Photo: Courtesy Warner Bros. PicturesTheBarbiecast got creative on set to make the production even more enjoyable.In PEOPLE’s newBarbiespecial issue, on newsstands Friday, the costars reveal memoriesfrom their time makingthe hotly-anticipated film, including themed sleepovers.Simu Liu saysMargot Robbiehosted a sleepover for her fellow Barbie actresses.“Margot was so great. She had a sleepover with the Barbies before photography started, and the Kens were allowed to either visit briefly or to phone in and say hi,” he says....

Royals on holiday! WithQueen Elizabethsettling into herlong vacation at Balmoral Castle in Scotland, travel plans for other members of the Windsor clan are coming together. For their first summer together as husband and wife,Prince HarryandMeghan Marklewill have much of the coming weeks to themselves (following thewedding of Harry’s good friend Charlie van Straubenzee this weekend!). The newlyweds will likely head to Scotland to join the Queen for a few days, as is customary for royal family members during the summer holiday....

When he first read about the so-called “Jeff Davis 8” inThe New York Times, Ethan Brown had changed careers, and was no longer an investigative journalist. But he couldn’t stop thinking about the unsolved murders of eight women between 2005 and 2009 in Jefferson Davis Parish, Louisiana. In 2011, his journalist’s instincts took over, and he went to Louisiana to visit with the murdered women’s families and associates as well as police....

Photo:getty; skyler carusoAtJoe’s Kansas City Bar-B-Que, the Chiefs (and their moms!) don’t require any special treatment.The popular barbecue joint, that is attached to a gas station, is famous for all kinds of smoked meats and sandwiches. And due to its tremendous popularity, it’s just as famous for the line that wraps around the building.Most recently, Travis Kelce’s mom Donnawas spottedat the restaurant on Thursday waiting in line. She kicked off game day there before beingreunited with her son’s romance Taylor Swiftin a suite at Arrowhead Stadium....

The Beatles during a photo session in London on July 28, 1968.Photo:Apple Corps Ltd. Apple Corps Ltd. On Oct. 5, 1962,the Beatlesreleased their first original song, “Love Me Do.” On Nov. 2, 2023, they will release their last, “Now and Then.” Before revealing details about the newly completed track featuring all four Fabs — a technological marvel nearly 45 years in the making — allow us to share an anecdote....

The girls’ disappearances were as strikingly similar as they were terrifying. One morning in January 2002,12-year-old Ashley Ponddashed out of her home in Oregon City, Oregon, and vanished on her way to the school bus stop. About two months later,Miranda Gaddis, Pond’s friend and neighbor in their 125-unit apartment complex, left for the same bus stop one morning and never arrived. In both cases, nobody in the complex heard any shouts, detected any signs of struggle or noticed anything amiss....

Val Kilmermade arare public appearancethis weekend, giving fans a glimpse at his life in the wake of his throat cancer diagnosis. TheTop Gunactor, 59, gave a speech Sunday in Los Angeles at a fundraiser he hosted for hisTwainMania Foundation, which he created to educate children on author Mark Twain’s legacy. “You can be the most liberal or conservative, but [Twain’s] style of loving America is like a secret weapon to use in schools because everybody loves him,” Kilmer toldThe Hollywood Reporter....

Photo: Courtesy of Hayley Arceneaux As we enter the final stretch to launch, I’m welcoming the mandatory quarantine and rest. During this time, I’m very aware of where I am in time — how many days I have until launch, how much time I have left to get ready. But I feel so calm and excited. While I was home, I spent a lot of time with my super fluffy, 3-year-old Aussiedoodle Scarlett — cooking, going for walks and watching old episodes of30 Rock....

Irina Shayk in Harper’s Bazaar.Photo: Bryan Liston Irina Shaykis unbothered. Since the early days of her modeling career, Shayk, now 37, has maintained the same laissez-faire mindset about the opinions of others. In a conversation withHarper’s Bazaar, she recalled being told early in her career that she didn’t “look like a model.” Shayk said she often heard, " ‘She’s not skinny, she’s too sexy, she’s never going to be a model....

Photo: Iris Apatow/Instagram Iris ApatowandRyder Robinsonare going strong! The pair celebrated their anniversary over the weekend, with each posting a carousel of special moments to their respective Instagram accounts. “Happy anniversary my sweet❤️,” Iris, 19, captioned herInstagrampost, which features a closeup shot ofThe Bubblestar winking at the camera while hugging Robinson, who laid his head on her shoulder, as well as a video of them dancing. Ryder also marked the milestone on Instagram, writing, “Happy anniversary my love ❤️❤️” next to a separate set of photos....

Serena Williams‘ journeyback to competitive tennishas taken another tough turn. Williams, 36, was ranked No. 1 when she left the pro tour to give birth to now-8-month-old daughterAlexis Olympia. Now, more than a year later, she’s ranked no. 453 and French Open organizers won’t give her a seeding when she returns for her first major since the birth that nearly killed her, theAssociated Pressreports. “This year again, tournament officials will establish the list and ranking of the women’s seeds based on the WTA ranking,” the French Tennis Federation said in a statement to the AP....

Early this week, 20 percent of the students and teachers were absent from school in the Springfield, Missouri school district where Cicely Woodard teaches high school math. ACOVID-19 spikeis to blame. With adire shortage of substitutes,the district announced Tuesdayit was canceling classes for the rest of the week.“It brings back all of those memories of March of 2020 when we were not in school at all,” Woodard — a former Tennessee teacher of the year — tells PEOPLE....

Isabella and Sophia Strahan.Photo:Isabella Strahan/instagramMichael Strahan’s daughterIsabellais spending quality time with her twin sister before she begins her chemotherapy.The USC student has been undergoing treatment for a malignant brain tumor known asmedulloblastomasince October 2023.Medulloblastomais located on the part of the brain that controls coordination and movement.The 19-year-old posed with her sisterSophiain a newInstagramphoto showing the two girls embracing each other in their bikinis.On Monday, Sophia shared her twin in a sweet photo and a short video of the two relaxing in the pool together....