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Elle Woods Is Back! Get the Details and Check Out the Brand-New Trailer for the Legally Blonde Prequel

Who else immediately wanted to dig out a pink cardigan and rewatch Legally Blonde the second the new Elle trailer dropped? Because we certainly did! It’s been 25 years since the original movie came out, but somehow the idea of seeing a teenage Elle Woods before Harvard Law feels absolutely essential. Prime Video’s first glimpse of the new series is giving peak ’90s nostalgia , glossy fashion moments and that same bubbly confidence we all fell in love with way back when. Only this time, Elle’s not heading to Harvard. She’s navigating high school, awkward crushes and apparently a very rainy Seattle. Read on to find out everything we know so far, including the plot, the cast and exactly what that trailer revealed! Get  Reader’s Digest ’s  Read Up newsletter for more entertainment, fun facts, humor, cleaning, travel and tech all week long. What did the trailer reveal? The new trailer gives us our first look at actress Lexi Minetree as ...

So Long, Snacks! Delta Is Ditching Food and Drinks on Short Flights—Here’s What You Need to Know

In the early days of air travel, food was a given. You’d receive a full, multicourse meal, regardless of whether you were in the economy cabin or first class. Flying felt glamorous , like a dinner party at 30,000 feet. Needless to say, those days are long gone. Today, travelers are lucky to score a tiny bag of pretzels and a half-cup of soda when the beverage cart comes rolling down the aisle. But just when passengers thought airline perks couldn’t shrink any further, Delta Air Lines has announced yet another onboard change that could make you want to fly Delta a little less frequently. Ahead, find out everything you need to know about the latest changes to Delta’s snack and beverage service. We’ll also reveal when they go into effect, so keep reading. Get  Reader’s Digest ’s  Read Up newsletter for more travel, cleaning, humor, tech and fun facts all week long. How is Delta changing its food and beverage service? The airline announced it ...

A New Royal Baby Is on the Way! Here’s Who’s Expecting—And When We Can Expect the Cute Addition

Who doesn’t love a fairy-tale royal wedding? Well, we certainly do. But if there’s one thing we love even more, it’s an addition to the royal family! In January 2025, we celebrated the birth of Princess Beatrice’s daughter Athena, and just a month later, Queen Camilla introduced us to her new family member … even though in that case, it was a puppy . Now, there’s another human on the way, and we can’t wait to see the first picture—and, of course, the occasional snap of him or her growing up. But who are the lucky parents, and when is the royal baby due ? Read on to find out! Get  Reader’s Digest ’s  Read Up newsletter for more royals, cleaning, humor, travel, tech and fun facts all week long. How is the royal family expanding? View this post on Instagram A post shared by The Royal Family (@theroyalfamily) Princess Eugenie and her husband, Jack Brooksbank, are expecting a baby! The exciting news was shared on Eugenie...

Patricia McCormick Wrote the Most-Challenged Book in America. Here’s What She Says Everyone Should Know About Book Banning

When journalist-turned-author Patricia McCormick wrote Sold —a young adult novel about child sex trafficking in India—she hoped that educators would use the book as an educational tool in the classroom. And while that does happen, the book has been getting attention for a different reason. The American Library Association (ALA) recently announced that Sold , published in 2006, was the most challenged book of 2025. It has been on the ALA’s list for the past two years, ranking eighth in 2024 and 10th in 2023, because of claims that it’s sexually explicit. It has also appeared on PEN America’s Index of School Book Bans since 2021, peaking in 2024, when it was the second-most-banned book of the year. According to the ALA’s Office for Intellectual Freedom, more than two-thirds of challenges resulted in a library ban last year. Reader’s Digest sat down with McCormick to find out what it’s like being one of the most-banned authors in America ...

NBC Cancels Brilliant Minds: Which Other TV Shows May Also Be on the Chopping Block?

’Tis the season. No, not the ho-ho-ho, fa-la-la stretch where we deck the halls with holiday cheer. This is broadcast TV’s version of a year-end ritual—when ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox take a hard look at their schedules and decide which shows live to see another season … and which don’t. CBS wasted little time this year. The network has already revealed its fall lineup, and with it came a few goodbyes. Alongside veteran sitcom The Neighborhood , which concludes after eight seasons on May 11, CBS has confirmed that freshman comedy DMV won’t be back. Neither will sophomore mystery Watson . And honestly, was there ever a real chance that a comedy set inside the Department of Motor Vehicles would become appointment viewing? Over at NBC, two shows have already been cut loose: sophomore medical drama Brilliant Minds (starring Zachary Quinto) and freshman comedy Stumble , a series that tried to blend workplace humor with pep-rally energy but never quite found...

The Met Gala Is Here! 11 Facts You Never Knew About Fashion’s Biggest Night

You’d have to be an actual museum relic not to know about the Met Gala. Held at New York City’s Metropolitan Museum of Art, it is fashion’s biggest night of the year. It’s also the hottest ticket in town. Mere mortals do not score an invite to those hallowed Met halls, and even entertainment reporters are generally relegated to the red carpet. Formerly known as the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute Benefit, the annual event is held on the first Monday in May. And unlike the Oscars , it’s only gaining in zeitgeist-y popularity. After all, you likely can’t recite who won the Oscar Best Actress in 2022, but you do recall that, a few months later, Kim Kardashian slinked into Marilyn Monroe’s iconic 1962 “Happy Birthday, Mr. President” gown. But how did the Met Gala get its start, and how did it become the spectacle it is today? Hint: It goes back a lot further than you probably think, and the person you likely think is...