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New Year’s is always such an overwhelming time, full of worries about what’s to come, what’s going to change, what’s going to happen next. However, it is important to take a neutral stance on what is to come, and even that should be true. It’s better if you find things to look forward to. Here are the top 10 things you can excitedly look forward to in the coming year.
Future of TikTok?
Congress has overwhelmingly passed legislation that would ban TikTok from U.S. app stores starting Jan. 19 unless Beijing-based ByteDance sells its stake. However, after appealing to the Supreme Court on the grounds that the ban violates the First Amendment right to freedom of expression, the court will hear the case on January 10.
But now that Trump’s conservatives are in court and Trump himself is fighting for the app, saying, “We’ve got to keep this sucker going for a while longer,” it will be interesting to see if the concerns of both the US and ByteDance can be addressed. be taken away.
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Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams return
NASA has announced that stranded astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore will return to Earth in March 2025, after another postponement.
The astronauts had departed for the ISS on June 5, 2024, aboard Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft as part of a test flight, with plans to return to Earth a week later, but technical problems in the spacecraft delayed their return.
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Oasis reunion
Brothers Noel and Liam Gallagher are reuniting for an Oasis Live 2025 tour after a 15-year feud between them. The tour kicks off on July 4, 2025 in Cardiff, Wales, although the band has promised more dates outside the UK later this year.
This finally answers one of rock’s biggest will-they-won’t-they questions.
In a release, they stated, “There has been no big reveal moment that has fueled the reunion – just the gradual realization that the time is right.”
Photo credit: @Oasis on Instagram
Grand Theft Auto VI edition
While Grand Theft Auto VI’s release date has not been announced, it is expected to drop sometime in the fall of 2025. The game has already broken a Guinness World Record for the most viewed video game reveal with its trailer racking up over 168 million views.
Grand Theft Auto V has sold more than 190 million copies.
Photo credit: @gta6ixofficial on Instagram
COP 30 in Brazil
The 2025 UN Climate Change Conference (UNFCCC COP 30) will convene in Belém, Brazil, in November 2025 and will include the 30th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 30). but ironically the gathering can be harmful to the environment.
A new highway, Avenida Liberdade, has been approved to ease traffic to and from Belém, which will cut through the protected area and disrupt the movement of wildlife.
Session of COP 28 in Dubai, where COP 30 was formalized in Brazil, in Belém
Anniversary of 2025
Italy’s capital is gearing up for a spectacular celebration when the Catholic Church’s jubilee returns in 2025. This momentous event, which takes place every 25 years, is expected to attract millions of devout pilgrims to the city.
The festivities begin on December 24, 2024 with a symbolic ceremony: the opening of the Holy Door.
One of the highlights of the anniversary is the historic Zevenkerken pilgrimage. This revered tradition, which dates back to the 16th century, involves a 25km journey on foot through the city and surrounding countryside, visiting seven major basilicas along the way.
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World Exhibition 2025
Osaka is preparing to host the World’s Fair in 2025, 55 years after setting a record in 1970 for the most attended exhibition of the 20th century. The city is determined to surpass its previous success and its plans are nothing short of impressive.
Renowned Japanese architect Sou Fujimoto has designed a breathtaking centerpiece for the Expo: a 20-meter-high and 2-kilometer-long Grand Ring that will encircle the entire site. Visitors can walk along the ring road and enjoy beautiful views of the Expo and Osaka Bay.
With its unique mix of architecture, technology and international cooperation, Expo 2025 will be an unforgettable experience.
Photo credit: @expo2025japan on Instagram
TV programs
2025 will be an exciting year for television shows as the most anticipated shows return after a significant hiatus. Be it comedies, mysteries or dramas, the year will be jam-packed.
- Yellowjackets (survival thriller and drama) returns with a season 3 of the show. The show will premiere on February 16, 2025.
- The White Lotus (dark comedy, social satire) returns in February 2025 and is set in Thailand.
- The Handmaid’s Tale (dystopian fiction), based on the novel by Margaret Atwood, will also be released in 2025 with season 6 of the show. This will be the final season of the show.
- The Last Of Us (post-apocalyptic drama) is a zombie drama series based on a video game of the same name, which became HBO’s most-watched debut season.
- Stranger Things (supernatural action drama) is wrapping up its final season on Netflix. The series is a tribute to Stephen King and Steven Spielberg. The fourth season was the second most streamed Netflix show of all time.
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Movies
- Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning, the eighth film in the franchise, sees 62-year-old Tom Cruise reprise his role as Ethan Hunt. It picks up where 2022’s Dead Reckoning Part One left off.
- Superman, which stars David Corenswet as the 25-year-old version of the DC character, will be titled “Chapter One: Gods and Monsters.” Rachel Brosnahan stars as Lois Lane in the film.
- 28 Years Later, starring Cillian Murphy, is a zombie apocalypse film that sees the undead at work. This is the first in a planned trilogy.
- Co-written by Greta Gerwig, Snow White stars Rachel Zegler in the title role, with Gal Gadot playing the evil queen.
- Michael, Lionsgate’s most anticipated film of the year, is a biographical film about the life of Michael Jackson. The film stars the pop icon’s cousin, Jaafar Jackson.
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Books
- How to Sleep at Night by Elizabeth Harris; the book follows a couple who grew apart due to their political differences. The book is about romantic and sibling love, how identities evolve over time, ambition and monogamy.
- Three Days in June by Anne Tyler; This is the Pulitzer Prize-winning author’s 25th novel, which revolves around a marriage story, something you wouldn’t quite expect.
- Tilt by Emma Pattee is a natural disaster adventure novel about concerns surrounding motherhood, marriage and career.
- The Next Day by Melinda French Gates; a memoir in which she explores themes such as life’s changes, growing older and the recent departure of a foundation she co-founded with her ex-husband Bill Gates.
- Matriarch: A Memoir by Tina Knowles; The mother of Beyonce and Solange tells her story in this book, about how she raises superstar daughters and the challenges that come with it, how she eventually became one of the most famous mothers in the world.
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