Style News Today — August 26, 2026

From the world of entertainment and sports, exciting collaborations are making headlines. Drake's lifestyle brand OVO has just dropped a new line of merchandise in partnership with the UFC, featuring famous fighters front and center. This comes on the heels of other high-profile partnerships and events, like the Oscars, which saw a successful red-carpet pre-show that will be reprised for the Emmys in a new partnership between CNN and Variety.

In other news, celebrities continue to make waves beyond their craft - basketball legend Shaquille O'Neal is being credited with revitalizing dunk contests, while Drake and other celebrities are not only influencing fashion but also entangled in high-profile business deals. Even numismatists are abuzz with the U.S. Mint having discontinued production of the penny, prompting coin collectors to snap up the last remaining rolls of the iconic 'Lincoln Cent'. Meanwhile, in a case that could have broader implications, Iowa's Attorney General is taking on California in a Supreme Court battle tied to a lawsuit involving media giants Paramount and Warner Bros.

Today's signal:
• Iowa Attorney General Says She’s Taking California to the Supreme Court Over Paramount-Warner Bros. Lawsuit (variety.com)
• Drake’s Lifestyle Brand OVO Drops UFC Collab, With Famous Fighters Front and Center on New Merch (rollingstone.com)
• The U.S. Mint Discontinued the Penny Last Year; Coin Collectors Are Buying Up the Last Rolls of the ‘Lincoln Cent’ (rollingstone.com)
• ‘Dunkman’: How Shaquille O’Neal Made Dunk Contests Great Again (variety.com)
• Following Oscars Success, CNN and Variety to Partner Again for Emmys Red Carpet Pre-Show (variety.com)