Angel Reese, Gabby Thomas Receive Vogue Cover Treatment
Angel Reese is always finding new ways to make a moment. On Wednesday, the Chicago Sky forward appeared on the cover of Vogue’s Winter 2025 issue titled When Sports Met Fashion. “It’s always been both: basketball and fashion,” Reese told the magazine. For the feature, Vogue also enlisted Olympic gold medalist Gabby Thomas to appear on her own corresponding cover, while the story included additional interviews with Frances Tiafoe, Jayson Tatum, and more.
‘Wicked’ & ‘Shogun’ Lead 2025 SAG Awards Nominations
Wicked and Shogun led the way in 2025 SAG Awards nominations, with each project earning five. Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande, both of whom are nominated for individual SAG Awards, lead the way for Wicked, which tied the record for the most nominations in the film awards in SAG history, matching Shakespeare in Love, Chicago, Doubt, The Banshees of Inisherin, and Everything Everywhere All at Once. The Bob Dylan biopic A Complete Unknown starring Timothée Chalamet took the second most-recognized spot with four nominations.
Anthropic Reportedly Valued at $60B Following Funding Round
Artificial intelligence startup Anthropic is in advanced talks to raise $2 billion, which would reportedly value the company at $60 billion. The new round reveals a massive jump in the company’s valuation, which was estimated at $18 billion last year. Once the round is closed, the company will solidify its spot as the fifth-largest startup in the United States behind SpaceX, OpenAI, Stripe, and Databricks. Anthropic is largely backed by Amazon, which gave $4 billion to the AI startup in November, bringing its total investment to $8 billion since 2023.
Tom Brady Teams Up with Delta to Help Improve In-Flight Entertainment
If you fly Delta Airlines, there’s a good chance you might see seven-time Super Bowl champion Tom Brady on your future flight. Brady, who has been a strategic partner of Delta since 2023, is teaming up with the airline to host an exclusive in-flight series called “Well Traveled,” during which he will provide wellness tips for traveling. The show is part of Delta’s larger plan to enhance the in-flight entertainment experience that the company rolled out at CES. The airline is also partnering with YouTube to make its Premium and Music offerings available for free for SkyMiles loyalty program members. Additionally, Delta announced it has cut ties with Lyft, opting to partner with Uber for its traveler loyalty program instead.
Olivia Rodrigo, Tyler, the Creator, Luke Combs, Hozier to Headline Bonnaroo 2025
Bonnaroo is the latest top-tier festival to release its lineup for 2025, with Olivia Rodrigo, Tyler, the Creator, Luke Combs, and Hozier headlining. Other artists set to perform over the four-day event set to take place between June 12-15 near Nashville will include Glorilla, Tyla, Nelly, Vampire Weekend, and Avril Lavigne. Additionally, this year’s festival will feature its first-ever “residency,” as King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard will play three sets across three days.
NFL Extends Podcast Network Partnership with iHeartMedia
Following the growth of their NFL Podcast Network since launching in 2021, the NFL and iHeartMedia have agreed to extend their media partnership. The deal will see new shows added to the podcast network that already includes popular series such as NFL Daily with Gregg Rosenthal, Off the Edge with Cam Jordan, Good Morning Football, and more. The first new show being added in 2025 will be titled Lots To Say with Bobby Bones and Matt Cassel, pairing iHeart’s Bobby Bones with the former NFL QB to talk about everything from football to music to their personal lives.
Park City Ski Patrol, Vail Resorts Reach Agreement to End Workers’ Strike
Ski patrol at Park City Mountain leveraged the busiest time of the season to make their demands heard. Workers staged a strike that kicked off on Dec. 27 through the New Year. Paired with limited snowfall, the country’s biggest resort could only operate 50 of its 350 runs during the time that is usually the busiest part of the season. After nearly two weeks, workers have come to a resolution, with the resort’s ski patrol reaching a tentative agreement with Vail Resorts, the parent company of PCM. While the final terms of the agreement were not disclosed, the union had been arguing to raise the starting pay for ski patrol to $23/hour, up from $21/hour.
Feature photo credit: Norman Jean Roy / Vogue
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