Bringing petty back. In 2001, Justin Timberlake released Cry Me a River, featuring a Britney Spears lookalike who was cheating on him. In her 2023 memoir, Spears clarified that it was Timberlake who cheated. Now, years after painting Spears as unstable, Timberlake was arrested for driving under the influence. His greatest concern: His tour. What tour? The world tour.

Watching the reign. Emma D’Arcy, aka Rhaenyra Targaryen on House of the Dragon, is acing her red-carpet looks. Fans want to crown her queen. But D’Arcy identifies as non-binary. Queen doesn’t fit. The people have spoken. D’Arcy will be called Monarch. How are we cheering? With a negroni sbagliato. With prosecco in it.

Feeling seen. Inside Out got kids excited. The sequel is schooling grown-ups too. Riley was just 11 in the 2015 film. Now, she’s a moody teen, dealing with a new emotion: Anxiety. Parents are tearing up in cinemas when the plot suggests that humans lose joy as they grow up. The kids? They’re finding it super funny. Just wait kiddos. Just wait.

Cheering for fair play. The Denmark Men’s Football Team may be ranked 21 globally. But they zoomed up to #1 in our hearts. The players have refused a pay hike so that the nation’s women’s team receives equal pay. They also decided to reduce their insurance coverage by 15%, so the women get a 50% insurance upgrade. This is how to be an ally, folks.

Taking a drag. Finally, menthol-flavoured vapes have been approved for use among American adults. It’s a public acknowledgement that vaping is less harmful than cancer sticks. This is after everyone threw out their Juuls when vapes were banned around the world. Great news for those trying to quit. Non-smokers, no need to start, ever.

Staging a coo. Limburg an der Lahn, a German town, has voted to eliminate its 700-odd pigeons. They plan to get a falconer to lure the birds into a trap, then kill them. In Switzerland, a group called Pigeon Action found an alternative solution: Just stop feeding them. The pigeon population reduced by half in four years. Who will tell the Germans?

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