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Monday 3rd August 2026

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Sabrina Carpenter's Album Hits Massive Chart Milestone

Sabrina Carpenter's breakout album has just smashed its way to a massive chart milestone, and the pop world cannot stop talking about it. According to Forbes, the record's incredible run proves just how much fans have fallen for her cheeky, chart-topping tunes since it first dropped. Milestones like this do not come around often, they are usually reserved for the biggest albums of a generation, so landing one puts Sabrina firmly in the conversation with pop's very best. It is the kind of achievement that shows an album has real staying power, not just a big opening week, but months and months of fans still hitting play. Expect her streaming numbers to keep climbing and more headlines to follow as the record keeps proving it is not going anywhere anytime soon.

via Forbes

Sienna Spiro Wows Overflowing Crowd At Lollapalooza

Sienna Spiro proved she is one to watch at Lollapalooza, pulling in such a huge crowd at the Airbnb stage that fans spilled right past the barriers, all crammed in to catch her emotional set. The Daily Illini called it a must-see moment of the festival's third day, and Rolling Stone and Glide Magazine both singled her out among Day Three's biggest names, despite the weekend being hit with rain delays. Sharing a bill with stars like Olivia Dean, Geese and Die Spitz clearly did nothing to steal her spotlight, fans turned up specifically for her. For an artist still building her name, packing out a stage at one of America's biggest festivals is a proper milestone. If this is the reaction she is getting now, her upcoming world tour is going to be seriously special.

via The Daily Illini

Benson Boone Extends His Wanted Man Tour

Benson Boone is giving fans even more chances to catch him live, extending his 2026 Wanted Man Tour right across North America. The news comes straight from music insider That Eric Alper, confirming that the tour everyone has been raving about is not slowing down anytime soon. Extending a tour usually means one thing, demand has been through the roof, with venues selling out and fans desperate for more dates near them. It is a brilliant reward for anyone who missed out on tickets the first time round, giving a fresh batch of cities the chance to see him live on stage. Keep an eye out for new city announcements, because if the tour keeps growing like this, Benson could end up playing more shows than ever before.

via That Eric Alper

🎧 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 Needle

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Warm up first

  1. Warm up your legs really well — star jumps or running on the spot — because the needle is a big stretch. Work on a soft mat.
  2. Stand next to a wall or a sturdy chair you can hold on to for balance.

Get the shape

  1. The needle is the scorpion with a straight leg — so get your scorpion first (Lesson 9), then work on straightening that lifted leg all the way up.
  2. It's a standing split: you stand on one leg and lift the other leg up straight behind you, folding your body down toward your standing leg.
  3. Hold your chair or the wall, or put your hands on the floor in front of your standing foot.

Ease into it

  1. Fold forward over your standing leg and float your back leg up behind you — only as high as feels like a gentle stretch, never a sharp pain.
  2. Keep both legs straight and point your toes. Come up slowly, then do the other side — always both.

Get higher over time

  1. The needle takes weeks and needs strong splits first, so keep working your splits too (that's Lesson 5!).
  2. A tiny bit higher each time is exactly right. Hold on until your balance feels safe, then try letting go for just a moment.

Coach's tip: hold on to something while you learn, do both sides, little and often. And always warm up first! 💜

Yesterday's lesson: The Scorpion — every lesson stays safe in the archive

Poppie's Kitchen 🍳

Recipe 4: Homemade Pizza

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Before you start

  1. Wash your hands.
  2. Get everything out: a pizza base — I like making my own thin crispy one, but a shop-bought base is perfect too — a small tin of passata or tomato sauce, a ball of mozzarella or a bag of grated cheese, and whatever toppings you fancy.

The sauce

  1. Turn the oven on to hot, about 220°C, so it's ready when you are.
  2. Spoon a few spoons of tomato sauce onto the base and spread it round with the back of the spoon, leaving a little gap round the edge for the crust. Don't drown it — a thin layer is best.

Build it

  1. Tear or sprinkle the cheese all over.
  2. Add your toppings, and here's the chef's rule: don't pile on too much or the middle goes soggy. A few good things beat a mountain of everything.

Bake it

  1. Carefully onto a tray and into the hot oven — a grown-up helps with the oven.
  2. About 10 to 12 minutes, until the cheese is bubbling and the edges are golden. A thin homemade base cooks faster, so check it a couple of minutes early.
  3. Let it cool for a minute (the cheese is like lava straight out), then slice it up with a pizza cutter or clean scissors.

Chef's tip: less is more with toppings. A soggy middle comes from too much sauce and too much stuff piled on — go easy and the base stays lovely and crisp. 🍕

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

Funny Story of the Day 😄

Sperm Whales Blow Bubbles To Sleep Underwater

Turns out sperm whales have the ultimate bedtime trick, a new study reveals they blow tiny bubbles to help them drift off to sleep, floating peacefully beneath the waves. Who knew the ocean's biggest sleepers had such a sweet nighttime routine? Absolutely brilliant.

via Good News Network