while you were gone.

NBC News reports Swift directed the Patient Zero video herself, with Oscar-winning cinematographer Emmanuel Lubezki shooting it. ABC News says it debuted right after she accepted the new Artist Director Honors, and that The Fate of Ophelia won Video of the Year.

Madonna opened the show with her first VMAs performance in 23 years, bringing out Sabrina Carpenter and Charli XCX. Nirvana took the Video Vanguard Award. If your feed is split between a Madonna clip and a Swift clip today, that is why.

Game Rant's September 27 guide lists the unlock at 4 a.m. ET, 9 a.m. in London. The big new thing is The Sift, a new dimension that shows up in Dungeons II first. Shattered's Minecraft Live recap says it reaches regular Java and Bedrock in 2027.

Saturday's Minecraft Live also set Minecraft for Switch 2 for October 27 and announced a real Minecraft theme-park area at Chessington, near London, for 2027. So if your friends are suddenly all in one party chat, this is the reason.

Euronews reported the list on September 28. It comes from the word-game site Unscramblerer, which looked at search data, not at what people actually say. So it measures confusion as much as popularity: these are the words people had to look up.

6-7 means basically nothing, and that is the point. It comes from Skrilla's Doot Doot (6 7) and is said with a weighing-hands gesture. Chud is an insult meaning loser. Aura, as in aura points, is at number eight, which is why your group chat is still keeping score.

What's on Netflix's September 28 weekly guide calls LEGO ONE PIECE a LEGO adaptation of the live-action adaptation of the anime of the manga. Luffy, Zoro, Nami and the Straw Hats get rebuilt with sight gags and LEGO-style chaos.

The same guide lists Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Movie: Infinity Castle for Monday, Ranma 1/2 season 3 for Saturday and Blue Box season 2 for Sunday. If your timeline suddenly has a lot of sword fights, this week is why.

Wallpaper's September 28 schedule guide says Jonathan Anderson shows his third Dior ready-to-wear season on September 29, Chanel follows October 5 and Louis Vuitton closes the week October 6. Zara x Galliano is the one you might actually be able to buy.

CNN Style's running gallery is tracking arrivals like Rihanna, Anya Taylor-Joy and Cynthia Erivo. Expect a week of street-style clips and runway reactions. The runway sets the trends; the TikTok fit checks come right after.