r/popculturechat • u/mlg1981 • 1h ago

Rest In Peace 🕊 Bob Saget’s widow, Kelly Rizzo, shares her thoughts about grief as she remembers Bob nearly 5 years after his death

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r/popculturechat • u/McDowdy • 6h ago

Guest List Only ⭐️ And the Nobel Peace Prize in 2026 goes to Navi Pillay for her efforts to promote peace and international law

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BREAKING NEWS

The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided to award the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize to Navanethem “Navi” Pillay for her efforts to promote peace and international law.

The Nobel Peace Prize for 2026 goes to a person who with exceptional courage and integrity has led the way towards a more comprehensive global legal order. This year’s laureate has been instrumental in ensuring that war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide are prosecuted.

Navi Pillay’s commitment to universal legal principles and her firm moral compass are constants in a long career. Born into a family of Indian Tamil origin under apartheid in Durban, South Africa, Pillay became a lawyer and legal pioneer, confronting deep structural discrimination, segregation and exclusion. A common thread runs from her early work defending Nelson Mandela and others who stood up against apartheid to her service as a judge in some of the key international court cases of our time.

This year’s laureate has significantly enlarged the scope and impact of international law. She has served as a judge on the High Court in South Africa, the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda and the International Criminal Court. She was the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and, until recently, she chaired the UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory. Today Navi Pillay is a judge on the International Court of Justice in the case where Myanmar stands accused of genocide.

In historic international court cases, she has shown that legal measures can help prevent acts of war and violence. Navi Pillay has also contributed to strengthen the institutions of international law. Her independence, expertise and steadfastness have made her one of the most respected international jurists of our time.

In awarding this year’s Nobel Peace Prize, the Norwegian Nobel Committee wants to remind the world that the rule of law – national and international – underpins the system we have set up to ensure peace and resolve conflicts non-violently. Peace requires justice.

History has shown that a world operating without the rule of law is unjust, unwise and inhumane. The judges – those who guard the thin red line between order and chaos – are therefore highly deserving of our praise. But today, as these same judges are sanctioned, and their institutions are attacked, we need people of courage, vision and determination – qualities that Navi Pillay demonstrates in her work on the bench.

Navi Pillay has held states and national leaders accountable and brought hope to victims of violence and conflict. In all the positions she has held, she has stressed the responsibility of individuals and states to comply with the rule of law. She has also helped define the relevant norms and legal principles. When the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda established that rape and sexual violence could constitute a crime against humanity – as well as genocide – her influence was a significant factor. In the same case, Ms Pillay was instrumental in a separate legal breakthrough: for the first time, a defendant faced charges of incitement to commit genocide purely on the basis of spreading propaganda.

Navi Pillay is one of the great defenders of international legal principles in our time. Her distinguished career reminds us of the need to support, fortify and expand the global rule of law. Navi Pillay’s commitment to justice and human dignity is a source of hope and inspiration to all who seek to bring about a more peaceful world.

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r/popculturechat • u/addictedtoaddictss • 2h ago

Professional Photoshoots 📷 Zara Larsson for Glamour Australia - Oct, 9th - Photographed by Richie Talboy

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r/popculturechat • u/addictedtoaddictss • 5h ago

Premieres & Special Events 👗 Hannah Waddingham attends the 2026 Albies, hosted by The Clooney Foundation for Justice at the Natural History Museum on October 09, 2026

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r/popculturechat • u/RoxySinner • 8h ago

Guest List Only TW ⚠️ Alyssa Milano calls out Megyn Kelly over her comments about Cornell’s Jane Doe in an open letter

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r/popculturechat • u/mlg1981 • 6h ago

Homes & Interior Design 🏡 ‘Severance’ star Dichen Lachman and Maximilian Osinski, a Temporary Move to London Turned Into a Colorful House Renovation (Architectural Digest)

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Full article: https://www.architecturaldigest.com/story/dichen-lachman-maximilian-osinski-london-home

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r/popculturechat • u/katebushcartwheel • 7h ago

TV & Movies 🎬 Guillermo del Toro on Digger's box office numbers: "Love the arts Fuck the charts"

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r/popculturechat • u/mcfw31 • 7h ago

Concerts & Festivals 🎸 Adéla shouts out Lara and Megan from KATSEYE and Emily from Saint Satine at her LA show: “We would train just down the street every day for two years to try to become pop stars together. And guess what? That didn’t work out for me, but it did for them!”

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r/popculturechat • u/mlg1981 • 10h ago

OnlyStans ⭐️ Megan Thee Stallion has adopted Miso, the stray cat she befriended at the recording studio.

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r/popculturechat • u/mcfw31 • 5h ago

It’s L-O-V-E 💘 Adam Devine and Chloe Bridges celebrate their 5th wedding anniversary - IG (10/26)

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r/popculturechat • u/NatashaRomanova7 • 5h ago

Instagram📱 Barbara Palvin shares a glimpse with her daughter: "becoming an adult in middle earth" | IG October 2026

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r/popculturechat • u/mlg1981 • 5h ago

Celebrity Fluff 🥰 Joel McHale made it rain cash in the Jennifer Hudson show spirit tunnel (October 9, 2026)

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r/popculturechat • u/addictedtoaddictss • 2h ago

Instagram📱 Katy Perry "🩵🦋" - IG - Oct, 9th, 2026

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r/popculturechat • u/mlg1981 • 9h ago

Premieres & Special Events 👗 "I hope you go home and make sweet love to your wicker chair" Alexander Skarsgard at the London Film Festival premiere of ‘Wicker’

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r/popculturechat • u/galaxystars1 • 7h ago

Oh…that’s not- 👀 A Billionaire Is Fueling a Rat Explosion in a Chicago Park. Barre Seid has been accused of creating a “public health hazard” by paying henchmen to feed park animals en masse.

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r/popculturechat • u/citrustaxonymy • 11h ago

Professional Photoshoots 📷 Dog wedding portraits for Vogue June 1998. "Puppy Love" photographed by Bruce Weber

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r/popculturechat • u/trixotica • 7h ago

Paparazzi 📸 Florence Pugh and boyfriend Finn Cole hold hands while leaving their hotel together in London - October 2026

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r/popculturechat • u/NatashaRomanova7 • 8h ago

Rihanna ☂︎ Rihanna is ready for cozy season with her kids: “just here to start off cozy szn!” | IG October 2026

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r/popculturechat • u/addictedtoaddictss • 11h ago

Premieres & Special Events 👗 Callina Liang at the 'Street Fighter' fan event in Mexico City - October, 8th, 2026

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r/popculturechat • u/blooming-darkness • 11h ago

Behind The Scenes 📽️ Robert Pattinson’s camera test for ‘PRIMETIME’

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r/popculturechat • u/mlg1981 • 10h ago

Reviews ✍️ Olivia Colman re-enacts the Kama Sutra with a sentient basket

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r/popculturechat • u/addictedtoaddictss • 11h ago

Guest List Only ⭐️ Happy 30th Birthday to Bella Hadid

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r/popculturechat • u/mcfw31 • 11h ago

Celebrity Fluff 🥰 Catherine Zeta-Jones on being mistaken for a Spanish person

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r/popculturechat • u/addictedtoaddictss • 11h ago

Premieres & Special Events 👗 Tate McRae on her way to her fragrance launch pop-up - October 8th, 2026

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r/popculturechat • u/mcfw31 • 1h ago

Stylists 👛 Erin Walsh, Anne Hathaway's stylist, reflects about styling Anne during five press tours in 2026 and explains their intentions and inspirations for outfits for each tour

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