GAP and Summer Fridays have launched a collaboration inspired by comfort, self-care and the feeling of staying in. The limited-edition lineup of soft knits, lounge sets, matching pajamas and gift-ready accessories. With colors inspired by Summer Friday’s iconic lip balms, the sets are cozy yet elevate. As nostalgia has brought mall-era brand back in popularity, GAP has stood at the forefront while collaborating with brands like BEIS, DÔEN and Sandy Liang.

Ralph Lauren Corporation has acquired the South African’s iconic Polo Brand, resolving the long standing trademark dispute. The United States-based luxury fashion group will integrate the local Polo brand into the global luxury market.

Brooches, opera aesthetic, penpals, khaki, poetcore and cabbage are in for 2026 according to the Pinterest Predicts Report. These and 16 other not-yet-trending categories give much to look forward to in the New Year.

The Walt Disney Company has reached a licensing deal with OpenAI over a $1 billion equity investment. The licensing deal allows fan created content of 200 Disney, Marvel, Pixar, and Star Wars characters to be created through the OpenAI's Sora AI video generator and ChatGPT image tools.

Netflix and Paramount are in a bidding war for Warner Bros. Discovery with a $72B and $40B cash offers respectively. The internet is mourning the nostalgia of movie and film culture as streaming platforms continue to take over.

A24’s “The Drama” official move trailer and a simple newspaper ad is stirring up excitement for the movie’s April 2026 release date. The upcoming romantic comedy-drama film, starring Zendaya and Robert Pattinson as the happily engaged couple who’s wedding takes an unexpected turn, placed an engagement announcement in the Boston Globe advertising the film while making many do a double take.

Jennifer Lawerence and Josh Hutcherson will be reprising their roles as Katniss and Peeta in The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping, prequel slated for release on November 20, 2026.

Beyoncé, Nicole Kidman and Venus Williams have been announced as the co-chairs of the 2026 Met Gala. Celebrating the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s spring Costume Institute exhibition, “Costume Art” will explore the relation between clothing and the body beneath.

The Architects of AI are TIME’s 2025 Person of the Year. What appears to be yet another AI takeover also marks a year where AI has dominated global headlines. One of the two magazine covers depicts tech leaders like Mark Zuckerberg, Lisa Su, Elon Musk, Jensen Huang, Sam Altman, Demis Hassabis, Dario Amodei and Fei-Fei Li.

Pantone may have named a shade of white as 2026’s Color of the Year, but orange has asserted dominance in 2025. Between Zendaya’s first appearance with her engagement ring in a orange satin Louis Vuitton dress, the vibrant Cosmic Orange iPhone 17 Pro, Taylor Swift’s Life of a Showgirl album, and even Timothée Chalamet and Kylie Jenner matching red carpet looks at the Marty Supreme premiere.

Australia’s officially banned social media accounts for children under 16 years old took affect Wednesday, but not without push back. The law, passed a year ago, requires social media platforms including Reddit, Snapchat, Instagram and TikTok to set 16 as the minimum age for account holders, aiming to protect young teens from the long touted exploitation and ill effects on mental health. In addition to an earlier lawsuits filed by two teenagers, Reddit filed a lawsuit claiming the ban infringes on children’s rights to political communication.

The New Yorker is joining Substack. Like all the cool girls and fellow Condé Nast publications, Allure magazine and Bon Appétit, The New Yorker intends to use Substack as a “book club, but for magazine articles.”