5/6/26 - WKRP, Tony Noms, and Trending Fashion and Beauty
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Wednesday 5/6/26
Celebrate:
Bike to School Day
Great American Grump Out
International No Diet Day
National Anxiety Disorders Screening Day
National Beverage Day
National Crepe Suzette Day
National Nurses Day
National School Nurse Day
National Tourist Appreciation Day
No Homework Day
Occupational Safety and Health Professional Day
World Carnivorous Plant Day
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Spring is trying to take hold, and often, the things we grow to love about the Earth's seasons have little to do with the transitions themselves; we look forward to the parties, traditions, foods, and beverages that come along with them.
Ranker.com has a list that features some of the foods and beverages that became popular enough to earn their own seasons. Vote up the food-related seasons you look forward to all year.
1. Soup Season
2. Cookout Season
3. Halloween Candy Season
4. Oktoberfest
5. Discount Valentine's Day Chocolate Season
6. Tomato Season
7. Girl Scout Cookie Season
8. Seafood Boiling Season
9. Pumpkin Spice Season
10. Shamrock Shake Season
11. Cookie Swap Season
12. Peeps Season
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Tony Award Nominations have been announced.
The Lost Boys and Schmigadoon! led the field with 12 nominations each, while Death of a Salesman had the most among plays, with nine.
Best Play
The Balusters
Giant
Liberation
Little Bear Ridge Road
Best Musical
The Lost Boys
Schmigadoon!
Titaníque
Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)
Best Revival of a Play
Becky Shaw
Death of a Salesman
Every Brilliant Thing
Fallen Angels
Oedipus
Best Revival of a Musical
Cats: The Jellicle Ball
Ragtime
The Rocky Horror Show
The 79th Tony Awards will be hosted by Pink on June 7th!
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The U.S. Postal Service announced a new release coming July 11th: a set of Barbie stamps featuring Barbie dolls through the years, dressed for 10 iconic careers.
Useless Fact of the Day - Created by Mattel Inc., a global play and family entertainment company, and introduced in 1959 as “The Original Teenage Fashion Model,” Barbie quickly became an icon and symbol of limitless possibilities for generations of children. During more than 65 years as a staple of imaginative childhood play, the best-selling doll of all time has represented more than 250 careers.
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While "mogging" may seem like just another unintelligible entry in the Gen Alpha dictionary, it reflects a deeper fixation on comparison, cockiness, and confidence in online spaces.
At its core, “mogging” is about comparison: when one person significantly outshines another in looks, physique, or even life status. Being “mogged,” on the other hand, means being on the losing end of that comparison.
The term fits neatly into Gen Z and Gen Alpha’s obsession with self-improvement and competition.
The term stems from the acronym “AMOG,” or “alpha male of the group,” and first appeared in online forums in the mid-2000s to describe one man visually surpassing another, often in terms of height or bone structure.
Read more from Mental Foss here.
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Google searches show that nostalgia is trending for spring fashion and beauty. Staples from the past — like cropped pants and French tips — have hit all-time highs this year. Early 2000s, is that you?
Fresh yet familiar clothing
Polka dots: Search interest in “polka dot” reached an all-time high in 2026. “Polka dot coat” was the top trending polka dot apparel style search in the past month, followed by “polka dot blouse.”
Romantic lace: “Lace midi skirt” is at a 10-year high, and “lace tops” has reached an all-time high this year. “Lace shorts” and “lace undershirt” were top trending lace searches over the past month.
Capris and cropped pants: Search interest in “cropped pants” and “ankle pants” hit an all-time high in 2026. Capri pants are the top trending spring pants search over the past month, with denim and wide-leg styles leading the pack.
Makeup
Polka dot polish: “Polka dot nails” recently hit a 10-year high, with “black and white” as the top trending color combination, followed by “blue and yellow.”
French tips: Searches for “French tips” spike every spring and, this year, they hit an all-time high. Almond was the top trending nail shape searched with French tips, and “orange French tip nails” was a breakout search in the past month.
Bright makeup: People are searching for “Blue mascara” more than ever before, and “coral lipstick” is the top trending spring lipstick color in the past month.
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The Alcatraz Swimmer: Biologists are stunned by a male coyote that swam two miles across the bay to Alcatraz Island—twice the distance anyone thought a coyote could handle.
The park service was prepared to capture and relocate the coyote because of Alcatraz’s role as a seabird nesting habitat. But he has never again been spotted or caught on recording devices, and there is no evidence the coyote is still on the island.
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Decades after the sitcom WKRP in Cincinnati went off the air (on TV), a real radio station has officially launched in Cincinnati using those legendary call letters. It’s a full-circle moment for TV fans and local broadcasters alike.
The format — music from the ‘60s to the ’80s, with an emphasis on the 1970s
The show “WKRP in Cincinnati” ran from 1978 to 1982.
The voice of WKRP in Cincinnati star Gary Sandy welcomed morning commuters to the newly rebranded broadcast on Monday. But first, listeners were treated to an hours-long teaser when the stations continuously aired the WKRP theme song from midnight to the first broadcast of the morning.
Richard Sanders, who was the meticulous news reporter Les Nessman jokingly provided comment from his own character to the AP on Monday, writing via email, "I have spoken with Les Nessman regarding the resurrection of WKRP in Cincinnati. After the failure of his dream to replace Walter Cronkite on the CBS evening news, he is hopeful that he can resume his duties as the News, Sports, Weather, Traffic, and Farm Report Director at WKRP."
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