Marine Corps Birthday (USA)
Marine Corps Birthday marks the founding of the United States Marine Corps when two battalions were raised by the Continental Congress.
National Vanilla Cupcake Day (USA)
National Vanilla Cupcake Day celebrates the classic vanilla cupcake and gives people a reason to bake or indulge in a sweet vanilla treat.
Sesame Street Day (International)
Sesame Street Day celebrates the premiere of Sesame Street, an educational television program that has been broadcast in over 150 countries.
Forget Me Not Day (International)
Forget Me Not Day encourages people to reach out to someone they haven't been in touch with to say that they haven't forgotten them.
Birthdays
Diplo (48)
The DJ and producer is a co-founder of Major Lazer and has worked on numerous pop and dance hits. He also formed the group LSD with Sia and Labrinth.
Miranda Lambert (43)
The country singer is known for songs including "The House That Built Me" and "Gunpowder & Lead." She founded MuttNation Foundation, a charity focused on animal rescue and adoption.
Eve (48)
The rapper and actor broke through with hits including "Let Me Blow Ya Mind" and "Who's That Girl?" She also starred in her own sitcom, Eve.
Warren G (56)
The rapper is best known for the G-funk hit "Regulate," recorded with Nate Dogg. The song's music is built around a sample of Michael McDonald's "I Keep Forgettin' (Every Time You're Near)."
Taron Egerton (37)
The Welsh actor is known for playing Eggsy in the Kingsman films and Elton John in Rocketman. He performed his own vocals for Rocketman.
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On This Day
🎵 Music
Patti Smith released her debut album 'Horses' in 1975, which became a seminal punk rock work produced by John Cale that influenced generations of alternative and grunge artists.
🎵 Music
Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band released the box set 'Live/1975-85' in 1986, a massive five-record live compilation that became the first five-record set to debut at No. 1 and sell over a million copies.
🎵 Music
Chaka Khan's cover of Prince's 'I Feel for You' became a UK number-one hit in 1984, relaunching her solo career with Stevie Wonder on harmonica and rapper Melle Mel.
🎵 Music
Elton John's 'Goodbye Yellow Brick Road' reached No. 1 on the US Billboard 200 in 1973, his seventh studio album and one of the best-selling records of his career.
🌟 Pop Culture
'Space Jam' premiered in Los Angeles in 1996 starring Michael Jordan alongside Looney Tunes characters in a groundbreaking blend of animation and live-action.
🌟 Pop Culture
The teaser poster for 'Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace', featuring Anakin with his shadow forming Darth Vader, was released in 1998.
🌟 Pop Culture
Sesame Street premiered on National Educational Television in 1969, bringing a multi-format children's program combining puppetry, live-action and animation to millions.
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Movies & TV
The Cat in the Hat — 🎬 Cinema
An animated adventure where the Cat—voiced by Bill Hader—is assigned to cheer up siblings Gabby and Sebastian in their new town while working for the Institute of Imagination. Based on the 1957 Dr. Seuss book.
Released: Friday Nov 6, 2026 UK Release: Friday Dec 4, 2026
I Play Rocky — 🎬 Cinema
A biographical drama about Sylvester Stallone's fight to turn his screenplay Rocky into the movie and to star as its hero, with Anthony Ippolito as Stallone directed by Peter Farrelly.
Limited release: Friday Nov 6, 2026 Released: Friday Nov 20, 2026 UK Release: Friday Nov 6, 2026
You Can See Everything — 🎬 Cinema
You Can See Everything is a documentary from Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim, who filmed Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes in the final weeks before she began her prison sentence. Fielder is best known for Nathan for You and The Rehearsal.
Limited release: Friday Oct 16, 2026 Released: Friday Oct 23, 2026
Being Heumann — 🎬 Cinema
A biographical drama about disability rights activist Judith Heumann and the 1977 sit-in that helped secure civil rights protections, starring Ruth Madeley and Mark Ruffalo. The film is adapted from Heumann's memoir by director Siân Heder.
Limited release: Friday Nov 6, 2026
Wicker — 🎬 Cinema
Wicker follows a character confronting a sinister rural conspiracy when a mysterious force emerges in her small community after a strange disappearance. It's a genre thriller led by Olivia Colman.
Released: Friday Oct 23, 2026
The Body — 📺 Streaming
A coming-of-age YA supernatural drama on Netflix in which Catholic school girls begin having prophetic visions after a dance-team initiation goes wrong.
Released: Wednesday Nov 11, 2026
Shetland: Series 11 — 📡 TV (UK)
Shetland returns to BBC One at 9pm for its eleventh series, with Ashley Jensen and Alison O'Donnell investigating a historic murder in the isles. It is O'Donnell's final series as DI Tosh McIntosh.
Released: Thursday Nov 12, 2026
The Good Daughter — 📺 Streaming
Rose Byrne and Meghann Fahy star in this limited psychological thriller based on Karin Slaughter's bestselling novel, about two sisters whose lives are shattered by violence in their small town. It streams on Peacock in the US and on Sky and NOW in the UK.
Released: Thursday Nov 12, 2026
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Concerts
Happening in the next 7 days
🎤 My Chemical RomanceTonight: Tuesday Nov 10 at Singapore Indoor Stadium, Singapore.
🎤 ChicagoTonight: Tuesday Nov 10 at The Capitol Theatre, Port Chester, New York. This week: Wednesday Nov 11 at Toyota Oakdale Theatre, Wallingford, Connecticut.
🎤 Gnarls Barkley — To Whom It Still Concerns TourTonight: Tuesday Nov 10 at Coca-Cola Roxy, Atlanta, Georgia. This week: Friday Nov 13 at The Fillmore Detroit, Detroit, Michigan · Sunday Nov 15 at Citizens House of Blues Boston, Boston, Massachusetts.
🎤 Usher — The R&B TourTonight: Tuesday Nov 10 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia. This week: Wednesday Nov 11 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia · Sunday Nov 15 at SoFi Stadium, Inglewood, California · plus 1 more date this week.
🎤 Jonas Brothers — The Burning Up Tour All Over AgainTonight: Tuesday Nov 10 at American Airlines Center, Dallas, Texas. This week: Friday Nov 13 at Moody Center ATX, Austin, Texas · Saturday Nov 14 at Frost Bank Center, San Antonio, Texas · plus 1 more date this week.
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Events
Happening in the next 14 days
Seismic Dance Event 9.0 — 🎶 Music — Austin, Texas
Seismic Dance Event 9.0 is a boutique house and techno festival known for its carefully curated lineup of underground electronic artists and immersive stages. Full details are at seismicdanceevent.com.
Dates: Friday Nov 13-Sunday Nov 15, 2026
Kona Coffee Cultural Festival — 🎪 Festival — Kailua-Kona, Hawaii
The Kona Coffee Cultural Festival is a ten-day celebration of nearly two centuries of Kona's coffee heritage, blending farm tours, coffee tastings, competitions, traditional music, art and community events in the scenic coffee-growing region. Full details are at konacoffeefest.com.
Dates: Friday Nov 6-Sunday Nov 15, 2026
Cairo International Film Festival — 🎞️ Film — Cairo, Egypt
The Cairo International Film Festival is one of Africa's most prestigious gatherings, celebrating its 47th edition and its 50th anniversary with a programme featuring 145 films from 64 countries, including international competition, restored classics and immersive media through its Cairo's XR strand. The festival runs multiple daily screenings, workshops and industry days, and full programme and tickets are available via its official site ciff.org.eg.
Dates: Wednesday Nov 11-Friday Nov 20, 2026
Kidderminster Beer & Cider Festival — 🍷 Drink — Kidderminster, England
A popular autumn beer and cider event hosted by Wyre Forest CAMRA, bringing together 40+ ales and 15+ ciders and perries with live entertainment on Friday evening and hot food on site; deeply rooted in Worcestershire's real ale tradition. It takes place at Kidderminster Harriers Sports & Social Club, a short walk from local rail and bus, with discounts for CAMRA members and full programme listed on the organization's site.
Dates: Thursday Nov 12-Saturday Nov 14, 2026
International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA) — 🎞️ Film — Amsterdam, Netherlands
IDFA is the world's leading festival for documentary film, showcasing acclaimed non-fiction works from established and emerging filmmakers alongside marketplace events and case studies. Full programme, screenings and tickets are published on idfa.nl.
Dates: Thursday Nov 12-Sunday Nov 22, 2026
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