"The Sandman" Season 2 Release Schedule: What Is the Bonus Episode About?

Ed Miller/Netflix The Sandmanis back for one more sleep. The Netflix adaptation of the critically acclaimed and groundbreakingcomic epicfirst premiered in August 2022. Now, three years later, the surreal fantasy series has awakened to finish the story of Morpheus, a.k.a. Dream (Tom Sturridge), as he rebuilds his kingdom, the Dreaming, while dealing with his family of cosmic siblings known as the Endless. According to the official synopsis, perVariety, inThe Sandmanseason 2, Dream "must face one impossible decision after another as he attempts to save himself, his kingdom, and the waking world from the epic fallout of his past misdeeds." "To make amends, Dream must confront longtime friends and foes, gods, monsters, and mortals," the description continues. "But the path to forgiveness is full of unexpected twists and turns, and true absolution may cost Dream everything." The latest season ofThe Sandmanis also the series' last, something showrunner Allan Heinberg said allowed the cast and crew "to prep and plan to use our time and budget to the fullest." "And to enjoy the process, and each other, as much as possible," he toldTudum. "Since we knew this was going to be the last time we'd all be working together to tell this extraordinary and mad and moving story." So, sinceThe Sandmanis back, when is it available to stream? Here's everything to know about the episode release schedule forThe Sandmanseason 2. Ed Miller/Netflix The first six episodes ofThe Sandmanseason 2 premiered on July 3. The second season is being split into two parts or volumes. The first six episodes (Volume 1) premiered on July 3. Volume 2, consisting of episodes 7 through 11, will follow on July 24. A special bonus episode will then be released on July 31. Ed Miller/Netflix The Sandmanseason 2 has 11 episodes, and a bonus installment, for a total of 12. When explaining his decision to end the series, Heinberg told Tudum howThe Sandman"has always been focused exclusively on Dream's story, and back in 2022, when we looked at the remaining Dream material from the comics, we knew we only had enough story for one more season." "We are extremely grateful to Netflix for bringing the team back together," he continued. "Giving us the time and resources to make a faithful adaptation in a way that we hope will surprise and delight the comics' loyal readers as well as fans of our show." Ed Miller/Netflix The episode release schedule forThe Sandmanseason 2 is as follows: Volume 1 (Episodes 1-6): July 3 Chapter 1: "Season of Mists" Chapter 2: "The Ruler of Hell" Chapter 3: "More Devils Than Vast Hell Can Hold" Chapter 4: "Brief Lives" Chapter 5: "The Song of Orpheus" Chapter 6: "Family Blood" Volume 2 (Episodes 7-11): July 24 Chapter 7: "Time and Night" Chapter 8: "Fuel for the Fire" Chapter 9: "The Kindly Ones" Chapter 10: "Long Live the King" Chapter 11: "A Tale of Graceful Ends" Bonus Episode: July 31 The SandmanPresents: Death: The High Cost of Living Courtesy Of Netflix New episodes ofThe Sandmandrop on Netflix at 3 a.m. ET / 12 a.m. PT. When it came to concluding with season 2,The Sandmanexecutive producer, David Goyer, toldVariety, "The first season had 11, the second season is 12. When we talked through it, we felt, let's make a slightly bigger Season 2 and take it through to the end." "There's always the possibility that we could do some of the other spinoff material, if you will," he added. Ed Miller/Netflix In June 2025, Netflix revealed that the second season ofThe Sandmanwould end with a bonus episode focused on Dream's sister, Death (Kirby Howell-Baptiste). The entry is titled "The SandmanPresents: Death: The High Cost of Living,"Varietyreported. It will adapt the three-issue 1993 limited series by the same name, perPolygon. One day, every century, Death takes on a mortal form and walks among humans, better to understand them. In theDeath: The High Cost of Livingcomic book, she meets Sexton Furnival (played by Colin Morgan in the Netflix adaptation), a suicidal young man who becomes her companion for the day. Co-creator Neil Gaiman is an executive producer on the Netflix series and will also be involved in the special add-on. Read the original article onPeople

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“The Sandman” Season 2 Release Schedule: What Is the Bonus Episode About?

"The Sandman" Season 2 Release Schedule: What Is the Bonus Episode About? Ed Miller/Netflix The Sandmanis back for one more sleep....
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Justin Timberlake receives backlash for asking audience to sing too much at concert: 'Took a day off on stage'New Foto - Justin Timberlake receives backlash for asking audience to sing too much at concert: 'Took a day off on stage'

Lyvans Boolaky/WireImage This is going to ruin the tour. Justin Timberlakewent viral for the wrong reasons after fans were disappointed in his performance during the recent Electric Castle music festival in Romania. A video of theTrollsactor singing "Don't Stop the Feeling!"blew up on TikTok, garnering over 1.5 million views. Many viewers criticized the artist for relying too heavily on the audience to carry the song. "Dude took a day off on stage," one person whoreposted the videosaid. Performing in the rain, Timberlake is shown putting up his jacket hood and saying the first line of the song. He then points to the audience to continue the song, directing them to continue for most of the minute-long video. The former boybander is also seen moving his hands and feet to the music. Timberlake headlined the Transylvanian music festival last week, which marked his first-ever performance in Romania. One fan posted ascathing reviewof the set that gained 5.6 million views. She called the show "an absolute disappointment" and complained that he was concealing his face. "You come to my country, I pay a lot of money, it's raining like s---," the fan said in her video. "I've been waiting for you all day to come up on stage. You were late, first of all. Yeah, and then you sing like five words on each song." Representatives for Timberlake did not immediately respond to a request for comment fromEntertainment Weekly. Sebastian Reuter/Redferns Sign up forEntertainment Weekly's free daily newsletterto get breaking TV news, exclusive first looks, recaps, reviews, interviews with your favorite stars, and more. Fans felt it was disrespectful to paying audience members for Timberlake to shift the bulk of the performance onto fans. Some shared that they had their own negative experiences at some of Timberlake's recent shows across Europe. "I just wanna add that we saw him in Estonia and it was a disappointment for us, too," one person wrote. Another TikTok usershared a clipof his performance from Lollapalooza Paris and called him "Justin 'I didn't know I was supposed to sing at a concert' Timberlake." The video received 1.9 million views and shows the artist similarly asking the crowd to sing "Cry Me a River." Timberlake is finishing the final week ofhis world tour, which began last year in support of his most recent albumEverything I Thought I Was.He will conclude the tour in Istanbul, Turkey on July 30. Read the original article onEntertainment Weekly

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July 24, 2025

Justin Timberlake receives backlash for asking audience to sing too much at concert: 'Took a day off on stage'

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After Rose Bowl meltdown, Oregon doubling down on College Football Playoff title runNew Foto - After Rose Bowl meltdown, Oregon doubling down on College Football Playoff title run

LAS VEGAS — He's selling it because he believes it. Or maybe there's no alternative when you're deep into the buildout. Oregon is doubling down, Dan Lanning says. Justone bad gameaway for the program that spent more time than any other atNo. 1 last season— then played its worst result since the last time they played the eventual national champion. And lost by 46. That was Lanning's first game at Oregon in 2022, a brutal loss at the hands ofGeorgiathat can only be eclipsed by thebrutal loss at the hands of eventual national champion Ohio Statein last year's Rose Bowl College Football Playoff quarterfinal — as the nation's No.1 team and national title favorite. But ignore those bookend beatdowns, there's a bigger picture here. "The process works," Lanning said on the dais at Big Ten Media Days, throwing talking points chum to the masses. "We're close." This, of course, means next to nothing in the coaching world of "you're the last thing you put on tape." So I got Lanning away from the stage Wednesday, and asked what exactly does doubling down mean? Oregon has won 35 games in his three seasons, and last year won the conference championship in its first season in the Big Ten. TheDuckshave hit nearly every significant metric of growth under Lanning, from elite recruiting, to a winning record vs. ranked teams, to sitting on top of the college football world for nearly two months. MAN WITH PLAN:Oregon's Lanning pitches playoff that ends Jan. 1 ABSOLUTE POWER:Big Ten, SEC fight to shape College Football Playoff So what in the name of Dan Fouts does doubling down mean? "We've had a lot of success, and I really attribute that to our growth mindset," Lanning said. "Our DNA mindset of who we are." Wait, what? So I got annoyed with the nothing answer, and Lanning got annoyed at me — and the next thing you know, Kirby Smart arrived. And by Kirby Smart, I mean the aura of the best coach in college football and Lanning's mentor. And it went about like what you'd think. "Doubling down is continuing to work your ass off at practice," Lanning said. "Doubling down is continuing to run when your body tells you 'no.' Doubling down is getting necessary sleep. It's focusing intently on all those pieces and more.All the time." Hallelujah, now we're getting somewhere. There's a reason Lanning and three Oregon players who attended Big Ten media days were peppered with questions about the loss to Ohio State, and the impact moving forward. And it's not because of the hoard of swooning Ohio State media endlessly reliving Scarlet and Gray glory. When you fail so spectacularly on the biggest stage of all, there must be a complete deconstruction of the disaster. It's not simply losing to a better team, which Ohio State was on that day. It's how did it fall apart so quickly, and how was the preparation so ineffective? How was an Oregon team built for this moment so out of its element? POWER RANKINGS:Big Ten starts with Penn State, Ohio State on top Ohio State scored on the third play of the game. Ohio State's first two scoring drives took all of six plays. Ohio State led by 31 midway through the second quarter, and Oregon looked a whole lot like the Ducks team that was dismantled in Lanning's first game against Georgia. Outcoached, outplayed, outclassed. So yeah, it's a fair question to ask how that Rose Bowl loss translates to 2025, especially considering this talented Oregon team has gone from a record-setting quarterback (Dillon Gabriel) with 63 career starts, to one (Dante Moore) with five. You don't grind for three years on a buildout, painstakingly changing everything about a program and molding it into what Nick taught Kirby and Kirby taught you, and ignore the elephant in the room. "A lot of work, man, a lot of it," said Oregon linebacker Bryce Boettcher, a two-sport athlete who returned for his senior season instead of playing professional baseball. He hasn't forgotten the suddenness of what happened in Pasadena on New Year's Day. Why in the world would he? "It drives you," Boettcher continued. "It's hard to explain, the way it ended. That's a problem. That's not something you ever forget." And that's where Lanning tangibly doubled down on what he knows works. He protected his roster from key transfer portal defections, and added a handful of critical pieces (starting OTs Isaiah World and Alex Harkey, RB Makhi Hughes) to solidify the team around Moore. He went from taking a small group of players on a leadership retreat, to taking 35. Because more is better when adversity hits, and because good teams are led by coaches. Great teams are led by players. Great teams that can withstand giving up a touchdown on the third play of the Rose Bowl, and not crawl into a fetal position at the thought of it all. A great, player-led team goes on the road this year in the Big Ten, and isn't impacted by a whiteout at Penn State, or a 3,000-mile trip to Piscataway, New Jersey. Because who among us wouldn't travel three time zones to reach lovely Piscataway? A great, player-led team isn't concerned with anything but doubling down and completing the buildout. "What happened last year has nothing to do with the future," Lanning said. Neither do the bookend beatdowns. But they're all part of the bigger picture. Matt Hayesis the senior national college football writer for USA TODAY Sports Network. Follow him on X at@MattHayesCFB. This article originally appeared on USA TODAY:Oregon motivated by College Football Playoff loss to Ohio State

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July 24, 2025

After Rose Bowl meltdown, Oregon doubling down on College Football Playoff title run

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Steelers' star pass rusher T.J. Watt got his megadeal. Now comes the hard partNew Foto - Steelers' star pass rusher T.J. Watt got his megadeal. Now comes the hard part

LATROBE, Penn. – Like always,T.J. Wattexpects the rigors ofPittsburgh Steelerstraining camp will come with a night out with teammates at Sharky's Café, the popular sports bar minutes away from St. Vincent College. After all, some traditions never get old. And with the Steelers descending on the quaint Catholic school for training camp for the 58thyear, Sharky's is just the place to break the monotony of summer practices…while munching on chicken wings. "All the traditions, that makes this place special," Watt said Wednesday, shortly after checking into the Steelers camp with a fresh, three-year contract worth $123 million. One guess who'll be springing for the tab at Sharky's. And then some. "Yeah, I'll be picking up the check for quite some time," Watt, 30, confirmed. "I've got no problem doing that." It's no wonder. Watt's historic dealaverages $41 million,which tops the $40 million-per-year figure for Cleveland Browns star Myles Garrett and makes him the highest-paid non-quarterback in NFL history. The contract has $108 million guaranteed and came with a $40 million signing bonus. That mega deal is some kind of calling card for the former NFL Defensive Player of the Year. And it begs for comparative context. Consider T.J.'s big brother, J.J. During his 12-year NFL career, J.J. Watt earned three NFL Defensive Player of the Year awards and collected $129.7 million in compensation. That T.J. nearly matched his brother's career earnings with the extension signed last week prompted a hilarious reaction from J.J. In a post on X, J.J. posted, "I swear if this guy ever lets me begin to reach for my wallet at dinner…" T.J. chuckled when reminded on J.J.'s social media dig. "We've always had really good banter," he said. "J.J.'s covered the checks for a lot of my life. I have no problem repaying the favor, but he's done pretty damn well for himself." All joking aside, Watt's big contract invites a huge question reflective with the huge hole in his impressive NFL resume. Will Watt, heading into his ninth NFL season, finally help the Steelers win a playoff game? For all of his achievements – Watt was the second-fastest player in NFL history to notch 100 sacks, a pace bettered only by the great Reggie White – he's still seeking his first NFL playoff victory as Pittsburgh has won all of zero playoff games since 2016. "I think staying healthy is a huge thing. Rotating. Staying fresh," Watt said, when someone asked what needs to happen for Pittsburgh to avoid its recent pattern of late-season swoons. "I think it's the way we approach practice and everything. Everything you do is contagious, one way or another. So, I'm just trying to be the best teammate I can be, day in and day out." No, it's never all on one player, even one as gifted as Watt. Yet having him in the fold from the start of camp undoubtedly eliminates the possibility of a major distraction that might have dampened the "all-in" buzz that exists after such an eye-popping offseason. Pittsburgh lured Aaron Rodgers as a free agent, plus swung trades that landed star wideout DK Metcalf, premier cornerback Jalen Ramsey and versatile tight end Jonnu Smith. The Steelers added play-making cornerback Darius Slay and crafty receiver Robert Woods. The draft brought defensive end Derrick Harmon and a promising running back in Kaleb Johnson. After such an aggressive offseason, not coming to camp without sealing the deal with Watt – the negotiations lingered for months – would have been a bad look. Sure, it's business. And after Garrett struck a deal with the Browns, topping the contract that Maxx Crosby signed with theLas Vegas Raidersthat is worth$35.5 million per year,the market for edge rushers keeps escalating. And it's likely that Watt's "highest-paid" tag comes with a short shelf life, withDallas Cowboys star Micah Parsonsnext in line for a new deal. With training camps open, time to grade every NFL team's offseason – just two get A's While Parsons reported to Cowboys camp without a new contract, the drama has dominated the early stages of camp – much like the (since-resolved) cases of Dak Prescott and Cee Dee Lamb put a drag on Dallas' camp last year. No, there's no circus in Steelers camp, at least not when it comes to contract matters. After swinging all the big offseason moves, GM Omar Khan sure checked that other crucial box in coming to terms with Watt's agents. How do you spell relief? "Certainly, we're glad that the business component of it is done and he's here and ready to work," Steelers coach Mike Tomlin said after putting the squad through its annual conditioning test to open camp. "But I don't know about the relief component of it. "I just know when two sides are properly motivated – him wanting to be here and us wanting him here – it was a matter of time before it worked out. I think the speed in which it happened, once they really got focused and serious, is reflective of that." Steelers' new throwback uniforms honor 1933 Pittsburgh Pirates, not bumblebees Watt heard all of the rumblings during the offseason, as the negotiations dragged on. Some of it seemed absurd, like suggestions the Steelers would put their defensive centerpiece on the trade block. There was also a theory that Watt wouldn't sign until Garrett and Crosby's deals were done to set the market, which is, well, what happened. A few months ago, Watt – who didn't participate in the offseason workout program and skipped the team's mandatory minicamp -- posted a cryptic message on Instagram. It was a photo of himself in a Steelers uniform, flashing a peace sign. "Sometimes, it's just fun to have fun with the narratives out there," Watt said. "I'm very in-tuned with what's going on in negotiations and how things are going. It's fun to see what all you guys are writing, thinking that things are one way and they're completely a different way. So, sometimes it's fun." Well, it's all business now for Watt. And given his contract and the expectations, it's pretty big business. Follow Jarrett Bell on social media: On X: @JarrettBell On Bluesky: jarrettbell.bsky.social This article originally appeared on USA TODAY:Steelers' T.J. Watt got paid. Now comes the hard part

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July 24, 2025

Steelers' star pass rusher T.J. Watt got his megadeal. Now comes the hard part

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Hungary bans Irish rap group Kneecap from entering ahead of festival performanceNew Foto - Hungary bans Irish rap group Kneecap from entering ahead of festival performance

BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Members of the Irish-language rap groupKneecapwere banned from enteringHungaryahead of their scheduled performance at the popular Sziget Festival as authorities argued the musicians' presence in the country would constitute a risk to national security. The Belfast trio, scheduled to play on Sziget's closing day on Aug. 11, is known for anarchic energy, satirical lyrics and use of symbolism associated with the Irish republican movement, which seeks to uniteNorthern Ireland, currently part of the U.K., with theRepublic of Ireland. The group has faced criticism for lyrics laden with expletives and drug references and for political statements seeming to glorify militant groups likeHamasandHezbollah. Kneecap has accused critics of trying to silence the band because of its support for the Palestinian cause throughout Israel'swar in Gazaand say they don't support Hezbollah and Hamas nor condone violence. Hungary's immigration authority, the National Directorate-General for Aliens Policing, published decrees on Thursday declaring Kneecap members Naoise Ó Cairealláin, J.J. Ó Dochartaigh and Liam Óg ÓhAnnaidh would be banned from Hungary's territory for three years since their "entry and stay constitute a serious threat to national security." Government spokesman Zoltán Kovács wrote on social platform X that the decision to ban Kneecap was due to "antisemitic hate speech and open praise for Hamas and Hezbollah." Hungarian authorities and other groups had earlier pushed Sziget Festival to cancel the band's performance. Hungary's minister for European affairs, János Bóka, noted the government's "zero-tolerance" policy toward antisemitism in a July 11 letter to the festival's organizers. Hundreds of figures from Hungary's music and cultural community also have signed a petition calling for Kneecap's performance to be cancelled. The group performed in April at theCoachella Valley Music and Arts Festivalin California, where they accused Israel of committing genocide against the Palestinians enabled by the U.S. government. That sparked calls for the rappers' U.S. visas to be revoked and several Kneecap gigs have since been canceled as a result.

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July 24, 2025

Hungary bans Irish rap group Kneecap from entering ahead of festival performance

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Woman Fuels TikTok Drama with 'Bridal-Adjacent' Wedding Guest Dress. Her Response Was Pure 'Rage Bait' (Exclusive)New Foto - Woman Fuels TikTok Drama with 'Bridal-Adjacent' Wedding Guest Dress. Her Response Was Pure 'Rage Bait' (Exclusive)

Alessia/Tiktok A woman came face to face with a wardrobe dilemma just hours before attending her cousin's nuptials and in a urgent need for advice, she looked to the internet for help. Twenty-three-year-old Alessia from New Jersey posted aTikTok videoof a romantic sequin dress that was butter yellow in color but had the appearance of a white bridal gown. She wondered if it was acceptable to wear to the ceremony without breakingthatrule. "I don't wanna be that person. Is it too white-adjacent?" she wrote. Let's just say, the internet wasn't too happy. Courtesy Alessia Reactions under the video, which garnered nearly one million views, were as unfiltered as they come. "Are you the bride? Bc [sic] this is a wedding dress. If you are a guest, put it back in the closet and pick something with color," wrote one user. "If you do't want to dye it, just buy a cheap dress elsewhere. I'd take a night of wearing a mid dress over the possible drama and fall out of wearing the wrong thing to a wedding," commented another. The most common reaction? People thinking Alessia was the one walking down the aisle because her dress looked so "bridal-adjacent." The comments reached the point of the app intituting an "anti-bullying filter" on her video. However, following all the shocking reactions to her post, Alessia tells PEOPLE that there's way more to the story. A few weeks before the wedding, Alessia placed an order for guest-appropriate dresses. While she had her fingers crossed that they would come in time, they didn't, and her next best option was to look for alternatives, one of them including the infamous butter yellow dress, which she had doubts about before she even went on social media for help. "My mom, my grandma and my two sister-in-laws were like, 'The dress is completely fine, wear it.' I just had this pit in my stomach. I wanted to text my cousin who's the bride, but I also didn't want to inconvenience her," she tells PEOPLE. And when her friends didn't pick up her call (it was early in the morning before Alessia had to prep for the wedding), that's when she took to TikTok. Alessia never expected — or intended to — stir things up, but when she realized she could get back at the haters in a cheeky way, she did. "My friend said she recently went viral for doing a little rage bait, and I was like, you know what? If these comments are going to be as egregious as they are, I might as well just get the likes for something," she says. So then came the follow-up post with Alessiaplaying obliviousto all the hate she and the dress were receiving. Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE's free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer​​, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. In the end, Alessia trusted her gut and decided on another look, a $48 yellow cowl neck dress from Zara, similar in style to Kate Hudson's iconic slip fromHow to Lose a Guy in 10 Daysthat her mom had picked up for her (along with the butter yellow one that stayed at home). "Everything ended up being fine," says Alessia. "Nobody commented on whatever dress I ended up wearing, and everybody just was having the time of their lives. Everybody at the wedding was so unbothered by everything, and if they did see the video before I even went there, they were like, 'That's so funny that people care so much.'" The bride's reaction to the whole thing? "She had no issue with it," confirms Alessia. "There was a bunch of people at the wedding that were wearing very light colors. It was a summer wedding and she encouraged lighter colors. There was no way that I could even try to upstage the bride, she was beautiful." Courtesy Alessia The PEOPLE Appis now available in the Apple App Store! Download it now for the most binge-worthy celeb content, exclusive video clips, astrology updates and more! And when Alessia explained the full story inanother TikTok video, the bride herself even wrote: "My love! I'm the bride! That dress would've absolutely been fine! But the dress my gorg cousin chose was just as gorgeous!" Despite all the controversy and rude commentary the original dress caused online, Alessia has no plans to return it. "I'm like, 'Okay, objectively I do not look bad in this dress. You could say anything else, but this dress looks fly on me,'" says Alessia, who plans on packing the dazzling number for an upcoming vacation to Italy. Read the original article onPeople

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Woman Fuels TikTok Drama with 'Bridal-Adjacent' Wedding Guest Dress. Her Response Was Pure 'Rage Bait' (Exclusive)

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