Sports, Entertainment & Culture — July 22, 2026

Curry gets his own Hall of Fame exhibit. Stephen Curry becomes the first active NBA player honored with his own exhibit at the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame, opening to the public Friday with exclusive memorabilia.

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France bans social media for under-15s. French lawmakers passed the EU's first blanket ban on social media platforms for children under 15, requiring age verification starting in January.

The measure makes France the first European Union country to enact such a restriction, according to NPR. Beyond barring platforms from users under 15, the legislation also prohibits mobile phones in schools. Platforms will be required to verify users' ages once the law takes effect in January, extending the restrictions beyond social media accounts alone into classroom device use.

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'The Odyssey' posts $20 million Tuesday. Christopher Nolan's epic is tracking toward a $20 million-plus Tuesday, his best-ever Tuesday at the domestic box office, ahead of The Dark Knight's 2008 record.

The Tuesday figure would surpass the mark Nolan set with The Dark Knight in 2008, which had stood as his top domestic Tuesday for more than a decade. Deadline reports the film's momentum could carry further, projecting that its second weekend may top the comparable frames of Nolan's Dark Knight films, an indication the epic is holding audience interest beyond its opening days.

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World Cup final sets U.S. viewing record. Spain's 1-0 win over Argentina drew 62.8 million U.S. viewers Sunday, the most-watched soccer telecast in American history -- even after the U.S. team's elimination.

The audience surpassed every previous soccer telecast in the United States, including prior World Cup finals, according to Axios. Notably, the record came despite the American team having exited the tournament before the final, a result analysts cite as evidence of a structural shift in U.S. soccer fandom, with viewership no longer dependent on the national team's participation in the match.

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