Entertainment
Every LifePivo story on entertainment - 17 of them, newest first, each one linking the sources it is built on.
Box office
Tom Holland's $100m Spider-Man Payday
Maya Chen
Tom Holland is reported to earn about $20 million upfront for Spider-Man: Brand New Day; the widely-quoted $100 million is an unconfirmed box-office-bonus estimate.
Ad-ruling explainer
The Mummy's Poster Was Banned From the Tube, Not the Film
Maya Chen
The UK ad watchdog ruled that outdoor posters for Lee Cronin's The Mummy gave a "realistic impression of a dead child" and could not run on the Tube.
Courts explained
Ed Sheeran's Aston Martin Has Been in Pieces Since 2021
Maya Chen
Ed Sheeran, 35, pleaded guilty at Bradford Magistrates' Court and was fined £1,032 for keeping a 1966 Aston Martin uninsured: a car that has sat dismantled in a Durham workshop since 2021, mid-conversion to electric.…
Entertainment
Ariana Grande Is Stepping Back, Not Stepping Away
Maya Chen
On Sunday Ariana Grande's representative said she will "take a step back from visibility" once the Eternal Sunshine tour ends in London on 1 September 2026 — a break from public-facing appearances, not a stated…
Box office
Brand New Day Missed the Record by $2 Million
Maya Chen
Spider-Man: Brand New Day took an estimated $355 million in its US opening weekend and $927 million worldwide, the second-biggest debut ever on both counts and about $2 million short of Avengers: Endgame's 2019 domestic…
Marvel
Marvel Named the New Black Panther but Not the Character He Plays
Maya Chen
Marvel introduced David Jonsson as the new Black Panther and dated Ryan Coogler's third film for 15 December 2028.
Music and health
Can a Musician Keep Working With Parkinson's?
Maya Chen
Carly Simon disclosed Parkinson's while talking about work she is still making. The diagnosis changes what work may demand, but it does not write the ending of an artist's career.
Courts explained
What Is Affray, and What Does a Guilty Plea Settle?
Maya Chen
Chris Brown's affray plea settled one count and moved the case toward sentencing. It did not prove every allegation reported around the incident or reveal the punishment in advance.
Film
Spider-Man's Manhattan Was Built on Glasgow Streets
Maya Chen
Spider-Man: Brand New Day presents a New York chase built on Glasgow streets. Bothwell, St Vincent, Wilson and Hutcheson streets were dressed with US signs, NYPD cars and yellow taxis for the 2025 shoot.
Culture explainer
How Is Dakota Johnson Related to Marilyn Monroe?
Maya Chen
MyHeritage says Dakota Johnson and Marilyn Monroe are ninth cousins three times removed. The paper trail may be real, but the relationship is far too distant to support the family-story framing around Johnson's new Monroe…
Film
Ish: the Black-and-White Luton Film That Makes the Town Harder to Ignore
Maya Chen
The reviews call it unusually assured: the Guardian found "a bleak fatalism" in it and compared Imran Perretta's spare method to Enda Walsh's writing on Hunger.
Film
Brand New Day's One Unexplained Name
Maya Chen
The fourth Tom Holland Spider-Man film is out now in the UK and opens in US theatres on 31 July 2026 (PG-13, 145 minutes, directed by Destin Daniel Cretton).
World Cup
Uganda's Ghetto Kids Danced With Shakira at the World Cup Final
Maya Chen
At the first-ever halftime show at a World Cup final, 19 July 2026 at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey, Uganda's Ghetto Kids danced with Shakira and Burna Boy to the tournament song "Dai Dai".
Music
Carly Simon Disclosed Parkinson's Weeks Before Releasing New Music
Maya Chen
On 27 July 2026 the 81-year-old singer behind "You're So Vain" told fans in a written statement that she has Parkinson's disease, diagnosed at the Mayo Clinic after arthritis and joint surgeries.
Courts
Chris Brown Pleaded Guilty to Affray at Southwark
Maya Chen
At Southwark Crown Court, Chris Brown and co-defendant Omololu Akinlolu each pleaded guilty to affray over a 2023 incident at a Mayfair nightclub, while the assault, GBH and weapon charges were dropped.
Internet culture
Somebody Filmed a Raccoon in Seattle. Within Days It Had a Mural
Maya Chen
A wild raccoon with a rare, presumptive spinal condition scuttled across a Seattle pavement and became a global meme in days: murals, a bobblehead, two video-game cameos and a White House post.
Film
Avengers: Doomsday Put Tony Stark's Face on Doctor Doom
Maya Chen
Marvel confirms the release date, directors, Robert Downey Jr. as Victor von Doom and Chris Evans as Steve Rogers. The trailer still leaves the three-universe collision, character timelines and major fan theories unresolved.