HEADLINES & HEARTBEATS
This former president officially returned to the White House in January 2025 for his second non-consecutive term.
Who is Donald Trump?
This "Eras" superstar made headlines off-stage this year when she officially became engaged to NFL star Travis Kelce.
Who is Taylor Swift?
This California theme park began its "Platinum Jubilee" in May 2025 to celebrate its landmark 70th anniversary.
What is Disneyland?
Google's massive December release of this AI model brought "agentic" capabilities that can now perform multi-step tasks across apps.
What is Gemini 3?
This social media platform caused a national panic when it was "banned" for exactly 12 hours in January before the decision was reversed.
What is TikTok?
History was made in May when Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost was elected as this first-ever American Pope.
Who is Pope Leo XIV (14TH)?
Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl LIX halftime show went viral not just for the music, but for his choice of "bootcut" jeans from this luxury brand.
Who is Celine?
This live-action remake released in March 2025 stars Rachel Zegler as the titular princess and Gal Gadot as the Evil Queen.
Snow White
Dictionary.com named this cryptic number combination its 2025 "Word of the Year," despite almost no one being able to explain what it actually meant.
What is 6-7 (Six-Seven)?
Jack Black and Jason Momoa starred in the April 2025 live-action adaptation of this best-selling, block-based video game.
What is A Minecraft Movie?
After years of conflict, an "uneasy pause" was reached early in 2025 with a ceasefire in this specific Middle Eastern war.
What is the Israel-Hamas War?
After years of anticipation, this artist finally took home the Grammy for Album of the Year for her country-inspired project.
Who is Beyonce?
In November 2025, Judy Hopps and Nick Wilde returned to the big screen to track down a mysterious reptile named Gary in this long-awaited sequel.
What is Zootopia 2?
These "cute yet creepy" collectible dolls from the "Monsters" series became a global obsession after being seen on Rihanna and Kim Kardashian’s handbags.
What is Labubu?
Despite heavy competition from Marvel, this DC reboot directed by James Gunn was hailed as the movie that "made the Man of Steel cool again."
What is Superman?
A sharp escalation in May saw a series of missile strikes between these two nuclear-armed South Asian neighbors.
What is India & Pakistan?
In April 2025, this singer took her performance to new heights when she became the first major pop star to sing from a Blue Origin spaceship while in orbit.
Who is Katy Perry?
This third "Wish-class" ship in the Disney Cruise Line fleet, themed around heroes and villains, officially set sail on its maiden voyage in November 2025.
What is The Disney Destiny?
At what concert did an incident become the meme of the year after a jumbotron "Kiss Cam" caught these two tech executives in a very awkward (and allegedly unfaithful) embrace.
Who is Coldplay?
This Netflix hit became the platform's most-streamed film of all time.
What is KPop Demon Hunters?
Gen Z-led protests in 2025 successfully led to the ouster of K.P. Sharma Oli, the Prime Minister of this Himalayan nation.
Where is Nepal?
The K-pop world celebrated in June when this "last" member of BTS was officially discharged from mandatory military service, leading to a full group reunion.
Who is Suga?
This Pixar film released in June 2025 follows an 11-year-old boy who is accidentally beamed up to space and misidentified as the "Ambassador for Earth."
What is Elio?
This British airline's jingle, became the ironic soundtrack for every 2025 travel disaster video.
What is Jet2 Holiday?
Fans of this HBO anthology series flocked to their screens in 2025 to watch the chaos unfold at a luxury resort in Thailand.
What is The White Lotus?