Earlier today, Tom Hanks was presumably walking in Central Park when he came across a Fordham University identification card. The Oscar winner picked it up, covered her last name with his thumb, photographed it, and then posted a message on his Twitter account which read, "Lauren! I found your Student ID in the park. If you still need it my office will get to you. Hanx." No word yet as to whether Lauren's been reunited with her ID, but Hanks has some experience with losing valuables on the streets of Manhattan: In March, he thanked a stranger named Tony for returning one of his credit cards, exclaiming via Twitter, "You make this city even greater!"
Twilight author Stephenie Meyer is celebrating the 10th anniversary of her vampire franchise's first novel by debuting a new version of the story in which the lead characters' genders are swapped. So instead of Edward and Bella, there's now Beau and Edythe starring in the new book Life and Death: Twilight Reimagined, which is out today at Amazon. "I wanted to do something fun for the 10th anniversary and the publisher wanted, like, a foreword and I thought, 'Well, maybe something more interesting,'" Meyer said on Good Morning America today. "I thought, 'What if we switched it around a bit and see how a boy does.'"
Chicago's cursed Cubs don't make the postseason too often. But this year the lovable losers are actually really good, and travel to Pittsburgh to face the Pirates in a single-elimination playoff game tomorrow. At the University of Illinois, a student politely requested that his professor postpone their Thursday midterm on account of the game, and the instructor gladly obliged. "If it were any other team, I would hesitate," he wrote. "But the universe only gives Cubs fans so many postseason games. They must be savored." The test has now been rescheduled for Friday afternoon
Jeopardy! contestant Matt Jackson, a 23-year-old paralegal from Washington D.C., racked up his sixth victory on the show yesterday and has amassed $166,401 in prize money so far. He's also become a viral sensation, thanks to his super awkward and intense demeanor: He grins directly into the camera when it zooms in on him and shouts "Boom!" when he answers a question right. Jackson also revealed that he deactivated his Facebook account and stopped hanging out with his friends when he found out he was going to be on the show because he wanted to concentrate. Naturally, #MattJackson is now trending on Twitter and social media users can't stop debating whether his persona is endearing or just plain creepy.
Bindi Irwin and Nick Carter stunned on last night's episode of DWTS, which asked contestants to draw inspiration from their most memorable years. Bindi delivered a breathtaking contemporary routine dedicated to her late father, Steve "Crocodile Hunter" Irwin. "I wish that he could fully understand what he's done for me, and that I miss him," she admitted. Meanwhile, Nick Carter thrilled Backstreet Boy fans by throwing it back with a jazz routine set to the band's iconic hit "Everybody." On the other side of the spectrum, Gary Busey was finally eliminated after weeks of showcasing his mediocre moves and admittedly charming (but insane) personality.
Pepsi will commemorate October 21, 2015--the futuristic day that Marty McFly travels to in the 1989 hit Back to the Future II--with a one-day release of a limited-edition "Pepsi Perfect" bottle, modeled after the soda seen in the movie. Only 6,500 Pepsi Perfect bottles (which will contain regular Pepsi) are being made available for sale online at a price of $20.15 a pop. (Get it?) "Fans have always been a little crazy about [Pepsi Perfect]," says PepsiCo senior marketing director Lou Arbetter. "We wanted to take advantage of the fact that Marty traveled to the future, to this month, and wanted to actually come out with the project."