Gisele Bündchen opened up her family photo album in celebration of Father’s Day in Brazil.

“Happy Father’s Day! We love you,” the supermodel, 46, wrote over a Sunday, August 9, Instagram Story photo of her husband, Joaquim Valente, and their one-year-old son wearing matching jiu-jitsu uniforms.

In the adorable snap, the couple’s son, whose name has not been publicly confirmed after arriving in the world in February 2025, was seen sprawled over his father’s stomach while Valente, 38, stretched out across a padded floor. Flashing a broad smile, the self-defense academy co-founder locked eyes with his child, who appeared to be grinning right back at him.

The post comes just one day after Bündchen, who married Valente in December 2025, shared an earlier glimpse of her youngest son via social media. (Bündchen also shares son Benjamin, 16, and daughter Vivian, 13 with her ex-husband, Tom Brady.)

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Gisele Bündchen has so much love for her husband, Joaquim Valente, on Father’s Day 2026. “Happy Father’s Day @joaquimvalente! Thank you for leading by example, and for the values you embody, love, humility, integrity, discipline, kindness and consistency,” Bündchen, 45, wrote via Instagram on Sunday, June 21, alongside rare family photos of the couple and […]

While keeping the toddler’s face covered behind a white heart emoji, Bündchen shared a photo of him joining her in a workout aboard a luxurious yacht. As mom raised a leg in the air while leaning atop two hand weights, the youngster was seen mimicking her pose.

“It’s so sweet to see how little they are when they start watching and emulating what we do. They’re learning from us even when we don’t realize it,” Bündchen captioned the sweet snap. “Moments like this remind me that my actions matter more than what I say, because so much of who they’re becoming is shaped by the example they see every day. What a gift and a beautiful responsibility it is to be a mom.”

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Last month, fans caught a rare look at Vivian via an Instagram post shared by Brady, 49, that showcased the family’s favorite moments from the FIFA World Cup. In one photo that featured within Brady’s July 20 carousel, Vivian appeared to be the spitting image of her famous mom, even sporting a similar signature hairstyle with her long locks parted down the center and falling over her shoulders.

In another carousel photo, Vivian was seen hugging her dad while dressed in a Brazil football jersey to represent her mom’s native country.

Prior to Bündchen publicly marking Father’s Day in Brazil, she paid tribute to Valente on Father’s Day in the U.S.. “Happy Father’s Day @joaquimvalente! Thank you for leading by example, and for the values you embody, love, humility, integrity, discipline, kindness and consistency,” she captioned her June 21 post alongside several family photos. “You are an incredible role model. We are all so grateful for you, and we love you so much.”

There’s an almost infinite number of exceptional fiction books that are very much worth reading in 2026, but there’s one literary genre that tends to be awfully underrated in casual reading culture, and that’s non-fiction. It’s a genre that has produced not just a few, but a myriad of the greatest books ever written, and many of those books should be considered essential reading in 2026.

Maybe they deal with awfully timely subject matter, like AI or politics, or there’s a movie from the past few years that was based on them, or simply because they’re so exceptional that they’re always worth reading. No matter the reason, the best time to read these non-fiction masterpieces is now. For non-fiction veterans and the uninitiated alike, they should prove to be a delight to read.

‘H is for Hawk’ (2014)

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Starring Claire Foy and Brendan Gleeson, Philippa Lowthorpe‘s H is for Hawk saw its wide release earlier this year. As solid as the movie is, though, it doesn’t even come close to the level of quality of the memoir that it was based on. The book tells the story of Helen Macdonald, and the year she spent training a Eurasian goshawk following her father’s death.

The book was a critical and commercial success immediately upon publication, and it isn’t hard to see why. It’s a beautifully honest and vulnerable meditation on grief and healing, Macdonald never shying away from the darkest parts of her story. But far from just being morose, H is for Hawk also throws in plenty of gorgeous nature writing and even a biography-within-a-memoir of English writer TH White.

‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ (2017)

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It has been three years since Martin Scorsese demonstrated with Killers of the Flower Moon, one of the heaviest crime movies of all time, that he’s still perfectly capable of making cinematic masterpieces. But even though it has been that long, both the film and the David Grann book Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI, chronicling the history of the Osage murders, still feel terrifyingly relevant.

It’s an absolutely riveting yet undeniably soul-crushing work, a tale of murder and betrayal that’s just as much about its characters as it is about the American frontier itself. Thanks to Grann’s combination of meticulous research with the pacing and structure of a gripping detective thriller, Killers of the Flower Moon ends up being thought-provoking and a page-turner in equal measure.

‘The Last Kings of Hollywood: Coppola, Lucas, Spielberg—and the Battle for the Soul of American Cinema’ (2026)

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Every year, countless books about countless different topics related to the film industry are published. However, it’s not every year that we get one as insightful, enjoyable, or impeccably written as Paul Fischer‘s The Last Kings of Hollywood. Over just a little under 500 pages, the book follows the many ways in which Francis Ford Coppola, George Lucas, and Steven Spielberg revolutionized Hollywood and cinema as a whole.

The 1970s were perhaps the most transformative decade in the history of the Seventh Art, and these three filmmakers were such important players in that transformation that they’ve become quasi-deities to cinephiles around the world. With its intricately researched behind-the-scenes stories, The Last Kings of Hollywood manages to both deeply humanize these three auteurs and further enshrine their myths at the same time.

‘Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly’ (2000)

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Rarely has the world been treated to human beings quite as fascinating as American chef, writer, and travel documentarian Anthony Bourdain. Before Matt Johnson‘s Tony inevitably becomes one of A24’s best coming-of-age movies, even those who have never even heard of Bourdain ought to check out Kitchen Confidential, part memoir and part unfiltered look at life in high-end restaurant kitchens.

Bolstered by Bourdain’s raw honesty, delightful wit, and highly conversational style, Kitchen Confidential is more than just a fascinating look behind the scenes at the chaos, mayhem, and lack of luxury of upscale kitchens. It’s a love letter to passion itself, a funny, astute, and fast-paced account that anyone who’s ever worked under high pressure should be able to relate to.

‘The Four Agreements’ (1997)

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The self-help genre is often looked down on even by those who love non-fiction, and it’s not difficult to understand why. After all, it’s a space full of superficiality and emotional exploitation. However, there are more than a handful of self-help book masterpieces out there that are always worth reading, and The Four Agreements is one of them. Written by Mexican author Miguel Ruiz, it’s a sort of code of conduct based on Toltec teachings to improve one’s life.

The reason why The Four Agreements is a must-read in 2026 is that it’s the sort of beautifully simple and immensely powerful self-help book that’s always relevant and beneficial. “Be impeccable with your word,” “don’t take anything personally,” “don’t make assumptions,” and “always do your best” are the four titular lessons that Ruiz teaches. They may seem simple, but that’s precisely what makes them so helpful.

‘On Tyranny’ (2017)

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Timothy Snyder is an American historian of 20th-century Europe, specializing in Central and Eastern Europe and the Holocaust. On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century is the culmination of a life’s work of deep research. Focusing on the titular concept of tyranny in the context of modern-day United States, Snyder examines the country’s gradual turn toward authoritarianism.

The book was written almost a decade ago, and somehow, it has only gotten more and more terrifyingly timely and relevant as time has gone on, regardless of where the reader is from. Comparing American politics to how democracies transformed into dictatorships in 20th-century Europe, On Tyranny offers an incredibly short yet potently thought-provoking instruction manual on how to fight the rise of tyranny.

‘If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies’ (2025)

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Plenty of topics have become particularly relevant in 2026, and Artificial Intelligence may very well be at the very top of that list. Many fascinating books on the topic have been written throughout the 21st century, but those written over the last couple of years have become particularly relevant—and the best of the bunch is Eliezer Yudkowsky and Nate Soares‘ If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies: Why Superhuman AI Will Kill Us All.

In it, Yudkowsky and Soares detail an intricately researched account of the potential threats of the ever-growing artificial superintelligence. It’s definitely not a perfect book, but it’s one that feels awfully necessary to read in 2026. It’s as scary as it is intelligent and easy to read, and only time will tell whether its conclusions will age as prophetic or completely out of touch. For now, they are at least worth entertaining.

‘The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History’ (2014)

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In The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History, American author and The New Yorker journalist Elizabeth Kolbert argues that Earth is currently undergoing a human-provoked sixth extinction, comparing it to mass extinction events from the past. As far as non-fiction goes, it’s arguably one of the best books of all time, an absolutely fascinating and perfectly researched masterpiece that earned Kolbert the Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction in 2015.

What’s best about The Sixth Extinction is that Kolbert is a master of distilling even the most complicated scientific concepts down to perfectly understandable prose, making it the sort of book that anyone old enough to understand should read at least once. Over a decade later, the book’s core scientific framework and historical analysis don’t feel dated in the slightest.

‘Angela’s Ashes’ (1996)

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Irish-American author Frank McCourt‘s Angela’s Ashes is one of the best books of the ’90s, a masterfully written memoir that travels through his early childhood in Brooklyn, his life in Ireland, his family’s struggles with poverty, and his father’s alcoholism. Winner of the 1997 Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography, it truly is one of the best-written memoirs in history.

Angela’s Ashes turns 30 years old this year, and that should give anyone—whether they’re non-fiction fans or not—the perfect excuse to give it a read in case they never have. Told with prose that blends heartfelt tragedy with an unexpected sense of humor tremendously well, the book is an absolute masterclass in memoir-writing which has aged like fine wine.

‘In Cold Blood’ (1966)

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The fact that Truman Capote‘s In Cold Blood turns 60 years old this year is but one of a myriad of reasons why it’s a masterpiece still worth reading not just in 2026, but any year. The book details the 1959 Clutter family murders, Capote having traveled to Kansas to write about the crime before the killers were even captured, accompanied by fellow author and friend Harper Lee.

In Cold Blood was an instant critical and commercial success and is still one of the best books of the 1960s. Widely regarded as the grandfather of the true crime genre and revolutionary for non-fiction as a whole, In Cold Blood is one of the most important literary works of the 20th century. Capote was reportedly disappointed that the book failed to earn him the Pulitzer Prize, but the court of public opinion is ultimately what matters most, and the verdict is that In Cold Blood is one of the best-written books of all time.

Science fiction was experiencing a renaissance in the ‘90s, even if not every film within the genre was successful. Independence Day and Jurassic Park shot to the top of the list of highest-grossing films ever made, and there were a number of “out there” sci-fi blockbusters that ended up being both critical and commercial successes, such as Total Recall and Twelve Monkeys. This was the decade that launched the Men in Black series, brought about Terminator 2: Judgment Day, and brought about a number of “guilty pleasure” sci-fi films starring the likes of Jean-Claude Van Damme, Sylvester Stallone, and Keanu Reeves. Of course, the genre changed in 1999 thanks to two of the most influential sci-fi films ever made; The Matrix opened up a new era of visual and philosophical possibilities for cyberbunk and tech noir, and Star Wars: Episode I- The Phantom Menace initiated a divide within the Star Wars fanbase that has only grown more complicated as the franchise has grown into different iterations.

There are still a number of studio executives and marketing gurus who didn’t “get” sci-fi, and that resulted in some astounding failures that entirely missed the mark. It’s often that the sci-fi films that didn’t resonate were those that were either based on nostalgic properties or attempting to evoke classical traditions that were no longer in touch; even if audiences showed that they were interested in hip, inventive new sci-fi films like Gattaca and Dark City, there were still attempts to dig up the past and offer the same thing as before. The fact that there were so many genuine masterpieces of sci-fi within this decade makes the misfires stand out even more.

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‘Alien: Resurrection’ (1997)

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Alien: Resurrection is about as disappointing of an ending as fans of the Alien franchise could ask for because it seemed to understand none of what made the previous films successful, and worst of all failed to do anything interesting with the character of Ellen Ripley (Sigourney Weaver). Even though there is a charm in the fact that every subsequent entry in the series has more or less ignored the events of its predecessor, Alien: Resurrection felt completely out of place with how it skipped past the noble sacrifice made by Ripley at the end of Alien 3. While both of these films were messes, David Fincher had at least presented a number of compelling ideas in Alien 3 and made a visually stunning spectacle; in Alien: Resurrection, the aesthetic sensibilities of director Jean-Pierre Jeunet and sardonic dialogue of Joss Whedon simply did not congeal.

Alien: Resurrection is simply not very scary, exciting, or intelligent in its plot, and it reduces the mythology of one of the greatest science fiction franchises of all-time into a cheap creature feature.

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‘Lost in Space’ (1998)

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Lost in Space is one of the more disastrous attempts to reboot a classic television show because it did not make the right choices in what to adopt from the original series. Although it is easy to criticize the CGI of an older film that had less advanced effects, Lost in Space looked terrible at the time, especially in comparison to other films of the same decade, like Men in Black or Star Wars: Episode I- The Phantom Menace. The outer space battles contain no sense of scale and the interiors, planets, and cockpits are all remarkably flat and uninteresting.

The biggest issue with Lost in Space is the cast, as it never feels as if the Robinsons are an actual family that care about one another, and the film can’t seem to settle on a main character. Matt LeBlanc’s portrayal of a hotshot pilot is so ridiculous that it could basically stand-in for an in-universe Friends project that looked at what Joey Tribbiani’s acting career might look like. It’s hard to not feel bad for the late great William Hurt, one of the greatest actors of all-time, who seems to be thoroughly embarrassed by what he’s signed up for.

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‘Inspector Gadget’ (1999)

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Inspector Gadget is another misfire of a television adaptation that simply didn’t understand the right tone to crack in order to be compelling in a different medium. One of the reasons that the original cartoon series was so popular was that it incorporated visual inventiveness and quirky humor that worked specifically within the realm of animation; when translated into live-action, it’s blunt and awkward, feeling closer to the dark satire of Paul Verhoeven’s Robocop than a family-friendly adventure film.

Matthew Broderick’s performance doesn’t work at all, as it was a bad idea to cast someone known for their gregarious, charismatic persona and give them the role of a robot. Broderick is a great actor who proved within the next decade that he was perfectly suited for independent dramas and stage work, but the double blow of Inspector Gadget and Roland Emmerich’s completely derided 1998 Godzilla film proved that he should stay far away from blockbusters altogether.

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‘Memoirs of an Invisible Man’ (1992)

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Memoirs of an Invisible Man is the film that broke the hot streak of John Carpenter, who had been making nothing but genre masterpieces since his 1974 directorial debut Dark Star. Although the idea of seeing Carpenter take on a concept associated with H.G. Wells’ classic novel The Invisible Man seemed like an exciting prospect, Memoirs of an Invisible Man fell apart because of the casting of Chevy Chase, one of the most notoriously “difficult” actors in Hollywood. Chase caused such stress and frustration for Carpenter on set that the film is barely comprehensible, and doesn’t feel like the product of anyone’s vision; even though there are problems baked into the script from the beginning, it’s easy to imagine that Memoirs of an Invisible Man might have at least been somewhat watchable had someone else taken on the lead role.

Chase was a poor casting choice, as the character is designed to be free of charisma and completely haunted. The best work Chase has done is when he plays charming, snarky tricksters who are given the room to do physical gags, so restricting him to playing an invisible character was a terrible idea.

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‘Star Trek: Insurrection’ (1998)

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Star Trek: Insurrection isn’t quite the worst film in the Star Trek franchise, as it isn’t as utterly incompetent as Star Trek V: The Final Frontier or as tonally misjudged as Star Trek: Nemesis, but it is by far the most boring. The advantage that the crew of the original series had is that their show had never been completed, and they went on to take on older, more seasoned versions of their characters over a decade after they had been off the air. Star Trek: The Next Generation was a massively successful show that ran for seven seasons and cycled out through nearly every good idea with the characters, and the films didn’t start coming out long enough after for them to feel like events. While Star Trek: First Contact at least had fun because it was basically “Die Hard on the Enterprise,” Star Trek: Insurrection just felt like an overlong television episode.

Star Trek: Insurrection features another metaphor for the “Fountain of Youth” that felt derivative of the show, and included one of the worst villain performances in the franchise from F. Murray Abraham. There was also a strange decision to try and create a friendship between Captain Jean-Luc Picard (Patrick Stewart) and Data (Brett Spiner) that was equivalent to that of Captain James T. Kirk (William Shatner) and Spock (Leonard Nimoy) in the prior films, despite the fact that it didn’t bear anything in common with the dynamic that they had on Star Trek: The Next Generation.

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‘The Postman’ (1997)

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The Postman was a massive disaster for Kevin Costner, who was directing his second feature after Dances With Wolves, a gigantic hit that had won him the Academy Awards for Best Picture and Best Director (in what became known as a controversial victory over Goodfellas and Martin Scorsese). Costner clearly loves the Western genre, but The Postman was a strange roundabout way of making a classical gunslinger film because it is set within a post-apocalyptic America in which technology has regressed to that of the 19th century. Costner doesn’t even play the titular “postman” that the title refers to, as he is actually a Shakespearean actor who disguises himself as a mail carrier and becomes regarded as a messianic figure.

Costner put too much on his own shoulders by investing in a script that had to do a tremendous amount of worldbuilding, but still sparked more questions than it did answers. It wasn’t the only massively unsuccessful science fiction, post-apocalyptic action film that Costner made in the ‘90s, but Waterworld is a fairly enjoyable guilty pleasure with entertaining performances, and is not a slog like The Postman. Costner may have been able to get away with a three hour long running time for Dances With Wolves, but nothing in The Postman justified a length that was so excruciating.

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The Postman

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December 25, 1997

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Soaking up the sun on summer vacation is right where Rachel Bilson wants to be.

“I live here now,” the O.C. and Hart of Dixie alum, 44, wrote via Instagram on Sunday, August 9, alongside a photo of herself in a red bikini paired with denim cut-offs.

Capturing herself lazing against a railing aboard a sleek vessel, Bilson, who is mom to daughter Briar Rose, 11, with ex-fiancé Hayden Christensen, flashed a warm smile as idyllic weather blissfully bathed the frame.

Fans were quick to praise the star’s photo, taking to her post’s comments section. “Basically Summer Roberts on the summer breeze in summer,” wrote one fan, referencing Bilson’s former O.C. character, while another wrote, “An icon just doing iconic things!”

Last month, Bilson shared further insight into her summer activities through an Instagram carousel captioned, “Sum of summer for far.” Photos showed time spent at a beach, plucking strawberries and making strawberry muffins from them, sunsets overlooking still waters, multiple books, several selfies of her tousled beach hair and one shot of her daughter fishing off a boat.

Bilson has largely kept her child out of the spotlight, however recently opened up about her coparenting relationship with Christensen, 45. During the January 20 episode of Kristin Cavallari’s “Let’s Be Honest” podcast, Bilson revealed that she and her ex have found a harmonious way to navigate their family roles. “Ours is, like, a unique version of it,” she said of her and the Star Wars actor’s coparenting journey. “We do a lot of stuff together — a lot.”

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Bilson continued at the time, “We have been able to keep it very copacetic and nice for [Briar]. We weren’t ever married so we … figured out our own way. [My advice for other coparents] is communication and sometimes you have to compromise a lot.”

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The candid interview also touched on Bilson’s past romance with her former O.C. costar Adam Brody, 46. “[Brody and I] were a couple on the show and a couple in real life, [and fans are] like, ‘Oh, it’s Seth and Summer’ and they really relate it to that,” she explained. “They think that’s what you are [and] who you are.”

The episode also discussed her current dating life, of which remains mostly quiet. “I’ve never been on [a dating] app, but if I’m around someone who’s on it, I look with them ‘cause it’s fun,” she told Cavallari, 39. “I’ve never done the apps. I’m a hardcore, like, ‘bedtime before 9’ kind of person, so if I’m going to go out, it has to be something I really want to do.”

Content Warning: The following article contains spoilers for the HBO show House of the Dragon.Dragons are by far the most beloved and recognized creatures in fantasy. Thanks to their very nebulous definition, nearly every culture around the world has at least one creature that can be considered a dragon. In modern times, the most recognized dragons on television come from HBO’s series based on the works of George R. R. Martin, Game of Thrones, and its prequel, House of the Dragon.

In Martin’s works, dragons are massive beasts of a vaguely magical nature best known as the war mounts of the Valyrian Empire and the Targaryen kings of Westeros. Following a Targaryen civil war called The Dance of the Dragons, they went extinct but returned when Daenerys Targaryen (Emilia Clarke) hatched three eggs with blood magic. Now that Season 3 of House of the Dragon has reached its conclusion, it’s as good a time as any to look back on the best dragons the show has given thus far before watching them die.

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Stormcloud

Rider: Prince Aegon “The Younger” Targaryen

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It is tradition for a dragon egg to be placed in the cradle of a Targaryen baby, hoping it will hatch and bond with the child. Such was the case for Stormcloud, the dragon to Princess Rhaenyra’s (Milly Alcock and Emma D’Arcy) fourth son, Aegon the Younger (Jacke and Rory Hard and Gruff and Jude). Since he is still a hatchling, he is unable to go to war, so he is sent away from the fighting.

There is virtually nothing to say about Stormcloud in the show, since he’s such a young dragon. He has a little more to do in the book, namely saving Aegon from the Battle of the Gullet before dying, but the show omitted Aegon and his brother, Viserys, from the naval conflict. Thus, we can only be left to speculate on what will happen with Stormcloud in Season 4.

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Arrax

Rider: Prince Lucerys Velaryon

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Due to being unable to have children with her first husband, Ser Laenor Velaryon (Matthew Carver, Theo Nate, and John Macmillan), Rhaenyra slept with Ser Harwin Strong (Ryan Corr) and had three children. However, all three hatched dragons, like Arrax, the mount of Rhaenyra’s second son, Prince Lucerys Velaryon (Harvey Sadler and Elliot Grihault). By the time of the Dance of the Dragons, Arrax is large enough to fly and takes Luke on a mission to win the Baratheons of Storm’s End to Rhaenyra’s cause.

Arrax, unfortunately, doesn’t last long, being devoured alongside his rider after a tense chase with the mightiest dragon at the time named Vhagar. Still, he proves himself a brave and worthy mount in his short time and doesn’t hesitate to attack the much larger dragon to keep Luke safe. It’s a tragic moment that shows the bond dragons have for their riders, while also ending any chance of this war ending peacefully.

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Tessarion

Rider: Prince Daeron Targaryen

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The youngest son of Queen Alicent Hightower (Emily Carey and Olivia Cooke) and King Viserys I (Paddy Considine), Daeron (Benjamin Evan Ainsworth) was raised in Oldtown with his cousin, Lord Ormund Hightower (James Norton). She is nicknamed the Blue Queen due to her vibrant-blue scales, and grows large enough to ride midway into the Dance of the Dragons. Thus, Daeron flies her over Ormund’s army as they march through the Reach, but due to Ormund’s dislike of dragons, Daeron is not allowed to ride her as much as he’d like.

Tessarion is certainly one of the prettiest dragons on the show, but it’s a shame that she isn’t given anything to do this season. What scenes we do get between her and Daeron do seem to hint at the two of them having a good bond, but we’ll have to wait until Season 4 to see how strong it is. This is an unfortunate habit with House of the Dragon, and it’s a shame that it comes at the expense of the dragons.

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Vermax

Rider: Prince Jacaerys Velaryon

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Rhaenyra’s eldest son, Jacaerys Velaryon (Leo Hart and Harry Collett), rode the green dragon Vermax. He was the largest of the young dragons by the time of the Dance, allowing Jace to ride him to treat with his mother’s allies and project power. Sadly, his size was not enough to save him or his rider during the Battle of the Gullet, where they were killed by pirates under the command of Sharako Lohar (Abigail Thorn).

Vermax is another young dragon who sadly doesn’t get a lot of moments to shine. Still, what time he does get is well-used, whether it’s helping Jace with politics or burning enemy ships. His death is also one of the most tragic in the series, as he is pulled beneath the waves to bleed out and drown at the same time.

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Meraxes

Rider: Queen Rhaenys Targaryen

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When Aegon I Targaryen began his conquest of Westeros, he tasked his favorite sister-wife, Rhaenys, with claiming the Stormlands. She rode Meraxes, the second-largest of the initial three Targaryen dragons, named after one of the gods of Old Valyria. After bringing the Stormlands to heel, she flew with the other two dragons in the Field of Fire, but, years later, was shot down and killed in the First Dornish War.

Unlike Balerion the Black Dread, who is spoken of with much relevance years after his death, Meraxes is barely mentioned on the show outside of brief lore descriptions. That said, she is still one of the dragons who created modern-day Westeros, so she cannot be completely discredited. Her skull can be seen in Dragonstone, identified by the damage to her left eye socket from the scorpion bolt that brought her down.

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Dreamfyre

Riders: Princess Rhaena Targaryen and Queen Helaena Targaryen

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One of the few adult-sized dragons on the side of Aegon II (Ty Tennant and Tom Clynn-Carney), Dreamfyre has been with House Targaryen since the reign of its third king, Maegor the Cruel. She was originally ridden by Maegor’s niece and queen, Princess Rhaena, but spent most of her life on the other side of Westeros during her rider’s self-imposed exile. When Rhaena died, Dreamfyre remained riderless until she bonded with Helaena Targaryen (Evie Allen and Phia Saban), Aegon II’s sister and queen.

While Dreamfyre hasn’t done much in the show yet, she has had a lot of impact on the lore of Westeros. The egg that Daemon Targaryen (Matt Smith) stole to get his brother’s attention was laid by Dreamfyre, and there are theories that she laid the eggs that would eventually hatch Daenerys’ three dragons. Though Helaena didn’t ride her too often, she is still one of the largest dragons in Westeros, and could wreak untold destruction if she’s ever let out of the Dragonpit.

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Moondancer

Rider: Lady Baela Targaryen

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One of the younger dragons on the side of the Blacks, Moondancer, is bonded to the eldest of Daemon’s daughters by Laena Velaryon (Savannah Steyn and Nanna Blondell), Baela (Shani Smethurst and Bethany Antonia). Since she isn’t large enough to engage the Green dragons, Rhaenyra commands Baela to fly Moondancer on reconnaissance missions. They gave the Hand of the King, Ser Criston Cole (Fabien Frankel), a fright on his way to subdue the Crownlands, then later partook in the Battle of the Gullet.

Moondancer is another dragon who can’t do much due to her age, but the production crew manages to give her personality through her movements and design. Like her rider, Moondancer is brave despite her age and is eager to prove herself. Her design is also striking thanks to her tiger stripes and mohawk-like frills, allowing her to stand out.

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Syrax

Rider: Queen Rhaenyra Targaryen

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A gorgeous golden-green dragon, Syrax, was chosen as the mount of Princess Rhaenyra. Despite her size, Syrax is another dragon who has not seen battle, and rarely even goes out to hunt. However, she has accompanied Rhaenyra on numerous important missions, from stopping Daemon from stealing a dragon egg to asserting Rhaenyra’s position as Queen of Westeros.

Though an adult dragon, Syrax has little to no combat experience, as demonstrated by how brutally she is savaged by the wild dragon, Sheepstealer. Nevertheless, she and her rider maintain a good connection, to the point where Syrax can feel her labor pains and lays eggs of her own, giving the two a bond through motherhood. Her design is also quite beautiful, with a more rounded face than the other dragons, which makes her look fierce but also more matronly.

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Rhaegal

Rider: Jon Snow

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The second largest of Daenerys’ dragons, Rhaegal, was named after her eldest brother, Prince Rhaegar (Wilf Scolding), who died fighting Robert Baratheon (Mark Addy) at the Battle of the Trident. Identified by his green and bronze scales, Rhaegal is very much the middle child of the family, though he’s closer to his younger brother Viserion than his elder, Drogon. In preparation for the battle against the Night King (Richard Brake and Vladimir Furdik), Daenerys allows Jon Snow (Kit Harington) to ride him.

Rhaegal is easily the most forgettable of the three dragons from Game of Thrones. Everything he does is in the company of a second or third dragon, which leaves him with few chances to do much. His actions in Season 8 sadly continue this trend: he is taken out of the Battle of Winterfell fairly quickly, then gets killed in the next episode because Daenerys infamously “kind of forgot about the Iron Fleet.”

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Sheepstealer

Rider: Lady Rhaena Targaryen

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Not all of the dragons in Westeros are fully under House Targaryen’s control. One, named Sheepstealer, is a wild dragon who has never known a rider, and so flies where he wishes across Westeros. When he left Dragonstone and traveled to the Vale of Arryn, he was eventually claimed by Baela’s twin, Rhaena (Eva Ossei-Gerning and Phoebe Campbell), but a wild dragon is not so easily broken in.

Sheepstealer’s time in the wild has turned him into a formidable opponent, as seen when it took three adult dragons to subdue him. He also has one of the most distinct designs, with gnarled scales and an underbite, which further sells him as a dragon who has had to fight and hunt every day of his life. Rhaena’s attempt to tame him further highlights the unpredictable nature of dragons, and how they are not horses, but dangerous beasts who have the potential to kill thousands with a breath.

Brooklyn Beckham has divided the internet after sharing a video of himself boiling pasta in water taken straight from the sea.

“Today, I’m going to make some tomato pasta. Of course, we get some pasta water,” Brooklyn, 27, said in a TikTok video that was originally posted in July 2025 and reposted on Thursday, August 6. The eldest son of David Beckham and Victoria Beckham is then seen dunking a saucepan into the water off a luxury boat before hitting a kitchen to start prepping his dish.

“Pasta water with a hint of burnt boat fuel please sir,” commented one fan on the repost, while another wrote, “Tune in next time when I make a glass of water (with ice).”

For others, Brooklyn’s unusual cooking method wasn’t all that unorthodox. “What’s with all the hate?” commented one fan, while another wrote, “I think he is sweet !! And he has a passion for cooking which is clear.” One social media user even argued that Brooklyn’s dish looked appetizing. “Basic HOWEVER looks tasty to be fair,” the fan wrote.

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When the budding chef, who often posts videos of himself cooking via his social media channels, originally posted the clip, it similarly attracted mixed reviews. While some warned him against using sea water due to the risk of consuming bacteria, others wrote about how his creation looked good. “Nice one, Brooks,” one fan commented at the time.

Brooklyn’s at-sea report comes after he recently reconnected with his godfathers, Elton John and David Furnish, amid his ongoing feud with David, 51, and Victoria, 52. On August 1, Brooklyn and wife, Nicola Peltz, were snapped vacationing with John, 79, and his husband, 63, on a yacht near France’s Nice. The photos were published by People at the time.

In the snaps, the couples were seen sitting at a table together and leaving the vessel to take in the local sights.

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Meanwhile, Brooklyn’s parents and siblings were vacationing elsewhere. Per photos published by The Sun, the retired footballer and fashion designer were joined by sons Romeo, 23, and Cruz, 21, as well as daughter Harper, 15, as they journeyed in their own luxury boat through Spain. The family was also joined by Romeo’s girlfriend, Kim Turnbull, as they explored the small Spanish island of Formentera.

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Brooklyn and Nicola, 31, are at odds with his parents and siblings, with Brooklyn shining a light on their tension through a scathing Instagram statement shared in January. “I have been silent for years and made every effort to keep these matters private,” Brooklyn wrote via several Instagram Stories at the time. “Unfortunately, my parents and their team have continued to go to the press, leaving me with no choice but to speak for myself and tell the truth about only some of the lies that have been printed.”

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The post continued, “I do not want to reconcile with my family. I’m not being controlled, I’m standing up for myself for the first time in my life.”

David and Victoria have not publicly commented directly on their son’s accusations.

Legendary NBA coach Don Nelson, the second-winningest coach in league history, has died. He was 86.

“On Sunday morning our beloved husband, dad, grandfather and great-grandfather Don Nelson peacefully went to be with the Lord, surrounded by his loving family,” the former NBA coach’s family said in a Sunday, August 9, statement, per ESPN. “Throughout his last week, friends and family encircled him with love, sharing the blessing of his friendship and revisiting treasured memories.”

A cause of death has not been publicly revealed at the time of publication.

Nelson won five NBA titles in his 11 seasons playing for the Boston Celtics before he went on to coach 31 seasons in the NBA for the Milwaukee Bucks, Golden State Warriors, New York Knicks and Dallas Mavericks.

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The Celtics retired the former coach’s No. 19 jersey in 1978. (Nelson spent 14 total seasons in the NBA as a player.)

“The Celtics extend our deepest condolences to Nelson’s family, loved ones, and everyone he touches through his rich and impactful life in basketball beyond,” the Celtics organization said in a statement in the wake of Nelson’s death, per ESPN.

During his time as a NBA coach Nelson made 18 playoff appearances, finishing with an overall postseason record of 75-91. He retired as the winningest coach in NBA history in 2010 — a record eventually broken by San Antonio Spurs’ head coach Gregg Popovich in March 2022.

“Don Nelson was a true innovator whose influence on the game of basketball is still felt today,” Warriors head coach Steve Kerr said in a Sunday statement. “He consistently challenged conventional thinking, experimented with different lineups and styles of play and saw possibilities in the game that others often did not. So much of what is now commonplace in modern NBA can be traced back to the way Nellie approached the game.”

Part of the late coach’s unique approach to professional basketball was his ability to utilize players considered to be conventionally small for the league, creating a more fast-paced offense that allowed for strategic mismatches on the court. His style was later dubbed “Nellie Ball” — a philosophy that has since spanned not only the NBA but collegiate and high school basketball programs the world over.

“Nellie was ahead of his time and there was nobody else like him,” Hall of Famer Tim Hardaway said in a statement, per ESPN. “He had an incredible impact on my career and on the game of basketball. I’m going to miss him, and my thoughts and prayers with Joy, Donnie and the entire Nelson family.”

Several players also paid their respects to the legendary coach in the wake of his death, including stars Dirk Nowitzki and Stephen Curry.

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“One of the big reasons I was drafted by the Warriors was because of Dan Nelson,” Curry said in a statement on Sunday, per ESPN. “The story is he never liked rookies, but from Day 1 he challenged me and gave me an opportunity to be my best self on the court. He taught me a lot during our one season together and I’ll never forget the night he became the winningest coach in NBA history in Minnesota. We were so happy for him.”

Curry continued, “He had an immeasurable impact on the sport and will go down as one of the greatest minds in the history of the game. He’s a true icon and will be missed by the countless number of people he touched, including myself, during a legendary career.”

Nelson is survived by his wife, Joy Wolfgram, his four children from his first marriage to Sharon Strombeck, two stepsons, his many grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

Anne Hathaway’s maternity wardrobe continues to dazzle.

Rocking a powder-blue high-neck top at the world premiere of her new film The End of Oak Street in California on Sunday, August 9, the pregnant star, 43, flashed her bump as it popped atop a pair of low-slung jeans.

Positively radiant, Hathaway paired the top, which featured a long train and was lined with a red interior, with a red pop lip and red pointed heels. She wore her long dark mane back in a high ponytail that showed off drop earrings to create subtle sparkle, too.

Hathaway’s newest maternity look, which continues on from a series of beautiful ensembles sported while promoting The Odyssey, comes after she subtly flashed her bump while attending a recording of SiriusXM’s Andy Cohen Live in New York City less than one month ago.

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The July 16 outing saw the actress pair another top that fell with a trail behind her as the front of the garment cut just above her navel.

Hathaway, who is expecting her third child with husband Adam Shulman, announced her pregnancy via a sweet Instagram video on June 19. (Hathaway and Shulman, 45, are already parents to sons Jonathan, 10, and Jack, 6.)

In the clip, which was captioned “x Baby I’m yours,” the Devil Wears Prada star walked into the camera frame before shifting her hands to reveal a growing bump.

She then flashed a warm smile before jolting away from the camera.

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During a July 14 appearance on the Late Night With Seth Meyers show, Hathaway confessed that she was surprised to learn that she was pregnant with her third child. “We knew what we were doing but … we were so shocked it went this way,” she said at the time, adding that she and Shulman were “calling this one our buzzer-beater,” referring to a basketball shot that succeeds right before the final buzzer.

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The talk show interview also touched on how pregnancy is impacting Hathaway’s emotional state, with the film star arguing that Meyers, 52, couldn’t joke about her and director Christopher Nolan being “on a break” between 2014’s Interstellar and this year’s The Odyssey. (Hathaway starred in the former film, as well as Nolan’s The Dark Knight Rises in 2012, before the latter was released last month.)

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“You can’t say we were on a break when I’m pregnant,” Hathaway said to Meyers during their chat. “I have, like, the way my body just was like, ‘No we weren’t, he was just … in Dunkirk.’” (The historical war film was created by Nolan, 56, in 2016, and released the following year.)

Hathaway recently spoke to Access Hollywood about expectations she had while trying to conceive in her 40s. “There’s always hope until there’s not, but when you get to a certain age, that hope looks like it’s 1 percent to 2 percent,” she told the outlet while interviewed at the Odyssey premiere in New York City. “We just decided to see where life took us with a very, very healthy, realistic expectation, which was very low.”

For years, Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston’s breakup remained one of Hollywood’s most dissected romances, with the fallout turning their private pain into a global spectacle. 

So when the former couple reunited at the 2020 SAG Awards, their warm exchange instantly sent fans into a frenzy. However, what happened afterward was far quieter and arguably more meaningful. 

Away from cameras, Pitt reportedly began visiting Aniston’s “The Morning Show” set for private lunches, marking an unexpected new chapter in their relationship.

Rather than making their renewed friendship a public spectacle, Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston reportedly found a way to spend time together that was remarkably ordinary. 

According to a Daily Mail insider, the “F1” actor began turning up at the set of “The Morning Show” during its second season, with the actor being taken directly to Aniston’s trailer.

The meetings were reportedly just between the former couple. Pitt would arrive, have lunch with Aniston, and leave when she needed to return to filming.

“During season 2 of The Morning Show, Brad was coming to set and having lunch with Jen in her trailer. He would arrive and get dropped directly at her trailer for a private lunch just the two of them and then he would leave once filming for Jen resumed,” the source said.

More notably, the visits reportedly became a weekly habit. According to the insider, “Brad would come to set at least once a week. Some crew knew but had no idea who or how many. It was a standing lunch date and he stuck to it.”

Pitt And Aniston’s Friendship Reportedly Started With A Simple Exchange

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The reported lunch routine was said to have followed an unexpected development at the 2020 SAG Awards.

When Brad Pitt and Aniston encountered each other backstage, their interaction became one of the night’s biggest talking points. 

The former couple smiled, hugged, and briefly held hands, creating an image that quickly spread across the internet.

However, according to an insider, there was something more practical happening behind the scenes: the pair discovered that they no longer had each other’s current phone numbers.

“They both had new numbers, so they swapped and said they’d be in touch. Brad was the first one to text,” the source noted. 

By then, both stars had experienced major changes in their personal lives. Pitt had separated from Angelina Jolie, while Aniston’s marriage to Justin Theroux had ended in 2018.

Brad Pitt And Jennifer Aniston Had Long Since Moved Beyond Their Marriage

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The reason their reported friendship attracted so much attention was partly because of how heavily their breakup had been covered.

Pitt and Aniston’s relationship began in the late 1990s after they were introduced by their managers. They eventually became one of Hollywood’s most recognizable couples, making their red-carpet debut at the 1999 Emmy Awards before marrying in Malibu in July 2000.

Their wedding was anything but understated, reportedly bringing together about 200 guests and featuring 50,000 flowers, four bands and a 13-minute fireworks display. Aniston also made a playful promise to Pitt during the ceremony, referring to him as her “favorite banana milkshake.”

Their connection extended into their careers. The 62-year-old actor appeared on “Friends,” and the couple became involved in Plan B, the production company they launched in 2002.

In 2004, Aniston was still openly discussing the possibility of starting a family, telling The Guardian, “It’s time. It’s time. You know, I think you can work with a baby, I think you can work pregnant, I think you can do all of it.”

However, that version of their future did not last. The couple announced their separation in January 2005, with Aniston filing for divorce two months later.

Aniston Recalled Brad Pitt’s ‘Friends’ Cameo Years After Their Marriage Ended

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Jennifer Aniston and Brad Pitt’s reported private friendship has given their famously complicated history a much quieter dimension, and Aniston’s memories of their time together on “Friends” offered another glimpse of that changed perspective. 

While speaking with Lisa Kudrow for Variety’s “Actors on Actors” series in June, Aniston laughed when Kudrow brought up Pitt’s memorable Thanksgiving appearance, agreeing that it was “hilarious.” 

The conversation then turned to the unusual experience of having major movie stars step onto the “Friends” set, with Aniston naming Pitt alongside Bruce Willis, Julia Roberts, Isabella Rossellini and Sean Penn. 

She recalled that the famous guest stars were often nervous about fitting into the sitcom’s established rhythm. Kudrow explained that even experienced actors could be unsure of the show’s tone, prompting the pair to joke about how they had learned to tell nervous guest stars to simply speak louder. 

Pitt appeared as Will Colbert in the Season 8 episode “The One with the Rumor,” playing Ross’ former high school friend who helped create the “I Hate Rachel” club.

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Aniston may have reached a more relaxed place when it comes to Pitt, but her willingness to speak fondly about their shared “Friends” history reportedly created an unexpected problem in her relationship with Jim Curtis. 

Weeks after Aniston reminisced with Kudrow about Pitt’s “hilarious” cameo on the sitcom, a source told Closer Online the seemingly harmless remarks became a “surprising source of tension” between the actress and her boyfriend. 

According to the insider, Aniston saw her ability to discuss Pitt without bitterness as a sign of “growth” and maturity, while Curtis allegedly felt some relationships were better left in the past. 

The report also claimed Curtis denied being jealous, but that did not stop Pitt’s name from becoming an awkward point of discussion.