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By Sara Jerde  •  July 21, 2025  • To launch a new sparkling water in the U.S., Nestlé Waters turned to the country’s most well-known “love affair” with Italy (as the brand’s global CMO puts it): The Sopranos. The campaign — featuring Sopranos stars Michael Imperioli (Christopher) and Steve Schirripa (Bobby)…

D-day veteran “Papa Jake” Larson, who survived German gunfire on Normandy’s beaches in 1944 and then garnered 1.2 million followers on TikTok late in life by sharing stories to commemorate the second world war and his fallen comrades, has died aged 102. An animated speaker who charmed strangers young and…

World War II veteran Jake Larson, better known online as “Papa Jake,” died on Thursday, July 17. The social media star, who attracted 1.2 million followers on TikTok, was 102 “years young,” according to his granddaughter, McKaela Larson, who shared the news via Instagram on Saturday, July 19. “It’s with…

‘The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives’ Family Guide: Meet the Stars’ 24 Kids and Counting Updated on: August 1, 2025 TOP STORIES 9 Disney/Natalie Cass The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives centers around Utah’s most famous #MomTok crew — but just how many kids do they all have? When the…

Mikayla Matthews and her husband, Jace Terry, are officially parents of four. The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives star, 25, gave birth to her and Jace’s fourth baby on Thursday, July 17, marking the arrival via a 30-second TikTok video shared on Sunday, July 20. “Been soaking in the last…

World War II veteran Jake Larson meets youths during ceremonies at the US cemetery to commemorate the 81st anniversary of the D-Day landings, on June 6, 2025 in Colleville-sur-Mer, Normandy. Thomas Padilla/AP hide caption toggle caption Thomas Padilla/AP Jake Larson, a beloved World War II veteran and social media star…

The social media account Sylvanian Drama, which has frequently gone viral for its darkly comedic skits featuring small, anthropomorphic animal toys, mysteriously went quiet this year after it landed in legal hot water with the toys’ maker. Epoch, the Japanese company behind the toys, sued the account’s creator earlier this…

Donald Trump Cut Funding To PBS, And Now This "Arthur" TikTok Is Going Viral For Breaking The Internet's Heart "from a foster child that had no structure or love growing up. thank you for helping raise me into who I am." Hot Topic 🔥 Full coverage and conversation on Politics…

According to many Zoomers, concerning reports of a “Gen Z stare” may be overblown. If it exists, they say, it’s simply a response to the idiocy of their elders. Somehow, though, the concept — recently articulated on TikTok — gained instant recognition from millennials, Gen X, and boomers, who describe…

How closely have you been following the news about haters, hits and homers? Leila Register / NBC News; Getty Images July 19, 2025, 5:15 AM EDT Emmy nominations are announced, an erotic mosaic is returned, and a congressman is facing a lawsuit seeking his eviction. Test your knowledge of the…