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Tuesday 1st September 2026

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Stevie Nicks Sings 'Landslide' With Olivia Rodrigo

Olivia Rodrigo has landed one of the biggest co-signs in music: a duet with Fleetwood Mac legend Stevie Nicks. The pair teamed up to perform Stevie's classic song "Landslide," which she wrote years ago after being left stranded in Aspen by her old bandmate Lindsey Buckingham. Getting to sing it alongside the woman who actually wrote it is a massive moment for Olivia, and Stevie clearly thinks the world of her too, saying Olivia "reminds me of me." That is about as high a compliment as pop royalty can hand out. For a rising star like Olivia, having a true legend pass the torch like this is huge, and it is a sign there could be plenty more exciting collaborations still to come.

via Guitar Player

Sabrina Carpenter Gets Her Own Golden Book

Sabrina Carpenter has picked up one of the sweetest honours going: her very own Little Golden Book biography. The Golden Books are the classic children's storybooks with the shiny gold spines that have been on shelves for generations, and now Sabrina's story is getting the same treatment. The book comes from her hometown of Quakertown, Pennsylvania, where she is clearly still their biggest hero. It is a proper full circle moment, turning her journey from small-town kid to global pop star into a story young fans can read again and again. If you loved following her rise, this one is basically your bedtime story sorted, and it is a lovely reminder that even superstars started out small.

via BUCKSCO.Today

Olivia Dean Proves She's No One-Hit Wonder

Olivia Dean is done letting people call her a one-hit wonder, and she has been setting the record straight. Despite critics trying to box her in after one big single, she has been proving them wrong out on the road with her Art of Loving tour. Fans at her recent Moody Center show said she makes the whole room "feel love, like the real stuff," which is hardly the sign of someone with just one good song in them. It is the perfect answer to any doubters: forget the noise, just look at what she is doing on stage every night. Olivia has always done things her own way, and it is brilliant watching her stand her ground instead of letting the criticism slide. Expect her to keep proving herself with every tour stop from here.

via That Grape Juice.net

🎧 Poppie's Song of the Day Die On This Hill – Sienna Spiro (still the editor's pick!)
Poppie's Gym Class 🤸 · one lesson a day

Today's Lesson: The Cartwheel

real Poppie words

Warm up first

  1. Warm up properly (wrists, shoulders and legs) and never do a cartwheel cold.
  2. Find a big open space on something soft, grass or a mat, with nothing to bump into.

Get the shape

  1. Stand up tall, arms up by your ears, and pick your strong leg to go first. Step it in front into a lunge.
  2. Imagine a straight line on the floor. A good cartwheel goes hand, hand, foot, foot, all along that one line.

The cartwheel

  1. Reach down the line, put your first hand down, then your second hand, and kick your legs up and over sideways, like a wheel turning.
  2. Keep your arms and legs nice and straight, and point your toes the whole way over.
  3. Land foot, then foot, and come up tall with your arms back by your ears. Finish like a gymnast showing the judges.

Make it better

  1. Practise over and over on the same line. The straighter your line, the better it looks.
  2. When it feels easy, try to slow down at the very top so you're almost in a handstand in the middle. That's the secret to a really strong cartwheel.

Coach's tip: hand, hand, foot, foot. Say it out loud while you do it and your body follows the words. And always on something soft! 💜

Yesterday's lesson: The Handstand. Every lesson stays safe in the archive

Poppie's Kitchen 🍳

Recipe 3: Fluffy Pancakes

real Poppie words

Before you start

  1. Wash your hands.
  2. Get everything out: 1 mug of self-raising flour, 1 mug of milk, 1 egg, a spoon of sugar, and a little butter for the pan. A whisk and a ladle too.

Make the batter

  1. Flour and sugar into a bowl, then crack the egg into the middle.
  2. Pour in about half the milk and whisk it into a thick paste with no lumps, then whisk in the rest until it's smooth and pours off the whisk like thick cream.
  3. Let it sit for a few minutes while the pan heats. A little rest makes them fluffier.

Cook them

  1. Low to medium heat, and a tiny bit of butter rubbed round the pan. Too hot and they burn before they cook in the middle.
  2. Ladle in a puddle of batter and don't touch it. Wait until you see little bubbles pop all over the top.
  3. Now flip it (ask a grown-up the first couple of times) and give it another minute until it's golden underneath.
  4. Keep them warm on a plate while you cook the rest.

The best bit

  1. Stack them up and pile on whatever you love: berries, banana, a drizzle of honey or maple syrup, or a little chocolate spread.

Chef's tip: wait for the bubbles before you flip. When little bubbles pop all over the top, that's the pancake telling you it's ready. Flip too soon and it tears. 🥞

Coming soon from Poppie's Kitchen: lasagne · Caesar salad · avocado toast with a sunny-side-up egg

Funny Story of the Day 😄

Man Balances 254 Toilet Rolls On His Head

A world record hunter has just balanced an incredible 254 rolls of toilet paper on his head all at once, without a single one toppling over. It took a seriously steady neck and nerves of steel. Officially one for the record books!

via rss.upi.com