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| 1 | Eurovision Song Contest 2026 |  |
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It's official. Europe hates Britain. I mean, it's not surprising. We basically gave them the collective middle finger a decade ago, and they've been punishing us ever since. Back in 2022, when Sam Ryder's "Space Man" managed to grab 466 points despite the UK receiving the dreaded nil points the previous year, it seemed maybe we were on a path to redemption, but no. Since then, we've only managed to accumulate 159 points- total. As for this year? We didn't get points. We got a point. Bulgaria won, with Dara's "Bangaranga" (which sounds like it should have been by Italy), though the results were skewed because, in a traditional bout of Eurovision politics, five countries boycotted due to the participation of Israel, in protest of the Gaza genocide. |
| 2 | Vijay (actor) | |
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From Kollywood to Fort St. George. One month after his final movie Jana Nayagan (he's to the left with his co-star Pooja Hegde) leaked online, Vijay was elected Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu. |
| 3 | Brandon Clarke |  |
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This NBA player, who has been since 2019 part of the Memphis Grizzlies, had not played since December, when in April he was arrested for both speeding and drug possession. While he was released on a $25,000 bond, Clarke was scheduled to appear at an arraignment hearing, but tragedy struck first, as he died at just 29 of a possible overdose. |
| 4 | Michael Jackson |  |
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In June, it will be 17 years since the King of Pop died before he could start a farewell concert residency. Given he's currently chronicled in a blockbuster (see below) and subsequently "Billie Jean" shot up on both the Billboard and Spotify charts, it's fair to say MJ will be kept alive by his followers. |
| 5 | Deaths in 2026 |  |
908,910 | There's a ghost down in the hall There's a ghoul upon the bed... | |
| 6 | Michael (2026 film) | |
725,843 | In its third week, the movie with Jaafar Jackson playing his legendary uncle retook the top of the box office from The Devil Wears Prada 2, and has passed $700 million worldwide. A follow-up telling more about HIStory is already confirmed. | |
| 7 | Orthohantavirus |  |
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Dutch cruise ship MV Hondius was going from Argentina to Antarctica, when passengers started showing symptoms of hantavirus pulmonary syndrome, culminating in one dying, forcing the ship to cancel its scheduled journey and change course back home. While people have been evacuated and quarantined, there has been a total of 9 confirmed cases and 3 deaths related to the Andes virus (the one hantavirus that infects humans). |
| 8 | Wade Wilson (criminal) |  |
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Netflix boosting views of a man in prison, nothing new. This time it's the "Deadpool Killer" (as he has the same name as Marvel's Merc with a Mouth) currently in the death row in Florida for among other things strangling two women. A would-be third that managed to survive a choking attempt recalls her abusive relationship with Wilson in an episode of the show Worst Ex Ever. |
| 9 | Obsession (2025 film) | |
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The latest comedian who decided to become a horror writer/director is Curry Barker, part of the sketch comedy duo "that's a bad idea". After his directorial debut Milk & Serial cost only $800, Barker raised $1 million and inspired by watching The Simpsons' take on "The Monkey's Paw", made his own "wish goes horribly wrong" story, about a guy regretting wishing that his crush love him. Hailed by critics as an absolutely frightening production, Obsession opened well at the box office with $17 million in North America, behind #6 and the now absent The Devil Wears Prada 2, and right above Mortal Kombat II. |
| 10 | Andy Burnham | |
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The 2026 United Kingdom local elections saw the traditional main parties (Labour and the Conservatives) lose a combined 2051 council seats, with Labour losing the lion's share and most picked up by Reform UK, the MAGA-aligned far right party. Needless to say, this caused a fracas, with rakestepping charisma black hole Keir Starmer facing calls to resign as Prime Minister. Andy Burnham, the Mayor of Greater Manchester and the only major politician in the country with a net-positive approval rating, is a favourite to succeed him, except for the minor problem that he isn't an MP. No problem. He resigned as mayor, MP Josh Simons graciously gave up his own seat, and now all Burnham has to do is run for it. In a constituency just stampeded by Reform. Good luck mate. Additionally, health secretary Wes Streeting also resigned to throw his hat into the ring, claiming he no longer had confidence in the Prime Minister. Let the Thunderdome begin. |
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| 1 | Kyle Busch | |
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In this NASCAR driver's 25 year career, he ranked 9th all time for NASCAR Cup Series wins and first in overall wins between the top three divisions, with 3 national titles. Kyle's brother Kurt is famous in his own right as a driver. Busch died on May 23 as a result of pneumonia, he was 41. |
| 2 | Murder of Dominic Russo and Davion Flanagan |
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This 2022 double-murder case has everything that morbid true crime zombies love: it takes place in Nowheresville, Midwestern America, involves a teen social media influencer who fancied herself as Regina George, toxic teen relationships and things you didn't know were physically possible with a Toyota Camry. I guess that's why the vultures in the media have tried to wring every dollar and view they can out of the story, with at least three documentaries currently streaming, including one on Netflix which released on May 15. |
| 3 | Obsession (2025 film) | |
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A cheap and really scary horror movie about a man (Michael Johnston) wishing for his co-worker (Inde Navarrette) to love him, resulting in her becoming absolutely unhinged. After a good opening weekend, Obsession managed to perform even better in the second, making more money and climbing to runner-up behind The Mandalorian and Grogu and above Michael. It also ranks as one of the most profitable movies ever reaching $80 million costing just $1 million! This certainly raises expectations for its writer/director Curry Barker being hired to a new Texas Chainsaw Massacre. |
| 4 | Aaron Rai | |
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This English golfer won the 2026 PGA Championship on May 17, the first of which since Jim Barnes won it in 1919. |
| 5 | Cockroach Janta Party | |
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Joke political parties have existed for decades, from the Rhinoceros Party in Canada to Die PARTEI in Germany. Now India has one too! Founded on May 16, the Cockroach Janta Party was formed. Formed in response to Surya Kant's statement that unemployed youth were cockroaches and parodying the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party, the party has already attracted 350,000 members and the interest of a couple Members of the Lok Sabha looking to cross the floor. |
| 6 | Eurovision Song Contest 2026 | |
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Vienna received the Old Continent's (plus Israel and Australia) annual music extravaganza, marked by Bulgaria winning with the song "Bangaranga" — not an homage to Skrillex's "Bangarang", but an expression of its singer Dara's experiences with ADHD, with the title being Jamaican Patois for "mischief". |
| 7 | Deaths in 2026 | |
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Said that I was fine, said it from the coffin Remember how I died when you started walking? That's my life, that's my life... |
| 8 | Karuppu (film) | |
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From the same film industry where new politician Vijay made his name is this fantasy action drama where a guardian deity disguises himself as a lawyer, which in one weekend became Kollywood's highest-grossing film of the year. |
| 9 | The Boys season 5 | |
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Prime Video finished the show about a resistance against jerk superheroes, in an episode without the involvement of series creator Eric Kripke, who has moved onto prequel show Vought Rising (that released its first trailer during the week and will come out next year). Like many series finales fan reception was all over the place due to what the episode didn't do and the payoff to certain plot points of the final season, but those who liked it appreciated the just desserts given to the two men who had the show's central conflict and how there wasn't that much suffering inflicted onto the main characters (aside from keeping one death from the penultimate episode instead of finding a way to revive the character). |
| 10 | Off Campus | |
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The first season of this American romantic drama series premiered on Amazon Prime on May 13. Based on the book series by Elle Kennedy, it follows two college students (Belmont Cameli, pictured, as Garrett and Ella Bright as Hannah) who pretend to be in a relationship together yet ultimately fall in love. The show was approved for a second season months before its premiere. |
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