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New York – September 23, 2026 -- Great American Media has launched the first annual Great American Christmas Movie Challenge, offering fans a shot at a $100,000 grand prize for correctly predicting how America will rank its 2026 holiday movie lineup.

Fans must rank all 18 World Premiere films by October 8

The challenge asks viewers to visit GreatAmericanFamily.com/Challenge and create a personal Great American Christmas Movie List, ranking all 18 World Premiere movies from the slate from No. 1 to No. 18 based on which films they predict America will watch most. Entries must be submitted by the October 8 deadline.

New York – September 23, 2026 -- World Animal Protection, working with Collective Fashion Justice, has released a new investigation called Blood Feathers, documenting undercover footage of ostrich feather farms in South Africa cutting feathers above the bloodline and later pulling them out with pliers.

South Africa produces 75% of the world's ostrich products, including feathers, meat and skin. In the 2024-25 season, 150,000 ostriches were slaughtered there for these trades, and more than 150 tonnes of feathers were exported globally.

Farms confirmed supplying feathers to YSL, Louis Vuitton, Dior, Chanel and Shein

Investigators identified farms and processing facilities in the region that confirmed supplying feathers to these luxury houses and to fast-fashion retailer Shein. At one farm, birds were live-plucked every six months, a practice the industry itself refers to as producing 'blood feathers' because of the bleeding it causes.

New York – September 23, 2026 -- Janie and Jack closed out New York Fashion Week with its first-ever runway show on Saturday, September 19, at The Crosby Street Hotel in New York City, presenting its Fall Collection alongside a 12-look capsule curated by British fashion journalist Louise Roe.

The presentation, called The Louise Roe Edit, blended American heritage with English countryside style through tailored suiting, statement dresses, heritage plaids, cable knits and outerwear on children models.

The Louise Roe Edit features eight girls' looks and four boys' looks for fall

Roe's curation combines florals, gingham, cable knits and tailored pieces meant to reflect countryside weekends, first days of school and family celebrations. Roe has a personal history with the brand, having dressed her eldest daughter in Janie and Jack clothing when bringing her home from the hospital.

New York – September 23, 2026 -- MyRecipes, a People Inc. brand, has launched a namesake app now available on the App Store and Google Play, offering more than 100,000 recipes pulled from brands including Allrecipes, Better Homes & Gardens, EatingWell, Food & Wine, Real Simple, Serious Eats, and Southern Living.

The app's standout feature lets users save recipes found on Instagram, TikTok, and thousands of other food sites, storing them in one searchable place so they don't get lost in a social feed.

The app organizes recipes by skill level and occasion

Content spans breakfast, lunch, dinner, appetizers, snacks, desserts, cocktails, mocktails, and smoothies, alongside recipes from chefs including Bobby Flay, Ina Garten, Giada De Laurentiis, and Julia Child. New test-kitchen approved recipes are added daily, and editors curate more than 100 themed collections, such as Great Game Day Snacks and Top-Rated High Protein Dinners.

New York – September 23, 2026 -- Expert Consumers has named Needed the top pick in its 2026 review of prenatal vitamins with choline, citing a disclosed 200 mg dose delivered through both capsule and powder formats.

A 200 mg dose covers 44% of pregnancy's daily choline target.

The National Institutes of Health's Office of Dietary Supplements sets the adequate intake for choline at 450 mg per day during pregnancy and 550 mg during lactation. Needed's 200 mg serving meets about 44% of the pregnancy target and 36% of the lactation target, according to the review. NIH guidance notes many prenatal supplements contain little or no choline, a nutrient tied to cell membrane structure and early brain development.

New York – September 23, 2026 -- Attack Shark has launched the MEGA B2, a gaming mouse that replaces traditional mechanical switches with TMR-based Magnetic Micro-Switches, letting players set actuation distances as fine as 0.1mm.

Magnetic switches allow adjustable trigger sensitivity

Instead of physical contacts, the MEGA B2 detects button movement through magnetic sensing, a design the company says reduces switch wear over time. The mouse also supports Rapid Trigger technology, letting activation and reset points shift dynamically so players can fire repeated inputs without waiting for a fixed reset distance. Both primary buttons include linear motor haptic feedback, with independently adjustable trigger sensitivity and tactile intensity.

San Francisco – September 23, 2026 -- Janie and Jack has launched a 12-look fall capsule curated by British fashion journalist Louise Roe, blending English countryside style with the American childrenswear brand's classic aesthetic. The collection went live in the U.S. on September 14, 2026, and in the UK on September 22, 2026, arriving as the brand expands its UK footprint following its first London store opening in Chelsea.

The edit mixes equestrian and heirloom details

Roe, a mother of two who spent over a decade covering style in the U.S. and UK, drew on her English upbringing and her own daughters' wardrobes to shape the collection. The 12 looks include a heritage plaid jumper, a tiered floral dress, a gingham dress, cable knits and tailored outerwear. Pieces are available in girls' and boys' sizes from newborn to age 12.

New York – September 22, 2026 -- Thousands of costumed dogs and their owners will descend on the East Village on Saturday, October 17, 2026, for the 36th Annual Tompkins Square Halloween Dog Parade.

Registration opens September 25 for limited parade spots

The nonprofit New York Dog Parade, led by founder Fern Watt, organizes the event to celebrate dog-human friendship in New York City. Registration to march is required and opens September 25 at 12 p.m. ET at NYDogParade.org, with spots filled on a first-come, first-served basis due to limited capacity inside Tompkins Square Park.

New York – September 22, 2026 -- Throo, the ride-hailing app that charges drivers a flat $1 per trip instead of a commission, has launched in Denver, its first market outside New York City, three months after debuting in June.

Riders can request a car in Denver using the same throo app, login, and saved payment method they already use in New York. More than 55,000 drivers have signed up to drive with throo in New York City since June.

Denver rides run through a driver-owned cooperative

Denver service is provided by Drivers Cooperative Colorado (COOP), a driver-owned cooperative approved by the State of Colorado and authorized for pickups at Denver International Airport. Riders can be picked up at the terminal and travel anywhere in the metro area.

New York – September 22, 2026 -- GOAT USA has launched a co-branded apparel collection with the New York Jets, pairing the Long Island streetwear label's tee and hoodie designs with Jets branding for fans heading to MetLife Stadium.

The collection debuted at the Jets' White Out game on September 20

The line is built to work from tailgate lots to stadium seats, according to the brand. It will become widely available in early October through Jetsshop.com, GOATUSA.com, GOAT USA's retail locations, and select retail partners.

GOAT USA started selling shirts out of a car trunk in 2016

Childhood friends Rich Alfaro, TJ Cristina, and Dylan McLaughlin founded the brand by selling T-shirts at youth sports tournaments across Long Island. A decade later, the company operates more than 1,000 wholesale accounts and nine company-owned stores nationwide.