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Photo: Mario Hommes/DeFodi Images via Getty Prepare for showers! TheLyrids meteor shower, which first went active on April 15, is slated to reach its peak in the night sky later this month. The annual event, which usually occurs during late April, is said to be one of the oldest known meteor showers, with the first recorded sighting dating back to 687 BC,per NASA. According to NASA, Lyrids are known for their “fast and bright meteors” and can include as many as 100 meteors per hour....

Photo: Ren Junchuan/Xinhua via Getty Greetings earthlings! It’s time to point your eyes to the sky once again because the Perseid meteor shower is upon us, which according toNASAis considered “the best meteor shower of the year.” Not only do the shooting stars produce approximately 50 to 100 meteors per hour, but the super fast, bright balls leave “wakes” of light and color in their trail as they streak across Earth’s atmosphere....

Photo: Konrad Fiedler/Bloomberg via Getty Images Netflixnewest must-see documentary pulls back the curtain on one of America’s most recognizable retail brands. White Hot: The Rise & Fall of Abercrombie & Fitchfollows the clothing company’s popularity in the late ’90s and early ’00s, and how controversy surrounding its exclusionary marketing and discriminatory hiring affected the company’s signature all-American image. The documentary film comes from director-producer Alison Klayman, and features interviews with dozens of industry insiders as well as former A&F employees, executives, and models discussing the company’s wild trajectory....

Julian Sands.Photo: charley gallay/wireimage Actor Julian Sands wasconfirmed deadfive months after he disappeared while hiking in Southern California’s Mount Baldy in January. Five months later, hikers found human remains that were confirmed to be Sands'. In July, Sands' death was ruled “undetermined.” A public information officer for the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department said that this ruling “is common when dealing with cases of this type.” On Feb. 10, San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department public information officer Gloria Huerta told PEOPLE that “we remain hopeful but know the outcome may not be what we would like” regarding ongoing searches for the actor....

aespa.Photo: Kevin Mazur/Getty aespais making history! On Thursday, the four ladies of aespa became the first-ever K-Pop girl group to perform at theMacy’s Thanksgiving Day paradein New York City. During the event, the foursome appeared onOlay’s “Her Future is STEM-sational"float, which Macy’s describes as celebrating and inspiring young girls to pursue “opportunities, studies and careers in science, technology, engineering and math.” But who exactly are the four ladies who appeared on the float?...

Peter Cook, the ex-husband ofChristie Brinkley, is set to the tie the knot again. The 60-year-old Hamptons-based architect recently gotengaged to his 21-year-old girlfriend Alba Jancou, PEOPLE confirmed. Cook, who shares daughterSailor, 21 (and adopted Brinkley’s son Jack, 24) with ex-wife Brinkley, 65, has reportedly been dating Jancou for about a year. “We are very happy,” Cook told PEOPLE. “We consider ourselves incredibly lucky to have found, in each other, our soulmate,” Cook added in a statement toPage Six....

Amanda Knox— who once faced a murder charge and served a years-long prison sentence in Europe before she was fully exonerated in the crime — is nowengaged to her longtime boyfriend. It was in 2007 that Knox, a University of Washington student who was studying abroad in central Italy, was charged with murder alongside her then-boyfriend, Raffaele Sollecito, when 21-year-old Meredith Kercher was found dead in the Perugia home she shared with Knox....

MissingGame of Thrones? Amazon is bringing one of the most popular fantasy novels of all time to the small screen with its new series,The Wheel of Time. The show is based on the series of books of the same name, published between 1990 and 2013, set in an epic world where magic exists and only a certain number of women can access it. Swan Gallet/WWD/Shutterstock; Benny Stroet; Valerie Macon/AFP/Getty Here is everything you need to know aboutThe Wheel of Time....

Photo:American HeartlandCalling all thrill seekers!Whether you’re an adrenaline junkie or just an amusement park lover, get amped up because a$2 billion theme parkis coming to town and it’s comparable in size to Disney World.Called theAmerican Heartland Theme Park and Resort, the entertainment destination will be constructed on a 1,000 acre property and located on United States grounds thousands of miles away from other major theme park hubs like Magic Kingdom in Florida or Disneyland in California....

Andrew Callaghan.Photo: Courtesy of HBO Andrew Callaghan, director and star of the new political documentaryThis Place Rules,is generating quite a bit of buzz in Hollywood and around the internet. The 25-year-old director, who started creating funny and irreverent content for the web in college, has been slowly building a loyal following since launching his two successful YouTube channels,All Gas No BrakesandChannel 5. And his new documentary, which focuses on the lead-up to theJan....

Photo: Kimora Lee Simmons/Instagram Kimora Lee and Russell Simmons are two proud parents! On Thursday, Kimora, 43, announced on Instagram thatAoki Lee,her daughter that she co-parents with ex-husband Russell, has beenaccepted into Harvard— and the whole family couldn’t contain their excitement on social media. Kimora gushed in a series of emotional Instagram videos and stories about how proud she was of her daughter. Russell, 61,congratulated his ex and his daughteronbothof their accomplishments....

The Morning Showexplores the fallout of newscaster Mitch Kessler’s (Steve Carell) termination for what seem to be sexual misconduct allegations as his broadcast partner of 15 years, Alex Levy (Jennifer Aniston), fights to be the top newsreader — despite competition from newcomer Bradley Jackson (Reese Witherspoon). After theshow’s trailerdropped Monday, Carell’s plot line drew comparisons to the sexual misconduct allegations that led to Lauer’sterminationfromToday. “Am I the only one who watched this and went, “oh, so this is the NBC/Matt Lauer story”?...

On Tuesday, Applerevealed more detailsabout its forthcoming product at its Cupertino headquarters, including when it launches, how much it will cost and all the A-list actors who are involved. Apple had previously debuted the trailer for one of its upcoming original shows,The Morning Show, which starsJennifer Aniston,Reese WitherspoonandSteve Carelland will premiere the same day the service is launched. When will it launch? Plus, several programs will begin streaming that very day, including the highly anticipatedThe Morning Show....