On Aug. 30, 2026, around 1:26 pm, the Los Angeles Rams announced that they would be signing formerly retired Defensive Tackle Aaron Donald to a one-year 20 million dollar contract. The league has had a multitude of reactions, featured by the New York Post, like one from former Indianapolis Colts Pat McAfee, who posted,“‘BREAKING: Myles Garret and Aaron Donald are officially on the same DLINE.'" Former NFL quarterback Robert Griffin III added, “The LA Rams defence will be a

On August 26, 2026, Rupert Grint, who played Ron Weasley in the original Harry Potter movies, announced that he’ll be returning to his role in Harry Potter and the Cursed Child on Broadway at the New York Lyric Theater via an Instagram reel with the Playbill of the ongoing play, stating “Dusting off the old robes. New York-see you all in February.” He’ll be returning to Ron Weasley's role for a 17 week run from February 2nd, 2027 to May 30th, 2027. The play is based on the

Mei Mei the Cat has gone viral on social media platforms like TikTok with 524.5k followers, and 17.1 million likes, and on Instagram with 309k followers as of October 2nd. Mei Mei, also goes by Tole Tole, and she is a female Japanese Bobtail from China born on August 13, 2015. She was unfortunately abused in the past, which led to her being permanently toothless and having damaged legs. She was rescued on June 15, 2022, and is being treated with proper care currently. Accor

Infamous singer, Ed Sheeran, has recently been caught in controversy regarding his decision to remove Macklemore from his most recent tour. While Ed Sheeran was performing in New Jersey for his ‘Loop Tour’ on September 4th, Macklemore played his hit song, “Thrift Shop,” as a supporting act. However, during this act, Macklemore started voicing his support for human rights regarding Palestine and their conflict with Israel. This created mixed reactions from fans and other artis

On Tuesday, September 8th, Christopher Jackson returned to Hamilton after his departure from the Broadway musical 10 years ago. Jackson has returned for a limited time and will be performing from September 8th, 2026 to January 3rd, 2027. Jackson returned a couple months after another original cast member came back, Leslie Odom Jr., who returned to Hamilton on September 9th, 2026, and left on November 26th, 2026. Jackson has been in many different musicals after he first left

The 2026 MTV Video Music Awards happened on September 27, and honestly, there was a lot going on. Madonna was easily one of the biggest parts of the night, walking off stage with seven awards, including Artist of the Year, Best Collaboration, Best Dance, and Best Album. Taylor Swift also had a huge night, winning Video of the Year for “The Fate of Ophelia” and the first-ever Artist-Director Honors. Other winners included BTS for Song of the Year and Best K-pop, Sienna Spiro

Pretty Pretty Please I Don’t Want to be a Magical Girl is an animated indie series posted on YouTube in 2025 by Kiana Khansmith. The series immediately gained popularity for its unique concept and POC (Person of Color) representation. Its first episode was recently released fully animated, after spending about a year in animatic form, but it has unfortunately been caught in controversy regarding fans “whitewashing” the two lead characters, Aika and Zira, who are POC character

In San Diego at Comic Con 2007, it was announced that “Iron Man” would be released in theaters on May 2nd in 2008. The success of Marvel before Iron Man was going in a downhill spiral. Their most popular characters were only allowed to be shown in movies made by Sony, the 2000’s X men and Spider-man (in the Tobey Maguire and Andrew Garfield era) had been sold to Sony to keep Marvel in business. Marvel Studios was only allowed to use the less popular characters from the Aveng

Fans of magic, romance, and the Owens family have a reason to return to the world of “Practical Magic.” Nearly three decades after the original movie, the Owens sisters are coming back in “Practical Magic 2.” "Practical Magic 2 brings back beloved sisters Sally and Gillian Owens, played by Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman, respectively. The original “Practical Magic,” released in 1998, introduced viewers to the sisters and their family’s long history of witchcraft. Now, aft

On August 26, 2026, famous voice actor Peter Cullen sadly passed away at 85 years old from cardiac arrest. As a voice actor, Peter Cullen was known for his stellar work, voicing characters like Optimus Prime from “Transformers” and Eeyore from “Winnie the Pooh.” From 1984 to 1987, Peter Cullen voiced his most popular character, the ultimate Autobot leader known as Optimus Prime. He first voiced Optimus in the animated television series, “The Transformers,” then later retu

As the month of September comes to an end, what artists have been setting the vibe this month? Top Artists for September 2026 goes to: Bruno Mars, Taylor Swift, Ariana Grande, and Olivia Rodrigo. Bruno Mars is in the lead with 132.1 million monthly listeners, runner up is Taylor Swift with 101 million, and lastly Olivia Rodrigo with 67.5 million monthly listeners. These artists fall under the pop music category along with their own distinct styles. Peter Gene Hernandez, oth

Dancing with the Stars is about to kick off with a new season that will premiere on September 15th and September 16th of 2026, streaming live on ABC and on Disney+ with a two night event. Episode 1 will contain the female celebrities and episode 2 will have the male constants featuring an elimination. The hosts this year, Alfonso Ribeiro and Julianne Hough, will be introducing our pairs this year which are Julia Stiles and Ezra Sosa, Taylor Hanson with Britt Stewart, Tatyan

Napoleon Bonaparte, a great military general, a conqueror, and an emperor, how did a man who once held nearly all of Europe in the palm of his hand end up dying on an island exiled and alone? Napoleon Bonaparte was born on August 15th, 1769 on a tiny island off of the mainland of France. He was the son of Carlo Maria Bonaparte, and Maria Letizia Ramolino. His family belonged to a very local Italian nobility. Most of Napoleon's early years were spent on the island of Corsica i

On September 10th, the Rams played the 49ers in the first of nine international games in Melbourne, Australia. Going into the game, the Rams were the favorite to win the game by 65% because of the two main players they added over the off-season: Myles Garrett, traded from the Cleveland Browns, and Aaron Donald, who came out of retirement. The game started slow, with the Rams punting after only 3 plays and 1 minute into the game. The 49ers then proceeded to get stopped at th

On April 12, 2023, Warner Bros. Discovery announced the TV reboot of Harry Potter, during a Max streaming presentation. The release date for season 1 (which will be titled after the first book and movie: Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone) will be on Christmas Day 2026. The trailer for the upcoming first season of the reboot: Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, was released on September 2nd. Season 2 has started production in mid-2026, with no release date out y

The Lucas Museum of Narrative Art officially opened to the public on September 22nd, 2026, in Los Angeles. It was founded by George Lucas and his wife, Mellody Hobson. The museum has been in the works for about 17 years. The building itself is pretty hard to miss, with a huge, curved design that almost looks like the Naboo Royal Starship! It has more than 30 galleries, so there is a lot for people to see. The museum focuses on how people have used pictures and other forms o

Iconic American country singer Dolly Parton tragically passed away on August 25, 2026. At 80 years old, she had inspired various generations for decades with iconic songs such as “ Jolene,” “I Will Always Love You,” and “9 to 5.” Her death came as a shock to many people and fans alike; the news of her death was spread all over social media. Soon after, her music streams skyrocketed as many people wanted to revisit her old songs. Dolly died of cancer, with the exact type neve

On Thursday, August 27th, during the second week of school, Mayfair held the Welcome Back Assembly for our high school students. The assembly was a fun and exciting experience for many people; it introduced what the school offers and what students could get involved in. The assembly showcased countless clubs and organizations representing all sorts of student interests. Various performances were held during the assembly from groups such as Maritime, Link Crew, and Mandarin, a

On September 13th, the Vikings hosted the Packers for the season opener of the 2026 NFL season. Jordan Love was the quarterback for the Green Bay Packers, and Kyler Murray was the quarterback for the Minnesota Vikings. The game started off in disaster for Murray when, two plays into his Vikings debut, he threw an interception on Green Bay's 36-yard line; then it was returned to the Packers' own 47-yard line. Then, with 6:16 left in the first quarter, Murray was injured with

On April 22, 2025, the Yamaha Corporation of America building in Buena Park revealed its newly renovated building which cost $34 million dollars in total. Mayfair’s band had the great opportunity of touring their facilities with many different employees and representatives at the Yamaha company. First we walked into a lobby room that had many different models of instruments like synthesizers, drumkits, grand pianos, and guitars. We were then taken to another building where t