going to be held in the gallery’s Los Angeles space – which is actually a really cool mid-century modern house. What I love is that it’s not just about displaying art; they’re setting up Pantone’s work and their furniture pieces together to create a whole environment that makes you think about how we live now, what things are useful for, and how we connect with our surroundings. It’s going to be a really immersive experience, not just looking at art, but feeling like you’re in it.
Dua Lipa unexpectedly released her concert film, Dua Lipa – Live From Mexico, on YouTube for free. The film showcases the final performance of her hugely successful ‘Radical Optimism Tour,’ giving fans a close-up view of the end of a two-year world tour that included 92 shows.
New Balance is adding more color options to its 2010 sneaker collection. This summer, a new “Sea Moss/Afterglow” colorway offers a unique and vibrant, yet natural, look to the shoe’s classic design.
Everyone is excited for the movie Avengers: Doomsday, and the show Daredevil: Born Again continues to be a hit, pushing boundaries in the superhero genre and topping streaming lists. Plus, Prime Video recently concluded its popular The Boys series, which has been a critical and financial success.
Though the final season of the show felt a little weaker and spent too much time building towards a spin-off instead of finishing the existing storylines, it remains a landmark series in the superhero genre. Now that it’s over, a new show is quickly gaining popularity on Netflix and taking its place.