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🔥 May 16-22: Hozier, Haute Couture And Horror

Plus: Nintendo’s theme park opens, Eurovision is back and 'The Brutalist' hits streaming.

May 16, 2025

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🔥 Trend Watch 🔥

Culture-spanning moments to have on your radar.

📺 The Brutalist — A24’s Oscar-winning drama starring Adrien Brody, Felicity Jones, Joe Alwyn, and Guy Pearce arrives on streaming.

🏆 FA Cup Final — Football’s most iconic knockout finale returns as Crystal Palace face Manchester City at Wembley Stadium.

🎢 Super Nintendo World Opening — Orlando’s newest attraction is here after COVID delays pushed back its original 2023 debut.

🎤 Hozier: Unreal Unearth Tour — Continuing his global tour, Hozier returns to the stage as his viral Live Lounge cover of ‘Do I Wanna Know?’ finds new life on TikTok.

🎬 Final Destination: Bloodlines — The gory, Vancouver-shot cult horror franchise returns after more than a decade with a ‘hugely entertaining sixth instalment’.

🌍 Global Moments

Worldwide cultural flashpoints.

🎬 Through May 24 | Cannes Film Festival (Ongoing)

Cinema’s most glamorous festival made headlines this week for banning nudity and ‘voluminous outfits’ on the red carpet.

Europe’s biggest music showdown crowns a new star with dazzling performances, meme-worthy moments, and fierce competition from over 40 countries.

💻 May 20–21 | Google I/O

Google’s annual developer conference unveils the latest in AI, Android, and cloud tools — a key pulse-check for what’s next in tech and innovation.

🎯 National Spotlights

Holidays, headlines, and more.

🇨🇦 May 19 | Victoria Day

Canada’s unofficial summer kickoff fuels long-weekend energy, with firework-filled skies, cottage-core content, and a seasonal surge in outdoor lifestyle posts.

🇬🇧 May 20–24 | RHS Chelsea Flower Show

A social feed darling and influencer magnet. Expect elaborate floral displays, celeb sightings, and sustainable design inspiration fueling spring content.

🇦🇺 May 23–June 14 | Vivid Sydney

Sydney transforms into a neon dreamscape of interactive art, music, and digital storytelling — a visual playground for creators and tourists alike.

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👀 What To Watch

A curated sample of the biggest movies, TV and streaming releases.

🏈 May 16 | Netflix | Football Parents 

Youth sports, overzealous parents, and sideline drama collide in this laugh-out-loud comedy that nails modern parenting culture and suburban chaos.

🤖 May 16 | Apple TV+ | Murderbot 

Alexander Skarsgård stars as a sarcastic, TV-loving cyborg in this adaptation of The Murderbot Diaries, blending deadpan humor, AI angst, and action in a weekly sci-fi saga primed for cult fandom.

📺 May 16 | Max | The Brutalist 

A24’s haunting, slow-burn epic starring Adrien Brody, Felicity Jones, Joe Alwyn and Guy Pearce hits streaming.

🎬 May 16 | Theaters | Final Destination: Bloodlines 

The Vancouver-shot cult horror franchise returns after a decade with new characters and twisted death sequences.

📺 May 17 | Lifetime | I Was Honey Boo Boo 

A cultural time capsule meets cautionary tale, this docuseries revisits reality TV’s most infamous child star and the early internet’s obsession with viral fame.

🍝 May 18| Nat Geo | Tucci in Italy 

Stanley Tucci explores Italy’s rich landscapes, sampling pine needle pesto in the Alps and feasting in Tuscany.

🏈 May 20 | Netflix | Untold: The Fall of Favre 

Netflix’s sports docuseries turns the lens on NFL scandal, unearthing layers of fame, fraud, and fallout sure to trigger debate across sports Twitter and beyond.

🧘 May 21 | Hulu | Nine Perfect Strangers (Season 2)

Nicole Kidman’s Masha returns for another round of psychedelic healing, this time in the Austrian Alps.

🌊 May 22 | Netflix | Sirens 

Julianne Moore, Meghann Fahy, and Kevin Bacon star in this sleek thriller set over one twisted weekend — a luxury-beach-meets-dark-psychodrama built for virality and fan theories.

⚽ Live Sport

Big sports moments happening in real time.

🏎 May 16–18 | Formula 1: Emilia Romagna

The European leg kicks off at the historic circuit with McLaren leading the standings, Hamilton debuting for Ferrari in Italy, and possible rain adding extra drama.

🏆 May 17 | FA Cup Final

Football’s most iconic knockout finale sees Crystal Palace take on Manchester City at Wembley, with kickoff at 4:30 PM BST.

🐎 May 17 | Preakness Stakes

The second leg of the Triple Crown gallops in with elite racing, over-the-top fashion, and social buzz from diehards and Derby Day casuals alike.

🏃 May 18 | Bay to Breakers 

This San Francisco street race blends athletic grit with full-costume chaos — part marathon, part city-wide celebration.

⚽ May 21 | UEFA Europa League Final 

The road to European glory ends in Bilbao, where elite clubs and electric fanbases create a night of football frenzy and TikTok-worthy tension.

🏀 Through June 5 | NBA Playoffs

Every buzzer-beater and courtside look is a content goldmine — keep an eye on rising stars and viral storylines.

🎮 Gaming Updates

Major launches, events, and viral moments.

🎢 May 22 | Super Nintendo World Opening (Orlando, Florida)

Nintendo’s vibrant universe comes to life in Orlando after COVID delayed the 2023 opening.

A fan-favorite mech brawler gets a sleek update, bringing giant robot warfare and anime nostalgia back to screens with remastered visuals and fast-paced combat.

🎧 Music Moments

Tours, releases and awards by kickoff date.

🕶️ May 16 | Sand in My Boots Festival

Morgan Wallen, Post Malone, and Brooks & Dunn headline this genre-blending festival, where country roots meet pop flair in a sun-soaked celebration.

Celebrating 40 years of Don’t You (Forget About Me) — an '80s anthem immortalized by The Breakfast Club, Simple Minds hit the road for their biggest North American tour in decades.

🎤 May 18 | Eric Clapton: 2025 Tour

The guitar legend hits the road with The Wallflowers, offering a soulful blend of rock history, blues roots, and timeless tracks.

While originally slated for May 21, Lana’s said the album is likely to be delayed.

Paisley returns with heartland charm and chart-topping hits, delivering a feel-good soundtrack for country fans all summer long.

Poetic lyricism and soaring vocals take center stage as Hozier’s 2025 tour unfolds.

🕶️ May 21–25 | Lightning in a Bottle (California, USA)

An alt-electronic music and wellness festival featuring Four Tet, Jamie xx, and Khruangbin.

🔥 UP NEXT – DON’T MISS IT

🏀 NBA Draft

🤖 M3GAN 2.0

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